Hello all,
First off I must say I think CMSMS is excellent! Good work all of you!
Now my question is this, I have a need to release files in an efficient way. I have looked at the file release system used on the cms made simple website, and I like it! I just wonder if there is any chance of getting a similar module into CMS MS?
The dream scenario would be something like this.
I upload a file, either via the upload module, or ftp to my site.
I then go to the 'file relase' on some menu in cms ms, and there I have the option 'new release' where I say which project the file belongs to, and what version the file is, and also, of course, which file(s) is included. I click save.
on my page where users can download the file I put in the tag
{cms_module module="frs" project='myProject"}
and all the files released for that project appears in a way very similar to what happens if you download a file via the frs on this site.
I would love to have download tracking (i.e the ammount of downloads) in the module.
Is this doable?
regards
Daniel
File release system
Re: File release system
check uploads module, it has categories and download tracking (if I remember correctly) every project could be a project and then just upload the files that will be released.
or you can install gforge and embed it in iframe using embed tag (http://gforge.org/)
or you can install gforge and embed it in iframe using embed tag (http://gforge.org/)
Re: File release system
Yes kind of like the sourceforge one, that one is really nice too.
I will check the uploads module more closly now, did not really know that it could do download tracking, but I will look into that. I of coruse want something that is really easy to use (hehe, I want someone else to do my work for me!
. I will look at the options suggested, but I do have a feeling that this is a rather simple module to write, so maybe I will end up finally getting to learn php just to get the exact features I want into the module.
regards
Daniel
I will check the uploads module more closly now, did not really know that it could do download tracking, but I will look into that. I of coruse want something that is really easy to use (hehe, I want someone else to do my work for me!
. I will look at the options suggested, but I do have a feeling that this is a rather simple module to write, so maybe I will end up finally getting to learn php just to get the exact features I want into the module.regards
Daniel
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Re: File release system
The uploads module does download tracking, and it can organize files into a single level of categories, it sounds like it would be perfect for your needs if it had heirarchical categories.
daik wrote: The dream scenario would be something like this.
I upload a file, either via the upload module, or ftp to my site.
I then go to the 'file relase' on some menu in cms ms, and there I have the option 'new release' where I say which project the file belongs to, and what version the file is, and also, of course, which file(s) is included. I click save.
on my page where users can download the file I put in the tag
{cms_module module="frs" project='myProject"}
and all the files released for that project appears in a way very similar to what happens if you download a file via the frs on this site.
I would love to have download tracking (i.e the ammount of downloads) in the module.
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Re: File release system
The uploads module seems to do pretty much what I want. I did not look closer at it because I never really thought it would handle downloads. But I see I was wrong, and when I think about it it makes sense to group all the functionallty into the same module. With a bit of customizing the uploadsmodule will work just fine. Thanks for the pointers, without them I would probably end up writing something myself, and it would not be as good. Especially since I already have the uploads module installed!
Again thanks for all the helpfull pointers!
Again thanks for all the helpfull pointers!
