Add-On Releases - DownloadsII Create New Thread Add-On

What does it do?
When a user uploads or updates a file via DownloadsII a thread is created or updated in the specificed forum.

DownloadsII Create New Thread Add-On, is not a stand-alone mod. It requires DownloadsII 5.0.4 or higher.
You can find it here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=120122 (free)


Features

1. Ability to global select the forum that receives the new thread and the userid of the thread creator.
2. Ability to decide what forum receives the new thread and the thread creator based on the category of the file
3. Option to have the thread created by the uploader or always assigned to the same user account
4. Option to never create threads by category
5. Usergroup permissions for being allowed to create a new thread
6. Link added between thread in Downloads file detail (optional).
7. Updated Downloads entry creates new post in thread alerting of an update.
8. Database link to Downloads file entry removed if thread is deleted.
9. If the Downloads new entry is placed in moderation, so is the thread.
10. Option to have new threads locked.

Installation

1. Upload the files in the upload folder into your forum directory.
2. From the admincp, import the product file product-dl2_thread.xml
3. From the admincp, set the options under "DownloadsII - Create Threads"
4. Be sure to set the usergroup permissions!
5. Done!

[CyberRanger]

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[Robbed]

Will it display the pictures?

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by Robbed

Will it display the pictures?

In the thread, it will display whatever is in the "Description" of the file addition. If you've used an [img] tag in the description, that will display in the thread.

The attached pic shows a thread that was created from a file upload that had an [img] tag in the "Description"

[Robbed]

Can you have it bring over the uploaded image and have them in img tags?

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by Robbed

Can you have it bring over the uploaded image and have them in img tags?

No, I don't think that's possible. The images are added after the file entry is done in DownloadsII. That means the thread has already been created before the images are uploaded.

I'll try to figure out someway to do that but right now it's not set that way. I may be able to have an update to the thread done whenever an image is added. The update post could contain the image.

[teedizz]

Nice hack, just wondering if you could help me out in your RSS feed hack also. Thanks.

[Jay...]

is there anyway the poster could be the user who uploaded the file? that would be brilliant

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by Jay...

is there anyway the poster could be the user who uploaded the file? that would be brilliant

By default it is! Just leave the Default UserID as -1.

[Jay...]

Originally Posted by CyberRanger

By default it is! Just leave the Default UserID as -1.

spot on! ill have some of that!