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The 'Attachments' extension for Joomla! allows files to be uploaded and attached to articles and other types of content. URLs can also be attached. 'Attachments' includes the ability to attach files and edit attachments from the front end as well as from the administrative back end. There are options to control who can see the attachments and who can upload them, along with many other options to increase its flexibility and usefulness. There are versions for Joomla 3, 4, and 5.

Attachments gives you several ways to add, edit, and delete your attachments on the front end, back end, and in article editors on the front and back ends (including during article creation). There are many options to control who can see attachments. When you add or edit attachments, page updates are done quickly without full page reloads.

If you plan to use this extension for sensitive files, use the 'Secure' mode. This provides secure storage of attachment files and prevents access by anyone without logging in.

INSTALLATION IS SIMPLE: Use the Joomla installer with the single installation zip file (available here or on github, see below). The component and all plugins are installed in a single step. Attachments uses the Joomla "upgrade" capability and can be installed over previous versions of Attachments.

WARNING: To uninstall Attachments go to the extension manager and search for: "Package: Attachments for Joomla". Uninstall it and it will uninstall the Attachments component and all Attachments plugins.

Versions of Attachments for Joomla 4 and 5 are available at:
https://github.com/jmcameron/attachments/releases
- Attachments 3.2.6 for Joomla 3.8.6 is also available for https://github.com/jmcameron/attachments/releases/tag/v3.2.6

Many thanks to Jean-Luc (https://github.com/JLTRY) and Theofilos (https://github.com/parapente) for their work updating Attachments to support Joomla 4 and 5!

The Attachments extension source code and translations can be found at:
- Source code: /https://github.com/jmcameron/attachments
- Translations: /https://github.com/jmcameron/attachments_translations

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Excellent component!



Posted on 12 January 2011
Simple, intuitive, clean, easy to manage from front and back end. At first glance, you'll probably think it's TOO simple, but when you access the back-end configuration and paramenters you'll be impressed by how simple, powerful and efficient this is. The file management (folders and naming structure) is unbeatable, and allows you to use other extensions to help manage your files. No other extension allows this, because they all use such morphodite file naming and storage routines.



I've been using this since 1.3.4. The version 1.x.x component didn't quite meet my needs, but the improvements since 2.x.x are dramatic. This is now one of my most used extensions, and I have very few complaints. The only feature I'd like to see added right now is some additional control over sort ordering. Even a simple approach like allowing an up/down arrow ordering like a Joomla article would be nice. The included sorting options are very nice and functional, but sometimes automated ordering just doesn't work.



That said, I couldn't live without this component. Thank you!

Conflict with jSeblod



Posted on 01 January 2011
This extension worked fine until I installed CCK jSeblod. Unfortunately, these two extensions are in conflict - it is not possible to add attachments if CCK jSeblod is enabled.



This problem was discussed on the forums of both contradictory extensions without any satisfactory result.



Therefore, I had to uninstall Attachments due to this conflict and used another solution instead (not so pretty but working).

Works well - good support



Posted on 20 December 2010
Want to say it was easy to install, and worked well - and Jonathan was very quick to respond to the one issue I had.

Almost Excellent



Posted on 15 December 2010
That is a must have for joomla!

But I am really frustrated because of the Lack of Front End DELETE OPTION.

Imagine, a simple author not autorized to access Backend! How could he delete what he attached if needed!
Owner's reply: Glad you like Attachments! Attachments does support deleting attachments from the frontend by users with appropriate permissions. If you log in as the article author or as an admin, you should see a little red X on the right end of each line of the attachment list. Click on the red X to delete the attachment. If you do not see the red X, there must be some problem and I encourage you to contact me directly. -Jonathan

Almost good...



Posted on 17 November 2010
- good thing is that it use button for adding files, but…

- Missing automatic correction of file names – removing spaces, eastern special characters… during attaching file in article must be automatic (not going to back-end an fixing these things manually)

- This should be for regular people - users (not only for webmasters) – mean one click during article editing and everything is OK (filenames…)

- do not use tables (files are organized in table) – use divs!

- after installation and attached first file to article there is no chance to see if you added something to article or not – should be displayed automatically in article (not only after “apply” or “save” buttons)

- it will be nice to have possibility to move attachments across the article

- missing freedom in styling of attached articles

- missing possibility to remove (edit, change…) attached file in article – doing this from article (not only in back-end in comoponent)
Owner's reply: It would have been nice to hear some of this issues in the Attachments forums or feature requests on joomlacode before posting them here!
I disagree that using tables for a list of attachments is wrong! All tables are not evil. Using tables to do page layout is bad, but I am using tables appropriately in Attachments to construct a tabular list of attachments. In any case, the lists of attachments are constructed using a view so template overrides can be used to convert to some other layout, if you wish and are willing to write the PHP. The help page also describes how to change the styling using CSS.
Finally, if you are interested in testing a new version that addresses some of the other issues you mentioned, you can send me email: jmcameron a-t jmcameron d-o-t net
-Jonathan

Simple and elegant



Posted on 14 November 2010
Just installed and found it to operate exactly as stated.

Easy to understand and links look good in content.

almost perfect!



Posted on 03 November 2010
Very very good!

Only lacks form Edit/delete attachments in backend capability.



See at:



http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/attachments/forum/?action=ForumBrowse&forum_id=14161&_forum_action=ForumMessageBrowse&thread_id=18694
Owner's reply: You can certainly edit and delete attachments in the back end (on the Attachments component page). The issue here is not being able to do it while editing an article. I intend to add that capability soon. -Jonathan

Hidden Beauty



Posted on 25 October 2010
There is an elegance in the user experience of this extension, and a lot of hidden beauty in the back end as well. I love the way that the installation tells you what has just happened, instead of just a one line ack of 'module installed'. Even the upgrades are verbose and leave me unworried.



Fantaastic; keep up the good work.

Great extension, great support



Posted on 20 October 2010
This does exactly what I needed. I wanted to replace phoca download with something that my users could use with less hassle.



This works great for this. Easy to use and manage.



I ran into a problem and emailed the developer. He quickly jumped in and found the problem (an error on my part) and got things fixed. Fastest support I have seen so far.

Just a minor quibble



Posted on 12 October 2010
I like this attachment and it generally works fine. The only quibble I have that when adding a new attachment with a description and saving it, the sequence goes to a blank page rather than returning to the article. It's somewhat counter intuitive and confusing for new users.
Owner's reply: This sounds like a problem. Please use the Attachments forum on http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/attachments/forum/ and I'll try to help you figure this out.
-Jonathan
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Attachments

Version:
5
Developer:
Jonathan Cameron
Last updated:
Nov 12 2024
10 months ago
Date added:
Sep 24 2007
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Free download
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Compatibility:
J3 J4 J5
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