Major Additions - [DBTech] vBDownloads v2 (vB3) [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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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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[DragonByte Tech]

vBDownloads v2.1.2
Fix: Filenames with UTF-8 characters should now display properly in the download listings

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBDownloads v2.1.3
Feature: It is now possible to download large files without needing to up the PHP Memory Limit

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBDownloads v2.2.0

New Features Added

DragonByte SEO Support

• Supports DragonByte SEO URL generation
• The following URL formats are supported
  • vBDownloads Main Page
  • Category
  • Category (Paged)
  • Download
  • Download (Paged)
  • File
  • Screenshot
  • Thumbnail
  • Favourites
  • ModCP

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:

• Browsing a top-level category would display an invalid breadcrumb
• Removed a defunct checkbox from the upload interface

Fillip

[MylesM]

Using the lite version but I don't have any options in the admin cp? The only options I have are under Vbulletin Options, and usergroups but there are no options to add categories etc.

On the download page I don't have an option to upload a file.

[ozzy47]

You need to add yourself to Super Administrator in includes/config.php or use your Super Administrator account to grant your normal admin account "Can Administer vBDownloads".

You then need to edit usergroup permissions in each separate category.

[DragonByte Tech]

vBDownloads v2.2.0 Patch Level 1
Fix: "Downloads" in the DBSEO Sitemap should now be generated correctly
Fix: The DBSEO Sitemap generation notification email should now contain the correct phrases for Download URLs and Category URLs

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBDownloads v2.2.0 Patch Level 2

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:

• "Downloads" and "Categories" in the DBSEO Sitemap should now be generated correctly

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBDownloads v2.2.1

New Features:

Guest Notice

• Displays a notice for guests that can't download files
• Points the guest towards the registration page
• Increases guest to member conversion rate

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:

• DragonByte SEO rewritten URLs should now once again append the -a suffix

Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

vBDownloads v2.2.2

New Features:

Automatic Comment Linking

• Displays a link to the comment thread, if one is generated, in the download info
• Works with DragonByte SEO
• Works with DownloadsII importer

Fillip

[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