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jDownloads version 4 Stable

• The range of functions in the first versions was almost identical to that of the previous version 3.9.
• But new functions and features will be added step by step in later versions.

Important information

• It is not possible to upgrade directly from the much older version 3.2.x to version 4! In such cases, it is always necessary to upgrade to version 3.9 first. Only then can an update to version 4 be carried out.
• If you want to update an existing jDownloads installation 3.9.x to version 4, please watch this PDF tutorial first: 
  
  How do I upgrade jDownloads 3 to version 4?  
  
  
• For the update, however, at least version 3.9.8.4 must be installed! This must be done before you switch to Joomla 4, after that it is no longer possible!
• If the update attempt is aborted with a message about corrupt DB tables, please read the instructions here to solve the problem.
• Also, always make a complete backup before updating!
• As always, we accept no liability for any data loss.
• If you find and report a bug, we aim to fix it as quickly as possible. This will be helped when reporting a bug to give relevant details so we are able to reproduce the problem.

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, must rework their extensions a little bit to be compatible with jDownloads 4.

This 4 column layout is for jDowloads 3.9 and 4.x

This is a simple 4 column layout for Downloads.  Use the jD layout import to load the xml file.

## [4.0.33] - 2023-09-28
jDownloads 4.0.33 stable release published.

### Fixed
- Frontend: See https://www.jdownloads.com/forum/index.php?topic=14076.0

## [4.0.34] - 2023-10-03
jDownloads 4.0.34 stable release published.

### Fixed
- Backend: default params was not correct defined!

## [4.0.35] - 2023-10-15
jDownloads 4.0.35 stable release published.

### Fixed
- Frontend and Backend: Some fixes to make it compatible with Joomla 5!
- Frontend: Load required assets in content plugin
- Backend: Author filter in downloads list

### Added
- Frontend: New placeholders Access Public added in Layout types: categories, category, downloads, mydownloads and download. See: https://www.jdownloads.com/forum/index.php?topic=14077.msg50263#msg50263

## [4.0.36] - 2023-10-24
jDownloads 4.0.36 stable release published.

## [4.0.38] - 2023-12-29
jDownloads 4.0.38 stable release published.

This version fixes again some bugs in the frontend and backend. Support for Captcha plugins has also been improved. The hCaptcha plugin and other plugins compatible with ReCaptcha v3 can now also be used.  Therefore the support for the old reCaptcha v2 plugin ends.  A few CSS and language file corrections are also part of the update.

Download the file Komento-com_jdownloads.zip and extract the Plugin 'com_jdownloads.php'.

copy the file com_jdownloads.plugin.php to <yoursite>/components/com_komento/komento_plugins

using an ftp utility such as File Zilla, your site control panel or a Joomla files manager extension.

There will be a file with that name already at that location so overwrite it with the present one downloaded from jDownloads.

See the documentation at

This special Community Builder plugin allowing showing those Downloads that the user has created in jDownloads.  It gives a similar list as using menu item  'my downloads' but in the Community builder environment.

You will need to have installed Community Builder version 2.8.0 or later in Joomla 4.
This Plugin is installed using facilites in Community Builder - please DO NOT attempt to use the Joomla Plugin Installation.
See the documentation at Community Builder Plugin (opens in a new window) for installation and uses.

Note:   Presently the only know 'challenge' is that it does not show the number of Downloads created by the user. This is being investigated.