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Options and permissions

WirdYou synchronisiertreach …the options with the button Options on the dashboard and in the list of downloads.

The options of Fileshelf with the tab Storage
The options, tab “Storage”.

Storage

OptionDefaultMeaning Storage folderfileshelfRelative to the Joomla folder or an absolute path. Safest outside the web directory. Allowed file typespdf, zip, docx, xlsx, pptx, jpg, jpeg, png, mp3, mp4Extensions, separated by commas. Programs and web pages are never accepted. Maximum file size (MB)1000: no limit of its own. The server's limit always applies. DeliveryPHPPHP, X-Sendfile or X-Accel-Redirect (see Storage folder and self-test)

Downloads

OptionDefaultMeaning Access through additional categoriesMain category only“Strictest”: the access levels of the additional categories must allow it as well. Password valid for (minutes)1200: until the browser session ends. VersionsYes, 10Version history of the downloads as with articles.

Display

Layout (list, table, cards) and which details the lists show: file type and size, version, date, number of downloads, tags – and whether locked downloads appear with a lock. Menu items and the module can choose each detail differently.

Integration

Remove IDs from URLs (default: yes) and Enable custom fields as with articles.

Permissions

Permissions follow the pattern of articles and are inherited from the component through the category to the download: create, edit, edit own, edit state, delete. In addition:

    Download in the backend – allows fetching a file in the backend without it being counted.

    Who may download on the website is decided by access levels (and a password, if any), not by permissions. The tools require the permission “Configure ACL & Options”.

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