Downloads - Administration

This module creates a downloads section. Users can download/submit/rate various files.

General Settings

Downloads per page: you can select a number, minimum 20 - maximum 50.

Hits to be Popular: you can select a number, minimum 20 - maximum 1000.

New downloads to show: you can select a number, minimum 20 - maximum 50.

Use Screenshots: defaul is no, but you can select yes. In this case you can modify. Screenshot Img Width (default is 140).

Allow anonymous to add and automatically approve sent downloads: default is no.

Only these groups can see downloads automatically approved: choose groups you want to be allowed.

Deny external linkage: default is no.

Enable RSS Feed: default is no. If you choose yes, select Max RSS Items to generate (minimum 5 - maximum 30) and RSS Item description length ( minimum 50 - maximum 300).

Enable uploads? this way users are allowed to upload their files in your site.

You can also add Accepted Extensions (separe them with "|").

Upload Limit: you can change default number of KB.

Note: UPLOAD_MAX_FILESIZE sets max size of uploads, phpinfo() function lets you know its value.

Submission Disclaimer : you can insert some rules about download/upload.

Add, Modify, and Delete Categories/Files

Add a New File

Groups right: choose groups you want to be allowed.

Download Title: choose a meaningfull name for your file.

Download URL: type a URL, select a file from modules/mydownloads/cache/files/ or upload a file from your computer by clicking Browse.

Category: select the category download will be added to.

Version and Platform: type them into text fields

File Size: insert file size in bytes. If you don't insert the file dimension, the system will try to calculate it automatically (this does not applies to remote files).

Description: put information in text area.

Screenshot Img: type a URL, or select a file from modules/mydownloads/cache/shots/ or upload a file from your computer by clicking Browse.

Plan this operation to be executed at the following date/time:system will add your link at once, unless you

check this option and modify date/time.

Modify Download Info

You can modify information about your download. You can also see (but not edit) download's id and Download Rating.

Add a MAIN/SUB-Category /Modify Category

Select or type category's name. If you are adding a new one, System says: new category added successfully!

In any case system opens the form:

Modify Category

Title: type a meaningfull name for your file.

Image: type image's full URL, or select it from modules/mydownloads/cache/logos/ or upload a file from your computer by clicking Browse. Image's height will be resized to 50 pixels.

Description: use editor in order to add information.

Select a parent category for your category, if necessary.

Awaiting Validation

You can modify, approve or delete downloads sent by users.

Broken File Reports

You can ignore report or delete download. Or you as well can select edit that opens a form where you can modify any broken download.

User Download Info Modification Requests

In this page there is a list of modifications some users suggested. You can approve or ignore or edit them.


© 2006 The E-Xoopport Project - This manual is under the terms of the GNU/FDL License