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.

[Webbstre]

I really wish RS_Jelle would respond to our feature requests. I even tried sending a PM and got no response. I'd hate to think this modification will be limited to bug fixes from now on and will never be opened up for other people to make their own additions available.

[RS_Jelle]

The DownloadsII Create New Thread add-on for vBulletin 4/DownloadsII v6 is released: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=247952

[Webbstre]

Thank You!!!!

[entertain]

Great, Jelle! Thanks!

Will there be an update of DownloadsII soon?

[Bobbo]

Originally Posted by Bobbo

This looks like a great mod. I've got a question about the permission logic. Are the usergroup permissions based on primary usergroups or secondary usergroups or both? Does one trump the other?

If all my registered users have the same primary usergroup, with only additional permissions applied through secondary groups, can I still control category access by the secondary group?

At first glance on my dev system, the usergroup permissions dont appear to work properly for me. (4.0.5)

Bobbo

Nobody commented on this. Looks like this mod doesn't currently consider both primary as well as secondary usergroups, which will not work for my needs. So in the end, I had to make a slight mod to a few of the exclude functions in class_downloads2.php. At least I can now control the main permissions via the primary usergroup, and then manage category access via the secondary usergroups. This appears to be pretty effective. Great mod Jelle! :up:

Bobbo

[DaPro]

How can I set it so categories purely work as categories, so users cannot upload to those categories? So that they have to upload into the sub-categories I set.

[Thesdale]

Hi RS_Jelle, been using d2 5 for vb 3.8 for ages. Love it!

On our test site we upgraded the forums to vb4.0.5 suite, and then upgrade d2 to v6 as specified in the instructions. Now, everything in the CMS displays correctly, but anything outside of the CMS (blogs, forums, member profiles, etc) displays as attached.

I'm stumped what it could be. Any ideas?

Thanks
Dale

[Thesdale]

Just on the above problem, I've just noticed that the header information between a CMS page and a forum page is completely different. The forum page is missing most of the header information and the xmlns define is different. Nearly all info from the xmlns define to the title is missing. Here's my headinclude from the style. Can you see anything that's wrong?

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset={vb:stylevar charset}" />
<meta id="e_vb_meta_bburl" name="vb_meta_bburl" content="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}" />
<base href="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/" /><!--[if IE]></base><![endif]-->
<meta name="generator" content="vBulletin {vb:raw vboptions.templateversion}" />

<vb:if condition="$show['threadinfo']">

<vb:elseif condition="$show['foruminfo']" />
		<meta name="keywords" content="{vb:raw foruminfo.title_clean}, {vb:raw vboptions.keywords}" />
		<meta name="description" content="<vb:if condition="$pagenumber > 1">{vb:rawphrase page_x, {vb:raw pagenumber}}-</vb:if>{vb:raw foruminfo.description_clean}" />
<vb:else />
		<meta name="keywords" content="{vb:raw vboptions.keywords}" />
		<meta name="description" content="{vb:raw vboptions.description}" />
</vb:if>

<vb:if condition="$show['fb_opengraph']">
	{vb:raw facebook_opengraph}
</vb:if>

<script type="text/javascript" src="{vb:stylevar yuipath}/yuiloader-dom-event/yuiloader-dom-event.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="{vb:stylevar yuipath}/connection/connection-min.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
	var SESSIONURL = "{vb:raw session.sessionurl_js}";
	var SECURITYTOKEN = "{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}";
	var IMGDIR_MISC = "{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}";
	var IMGDIR_BUTTON = "{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}";
	var vb_disable_ajax = parseInt("{vb:raw vboptions.disable_ajax}", 10);
	var SIMPLEVERSION = "{vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}";
	var BBURL = "{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}";
	var LOGGEDIN = {vb:raw bbuserinfo.userid} > 0 ? true : false;
	var THIS_SCRIPT = "{vb:raw this_script}";
        var RELPATH = "{vb:raw relpath}";
// -->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/clientscript/vbulletin-core.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>
{vb:raw template_hook.headinclude_javascript}

<vb:if condition="$vboptions['externalrss']">
	<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle} {vb:rawphrase rss_feed}" href="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/external.php?type=RSS2" />
	<vb:if condition="$show['foruminfo'] OR $show['threadinfo']">
		<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="{vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle} - {vb:raw foruminfo.title_clean} - {vb:rawphrase rss_feed}" href="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/external.php?type=RSS2&amp;forumids={vb:raw foruminfo.forumid}" />
	</vb:if>
</vb:if>

<vb:if condition="$vboptions['storecssasfile']">
	{vb:cssfile main-rollup.css}
        {vb:raw template_hook.custom_css_links}
<vb:else />
	{vb:cssfile bbcode.css,editor.css,popupmenu.css,reset-fonts.css,vbulletin.css,vbulletin-chrome.css,vbulletin-formcontrols.css{vb:raw template_hook.custom_css_list}}
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.headinclude_css}

[Thesdale]

Some more research, some more information. It seems that "headinclude" is not being included correctly into the pages. If I copy / paste the contents of "headinclude" directly in place of the include location (ie: in "FORUMHOME") then the page displays correctly.

It's only when the below is called from any page template other than CMS pages (ie: "DOWNLOADS2"):

{vb:raw headinclude}

[TeknoSounds]

Thesdale, whats your site?

Also, could try taking your style's headinclude and grab a vanilla vb style headinclude template and put them into WinMerge and it'll compare it all for you.