[RELEASED] Product Downloads

bull5-i wrote:It requires to change the default product.tpl file in three locations. The changes are quite minimal.

bull5-i wrote:With this modification you can associate files with a product which can be downloaded from the product page without making a purchase - so called free downloads. This is perfect for additional material to products, such as product manuals, datasheets, brochures etc.

Additionally, it enables adding downloads to OpenCart directly from a specified folder on the server (auto add feature). This way you can upload multiple files with FTP and have them added with just one click. This is especially useful for adding lots of files or files which are larger than PHP maximum file upload size limit.

In the admin panel you can associate downloadable files with the product as usual. Only files marked as "free" will show up on product page (in store front) and can be downloaded from there. You can mark products as "free" in the Downloads section (Catalog -> Downloads). On the same page you can add multiple files from a directory to the OpenCart download system with just one click.

On the product view page a new tab will appear (named Downloads, but the name can be changed) which contains the downloadable material.

Features:

• enable/disable the product downloads modification
• show/hide file size
• show/hide date added
• display filename as link or display a separate "Download" link
• control the visibility of the downloads tab (always visible or show only if there is something to download)
• optionally require user login (hide download tab for users not logged in, or show a special note to indicate, that login is required) [added in v1.1]
• customer class based download access [added in v1.3]
• enable/disable auto add feature
• select a custom directory from where to take the downloadable files
• control which type of files are auto added
• set the default maximum downloads allowed (does not affect free downloads)
• mark auto added downloads as free
• easy linking - associate a download with multiple (or all [added in v 1.5]) products on download edit page [added in v1.2]
• make multiple downloads free/unfree with one selection [added in v1.3]
• display file type icons [added in v1.4]

Modification settings can be configured from module settings page (Extensions -> Modules)

Product Downloads can be bought from http://www.opencart.com/index.php?route ... on_id=1738

Version 1.3.1 is compatible with OpenCart 1.4.9-1.4.9.2 and 1.5.0.x.
Version 1.5.0 is compatible with OpenCart 1.5.0.4-1.5.0.5.
The latest version of the mod is 1.5.1 and it is compatible with OpenCart 1.4.9.3-1.4.9.6 and 1.5.1.x.

Also available as a vQmod for OpenCart 1.5.1.x.

Some screenshots:
ADMIN
Modification settings page

admin_module_settings_general.png

STORE
Product view

store_front_product_view.png

Product view with login required

store_front_product_view_login.png

- edit 02.10.2011 - Added support for OpenCart version 1.5.1.3 and realeased vQmod for OC 1.5.1.x
- edit 24.07.2011 - Added support for OpenCart versions 1.4.9.6 and 1.5.1.1
- edit 20.07.2011 - Version 1.5.1 released (fixed a bug where free downloads were added to orders as regular downloads)
- edit 19.07.2011 - Added support for OpenCart version 1.5.1
- edit 06.07.2011 - Version 1.5 released (added easy linking to all products)
- edit 25.06.2011 - Version 1.4 released (added file type icons)
- edit 01.06.2011 - Added support for OpenCart version 1.5.0
- edit 11.05.2011 - Added support for OpenCart version 1.4.9.5
- edit 05.05.2011 - Version 1.3.1 released (fixed a bug where guest checkout was not available if shopping cart contained products with just free downloads)
- edit 13.04.2011 - Version 1.3 released (added customer class based download access)
- edit 04.04.2011 - Version 1.2 released (added easy linking feature)
- edit 02.04.2011 - Version 1.1 released (optionally require user login)