Major Additions - DownloadsII

DownloadsII

DownloadsII is a download database that integrates into vBulletin. It allows you to upload files, add images to them, create categories, link to external files - and more. It is very flexible and has many options.

It's also coded 100% XHTML 1.0 Transitional valid, just like vBulletin itself.



Instructions & Support

Requires vBulletin 4.0.4 or higher. Not fully compatible with lower vB 4 versions.
It works fine with both the new editor in vB 4.1.4 or higher and the old one in previous vB versions.

Read the instructions in the next two posts before installing/upgrading this mod!

You can find an installation/upgrade manual in the zip package (Readme.txt).

I try to answer most questions asked in this thread. Please don't send any pm's if I don't ask for them. Don't forget to click the install link, so you will receive important update notifications.

Screenshots & Live demo

At the bottom of this post, you can find some screenshots of the front-end and back-end (AdminCP part) of the DownloadsII software.

You can find a live demo on my own site: Minatica.be Downloads (Dutch).
Though keep in mind that we are running a restyled and modified version of it.

Changelog (version 6.0.9)

Jelle

• Added support for vB 4.1.8 bit processing with 'each' construct (backwards compatible)
• Fixed comma listing for vB 4.1.8 (using "old" method)

Older changelogs are included in the zip package.

Help!!! I can't upload large files??

This is probably the most asked question. It's mostly caused by some default PHP settings: check "PHP Max Post Size" and "PHP Maximum Upload Size" at your AdminCP home.

Then have a look at this post for the solution to up these values.
Also have a look at this post at vB.com (but ignore the MySQL part as DownloadsII is only using the file system).

Add-ons

There are currently no official add-ons. Unofficial add-ons are listed below.

[rarauz]

Originally Posted by Bisha

and say thanks :P

THANKS !!!!

[Skyrider]

Meh, I find it a bit weird that DownloadsII is soooo limited.....

1), Can't use HTML. Why can't this be group enabled?
2), Can't add any video links in the description.. Why can't I add youtube video's?
3), How do I add it so lightbox/slidebox can be used on images?

[stl7997]

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

I think I found a bug.. On the main download page, it is saying there's 4,294,967,295 files in the category while there are 5....

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....postcount=1102

[Skyrider]

Gracias, I appreciate it.

[squidsk]

Originally Posted by FF|Skyrider

Meh, I find it a bit weird that DownloadsII is soooo limited.....

1), Can't use HTML. Why can't this be group enabled?
2), Can't add any video links in the description.. Why can't I add youtube video's?
3), How do I add it so lightbox/slidebox can be used on images?

1. Why would you want to? Allowing HTML opens up more holes than you'd find in a block of swiss cheese. There's a reason why allowing HTML is turned off by default. That being said to enable it you need to find how stock vbulletin uses the allow html forum setting and duplicate that in the plugin.
2. I'm not sure what you're talking about, as long as you've got BBCodes for videos such as youtube you should be able to have video's in the description as I just checked on my test install and it works just fine.
3. The lightbox I believe only works with images that are used as attachments to a post, so you'd need to duplicate that to allow the lightbox to work in the downloads plugin.

[Skyrider]

1. Why would you want to? Allowing HTML opens up more holes than you'd find in a block of swiss cheese. There's a reason why allowing HTML is turned off by default. That being said to enable it you need to find how stock vbulletin uses the allow html forum setting and duplicate that in the plugin.

There are quite a few plugins out there that gives certain groups the ability to post HTML. I'd like to see the same thing in the downloads as well. There's a reason why I only want HTML post access just for myself, and not others.

2. I'm not sure what you're talking about, as long as you've got BBCodes for videos such as youtube you should be able to have video's in the description as I just checked on my test install and it works just fine.

Guess I'll have to try it again. Last time I used the BBCode, I jsut saw a white screen not showing any video's in it. Thanks for letting me know that you got it to work, so I'll have to look further in to that.

3. The lightbox I believe only works with images that are used as attachments to a post, so you'd need to duplicate that to allow the lightbox to work in the downloads plugin.

Just a shame that there's a lack of attachment lightbox plugins. Guess I'll also have to look further in to that.

Thanks for your reply, appreciate it.

[unfv]

For some reason, the Download button has a different text color than my Create new thread button.

It seems that the text color for links is being priorized over the Content Button Text Color. See attached images.

Any advice?

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by unfv

For some reason, the Download button has a different text color than my Create new thread button.

It seems that the text color for links is being priorized over the Content Button Text Color. See attached images.

Any advice?

stylevar
control_content_color change the color there
see if both colors are the same
from the link color

[hasidoo]

How to add share buttons to the downloads section? Actually where to add it?

[squidsk]

What do you mean by a share button?