Downloads Pro 7.0 Released

[SMFHacks]

We are proud to announce a major release of Downloads Pro 7.0 for SMF 2.1.x. This has been rebuilt for SMF 2.1 with many new features/layout updates to make it easier/friendly to users. Browser previews of items, Users can now sell downloads, author dashboard, clamav antivirus scanning, api, smf package server mode (if you are offering modifications for smf) and much more!

Screenshots: https://www.smfhacks.com/index.php?action=gallery;cat=7

Demo:
https://www.smfhacks.com/demos21/index.php?action=downloads

Order information: https://www.smfhacks.com/download-system-pro.php Existing active license owners and community suite members this upgrade is included.


Full changelog below.

7.0
Rebuilt for SMF 2.1 only (PHP 7.4 - 8.4). Upgrades 6.x in place.

SMF 2.1 integration
+No core file edits: everything uses SMF 2.1 hooks (credits per post, menu, permissions, admin, Who's Online)
+SMF alerts and emails for comments, approvals, new downloads, new versions, credits, reports, mentions, access requests, review replies, purchases and sales
+Profile Downloads tab, profile menu entry, member data export
+Likes on downloads and comments, @mentions in comments
+Moderation Center queues and home block, board index "Latest downloads" block
+[download]ID[/download] BBCode with an editor button
+Scheduled tasks replace downs3cron.php; settings use SMF's settings API and admin search
+Deleting a member cleans up their personal data; their downloads stay (or are removed, optional)
+Proper uninstall with "remove data"

Downloads and versions
+Versions and releases: post updates with release notes and release type, keep older versions downloadable per category, update approval, versions and changelog tabs
+SHA-256 checksums with copy button and VirusTotal link; duplicate upload detection
+Each version has its own download count; downloads of extra files and older versions still add to the download's total, as in 6.x
+Drafts, scheduled publishing, unlisted and private downloads with access requests
+Co-authors, edit history with restore
+Chunked/resumable uploads for files larger than PHP's upload limit, bulk upload, import from a URL
+ClamAV malware scanning of uploads
+In-browser previews: audio/video players, PDF, text files, ZIP contents (only for members who could download the file for free; can be switched off)
+Settings to show or hide the SHA-256 checksum and the VirusTotal link
+Typed custom fields with validation, visibility per group and search filters
+All file types are accepted by default, as in 6.x, including server scripts (.php, .asp, .htaccess) and files without an extension; optional list of allowed types (forum-wide or per category, * = every type) and of blocked types
+Tags (old keywords are converted), featured downloads
+HTTP Range/resume, X-Sendfile / X-Accel-Redirect / LiteSpeed delivery, S3-compatible storage (R2, B2, Wasabi, Spaces, MinIO)
+Per-group bandwidth per day, uploads per day, concurrent downloads and speed limits

Browsing and community
+New responsive card layout, GLightbox screenshots (replaces Highslide), dark-theme friendly styles
+Grid or list view for download lists: the admin picks the default and whether visitors may switch
+Trending this week and recently updated blocks, faceted search
+Reviews with author replies and helpful votes, follow downloads/categories/authors, favorites and collections
+Author pages, author directory and author dashboard
+RSS feeds for updates and per author (UTF-8, enclosures), XML sitemap, optional search-engine friendly URLs
+schema.org structured data for Google rich results: SoftwareApplication / DigitalDocument with price (0 for free downloads), star rating, screenshot, version, file size, author, software type and operating system (settings), BreadcrumbList on download and category pages; Open Graph and X/Twitter card tags
+Sharing to X, Mastodon, Reddit, Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Telegram, email and the Web Share API

Credits and store
+Credit ledger with a member statement; Stripe Checkout for credit packages
+Pay-per-download with PayPal, Stripe and Coinbase; coupons; license keys with an activation API; My purchases
+Free and discount membergroups (SMF Paid Subscriptions) and credits per paid subscription
+Store reports with creator revenue

Administration
+Overview dashboard, health check with storage self-test, link checker
+Drag and drop category ordering in Manage Categories and on the category lists (download managers)
!The upgrade renames columns that older versions created with other letter case (for example id_cat) to the expected names
+Recycle bin, bulk moderation (approve, move, change owner, set price, feature)
+Log retention and IP anonymisation, import from forum attachments
+JSON API with API keys, outgoing webhooks (Discord-aware), SMF Package Server mode
!Removed SMF 1.1/2.0 code, Highslide (CC BY-NC), the old Flash uploader and other unused files