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#1

General / Re: scan interface loading (an...

Last post by treat2day - Today at 00:22:30

This new popup user-interface is new to me since my last added files. Akeeba Admin Tools has never been a problem when adding the exception. The new user-interface has a different scan link which I added as an exception but did not delete the other links. Disabling Akeeba Admin Tools and htaccess file did not give any different result.

#2

jDownloads 6.x - (In Development!) / Community Builder Plugin for j...

Last post by musicasampler - Yesterday at 22:18:13

Hi Arno, I'm not sure if I'm in the right place, but I wanted to let you know that the Community Builder Plugin for jDownloads 4.0 is not compatible with Joomla 6. Best regards.

#3

jDownloads 4.x - (This is the current version!) / MOVED: scan interface loading ...

Last post by Arno - Yesterday at 16:05:18

This topic has been moved to General.

https://www.jdownloads.com/forum/index.php?topic=15444.0

#4

General / Re: Issue with File Permission...

Last post by ColinM - Yesterday at 15:35:10

Hi
There are numerous articles written in a tutorial style at https://www.jdownloads.net/documentation on various aspect of jDownloads. One section is called 'Getting Started', which is a good place to start.
https://www.jdownloads.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=26&layout=*

I suspect the challenge is setting the User Group permissions so a user may download.  An unregistered user is, by default, in the Public user group.  That Group needs to have Download permission.

Initially it may seem like when one was learning to ride a bicylce - seemingly impossible but easy when you know how.

Please feel free to send me a personal message or just more questions in the forum.
Best wishes
Colin 

#5

General / Issue with File Permissions in...

Last post by Novaro - Yesterday at 09:00:12

Hello everyone,

I recently set up jDownloads for my Joomla 4.x site, and I'm really excited about the features it offers! However, I've encountered a peculiar issue that I hope someone can help me with.

After uploading files, I noticed that they are not accessible to users. I checked the settings and everything seems to be configured correctly. I suspect it might be related to file permissions, but I'm not entirely sure how to troubleshoot this effectively.

Here are the steps I've taken so far:

Ensured that the file paths are correct.
Verified that the files are uploaded to the right directory.
Checked the permissions and set them to 755 for directories and 644 for files.
Despite these efforts, users still receive a "403 Forbidden" error when trying to access the downloads. Has anyone experienced this before? Any guidance on how to resolve this would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance for your help  !

Best regards,
Novaro

#6

General / Re:cron and special char (and ...

Last post by ColinM - 11.06.2026 11:28:32

Hi
This might be due to Akeeba Admin Tools and having spaces in a file name.
Could you please test with Akeeba tools not enabled.

From an old Report
jDownloads often has the file to be downloaded on an external or remote site.
If you have used Akeeba Admin Tools to create your .htaccess file then you will find that you get a '403 forbidden error.

It seems that Admin Tools does not allow spaces in Directory Names.
However, because the directory name cannot have spaces in it, this means that jDownloads category names cannot have spaces in them!!

As a result of this 'function' of Admin Tools, any .htaccess file created should not be used on any website with jDownloads.

Colin

#7

General / scan interface loading (and Ak...

Last post by treat2day - 10.06.2026 22:12:05

It has been awhile since I added files.

The installed version is having issues - see image.

Scan stays on loading at 0%

Only one file was added.

com_jdownloads_4_1_4_stable

Akeeba Admin Tools htaccess maker

"Allow direct access to these files"
administrator/components/com_jdownloads/helpers/scan.php
administrator/components/com_jdownloads/src/Helper/JDownloadsHelper.php
administrator/components/com_jdownloads/helpers/scan-interface.php

#8

General / Re: Upload files to remote hos...

Last post by ColinM - 07.06.2026 13:28:02

Hi
The database and similar must be on the host m/c. But the downloadable files may located on a 'remote' m/c.
these are called 'external' files.
Please see
https://www.jdownloads.net/documentation?view=article&id=109:downloads-with-an-external-file&catid=28
The part you need is the Remote location section of the document. You will need to know the full web location of the downloadable file.
Colin

[jDownloads 4.1.5.]

#9

Bugs! / Re: 6 Compatibility: Unclosed ...

Last post by Arno - 07.06.2026 13:02:12

Hi.
Thanks for the detailed report and for narrowing it down to Category Description = Show.

We could reproduce the markup instability in the categories overview when long descriptions are truncated with HTML content.
We have now stabilized this path so truncated category descriptions are rendered safely without carrying unbalanced HTML into the outer layout.

Result: the Cassiopeia sidebar/grid layout remains intact on the Categories Overview page.
The fix is already implemented and will be included in the upcoming jDownloads 4.1.5.

[jDownloads 4.1.5]

#10

Bugs! / Re: UserPoints wallet deductio...

Last post by Arno - 07.06.2026 12:58:12

Hi Ibrahim,
thanks for the detailed report, this was a valid edge case.

We have now hardened the UserPoints flow:

• wallet/price comparisons are now handled with 2-decimal precision to avoid floating-point boundary issues (for example balance 4.00 vs price 4.00)
• deduction handling now includes a defensive failure check so explicit deduction failures do not pass silently
  

This fix is already implemented and will be included in the upcoming jDownloads 4.1.5.

Edit:
I'll send you a preview version via PM for you to test. I don't currently have UserPoints set up to test it.