Category Tree Menu type

[amir00251]

Hi,

One of the important things missing in jdownloads is a category tree menu where user can quickly change categories in the side and click on the files without moving away from the page.

Just a suggestion.

Thanks,

[Arno]

Hi,it exist already a category tree module. 

[amir00251]

Hi Colin, yes I saw this after posting this, there are two issues may happen when this is in form of a module.

1- I wanted this to be on the left side of the page but my template has only sidebar modules on the right.
2- For a large list of files (hundreds and thousands) this means that anytime time someone changes the category, the page has to load again. is that right?

I like something like this https://www.demo-joomunited.com/dropfiles/default-theme-demo (just to say that dropfile has several major problems especially around SEO and even that it is paid extension, I prefer the jdownloads).

[ColinM]

Hi,
To put things in another place you could use the Regular Labs Modules Anywhere.  Or you could add left block to the Template - bit tricky though!  You could put the tree module in a position above the 'component area'.

Like all modules, the Tree module reruns every time a page is reloaded - it does not reload just because someone say adds a new Category or Download.  If you try out the Tree module you will see it is very quick as it just uses info from the database.It might help you if you used one of the Compact layouts for the Downloads, available in the jD Layout Library.

In the next major jD release (beta testing starts after Christmas!) jD will at some stage in this support the Joomla! 'moden' links.
Colin