newbie-questions - anfängerfragen

[mari99]

Hallo zusammen!

Ich habe ein paar Anfängerinnenfragen, mit denen ich leider nicht weiterkomme,
da ich in der Hilfe nichts finde oder vielleicht auch falsch suche. Mein Testsystem
ist Joomla 3.4.1  und jDownloads 3.2.31

Wie ich einen Menüeintrag zum Download mache habe ich schon hinbekommen.
Ich möchte aber auch in Beiträgen auf einzelne Downloads verlinken. Mein
Lösungsweg war jetzt, den Link aus dem Downloadmenü zu kopieren und in
den Beitragstext einzubauen. Ist das der richtige Weg?

Und dann noch eine Frage zu kürzeln:

id         ist die id aus der Downloadsliste
catid     ist die  id aus der Kategorieliste
itemid   woher kommt denn die?

Vielleicht mag mir ja jemand kurz helfen!

Danke!!

Maren  

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Hello everyone!

I have a few beginner questions, which I unfortunately don't come further,
because I can't find anything in the help or maybe wrong search. My test system
is Joomla 3.4.1 and jDownloads 3.2.31

How to creat a downloadmenu item I got out already.

I some articles i would like to link to individual downloads. My solution is to copy the
link from the download menu and paste it into the article. Is this the right way?

And then another question to abbreviations:

ID        is the id from the download list
cid       is the id from the category list
Itemid  is  what?

Maybe somebody might help me shortly!

Thank you!!

Maren

[ColinM]

Hi

I some articles i would like to link to individual downloads. My solution is to copy the
link from the download menu and paste it into the article. Is this the right way?

Yes you can do that but you should also consider using the jDownloads Content plugin.

The instructions are in the plugin as

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}

2015-02-05: As of now it is possible to define for the category placeholders also more as only a single category.
Examples: {jd_file category==1,2,3 count==5} or {jd_file cat_hottest==1,2,3 count==10} or {jd_file cat_latest==1,2,3,4 count==5}

An example is shown in attached pic - but there are many ways to make it look different.

It is also helped by the using the jDownloads Content Button plugin.
See also jD Config Plugins Tab which allows you to specify which Layout is used in the Content Plugin.

You also asked about abbreviations - a quick response is below.

ID        is the id from the download list  - YES
cid       is the id from the category list  - YES
Itemid  is  what? - it is something Joomla! uses.  Usually

Colin

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[mari99]

hi colin!

thanks for your quick answer.  this is a big step forward for me!

is it possible to hide the download-summary?  

for example:    

my text my text my text my text , and if you need the file click here!


and when i click the word (or maybe a image) "here" the download should start directly.



like on the jdownloads-site

http://www.jdownloads.com/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=133&view=view.download&catid=43&cid=337

the code behind the orange download-button. i guess this is also made with jdownloads. or is this made with a special or commercial version?
i just tried it with my version and it did not work.



thanks
maren

[ColinM]

Hi
If you want a 'direct' link in you article then find the link to the download concerned.  A simple way to do this is to have a list all Downloads menu item that has the Administrator user Group as the Allowed access Level.  Only Admin will see the menu item.

There are a couple of jD config setup parameters that you may wish to sort out.  One of these is in Config - Downloads is "Activate direct-downloading?" If you select yes it will not show the summary.  The other one in same tab is "Which file types are to be opened in the Browser?".  I personally like the idea of the opportunity to look at the file before a final decision.

Colin

[mari99]

me again with the next (maybe) stupid question 


i'm working along the sample-link on the jdownloads-side.  there the options are

index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=133&view=finish&cid=337&catid=43&m=0


in my installations its always 

index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=1&task=download.send&id=1&catid=2&m=0


may this cause on different versions of  joomla and jdownloads or is ist still a error in my link? 
my link works but i don't want to start my reale page with a wrong way!



the last question for today!

thanks
maren

[ColinM]

Maren
The form of the link code depends on whether you have SEF On or Off (this is a Joomla! setup in Global Config - nothing to do with jDownloads)

For example I have a Download called "downloadA3-1"  which is download id 97 in cat id 23
So when SEF is off the link to the download is
/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&view=download&id=97:downloada3-1&catid=23&Itemid=1065

Now I got to the Download to find the link by using a menu item named "List All Downloads"  which has an alias "list-all-downloads".
So with SEF on the link looks like:
/index.php/list-all-downloads/download/23-subcata3/97-downloada3-1

As I said earlier the menu item to find the links can be made non visible to the normal user.

Colin

[mari99]

I understand the different links  with SEF on/off
but i mean the different parameter in the link.

In your example it is  ...view=download... 
and in my version it is  ...task=download.send...

Why that? 

Thanks
Maren

[ColinM]

Hi
The jDownloads site is actually running on an older version of both Joomla! and jD.
You need to test with the latest version on Joomla! 3.4.x.

You are perhaps worrying unnecessarily!!  Just do a few.
Colin

[mari99]

thanks a lot for your help and patience!

 

maren