Downloads

Features

• Release card: title, description, version, release date, cover image, «Changelog», system requirements, SEO fields and a no-index option.
• One card holds several files, each with a label, platform, architecture and a primary flag. Files come from the media library, so they pass all of its checks and are never stored twice.
• Instead of a file you can give an external mirror over HTTP or HTTPS: the visitor is sent there, and the download is still counted.
• Download counters for the card and for each file; the rate is limited so the counter cannot be inflated.
• Files are delivered under a readable name: the card address plus the version.
• Categories with their own order. In the catalogue, visitors pick a category, platform and sort order: custom, newest, most popular or by title.
• Bulk actions and the bin in the admin panel; cards are included in site search and the sitemap.

Settings

In the admin panel: Downloads → Settings.

• Show on the home page and Files on the home page (1–12, default 4).
• Files in the sidebar block — 1–20, default 5.
• Releases per page — 6–60, default 24.
• Serve files by redirect — faster and keeps the engine free, but the file arrives under its server-side name. Useful for large files on modest hosting. Off by default.

The card address format is set in Settings → Page addresses: by name, with a number or with the category.

Permissions

• View downloads — see the section in the admin panel.
• Manage downloads — add, edit, publish and delete cards and categories.

On installation, administrators and editors get both permissions.

On the site

• /files — the catalogue; /files/category/name — a category.
• /files/item/name or /files/category/name — the release page, depending on the chosen address format.
• /files/name — download the primary file; /files/name/get/number — a specific variant.

The «Downloads» item appears in the site menu automatically. Blocks: «Files on the home page» and «Latest files» in the sidebar (everywhere except the home page). Categories are included in the site-wide sections block.

Installation and removal

Installation creates the downloads, download_files and download_categories tables. Removing the module with its data drops all three tables together with the counters, as well as the module's permissions and settings. The files themselves stay in the media library.