We have released jDownloads 4.1.4, a maintenance and stability update for the 4.1 series.
This release brings a focused set of improvements for update reliability, frontend behavior, and routing. It includes fixes for older upgrade paths from 4.0.x, improves compatibility with some legacy layout scenarios, and resolves issues that could affect download links and checkbox handling in specific setups.
What specific improvements have been made in version 4.1.4
- Fixed SEF route generation for the download.send task to prevent 404 errors in affected setups.
- Fixed legacy “Select all files” checkbox handling in older layouts.
- Ensured legacy checkbox handlers remain globally available for inline layout calls.
- Added an update fix for older 4.0.x installations where the template_name column is still too short for newer 4.1 layout names.
- Fixed category meta descriptions being reset when saving categories.
- Fixed a missing default value in the user group form fieldset.
- Improved return URL handling and post-save redirects.
- Hardened frontend upload handling when notification emails fail.
- Reduced repeated publish_down repair log entries during maintenance and update routines.
- Adjusted the ACL repair warning text shown during install and update.
Recommendation
We recommend this update for all jDownloads 4.1.x users, especially for sites using SEF download links, legacy file list layouts, or older installations that were originally upgraded from 4.0.x
For easy installation go to the Joomla Extensions Manager / Updates and install the new update.
