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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• 1 Link to Product Description page of this modification

[Disco_Dave]

Just installed this mod looks and feels great, one problem though, for the life of me I can not get the thumbs to work. There's no attachment option in the ckeditor when uploading a file....Any ideas guys?

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by GMan55

Is it possible to remove the 'author' from the downloads section? I'd like all the files to be posted anonymously.

You can edit the templates to achieve this

Originally Posted by Disco_Dave

Just installed this mod looks and feels great, one problem though, for the life of me I can not get the thumbs to work. There's no attachment option in the ckeditor when uploading a file....Any ideas guys?

I'm confused, thumbnails are not related to the CKEditor at all. You need to upload a picture as a part of your download, then tick the Is Thumbnail box.


Fillip

[Disco_Dave]

Originally Posted by DragonByte Tech

I'm confused, thumbnails are not related to the CKEditor at all. You need to upload a picture as a part of your download, then tick the Is Thumbnail box.


Fillip

Yeah I've also tried that, still shows the no image (image) Can't get that part to work at all.

[DragonByte Tech]

vBDownloads v2.2.3

New Features:

Referer Checks on Downloads

• Toggle-able in the vBulletin Options (defaults to off)
• Makes sure everyone must visit your site's download page to download your files
• Saves bandwidth and increases ad revenue for sites with guest downloads available

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBDownloads v2.2.4

New Features:

Change Download Owner

• Edit a download in the front-end to change its associated owner
• Accessible to Managers only
• Allows staff to upload on a user's behalf

Fillip

[ETS_DeadShot]

Any hope of getting a vB5 version of this?

[DragonByte Tech]

We have no current plans of creating a vB5 version, sorry


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBDownloads v2.3.0

New Features:

(Pro) Per-Category Sort Order

• Configurable in the Category Management screen
• Choose between five sorting options:
  • Uploader's Username
  • Title
  • Total Downloads
  • Number of Files
  • Upload Date

Default Category Sort Order

• Configurable in the vBulletin Options
• Choose between five sorting options:
  • Uploader's Username
  • Title
  • Total Downloads
  • Number of Files
  • Upload Date

[DBTech] Advanced Post Thanks / Like Integration

• Buttons integrated in the Download Information area
• Works in the same way other integration options do
• Controlled via vBulletin Options for the APTL mod

Postbit Statistics

• Display "Downloaded" amount
• Controllable via vBulletin Options
• Can be integrated into Postbit Tabs

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBDownloads v2.3.1

New Features:

(Pro) Quick Permissions Setup

• Accessible from the Manage Categories list
• Apply permissions to all categories quicky
• Select what usergroups should have these category permissions

Bug Fixes:

• In certain scenarios, the "user" column did not get altered correctly, leading to a defunct downloads page

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBDownloads v2.3.2

Changes To Existing Features:

Thumbnail Serving

• Thumbnails are now served as static image files, rather than dynamically generated via PHP
• Provides a performance boost in category view
• Alleviates browser caching
• Automatically re-generates when the download is updated or files are changed

Thumbnail / Screenshot Settings

• Image files can now be both thumbnail and screenshot

File Counters

• Screenshots and thumbnails are no longer counted
• Provides a much more accurate representation of the number of files

"Latest Downloads" Displays

• Separate "Uploaded" and "Last Updated" date stamps
• Provides a much more accurate representation of the download's date

Fillip