Phoca Download 
Version
1.3.6,2.1.3 (last update on Nov 16, 2011)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
189
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
311775
Date Added
27 July 2008
Demo:
http://www.phoca.cz/demo/phoca-download/category/1-files
http://www.phoca.cz/demo/phoca-download-plugin
http://www.phoca.cz/download
Joomla! 1.7 Demo:
http://www.phoca.cz/joomlademo/phoca-download
Setting own style demo, Youtube videos in Phoca Download:
http://www.phoca.cz/joomlademo/phoca-download-youtube
Ok, so I have installed it and used it and it simply works! It is beautiful to look at and you can do so much with it...sometimes to much=D Great work on this one and sure to say support is wonderful. I needed help with some small things and I promised that I will give small donation on every time I use phoca product! Easy!
I use this component on the site for my Joomla! extensions and I am very satisfied with it.
Good work, Jan!
Good work, Jan!
I used to use DOCman and then I tried Phoca Download. Phoca Download is cleaner, more organized, prettier, and did I mention that it's free?! I have used a few Phoca extensions and have not been disappointed. I find them to be extremely user friendly and beautifully designed right "out of the box". Phoca Download is easy to update and easy to template. Phoca is great asset to the Joomla! community, thank you Jan!
I can't believe this is for free. Seriously, the developer is a hero for doing so many extensions (my partner and I use quite a few of them in the websites we make) free of charge.
And everything he does is top-notch, my personal favorite being Phoca Download: you can use it whether you need a simple download directory for your registered users or a cool video gallery with nice little video players neatly disposed with a download button for every video, all in a single page (no waste of time).
While one can complain about the copyright line which comes in all Phoca extensions, it's something so minimal near the high-quality (and nice results...and happy clients of ours, webdesigners) that's ridiculous to nag the developer about it. And after all, Jan (the developer) asks for no more than some little help in exchange for removing the copyright backlink, not necessarily financial help (such as translations, for example).
Keep up the great work Jan!
And everything he does is top-notch, my personal favorite being Phoca Download: you can use it whether you need a simple download directory for your registered users or a cool video gallery with nice little video players neatly disposed with a download button for every video, all in a single page (no waste of time).
While one can complain about the copyright line which comes in all Phoca extensions, it's something so minimal near the high-quality (and nice results...and happy clients of ours, webdesigners) that's ridiculous to nag the developer about it. And after all, Jan (the developer) asks for no more than some little help in exchange for removing the copyright backlink, not necessarily financial help (such as translations, for example).
Keep up the great work Jan!
Wow, Phoca Download can do it all but speak French to you (and actually through language installation it can do that too ;-)
The developer makes a steady progress with adding new features and takes his extensions to the next level through seemingly small things that make the admin's live so much easier, e.g. by adding the button for the HTML editor that can include a link to a single download file, a whole category or even list all files in a selected category dynamically... right in your article. And by using this functionality you can even create your own modules (using the Custom HTML module type).
And support on their forum is fast.
The developer makes a steady progress with adding new features and takes his extensions to the next level through seemingly small things that make the admin's live so much easier, e.g. by adding the button for the HTML editor that can include a link to a single download file, a whole category or even list all files in a selected category dynamically... right in your article. And by using this functionality you can even create your own modules (using the Custom HTML module type).
And support on their forum is fast.
First of All it is good and free! Thanks for great work by phoca developer. Was easy and more organized to use.
Improvement: With great respect to the achievement made on this product, a little enhancements will make this product even more greater such as deleting uploaded files from frontend by file owner itself.
Improvement: With great respect to the achievement made on this product, a little enhancements will make this product even more greater such as deleting uploaded files from frontend by file owner itself.
Owner's reply
Hi, as written on Phoca.cz site, this feature is planned.
Jan
I think the program is an absolutely amazing program, very complex, while still to the point. As to installation, settings, uploads it's an "Excellent!" program. BUT documentation on parent site is quite un-organised. I have found most of what I need in google searches, a touch of from the forums & very little in the documentation section. I would state that better tool-tips per settings/options & parameters would be very useful too.
I would gladly give this extension, a 5 star rating if the documentation with it was better. As usability goes it's quite brilliant.
A little more organisation and detail in documentation would definitely make my opinion change from 4 stars to 5.
Thank you for a wonderful extension.
I would gladly give this extension, a 5 star rating if the documentation with it was better. As usability goes it's quite brilliant.
A little more organisation and detail in documentation would definitely make my opinion change from 4 stars to 5.
Thank you for a wonderful extension.
Owner's reply
Hi, thank you for your review, see:
http://www.phoca.cz/phoca-needs-your-help/
Thank you, Jan
beeing kind of a web-rookie this extension phoca download was easy to be set up and works perfect. it's doing what it is meant for and even beyond;-)
my website is for commercial use, therefor the displayed link was no option for me. But after having made a donation I got a file tor remove the footer link. imho that's very fair due to the job the guys are doing. Condider using mor of the phoca stuff.
my website is for commercial use, therefor the displayed link was no option for me. But after having made a donation I got a file tor remove the footer link. imho that's very fair due to the job the guys are doing. Condider using mor of the phoca stuff.
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