Hey all,
We're releasing vBDownloads v2.3.2 in order to add new features as well as make changes to existing features based on customer feedback.
Firstly, we received feedback regarding the way thumbnails were displayed; they were being served as PHP files loading images, meaning browsers couldn't cache them. Not only that, but additional server resources were being taken up while serving the images, rather than just loading a flat file. We listened, and have changed the modification to write thumbnails to disk instead.
We were also told of a flaw in the way the thumbnail and screenshot features worked; an image could not serve as both screenshot and thumbnail at the same time. We're pleased to announce that we have amended this.
A desire was expressed to only include actual files in the "Files" counter (as opposed to including the thumbnail and screenshots). This has now been changed, and only actual downloadable files will be counted.
Lastly, the "Latest Download" displays have been updated to separate new downloads from updated downloads, providing a much more accurate representation of what downloads are actually new.
If you like the product you can show your support by nominating it for mod of the month here: [DBTech] InfoPanels v2 (vB4) [AJAX] - vBulletin.org Forum / [DBTech] InfoPanels v2 (vB3) [AJAX] - vBulletin.org Forum, and also please rate it to help cancel out the users who 1 star our mods.
Complete Change Log
vBDownloads v2.3.2
Changes To Existing Features:
Thumbnail Serving
Thumbnail / Screenshot Settings
File Counters
"Latest Downloads" Displays
As always, thank you for your continued support
Discuss this news here.
We're releasing vBDownloads v2.3.2 in order to add new features as well as make changes to existing features based on customer feedback.
Firstly, we received feedback regarding the way thumbnails were displayed; they were being served as PHP files loading images, meaning browsers couldn't cache them. Not only that, but additional server resources were being taken up while serving the images, rather than just loading a flat file. We listened, and have changed the modification to write thumbnails to disk instead.
We were also told of a flaw in the way the thumbnail and screenshot features worked; an image could not serve as both screenshot and thumbnail at the same time. We're pleased to announce that we have amended this.
A desire was expressed to only include actual files in the "Files" counter (as opposed to including the thumbnail and screenshots). This has now been changed, and only actual downloadable files will be counted.
Lastly, the "Latest Download" displays have been updated to separate new downloads from updated downloads, providing a much more accurate representation of what downloads are actually new.
If you like the product you can show your support by nominating it for mod of the month here: [DBTech] InfoPanels v2 (vB4) [AJAX] - vBulletin.org Forum / [DBTech] InfoPanels v2 (vB3) [AJAX] - vBulletin.org Forum, and also please rate it to help cancel out the users who 1 star our mods.
Complete Change Log
vBDownloads v2.3.2
Changes To Existing Features:
Thumbnail Serving
- Thumbnails are now served as static image files, rather than dynamically generated via PHP
- Provides a performance boost in category view
- Alleviates browser caching
- Automatically re-generates when the download is updated or files are changed
Thumbnail / Screenshot Settings
- Image files can now be both thumbnail and screenshot
File Counters
- Screenshots and thumbnails are no longer counted
- Provides a much more accurate representation of the number of files
"Latest Downloads" Displays
- Separate "Uploaded" and "Last Updated" date stamps
- Provides a much more accurate representation of the download's date
As always, thank you for your continued support
Discuss this news here.
