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Users manual¶
Target group: Users
1. Collect your categories and files in a storage folder¶
You have to collect your downloads in a Storage-Folder. Here you adds categories and downloads.
- First add category
- Add files
1.1 Create category¶
Just add the name of the category and save.
1.2 Create or update Download¶
To create or update a download, add the following informations:
Field | Description |
---|---|
Filename | internal name of filename |
Name for Download | This string is used as name for the download dialog by the browser |
Source | Relation to file |
Abstract | short description for output on websiten |
Description | long description for output on websiten |
Author | Author of download |
Version | Version of file |
Public Date | Date of release |
Cat | related category |
Counter | number of downloads (leave blank to start with zero) |
Note
You can just add zip-archives.
2. Add plugin as content element¶
3. Add information to Flexform¶
3.1 Single Download¶
- Select single at field style.
- Use the wizard to find your file.
3.2 Category Download¶
- Select category at field style.
- Use the wizard to find your category. Every file allocated to this category will be rendered.
3.3 Other options¶
Decide, if you like to show a dialog box with licence. The plugin offers two licence templates you can modified (see Administrator Manual). After installation, both templates are GNU - Licence.
Decide, if abstract or/and description should be shown on frontend.