Possible Improvement on Downloads Page

[GreenLinks]

Hello ,

Right now in order to download any IPB package , we are required to follow many clicks. We also can't directly download files via wget to our servers. Is there any way that you can implement allowing wget usage so that we can fasten downloading IPB packages ?

[Stuart Elliott]

Presumably, the problem with enabling WGET would allow people WITHOUT subscriptions to also get the files ?

[GreenLinks]

Not necessary , they can easily implement methods that can prevent unauthorised access.

[Mark]

I think you'd be the only person to use it ;)

[GreenLinks]

I think you'd be the only person to use it ;)

There is a possibility , but i really don't want to believe that :)

[Marcher Technologies]

:smile:
32 clicks to download my suite or a simple wget with credentials passed .... uh... yeah, Sign me up.

Um, no, I have 0 use for automated installer/upgrader, I prefer to do it myself and always have.

[MisterPhilip]

I'd prefer git / svn access over a static download..... buuuuuut I already know the answer to that ;)

But I would like to see fewer clicks to get the downloads.

[Martin A.]

You can already do that.

EDIT: On a sort of unrelated note; Why show the first "list" of categories when there's only one? "IP.Board and <somethingsomething>". Just go straight to the list of files.

[GreenLinks]

You can already do that.

EDIT: On a sort of unrelated note; Why show the first "list" of categories when there's only one? "IP.Board and <somethingsomething>". Just go straight to the list of files.

That link is not functional anymore. I tried both on my mac and 2 different test server and in no case secure_hash can be found within the downloaded file. Though thanks for supplying the link.

[Nimdock]

Mmmm, not the only person... I would like wget as well.

[Martin A.]

That link is not functional anymore. I tried both on my mac and 2 different test server and in no case secure_hash can be found within the downloaded file. Though thanks for supplying the link.

You'll get it if you attempt to reach an error page. Looks like they override the IPB wrapper on the homepage now, and /clients/ isn't returning anything, but skipping straight to the download link does.

curl "http://www.invisionpower.com/clients/index.php?app=downloads&module=display&section=download&do=do_download&id=22"

[Marcher Technologies]

You'll get it if you attempt to reach an error page. Looks like they override the IPB wrapper on the homepage now, and /clients/ isn't returning anything, but skipping straight to the download link does.

curl "http://www.invisionpower.com/clients/index.php?app=downloads&module=display&section=download&do=do_download&id=22"

this works for board and calendar.

this does not work for any other IPS application listed, i get a 23kb corrupted zip file. File 'ID' is correct, direct url works, just won't spit the whole thing into the zip.