Introduction

Downloads, File Management

Many modules and plugins provided by the jDownloads team are included in and are automatically installed with the jDownloads component.


The Best Download Manager for Joomla!

jDownloads supports many languages. English and German languages are included with the component and many others are available on www.jdownloads.net or www.transifex.com.

Two different versions are available for Joomla 3 and Joomla 4 & 5.

Main Features

(Only a few examples)

  • What is a Download?: Obviously it includes the file that is to be downloaded but in jDownloads there are many more optional features to show the user or potential customer. You may have a text description, multiple images, an MP3 or an MP4 preview complete with player. You can show size, author, price, rating, popularity, etc., etc. All of it configurable.
  • Unlimited Category Tree: The downloads can be organized by customized categories and subcategories. A folder is created for every category, usually the folder has the same name as the category, so you have exactly the same structure on your server as in your download area. There is an option to use a different folder name if desired.
  • Access Rights for Categories: You can set the 'download' rights for categories and downloads for every Joomla user group. So it is possible, for example, that all guests can view the category (and the files) but only registered users can download the files. And say users with Publisher or similar rights can create new Downloads including uploading the main download file, together with preview text, images, audio clips (MP3) and video clips (MP4).
  • User Groups: jDownloads fully supports now the Joomla Access Permissions and Access Levels for Categories and Downloads. This allows a wide variety of controlling user groups in who is able to see what, control download access and of course uploading of new Downloads.
  • User Groups Settings: jDownloads has the ability to set different download capability limits for each Joomla! User Group. Also for User Groups that have 'create download' permissions then each user group may have their individual selection of 'questions' asked by the creation/edit Downloads form the upload form may be set. Furthermore jDownloads resolves the 'challenge' of users belonging to multiple groups with an 'importance' value.
  • Frontend Edit functionality: You can define in the configuration, that particular user groups can edit/update/delete their own downloads from the Frontend. Additionally you can select jDownloads user groups who can edit Downloads in specific categories from the Frontend. ... and many others.

See a more detailed feature list here:
http://www.jdownloads.com/index.php/features/jdownloads-features-v3-9.html

But best of all visit our demo installations and see for yourself!

Der beste Download-Manager für Joomla!

Viele Module und Plugins, die vom jDownloads-Team zur Verfügung gestellt werden, sind in der jDownloads-Komponente enthalten und werden automatisch mit dieser installiert.

jDownloads unterstützt viele Sprachen. Englische und deutsche Sprachdateien sind in der Komponente bereits enthalten. Viele andere sind auf www.jdownloads.net oder www.transifex.com verfügbar.

Es stehen zwei unterschiedliche Versionen für Joomla 3 und Joomla 4 & 5 zur Verfügung.

Funktionen

(nur einige wenige Beispiele)
- Was ist ein Download?
Offensichtlich enthält es die Datei, die heruntergeladen werden soll, aber bei jDownloads gibt es noch viele weitere optionale Funktionen, die dem Benutzer oder potentiellen Kunden angezeigt werden können. Sie können eine Textbeschreibung, mehrere Bilder, eine MP3- oder eine MP4-Vorschau komplett mit Player anzeigen. Sie können Größe, Autor, Preis, Bewertung, Popularität, etc. anzeigen. All dies ist konfigurierbar.
- Unbegrenzte Anzahl Kategorie-Ebenen:
Die Downloads können nach benutzerdefinierten Kategorien und Unterkategorien organisiert werden. Für jede Kategorie wird ein Ordner erstellt, in der Regel hat der Ordner den gleichen Namen wie die Kategorie, so dass Sie auf Ihrem Server genau die gleiche Struktur haben wie in Ihrem Download-Bereich. Es besteht aber auch die Möglichkeit, auf Wunsch einen anderen Ordnernamen zu verwenden.
- Zugriffsrechte für Kategorien:
Sie können die 'Download'-Rechte für Kategorien und Downloads für jede Joomla-Benutzergruppe festlegen. So ist es z.B. möglich, dass alle Gäste die Kategorie (und die Dateien) sehen können, aber nur registrierte Benutzer die Dateien herunterladen können. Und sagen wir, Benutzer mit Autoren-oder ähnlichen Rechten können neue Downloads erstellen, einschließlich des Hochladens der Haupt-Download-Datei, zusammen mit Vorschautext, Bildern, Audio-Clips (MP3) und Video-Clips (MP4). Auch das Erstellungs- oder Bearbeitungsformular ist voll umfänglich konfigurierbar.
- Benutzergruppen:
jDownloads unterstützt jetzt vollständig die Joomla-Zugriffsberechtigungen und Zugriffsebenen für Kategorien und Downloads. Dies ermöglicht eine Vielzahl von Kontrollmöglichkeiten für Benutzergruppen, wer was sehen kann, den Download-Zugang und natürlich das Hochladen neuer Downloads zu kontrollieren.
- Einstellungen für Benutzergruppen:
jDownloads hat die Möglichkeit, für jede Joomla! Benutzergruppe unterschiedliche Download-Fähigkeitsgrenzen festzulegen. Auch für Benutzergruppen, die 'Download erstellen' Berechtigungen haben, kann jede Benutzergruppe ihre individuelle Auswahl an 'Fragen' haben, die durch das Erstellen/Bearbeiten von Downloads im Upload-Formular gestellt werden können. Außerdem löst jDownloads die 'Herausforderung' von Benutzern, die mehreren Gruppen mit einem 'Wichtigkeits'-Wert angehören.
- Frontend-Edit-Funktionalität:
Sie können in der Konfiguration festlegen, dass bestimmte Benutzergruppen ihre eigenen Downloads über das Frontend bearbeiten/aktualisieren/löschen können. Zusätzlich können Sie jDownloads-Benutzergruppen auswählen, die Downloads in bestimmten Kategorien über das Frontend bearbeiten können.
... und viele andere.

Hier finden Sie eine detailliertere Übersicht über die vielen Funktionen:
http://www.jdownloads.com/index.php/features/jdownloads-features-v3-9.html

Aber am Besten besuchen Sie unsere Demo Installationen und machen Sie sich selbst ein Bild!

Thank you for the best download management program.
Excellence Extension. My team would be able to upload their file easily without any knowledge of Joomla Back-End. I have suggestions:

1. Enable moving multiple files to another categories.

2. Enable moving multiple sub-categoris to another categories.



This is like moving article to another category in joomla article manager.



Thank you.
I'm very new to Joomla yet very little knowledge either in php or html and building my first web page.

I was looking for a comprehensible and user friendly download module I could easily implement and found everything in your Extention!!!

Thanks a bunch! and guys, you have to go and get the JDownloads Content Plugin to use together in articles!

Everything you need



Posted on 07 February 2010
What more can i say other than this is exultant way better than what i was using phoca downloads, It looks better and supports much more file types 10/10 a must have.

What a fantastic product!



Posted on 30 January 2010
After upgrading Docman to version 1.5 I was really disappointed about the poor interface and the fact that all prior disadvantages were still there. There seems to be very little progress in their development.

So I started to look for something else. I tried Remository but it just didn't install (blanc screen).

Then I found jDownloads. Unbelievable what a program! Everything I had been missing in Docman is in here. I just looked at jDownloads for a couple of hours now but it's an amazing piece of software.

There are many many options for customizing. It saves files into subdirectories, it's very easy to upload a file, it has a good search plugin, it has a nice dropdown menu for easy navigation, the layout is customizable, it picks up files which were uploaded by a regular ftp-program.

I like it very much!
After searching and trying almost all download components/extensions, they all prove to be too complicated or too simple.

Discovering jDownloads was the best thing, its very simple to use in backend as it is in frontend, plenty of options and I'm really looking to see how it will evolve since there are few options that must be implemented.

Nevertheless, if you're looking for a easy to use, easy to customize and easy to implement component for your download section of your site, take a look at this, you wont regret!



Owner has responded very fast on they're support forum, all problems solve. ;)

WOW



Posted on 15 January 2010
This is exactly what I was looking for, a downloads component that was simple to use. When my users click a link they aren't forced to click again and again. When they say direct download in the config it is just that.



If I had one complaint it is there isn't a way to migrate from remository to jDownloads without retyping the over 1000 downloads in my database.

Great extension



Posted on 13 January 2010
This is really great piece of software. You can manage everything and either provide menu link to jdownloads frontend or you can use jdownloads plugin to link the download window directly in your article.

Unfortunately jdownloads plugin breaks functionality with some other plugins like JCE and JCPOPUP :( which stop working. That's the only reason i had to abandon it. I hope author fixes this soon.



If you do not use jcpopup on your website then this dl manger is perfect for you. Sorry had to give 4 stars just because of compatibility problems.

Wow !



Posted on 09 December 2009
A rating system is missing but it already desserves its 5 stars!
The developer tells me there's more to come in a pro version for early 2010. I've tried a lot of ftp/download extensions and jDownloads offers the best and easiest front end access I need for a company intranet site that I've found. Lots of control on the back end and with file handling/viewing. The developer is quite responsive. The guy who complained about the code and gave the ext two stars should have given him a chance. I hope to see jDownloads add custom control of access groups and password protected downloads. Until that happens I can't use it with sensitive company material. Would make the perfect extension. But well worth installing as it is.

jDownloads

Version:
4.0.41
Developer:
Arno Betz
Last updated:
Mar 06 2024
1 year ago
Date added:
Aug 17 2007
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Free download
Includes:
c m p
Compatibility:
J3 J4 J5
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