Client Area

[Adriano Faria]

About This File

This resource will turn your Downloads into a Client Area, where file submitter and moderators (with proper permission) can choose which members can view, and consequently, download each file. A member without permission won't see any files in categories chosen by the admin and will get an error message if they try to access the file via URL.

 

[SJ77]

Will this effect the entire downloads app or is it downloads category specific?

Like can I use downloads as normal and apply this only to specific categories?

Or does it effect only specific files that are uploaded?

[Adriano Faria]

6 minutes ago, SJ77 said:

Like can I use downloads as normal and apply this only to specific categories?

You can choose the categories to apply the restriction.

It will affect all files from selected categories. 

[SJ77]

8 minutes ago, Adriano Faria said:

You can choose the categories to apply the restriction.

It will affect all files from selected categories. 

Sorry, to keep asking questions but a couple more.

Once a specific category is created to be this new special type let's say assume the following

• file submitter-A submits FILE 1
• file submitter-B submits FILE 2

Then

• file submitter-A designates George to have access
• File submitter-B designates Jose to have access

Which file can George access.. all or just FILE 1 ?

And a third question..

can file submitter still charge for files uploaded in this special category?

Edited March 11, 2020 by SJ77

[Adriano Faria]

2 minutes ago, SJ77 said:

Which file can George access.. all or just FILE 1 ?

File 1. By default, only file submitter and moderators (with permission) can view/access the file + manage  (add/remove) members from file. 

5 minutes ago, SJ77 said:

can file submitter still charge for files uploaded in this special category?

Yes but they will have to add members he wants to purchase it as files are visible only to those with permission. 

[SJ77]

will files uploaded to one of these special categories show in the browse carousel ?

[Adriano Faria]

44 minutes ago, SJ77 said:

will files uploaded to one of these special categories show in the browse carousel ?

Nope. It will disappear from all places where permission (content item) is checked. You can have thousands files in your system and a member will see Downloads empty if he doesn’t has permission in any categories. 

[Adriano Faria]

@SJ77, this is it in action, with ALL categories selected:

- I am moderator with permission to view all files:

 

- Now I'm logged in as a member without permission in any file:

 

He sees nothing.

So I added the user to a file:

That's it.

[SJ77]

Seems very cool! I like this

Thank you

EDIT: I bought it.. I will play around with it.

 

Edited March 11, 2020 by SJ77

[Voltz]

Can you restrict specific categories to groups? Example: Premium category for premium members on the board?

[Adriano Faria]

This is already a feature in Downloads. This resource adds a new layer of permission: per user.