Today we have published the newest jDownloads 4 release!
jDownloads 4.0.27 Stable for Joomla 4 is now available for download. Please update as soon as possible. For easy installation go to the Joomla Extensions Manager / Updates and install the new update. You can find details and changelog of this and other releases in the download 'details' page.
Today we have published the first stable 4 release!
jDownloads is a very extensive extension. Therefore, it took many months to make the necessary adjustments for Joomla 4. After a long internal test phase and a subsequent public beta test phase, the time has finally come! We are very happy to present the first stable release of our Joomla extension jDownloads 4 today! Please update as soon as possible.
Our special thanks go to the many users who had signed up to participate in the extensive testing.
Developers whose Joomla extensions support jDownloads in any way or have developed their own plugins or modules for this purpose are asked to check their extensions and revise them if necessary in order to be compatible with the new jDownloads Version 4.
jDownloads is an extensive Download Manager for the award winning Content Management System (CMS) Joomla. It is a free GPL Extension with many special functions! Makes your downloads management easy!
Tip: Visit the new jDownloads Demo installation with some examples of what's possible with this download manager. But it is not possible to show all the numerous variations and options in this simple demo. So it only shows some possibilities as an initial overview.
jDownloads 3.9.8.7 for Joomla 3.10 is available for download. This is the last planned update to the jD3.9 series.
Please update as soon as possible. For easy installation go to the Joomla Extensions Manager / Updates and install the new update. You can find details and changelog of this and other releases in the download 'details' page. Please note that this version is not compatible with the newJoomla 4 version.
A stable version of jDownloads 4 for Joomla 4 is available.
We are very proud to present the stable jDownloads 3.9 for Joomla 3.9.
Our aim for this new version was to support the recently added functions of the current Joomla Version 3.9.1 as far as possible and to integrate them into jDownloads. But it was also necessary to remove or change some old parts. This means that version 3.9.1 is not backwards compatible with version 3.2.x. There is more detailed information in the documentation for jDownloads 3.9.
If you are upgrading from an existing 3.2 installation to the new version 3.9 please see the upgrading guide. It is an easy, multistep upgrade, not complicated a migration!
If you are installing jDownloads for the first time then see the article first time installation.
New major features in version 3.9.x
The same look and feel for the downloads and categories as the articles and categories in Joomla!
Uses the Joomla! style Options in place of the Configuration
The same search, filtering and sort methods as the core extensions in Joomla!
Newly designed backend control panel with more information together with quick and easy data access
Reworked and faster monitoring tool with many new options in the jDownloads control panel
Support for Joomla field groups and fields in jDownloads (replaces the previous jDownloads custom fields)
New multilingual association function directly in jDownloads
Enhanced support for single user access to Downloads
Support for Joomla! User Actions Log function
Optional inquiry form for users to complete before downloading
Installation checks for overrides, correct Database level and other key issues
Support for the Joomla Smart Search extension
and much more
Improvements to the old 3.2 version
Revised Configuration, now uses the Joomla Options style
Support of Joomla Custom Fields
Improved User Groups Settings layout
More front end user group settings
Much enhanced Control Panel
Support multi language Associations
Support for RTL languages such as Arabic, Hebrew, etc
Enhanced Single User Access
Wide support for language placeholders such as {fr-FR} ... {/fr-FR} in layouts
More features in 'Check Downloads' area
Better Limits setting page in User Groups Settings
Ability to add an Inquiry Form when user downloading
Additional Layouts for jDownloads 3.9
Planned support for 'modern' style links
On the horizon is also the new Joomla major release 4.0 which again has more Joomla! enhancements. We hope that we have the time to publish a fully compatible jDownloads 4.0 by the end of the year. The Joomla! 3.9 series is a 'bridge' to the Joomla! 4 series.
jDownloads 3.2.69 for Joomla 3.x is now available for download. Please update as soon as possible. For easy installation go to the Joomla Extensions Manager / Updates and install the new update. You can find details and changelog of this and other releases in the download 'details' page.
The 3.2.69 version will be a prerequisite for upgrading to the jDownloads 3.9 series.
We are proud to present all interested visitors a first look at the forthcoming new jDownloads version 3.9.
Our aim for the new version is to support the newly added functions of the current Joomla Version 3.9 as far as possible and to integrate them in jDownloads. But it was also necessary to remove or change some old parts. This means that version 3.9 will not be backwards compatible with version 3.2. More detailed information will be available at the time of jDownloads publication in the documentation. Likewise, a guide to easily upgrade easy an existing 3.2 installation to the new version 3.9 will be available. It is an upgrade not a migration!
Developers whose Joomla extensions support jDownloads in any way, or have developed their own plugins or modules for this purpose, can of course receive a version in advance to make the appropriate adjustments early.
New major features in version 3.9
The same look and feel for the downloads and categories as the articles and categories in Joomla!
Uses the Joomla! style Options in place of the Configuration
The same search, filtering and sort methods as the core extensions in Joomla!
Newly designed backend control panel with more information together with quick and easy data access
Reworked and faster monitoring tool with many new options in the jDownloads control panel
Support for Joomla field groups and fields in jDownloads (replaces the previous jDownloads custom fields)
New multilingual association function directly in jDownloads
Enhanced support for single user access to Downloads
Support for Joomla! User Actions Log function
Optional inquiry form for users to complete before downloading