Attachments 
Version
3.0.2 (last update on Sep 17, 2011)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
435
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
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497526
Date Added
24 September 2007
Uses 1.6 Updater?
- Yes
INSTALLATION IS SIMPLE: Use the Joomla installer with the single installation zip file. The component and all plugins are installed in a single step. Attachments uses the Joomla "upgrade" capability and can be installed over previous versions of Attachments.
There are two versions of Attachments:
* Version 2.x for Joomla 1.5
-- The 2.x versions will NOT work on Joomla 1.6 and later
-- See demo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nCbRbfJ9io&hd=1
-- DOWNLOAD: http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/attachments/frs/
-- FORUMS: http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/attachments/forum/
* Version 3.x for Joomla 1.6/1.7+
-- The 3.x versions will NOT work on Joomla 1.5
-- See demo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMzOVNfYJIo&hd=1
-- DOWNLOAD: http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/attachments3/frs/
-- FORUMS: http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/attachments3/forum/
If you would like to subscribe to an email list for announcements about the Attachments extension, please visit: http://jmcameron.net/attachments/email-list.html
Releases 2.2+ and 3.0+ give you several ways to add, edit, and delete your attachments on the front end, back end, and in article editors on the front and back ends (including during article creation). There are many options to control who can see attachments. When you add or edit attachments, page updates are done quickly without full page reloads.
If you plan to use this extension for sensitive files, use the 'Secure' mode. This provides secure storage of attachment files and prevents access by anyone without logging in.
NEW! Attachments 3.x for Joomla 1.6/1.7+
NOTE: The forums and the file download area for the Attachments 3.x version for Joomla 1.6+ are on a separate area on Joomlacode.org (http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/attachments3/).
Attachments 3 includes many new features:
--- Improved permissions system give very flexible control on who can add, edit, or change the state of attachments.
--- All attachments can be assigned to any access level. The improved ability to create access levels in Joomla 1.6+ means that you can control access to attachments to specific groups of people in a powerful way.
--- Improved ability to control which pages attachments are visible on.
--- Supports the new Joomla extension update system for simplified updates.
I am amazing with this app. It is very easy to use and give you amount of tools and posibilities to upload files.
In short words, a perfect tool
In short words, a perfect tool
Amazing module. Support covers all needs.
Like some others mentioned here I really think this should be in Joomla core.
Its great for adding attachments and offers users another way of adding content if they are scared about editing pages since they can simply attach word docs etc aswell.
It is dead easy to use and very user friendly from the front end which is in my opinion vital.
Just one word of warning: I almost gave up on this attachment after installing it on a local testing server as I received a number of errors relating to imageresize.php in the front end. I think these relate to not having imagemagik installed on my local server. When I installed it on 1and1 on a live site however everything worked fine and I discovered the 'edit' and 'delete' functionality in the front end which, because the images didn't show up on my local testing server, I did not realise were there.
So perhaps imageresize is not necessary for the icons and this might enhance compatibility across more servers.
Its great for adding attachments and offers users another way of adding content if they are scared about editing pages since they can simply attach word docs etc aswell.
It is dead easy to use and very user friendly from the front end which is in my opinion vital.
Just one word of warning: I almost gave up on this attachment after installing it on a local testing server as I received a number of errors relating to imageresize.php in the front end. I think these relate to not having imagemagik installed on my local server. When I installed it on 1and1 on a live site however everything worked fine and I discovered the 'edit' and 'delete' functionality in the front end which, because the images didn't show up on my local testing server, I did not realise were there.
So perhaps imageresize is not necessary for the icons and this might enhance compatibility across more servers.
Very nice componente, i was wondering only if it can be used for articles displayed with other components like JContentPlus? If YES what is to be done.
Thx, and keep up the good work guys
:)
Thx, and keep up the good work guys
:)
Who would of thought you could get this kind of support from a commercial product let alone an open source one:
When I first installed Attachments is worked beautifully. Then when I updated from Joomla! 1.5.11 to 1.5.12 it quit working. It turned out to be a problem with 1.5.12 not Attachments.
The Joomla! project group quickly fixed the problem in 1.5.13 and later, but for some reason I couldn't get Attachments to work.
Jonathan responded to my email and offered to take a look at the problem if I would provide him with a temp superadmin login and a temp ftp login on my server.
He logged in and made adjustments to my .htaccess file and changed the allowed file upload size. Joomla!'s default is only 2Megs and my files were larger than that.
Thanks Jonathan for the awesome support. Wow!
When I first installed Attachments is worked beautifully. Then when I updated from Joomla! 1.5.11 to 1.5.12 it quit working. It turned out to be a problem with 1.5.12 not Attachments.
The Joomla! project group quickly fixed the problem in 1.5.13 and later, but for some reason I couldn't get Attachments to work.
Jonathan responded to my email and offered to take a look at the problem if I would provide him with a temp superadmin login and a temp ftp login on my server.
He logged in and made adjustments to my .htaccess file and changed the allowed file upload size. Joomla!'s default is only 2Megs and my files were larger than that.
Thanks Jonathan for the awesome support. Wow!
This is an excellent tool, I have tried all of the others and this is the best by far. I could have rated this excellent but for three points:
1) Attachments are always shown on the bottom of an article (fixed by hacking the code)
2) 'Attachments' title is always shown (again fixed by hacking the code)
3) Same download requires separate attachments for each article.
I have looked through the forums/FAQ and see that these are hopefully being included in the next release, then I should be able to give it an excellent rating
1) Attachments are always shown on the bottom of an article (fixed by hacking the code)
2) 'Attachments' title is always shown (again fixed by hacking the code)
3) Same download requires separate attachments for each article.
I have looked through the forums/FAQ and see that these are hopefully being included in the next release, then I should be able to give it an excellent rating
one of the best ways to add attachments to your articles!!!
Add power poitn, pdf, even word documents!!!
Very usefull!! Instead of adding web link and a button to assign users to download a video pdf file or word document, this one does this in a click. Users can also search for the attachments!
Add power poitn, pdf, even word documents!!!
Very usefull!! Instead of adding web link and a button to assign users to download a video pdf file or word document, this one does this in a click. Users can also search for the attachments!
This is a great addon for ANY joomla site and frankly i wish this feature was built in to the next joomla release. Only thing i would like to see improved is the ability to add attachments using this module between languages. So restrict an attachment to only appear in one language or another...maybe that is a joomfish issue but not sure. Love it anyhow!
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