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#21
This and that... / Feature Updates & Optimization...
Last post by unicycletrivial - 18.09.2026 09:00:56One of the top download managers for the Joomla! CMS has long been jDownloads. With its most recent revisions, jDownloads continues to provide notable gains in security, performance, and interface design, igniting passionate debates among web administrators.
The modern features that jDownloads has lately enhanced are the main topic of this discussion. Members will examine the improved page loading times, seamless compatibility with the most recent Joomla! versions, and new mobile-optimized user interface (UI/UX). Improved anti-hotlinking techniques, flexible multilingual support, and enhanced access control (ACL) tools will also be discussed.
The modern features that jDownloads has lately enhanced are the main topic of this discussion. Members will examine the improved page loading times, seamless compatibility with the most recent Joomla! versions, and new mobile-optimized user interface (UI/UX). Improved anti-hotlinking techniques, flexible multilingual support, and enhanced access control (ACL) tools will also be discussed.
#22
General / Re: jDownloads Rating Issue
Last post by IngoLammers - 17.09.2026 13:42:41The {rating} placeholder is already present in my Download Details layout, using exactly the structure you suggested:
<span class="jd_field_value jd_rating_field">{rating}</span>
The rating output is generated and the number of votes is displayed correctly, e.g. (2 votes). The five voting links (one-star to five-stars) are also generated.
However, the HTML element for the existing/current average rating (current-rating) does not appear to be generated. Therefore, the stored average rating is not visually displayed in the download details, although the votes exist and are correctly shown in lists such as "Top Rated".
Could this be related to the rating output in the current jDownloads version rather than the layout itself?
<span class="jd_field_value jd_rating_field">{rating}</span>
The rating output is generated and the number of votes is displayed correctly, e.g. (2 votes). The five voting links (one-star to five-stars) are also generated.
However, the HTML element for the existing/current average rating (current-rating) does not appear to be generated. Therefore, the stored average rating is not visually displayed in the download details, although the votes exist and are correctly shown in lists such as "Top Rated".
Could this be related to the rating output in the current jDownloads version rather than the layout itself?
#23
General / Re: Download counter
Last post by ColinM - 17.09.2026 12:33:08Hi
Think this is a bug
Colin
Think this is a bug
Colin
#24
General / Re: jDownloads Rating Issue
Last post by ColinM - 17.09.2026 12:30:45Hi
To show the ratings with each Download you need to have a line such as:
<div class="jd_rating" style="">{rating}</div>
in the Download and Download Details layouts you are using.
Another common arrangement in a layout is:
<div class="jd_field_row" style="width:100%">
<span class="jd_field_title">{rating_title}</span>
<span class="jd_field_value jd_rating_field" style="">{rating}</span>
</div>
See the article 'Rating Downloads' in the FAQ section of the Documentation
https://www.jdownloads.net/documentation?view=article&id=86:rating-downloads&catid=27
Colin
PS the 4.1 layouts do not seem to support ratings
To show the ratings with each Download you need to have a line such as:
<div class="jd_rating" style="">{rating}</div>
in the Download and Download Details layouts you are using.
Another common arrangement in a layout is:
<div class="jd_field_row" style="width:100%">
<span class="jd_field_title">{rating_title}</span>
<span class="jd_field_value jd_rating_field" style="">{rating}</span>
</div>
See the article 'Rating Downloads' in the FAQ section of the Documentation
https://www.jdownloads.net/documentation?view=article&id=86:rating-downloads&catid=27
Colin
PS the 4.1 layouts do not seem to support ratings
#25
General / Download counter
Last post by IngoLammers - 17.09.2026 10:44:04It's also still the case that all downloads from the same IP address are counted, even though the settings are configured to only count one download per 60-minute period. This is obviously being used manipulatively to artificially inflate the download numbers. This problem has existed for years...
#26
General / jDownloads Rating Issue
Last post by IngoLammers - 17.09.2026 09:50:01Hello,
I currently have an issue with the star rating system in jDownloads.
The existing average rating is no longer displayed directly on the individual download pages, even though ratings for these downloads exist.
However, in jDownloads lists such as "Top Rated", the ratings and average values are displayed correctly.
So the ratings are definitely stored and can generally be retrieved. The problem only occurs when displaying the existing average rating directly on the individual download page.
Is this a known issue, or is there any indication of what could cause this different behavior?
I currently have an issue with the star rating system in jDownloads.
The existing average rating is no longer displayed directly on the individual download pages, even though ratings for these downloads exist.
However, in jDownloads lists such as "Top Rated", the ratings and average values are displayed correctly.
So the ratings are definitely stored and can generally be retrieved. The problem only occurs when displaying the existing average rating directly on the individual download page.
Is this a known issue, or is there any indication of what could cause this different behavior?
#27
Bugs! / SOLVED - JDownloads 4.x – Cate...
Last post by INsane_dod - 06.09.2026 01:54:39This is a Solved issue.
I'm posting this to help anyone who runs into similar issues.
On dodbits.com (My main domain in the hosted files), JDownloads 4.x suddenly broke after a hosting change + Joomla update, while my other site sturmbot.org (same setup) worked fine.
Symptoms...
Categories auto‑unpublished
"Folder not found" warnings
Empty ZIP downloads
Scan tool creating duplicate categories/files
Some categories saved, others failed
Files visible in FTP but not detected by JDownloads
Root Cause
This was not a JDownloads bug.
My host compared dodbits.com with sturmbot.org and found two environment differences:
open_basedir did not include the JDownloads folders
Some folders under /public_html had incorrect ownership after migration
PHP‑FPM could not access the JDownloads directory, so JDownloads behaved as if folders were missing.
Fix
Host updated:
open_basedir to include /public_html/dods/jdownloads/
Ownership to match the correct PHP user
After that, JDownloads immediately worked normally. However, more had to be done in the JDownloads back end.
Cleanup
Renamed a few category folders (In public_html/<joomla install folder name>/jdownloads) to match category names exactly in the "JDownloads: Edit Category" screen, Some had a "_" where there should have been a space.
Published categories again
Saved each category
Warning - Ran Scan tool → deleted duplicate files → deleted duplicate categories (But... be careful as it can make duplicate categories and even downloads if that is done when the ownership of the folders isn't correct)
Everything is now stable.
Conclusion
This was caused when I migrated to a new host AND upgraded from Joomla 5X to version 6.1.3. The secondary domain was not affected by these issues, however the main domain had many issues when updating to Joomala ver 6, then the issues with JDownloads happened after that.
If JDownloads shows folder errors, empty ZIPs, or duplicate categories and permissions look correct, get your hosting team to check:
open_basedir
folder ownership
PHP‑FPM pool configuration
This solved the issue completely.
I hope this helps others.
I'm posting this to help anyone who runs into similar issues.
On dodbits.com (My main domain in the hosted files), JDownloads 4.x suddenly broke after a hosting change + Joomla update, while my other site sturmbot.org (same setup) worked fine.
Symptoms...
Categories auto‑unpublished
"Folder not found" warnings
Empty ZIP downloads
Scan tool creating duplicate categories/files
Some categories saved, others failed
Files visible in FTP but not detected by JDownloads
Root Cause
This was not a JDownloads bug.
My host compared dodbits.com with sturmbot.org and found two environment differences:
open_basedir did not include the JDownloads folders
Some folders under /public_html had incorrect ownership after migration
PHP‑FPM could not access the JDownloads directory, so JDownloads behaved as if folders were missing.
Fix
Host updated:
open_basedir to include /public_html/dods/jdownloads/
Ownership to match the correct PHP user
After that, JDownloads immediately worked normally. However, more had to be done in the JDownloads back end.
Cleanup
Renamed a few category folders (In public_html/<joomla install folder name>/jdownloads) to match category names exactly in the "JDownloads: Edit Category" screen, Some had a "_" where there should have been a space.
Published categories again
Saved each category
Warning - Ran Scan tool → deleted duplicate files → deleted duplicate categories (But... be careful as it can make duplicate categories and even downloads if that is done when the ownership of the folders isn't correct)
Everything is now stable.
Conclusion
This was caused when I migrated to a new host AND upgraded from Joomla 5X to version 6.1.3. The secondary domain was not affected by these issues, however the main domain had many issues when updating to Joomala ver 6, then the issues with JDownloads happened after that.
If JDownloads shows folder errors, empty ZIPs, or duplicate categories and permissions look correct, get your hosting team to check:
open_basedir
folder ownership
PHP‑FPM pool configuration
This solved the issue completely.
I hope this helps others.
#28
Bugs! / Leftovers from the obsolete jD...
Last post by Pete - 31.08.2026 16:03:30Hello Arno,
while auditing a long-running Joomla site (migrated from Joomla 2.5 through to 5.4, jDownloads installed and updated throughout), I came across leftovers related to the obsolete jDownloads search plugin for the old Joomla search component (com_search, removed from core in Joomla 4):
The plugin folder plugins/search/jdownloads/ no longer exists (correct, since the plugin is obsolete).
However, its language files were still present in administrator/language/de-DE/: de-DE.plg_search_jdownloads.ini and de-DE.plg_search_jdownloads.sys.ini. They were never removed by any jDownloads update, and with the plugin gone they are orphaned files.
Request 1: Could a future jDownloads update script remove these orphaned plg_search_jdownloads language files (all language variants), so that long-migrated sites get cleaned up automatically?
Two smaller, related observations from the same audit:
The current jDownloads still installs its language files into the global language folders using the legacy language-prefix naming scheme (e.g. administrator/language/de-DE/de-DE.com_jdownloads.ini). This format has been deprecated since Joomla 4 and support for it is announced to be removed in Joomla 6 — only the prefix-less format (com_jdownloads.ini) or per-extension language/ folders will be loaded then. It would be great to see jDownloads switch to the new naming before Joomla 6 lands.
The update process appears to leave *.ini.old backup copies behind (e.g. de-DE.com_jdownloads.ini.old in both language/de-DE/ and administrator/language/de-DE/). These are never loaded by Joomla and could be removed by the update script as well.
Environment: Joomla 5.4, PHP 8.x, current jDownloads 4.x.
Thanks a lot for maintaining jDownloads all these years!
while auditing a long-running Joomla site (migrated from Joomla 2.5 through to 5.4, jDownloads installed and updated throughout), I came across leftovers related to the obsolete jDownloads search plugin for the old Joomla search component (com_search, removed from core in Joomla 4):
The plugin folder plugins/search/jdownloads/ no longer exists (correct, since the plugin is obsolete).
However, its language files were still present in administrator/language/de-DE/: de-DE.plg_search_jdownloads.ini and de-DE.plg_search_jdownloads.sys.ini. They were never removed by any jDownloads update, and with the plugin gone they are orphaned files.
Request 1: Could a future jDownloads update script remove these orphaned plg_search_jdownloads language files (all language variants), so that long-migrated sites get cleaned up automatically?
Two smaller, related observations from the same audit:
The current jDownloads still installs its language files into the global language folders using the legacy language-prefix naming scheme (e.g. administrator/language/de-DE/de-DE.com_jdownloads.ini). This format has been deprecated since Joomla 4 and support for it is announced to be removed in Joomla 6 — only the prefix-less format (com_jdownloads.ini) or per-extension language/ folders will be loaded then. It would be great to see jDownloads switch to the new naming before Joomla 6 lands.
The update process appears to leave *.ini.old backup copies behind (e.g. de-DE.com_jdownloads.ini.old in both language/de-DE/ and administrator/language/de-DE/). These are never loaded by Joomla and could be removed by the update script as well.
Environment: Joomla 5.4, PHP 8.x, current jDownloads 4.x.
Thanks a lot for maintaining jDownloads all these years!
#29
Bugs! / PHP Warning in error log - und...
Last post by TonyMJ - 31.08.2026 12:16:24PHP 8.3, latest version of Jdownloads
Undefined array key 1 in /home/xxxxxx/public_html/components/com_jdownloads/src/Helper/JDHelper.php on line 2990
Undefined array key 1 in /home/xxxxxx/public_html/components/com_jdownloads/src/Helper/JDHelper.php on line 2990
#30
Suggestions - Feature Request / Re: Batch operation for licens...
Last post by ColinM - 29.08.2026 16:37:19Hi
I do not think this is feasible. Please see articles
Batch Processing
https://www.jdownloads.net/administrator/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=268
and
Including a license in a Download
https://www.jdownloads.net/administrator/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=277
It would involve multiple detailed changes. Perhaps it may be reasonable at a later date in jDownloads 6 when released
Best wishes
Colin
I do not think this is feasible. Please see articles
Batch Processing
https://www.jdownloads.net/administrator/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=268
and
Including a license in a Download
https://www.jdownloads.net/administrator/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=277
It would involve multiple detailed changes. Perhaps it may be reasonable at a later date in jDownloads 6 when released
Best wishes
Colin