Hey all,
After almost a week of bug fixes and feature additions we're able to release vBDownloads v1.4.0 Beta 3. This release is available immediately to Pro customers running vBulletin 4.x, and aims to restore all missing functionality from vBDownloads v1.3.8 as well as additional bug fixes & changes reported & requested by you guys.
This release should wrap up adding any missing features from vBDownloads v1.3.8, as well as adding one major new one: The ability to set the display order for categories!
The restored features include the ModCP with full reporting controls and a Profile Tab. You can also enjoy new, smaller features such as the ability for Download Managers to one-click add a download to the Moderation Queue.
Also, I've started work on vBDownloads v2.0! This means soon, you'll be seeing a host of new features added. It also means that bugfixing for v1.4 may be harder, as modifying the files for v2.0 will make releasing fixes for v1.4 harder. As a result, I may end up requiring site access to investigate and fix bugs you report, and then release hotfixes rather than a Beta 4 release. This will be handled on a case-by-case basis
If you like the product you can show your support by nominating it for mod of the month here: vBDownloads v1 (vB4) - vBulletin.org Forum or here: vBDownloads v1 (vB3) - vBulletin.org Forum, and also please rate it to help cancel out the users who 1 star our mods.
Complete Change Log
Feature: Downloads Managers now has a one-click link to manage a download's Moderated status when viewing downloads
Feature: The ModCP is once again functional, allowing you to approve moderated downloads as well as delete reported comments from one handy location
Feature: Auto-moderation of new files is once again functional
Feature: Thumbnails & screenshots should now be more resistant to over-zealous browser caches. Download thumbnails will re-generate if the number of files in the download changes.
Feature: The profile tab is once again viewable, now with an improved display of downloads that match the rest of the product
Feature: You can now re-arrange the display order of categories in the AdminCP
Feature: Added compatibility layer for old vBDownloads thread links
Feature: You can now choose the preview length for download descriptions
Change: Changed default category description on creation
Change: Download description in the Category Browser is now truncated
Change: Download description in the Search Results is now truncated
Change: Download description in the Favourites is now truncated
Change: The "Comments" tab is now hidden on downloads if there's no comments yet
Change: Changed the breadcrumbs on the Category Browser to have "vBDownloads" as their root element for consistency
Fix: Deleting a download will now correctly delete its files from the database and the file system
Fix: Corrected multiple links to downloads / files / image sources for thumbnails & screenshots not working correctly for users not using "Remember Me" to stay logged in
Fix: Sidebar gradients were missing for forums without vBShop installed
Fix: In some rare cases, the default state for the favourite link would be "Remove from favourites"
Fix: Regular users (other than the uploader) could not comment on a download
Fix: Phrase for "You do not have permission to modify this comment" didn't exist
Fix: Internet Explorer would be stuck in an infinite redirect loop if the Download Delay was enabled
Fix: Vertical alignment of the rating images for downloads not yet rated is now in-line with the text
Fix: Fixed missing download IDs in thread links for newly created downloads
Fix: Category Browser showed incorrect data when viewing a category's child categories
Fix: Cron job produced "Missing argument" error
Fix: Database error on category deletion
Fix: Uncached templates on Category Browser
Fix: Negative rating had a double minus on the View Download page
Fix: Navbar not showing up on vBulletin versions < 4.2
Fix: Removed defunct plugins
Fix: Removed defunct templates
Screenshots
Thank you for your continued support
Discuss this news here.
After almost a week of bug fixes and feature additions we're able to release vBDownloads v1.4.0 Beta 3. This release is available immediately to Pro customers running vBulletin 4.x, and aims to restore all missing functionality from vBDownloads v1.3.8 as well as additional bug fixes & changes reported & requested by you guys.
This release should wrap up adding any missing features from vBDownloads v1.3.8, as well as adding one major new one: The ability to set the display order for categories!
The restored features include the ModCP with full reporting controls and a Profile Tab. You can also enjoy new, smaller features such as the ability for Download Managers to one-click add a download to the Moderation Queue.
Also, I've started work on vBDownloads v2.0! This means soon, you'll be seeing a host of new features added. It also means that bugfixing for v1.4 may be harder, as modifying the files for v2.0 will make releasing fixes for v1.4 harder. As a result, I may end up requiring site access to investigate and fix bugs you report, and then release hotfixes rather than a Beta 4 release. This will be handled on a case-by-case basis
If you like the product you can show your support by nominating it for mod of the month here: vBDownloads v1 (vB4) - vBulletin.org Forum or here: vBDownloads v1 (vB3) - vBulletin.org Forum, and also please rate it to help cancel out the users who 1 star our mods.
Complete Change Log
Feature: Downloads Managers now has a one-click link to manage a download's Moderated status when viewing downloads
Feature: The ModCP is once again functional, allowing you to approve moderated downloads as well as delete reported comments from one handy location
Feature: Auto-moderation of new files is once again functional
Feature: Thumbnails & screenshots should now be more resistant to over-zealous browser caches. Download thumbnails will re-generate if the number of files in the download changes.
Feature: The profile tab is once again viewable, now with an improved display of downloads that match the rest of the product
Feature: You can now re-arrange the display order of categories in the AdminCP
Feature: Added compatibility layer for old vBDownloads thread links
Feature: You can now choose the preview length for download descriptions
Change: Changed default category description on creation
Change: Download description in the Category Browser is now truncated
Change: Download description in the Search Results is now truncated
Change: Download description in the Favourites is now truncated
Change: The "Comments" tab is now hidden on downloads if there's no comments yet
Change: Changed the breadcrumbs on the Category Browser to have "vBDownloads" as their root element for consistency
Fix: Deleting a download will now correctly delete its files from the database and the file system
Fix: Corrected multiple links to downloads / files / image sources for thumbnails & screenshots not working correctly for users not using "Remember Me" to stay logged in
Fix: Sidebar gradients were missing for forums without vBShop installed
Fix: In some rare cases, the default state for the favourite link would be "Remove from favourites"
Fix: Regular users (other than the uploader) could not comment on a download
Fix: Phrase for "You do not have permission to modify this comment" didn't exist
Fix: Internet Explorer would be stuck in an infinite redirect loop if the Download Delay was enabled
Fix: Vertical alignment of the rating images for downloads not yet rated is now in-line with the text
Fix: Fixed missing download IDs in thread links for newly created downloads
Fix: Category Browser showed incorrect data when viewing a category's child categories
Fix: Cron job produced "Missing argument" error
Fix: Database error on category deletion
Fix: Uncached templates on Category Browser
Fix: Negative rating had a double minus on the View Download page
Fix: Navbar not showing up on vBulletin versions < 4.2
Fix: Removed defunct plugins
Fix: Removed defunct templates
Screenshots
Thank you for your continued support
Discuss this news here.
