Content Plug-In Issue - [Solved]

[Smooth1SITF]

First off, GREAT JOB in getting the Content Plug-in working again. I was able to get my site back to working order. The plug-in works great with 1 minor issue I have located.

When you use a Category View (example: { jd_file category==1 count==0 } It does not put them in the same order as you have in the regular Category listing. In mine, I have it set to newest first, I would have believed the Content listing would behave the same but it does not.

Is there a way in the next update to either 1) Allow it to act the same as what setting you have the categories set for or 2) A separate setting?

I hope I wrote this where you understand what I was saying. Let me know if confused.

[Arno]

Hi,

In mine, I have it set to newest first, I would have believed the Content listing would behave the same but it does not.

I will check this so fast i can but i am not sure that we can fix this in next version 3.2.19. Maybe first in 3.2.20.

2) A separate setting?

No, this is not a choice at the moment.

[Smooth1SITF]

Hello. Just checking the status of this fix. I currently have Version: 3.2.24 BETA and still was not fixed yet. Just wondering if this was still on the list to get fixed or what the status is.

[Arno]

The Content Plugin jDownloads need the jDownloads series 3.x and Joomla 3.x.

This plugin can display Downloads from the jDownloads component in other Joomla contents.

Original created by Marco Pelozzi - marco.u3@bluewin.ch - www.redorion.com

Modified and reworked for Joomla 2.5/3.x by Arno Betz - jDownloads.com - 2014-11-25

Usage:
{jd_file file==*ID} where *ID stands for the ID-number of the download in jDownloads.
{jd_file category==1 count==5} category==1 is the chosen category id. count==5 is die number of viewed downloads from this category, when it is 0 all files are listed.
{jd_file cat_hottest==1 count==5} Views the 5 most downloaded files from a given category ID.
{jd_file cat_latest==1 count==5} Views the 5 last added files from a given category ID.
{jd_file latest==5} Views the 5 newest downloads.
{jd_file hottest==5} Views the 5 top downloads.
{jd_file updated==5} Views the 5 last updated downloads.
{jd_file onlinelayout==layout name} Additional to the placeholders above, you can use this to select for the view a different file layout.
So it is possible to use in the same content various layouts.
Example: {jd_file onlinelayout==Simple File List}{jd_file latest==5}

have you tried this method?

[Smooth1SITF]

No, I use this method

{jd_file category==1 count==0}
category==1 is the chosen category id. count==5 is die number of viewed downloads from this category, when it is 0 all files are listed.

Simply because I need it to show all in a category. Problem is, it doesn't put it in date order (newest first), it appears to put it in order of entry of the category. Meaning, the one you just enter goes to the bottom of the list, then you have to manually move it top the top. Very frustrating when you have people that upload stuff to the site, then you have to go in later and move it.

If it would work the same way it is set in the options, it would work fine but it doesn't.


But your suggestion above, does it work the same if you used count==0 to display all in category?

[Smooth1SITF]

Ok I just tested:

{jd_file cat_latest==1 count==0}

It appears to have worked.

Without re-arranging the files on the back end to test it, can you confirm this works the same as the below, just puts them in reverse date order:

{jd_file category==1 count==0}

[Arno]

It appears to have worked.

Makes this placeholder what he shall doing or not?  

It was not planned that the plugin used in this case the sort order settings from the jD configuration.
So we have this additional possibilities:
- {jd_file cat_latest==1 count==0}   (newest first)
- {jd_file cat_hottest==1 count==0} (most downloaded files first)

So i can not understand your problem.  

Edit:
see pic...

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[Smooth1SITF]

Yes, I made this change using the latest and it appears to test and work great.

I appreciate it a whole lot. This makes a world of difference!