Major Additions - [DBTech] vBDownloads v2 (vB4) [AJAX]

vBDownloads: What is it?

DragonByte Technologies is proud to present vBDownloads v1.0, the most professional, innovative and feature-rich downloads mod to date.

vBDownloads aims to help you manage your forum's downloads in a fast and efficient way, presenting you with all the information you and your users need.

Why vBDownloads?
Whilst looking for a new product idea, we felt that there was a need for a fully-supported downloads database in vBulletin. vBDownloads is the result of this. vBDownloads contains many interesting features such as multi-file downloads, password-protected downloads and many more exciting and innovative features!

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Differences between Pro and Lite

Priority support & Product Demos available at: http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com/vbdownloads.php

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Translations available @ Dragonbyte-Tech.com
Support for translations handled by the translator in its respective threads only.

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Major Features:

Searchable Downloads: Search downloads by title, description, author, or a combination of the above.

Importer: vBDownloads currently supports importing from DownloadsII.

Favourite Downloads: Got a download you like? vBDownloads will allow you to easily add it to your favourites list.

Multiple File Downloads: vBDownloads allows you to upload multiple files within one download stopping the need to create 20 different downloads for one thing.

Moderation: vBDownloads comes with its own moderation control panel. This will allow you to easily moderate new files and reports.

DragonByte SEO Integration: Seamlessly integrates with DragonByte SEO to create Friendly URLs for all your downloads & categories.


Extra Pro Features:
Download All Files: This will allow you to easily download all files in a download at the click of a button. These will be added to a zip and returned to you in seconds.

File Ratings: File ratings will allow users to easily separate the good content from the bad.

Downloads Per Day: This feature will allow you to control the number of files and add a limit to the size of downloads users are allowed to download per day.

Private Downloads: This feature will allow you to control who can access a download on a per user basis and allow you to password-protect downloads.


Complete Feature List
Lite

System Information

• Whether the mod is active
• Total bandwidth usage
• Monthly bandwidth usage
• Number of uploaded files
• Value of php.ini's maximum execution time
• vBDownloads' version number
• Number of MBs of disk space all files use
• Number of MBs of disk space this month's files use
• Value of php.ini's maximum upload size
• Value of php.ini's memory limit

Extensions

• Group extensions together into Extension Groups
• Define extension
• Define MIME Type
• Define maximum file size
• Define Max Width / Max Height (only applies to images)

Categories

• Define Title / Description
• Set display order
• Choose category image
• Choose extension groups valid for this category
• Automatically place new files in moderation queue
• Per-usergroup Can View Category permission
• Per-usergroup Can Download Files permission
• Per-usergroup Can Upload Files permission

Import Utility

• Import from DownloadsII
• Preserves all important data
• Avoids duplicate imports

Settings

• Toggle displaying version number
• Turn vBDownloads on/off
• Reason for turning vBDownloads off
• Welcome Notice for the homescreen
• Storage path for uploads
• Custom name for the main .php file
• Maximum files per download
• Minimum posts to download
• Download description preview length
• Enable/Disable Favourites system
• Enable/Disable Comments system
• Enable/Disable Mirrors system
• File Reporting Reasons
• Comment Reporting Reasons
• Mirror Reporting Reasons

Usergroup Permissions

• Downloads Manager, bypasses certain restrictions
• Can View vBDownloads
• Can Download
• Can Upload
• Can Favourite
• Can Comment
• Download Delay (in seconds)

Home Page

• Display welcome message
• Search downloads by title, description, author or any combination of the above
• Category list in the same style as Forums are listed on Forum Home
• Display number of files and number of downloads per category
• Display latest download per category
• Sub-categories in the same style as sub-forums
• Sidebar block: Total files and total downloads
• Sidebar block: Recent files, changes based on what category you're browsing
• Sidebar block: Top downloads, changes based on what category you're browsing

Uploads

• jQuery-powered upload script
• Works with big files
• No Flash plugins required
• Progress bars on uploads
• Display file sizes in-line
• Quick deletion of files
• Toggle which files are screenshots

Download Page

• Thumbnail
• Edit / delete file
• Send file to moderation queue
• Add to favourites
• Add a comment
• Basic file information: Author, Last Updated, Category and Total Downloads
• File List w/ number of downloads
• Mirror List w/ number of hits
• "More From This User" block with thumbnails of other downloads by this user
• Full description
• Paginated comments list
• Edit/Delete comments
• Password entry page if the download is password protected
• Download delay page when downloading files if applicable

Favourites List

• Paginated display of downloads added to favourites
• Same style as search results

ModCP

• Tabbed interface for Moderation Queue / Reports
• Ability to take no action, approve and deny moderation queue entries
• Ability to take no action, dismiss or delete reported entries

Thumbnail Generation

• Ability to choose which image to use for thumbnail generation
• A physical thumbnail image will be generated when one is requested
• Saves bandwidth / decreases load time vs. using full image resized

Category Aware Search

• Choose to restrict search to currently viewed category
• Only available when browsing a category
• Perfect for searching through a large downloads database for less unique keywords

Pro

Mirror Link Images

• Define replacement domains
• Set what image to show instead of direct link to mirror

Categories

• Allow private downloads
• Allow password protected downloads
• Category Parent
• Choose forum to announce new downloads in

Settings

• Download delay page advertisement
• Path to importable files
• Enable/Disable [DBTech] vBShout integration
• Enable/Disable Rating system
• Enable/Disable ability to download all files as zip
• Zip filename prefix
• Post To Thread: Title
• Post To Thread: Message

Usergroup Permissions

• Maximum downloads per day
• Maximum downloads size per day
• Can Rate Downloads
• Can Create Category
• Can Import Files

Home Page

• Sidebar block: Highest rated, changes based on what category you're browsing

Download Page

• Rate the download +1/-1
• "Download All Files" button
• Display advertisement on downloads delay page

Manage Categories

• Allows users with the necessary permissions to manage categories via front-end
• Download Managers can edit all Category settings
• Non-Managers see their categories added to moderation queue

Import Files

• Allows users with the necessary permissions to import files from the filesystem
• Pre-defined path or custom path
• Imported files aren't copied or moved
• Ability to skip or re-import files
• Per-file category assignment
• Per-file download title

Who's Online Display

• Displays users / guests browsing vBDownloads
• Uses same HTML/CSS as forum home's "What's Going On" box
• Displays full markup username
• Can be turned off via vBulletin Options

vBDownloads Statistics Display

• Displays total number of downloads
• Displays total number of files
• Displays total bandwidth usage
• Displays total storage space usage
• Uses same HTML/CSS as forum home's "Forum Statistics" box
• Can be turned off via vBulletin Options

Per-Usergroup "Minimum Posts" Bypass

• Ability to bypass the "Minimum Posts" setting per-usergroup
• Perfect for donator / VIP usergroups
• Toggled via Usergroup Manager

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This mod displays a copyright notification in the footer of pages generated by this mod which includes:

• 1 Link to DragonByte Technologies homepage
• 1 Link to Product Description page of this modification

[TeknoSounds]

Originally Posted by ixian

I'm very interested in the "pro" edition but have a few questions:

Does this addon put uploaded files in to individual sub-directories, or throw all files in to a single directory?

Can the upload directory be located somewhere else, say a mapped share on the server

Very interested in this myself, would def like to nominate these for later editions.
Especially the second one, as I would like to use my shared host for my files since I have unlimited server space there, which would help keep my dedicated host clear.
Actually, maybe even bump the ability to include a full CDN as an option?

[ixian]

I've installed the lite version and so have answered some questions for myself. The permissions I get now - I believe the paid version has more options there.

You can also locate the directory anywhere on the server. A CDN might work if you can map a virtual drive - some offer that feature.

The biggest problem right now is it dumps all files in to the same directory. There really should be an option to create a sub-directory per category, at least. For larger sites with lots of categories the current scheme would be a bit of a nightmare to manage.

The product also has a few minor bugs here and there, such as raw tags like </ br> showing up in the description - something isn't being parsed right.

It's pretty nice though, and has real potential. If they can add the sub-directory by category and fix a few bugs it'd be a hell of a addon.

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by morpheus302

When viewing a file i have this error:

Warning: array_keys() [function.array-keys]: The first argument should be an array in [path]/dbtech/downloads/actions/download.php on line 26

Warning: in_array() [function.in-array]: Wrong datatype for second argument in [path]/dbtech/downloads/actions/download.php on line 26

I'll look into this Thanks for reporting!

Originally Posted by TeknoSounds

Very interested in this myself, would def like to nominate these for later editions.
Especially the second one, as I would like to use my shared host for my files since I have unlimited server space there, which would help keep my dedicated host clear.
Actually, maybe even bump the ability to include a full CDN as an option?

We'll consider adding this in!

Originally Posted by ixian

I've installed the lite version and so have answered some questions for myself. The permissions I get now - I believe the paid version has more options there.

You can also locate the directory anywhere on the server. A CDN might work if you can map a virtual drive - some offer that feature.

The biggest problem right now is it dumps all files in to the same directory. There really should be an option to create a sub-directory per category, at least. For larger sites with lots of categories the current scheme would be a bit of a nightmare to manage.

The product also has a few minor bugs here and there, such as raw tags like </ br> showing up in the description - something isn't being parsed right.

It's pretty nice though, and has real potential. If they can add the sub-directory by category and fix a few bugs it'd be a hell of a addon.

I'm am investigating the parsing issue right now The categorised listings is an interesting suggestion however so we may consider doing that!

- David

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by LoudBox

What's the difference between this mod and the download II mod?

Also:

1. Can you only allow certain usergroups to download files? Let's say you have a normal and deluxe membership, and you only want the deluxe users to download a file. Is that possible with this plugin? If not - how would you go about this?

2. Let's now say each month you offer a new download to the deluxe users only. If a user joins the deluxe usergroup in April, would it be possible with this plugin that he only gets the downloads posted each month from april onwards, but not all the previous ones already there?

3. How do you conceal amazon s3 links?

Thanks!

There are many differences in our version For example, we allow for multiple files to be added to one upload and integration with mods such as vBCredits. The Pro version also includes a few nifty features like flash uploading, password-protected uploads and timer based downloads.

1) It is possible to only allow certain usergroups to download files. Usergroup permissions can be set individually for viewing, downloading and uploading per category.

2) I suppose technically this is possible. You could create a Deluxe category and create a new sub-category within that every month although this would take a bit of work!

3) I'm not entirely sure what you mean by this. Could you give me further clarity on this?

- David

[txsbmw]

Is there anyway to integrate the Facebook "like" button for each download. I tried adding it to the template but it's not working correctly. I know other mods have similar issues.

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by txsbmw

Is there anyway to integrate the Facebook "like" button for each download. I tried adding it to the template but it's not working correctly. I know other mods have similar issues.

I haven't taken a look at the Facebook API so I do not know how viable this would be. It is an interesting suggestion and I may follow up on it in the future!

- David

[DragonByte Tech]

The mod has now been updated to fix a bug that would cause BBCode to not parse in Internet Explorer and Firefox.

- David

[DragonByte Tech]

Updated once again to fix a few bugs, namely a bug that would cause the style of the listings page to mess up if certain BBCode was used and a bug that would cause the WYSIWYG editor to display the wrong description while editing a file.

- David

[daveb47]

When i try to upload anything getting following error

You forgot to fill in required fields. Please go back.

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by daveb47

When i try to upload anything getting following error

Make sure you have a category selected, a value in the description and a value in the title box.

- David