I have my Domain name parked and forwarded to a subdirectory on my Hosts shared server.

Joomla's SEF and append .html are activated, rewrite is of. So my Domain name shows in the url bar whatever the page view.

But the links and downloads still work perfectly.

JDownloads is the most complete download component I have found for Joomla!
After using docman for many years I had to look for a new component since docman seems to not really be in a hurry to develop a native 1.5 version. So I finally found JDownloads and was impressed about the thousands of settings you can do in there.
When started I really didn't have read all about the settings and came up with a question which was replied in a reasonable to good time.
Finally I really can recommend this component to all users

Tried several before settling for JDownloads. I would not say it is the best but rather the best for my needs.
It is easy to config and with ftp uploads - all sorted. Brilliant.

This is the best file download I have tried out. It has lots of options. My only disappointment is that I can't figure out how to link the mp3 player with my mp3 files. It's a GREAT feature...if you know how to get it to work. However this feature isn't supported and the player's website gave me no clue as to how to use it with Joomla. Couldn't figure out what to download or even what to do with the downloads. Almost an excellent rating!

First of all i want to say a big thank you for providing a so great component for free!

Installed and have it running in 3 minutes!

Very easy to use and understand and many options that will help everyone to customize it to his needs!

Also the easy integration with jcomments is a big +

However some things could make it even more powerful !!

what im missing..

1. I think there should be a "report download" link

2. An integrated "voting system" for the downloads

3. when using it with jcomments and viewing a list of downloads in subcategory view, it will be nice to have a "number of comments" notice..
ex.
download 1 (## number of comments)
download 2 (## number of comments)

4. An option for the uploaders to be able to update/delete their uploads ... and also to be able to view all of their uploaded files.

5. A "sort by" option for the frontend (subcategory view)

sort downloads by ...
name
rating
date added
date modified


Again maybe some things missing but this is a great component anyway, and is recommended to everybody :)

Thank you very much again!
Best regards

after going through about all download comp's out there this stands out

every possible feature you may want is here and specially auto detection

2 missing stuff though
1- Native
2- pdf pre-review ( like in docman )

and thats it

keep the updates alive admin :)

I've used a number of different download components but none to match this one!
Loving the features such as selecting multiple files and downloading them in a single zip file... awesome!

Great support as well. I had a few problems at first but Arno helped me sort it the same day.

Top notch!

i need external link on the front end and when published it should navigate to the link & show download browser.

This is a great add-on to my site. Its easy to configure and keeps track of downloads for my stats. For me it was important to have a dload manager that can handle any media content and this will do everything.

My only suggestions is

To have a setting so that public can see all the downloads but only members can download them. I want to water peoples appitite which will encourage them to register.

At the moment if i set the permissions only members can see these downloads.

Hello

I do recommend these as really a powerful download manager joomla and we must not always look the download because they are often not the best software really excellent

Best regards
Mr. Timothy

I agree with dpages when he says -
//I've just spent the past month or so evaluating the download components available here, and jDownloads is the one I'm going to be using. For me, the ability to upload a mass of files via FTP and then work my way through them adding in detail is a must - it means half my work can be left overnight. Much easier than uploading files one at a time.//
I agree with some other user states -
//The product is VERY easy to use and understand. The flexibility should appeal to any developer.// True!
JDownloads is the best download component I have seen among all joomla downloads extensions. Dot.
I was looking for a component that would also allow registered users to upload files to the website and I find that feature too excellently integrated in JDownloads! Great!

* What I am missing is the ablity to file level permissions. For example I want my download area to be accessible to "Public", but when they try to download a file the registration form should appear (i.e. file level access permission is set to 'registered').
* A rating system also would be much appreciated.
* Currently it works Joomla 1.5 in legacy mode only. A version that works in Joomla 1.5 native mode would have been great.

This component is best in its type. easy to manage. Import thousands of files with 1 click :) good information and modules.

i downloaded JDownloads and was uploading filed on my site in 5 minutes, this is a very customizable and awesome program. It is a must if you will be providing users with downloadable files!

Very good component indeed, but unfortunately not useful for me. It would've been the perfect download component if it would have support for custom groups (created with JACL). This is a big lack from my point of view.

Maybe in the future...

I have been using the jDownloads extension for some time now and I must say that I'm am very impressed with it. I particluarly like the control one has over the formatting of the download pages. It's very configurable, flexible and really user friendly.

It's still not 100% perfect, there are still one or two admin glitches in it, however, it works ok at the all important front end.

In time I reckon this may become the most preferred downloads plugin.

Works fine with Joomla v1.5.9 as well.

Keep up the good work boyz!

Thank you for creating J Downloads. We installed it and started using it immediately on our eMagazine site. We believe that offering reprints of articles and the ability for teachers to download course material via JDownload will greatly improve our hit rate and overall exposure.

The product is VERY easy to use and understand. The flexibility should appeal to any developer.

THANKS again, and keep up the outstanding work!

I am really appreciative for the component.
I use it to share over 1000 course files to other students for FREE! 'pay it forward'

I am afraid to change to RC1.4 as I have had no trouble at all with RC1.4....but maybe eventually.

mysite:

THANKS A LOT again!

This is really a great extension.
I rate it better than Docman in all respects except for a few issues:

* No valid RSS for files
* No rating

Also im not able to enable Jcomments for this component.
THere is no clue on any site on how to do that.

Once again, a million thanks for this great extension.

If I would develop a download component I would create JDownloads!! straightforward to use and everything you need...

just cool!

I have installed jDownloads 1.3 on one of my site and what can I say??? Very easy to install with no issues whatsoever, Very easy to use and very very Clean. I had a very small issue where I just couldn't FTP files onto the folders I created for jDownloads but the issue was not due to jDownloads but my permission, therefore, I contacted Arno, the developer and within minutes, I got a very nice reply with a very easy recommendation/steps to follow to resolve my issue. Well, Developer's recommendation worked. I highly recommend jDownloads. PS. I tried other Download Managers but did not work. I am sticking with jDownloads. Keep up the good work Arno.