RSFiles! Changelog
02 Sep 2024
Version 1.17.7
- Fixed - The pagination was not working anymore on Joomla! 4.4.7 / 5.1.3.
02 Jul 2024
Version 1.17.6
- Added - Option to calculate the SHA1 checksum of files.
- Updated - Magnific Popup updated to v1.2.0
- Fixed - A 404 Not Found request to locale.json was showing up when previewing a PDF file.
14 Jun 2024
Version 1.17.5
- Added - Added the PDF.js library for previewing PDF files.
03 Jun 2024
Version 1.17.4
- Fixed - Files bookmarked in the briefcase could not be downloaded.
29 May 2024
Version 1.17.3
- Added - File rating system.
- Added - Set individual changelog per file.
- Added - New download method: password protected files.
- Added - Cron logs.
- Fixed - The tags view didn't have the option to set the layout to columns.
08 Nov 2023
Version 1.17.2
- Added - Native support for Joomla! 5.
23 Oct 2023
Version 1.17.1
- Fixed - When using a subfolder as a download folder in the menu item, the bookmarks were not working correctly.
17 Oct 2023
Version 1.17.0
- Added - Make files/folders available for selected languages.
- Added - Tags module.
- Fixed - Miscellaneous code improvements.
13 Oct 2022
Version 1.16.29
- Added - Rename local files.
- Added - Smart Search plugin.
- Fixed - Miscellaneous code improvements.
03 Mar 2022
Version 1.16.28
- Added - Move files between folders.
- Added - New column layout for menu items.
14 Jun 2021
Version 1.16.27
- Upgraded - The search functionality has been improved for users with a large file set.
12 May 2021
Version 1.16.26
- Fixed - When using the search function, the "RSFiles! Folder Content Viewer" module was not displayed correctly.
22 Jan 2021
Version 1.16.25
- Fixed - Recursive batch was not working properly.
28 Dec 2020
Version 1.16.24
- Fixed - File preview was not working correctly in the briefcase area.
12 Nov 2020
Version 1.16.23
- Added - Option to disable files count from frontend.
- Upgraded - Improved files display in backend.
5 Nov 2020
Version 1.16.22
- Added - Joomla! 4 compatibility.
- Added - Option to cache folders and files for a better page loading time.
- Fixed - Miscellaneous code improvements.
15 Sep 2020
Version 1.16.21
- Fixed - Folder description was not working correctly in the briefcase.
06 May 2020
Version 1.16.20
- Fixed - Uploading files in the briefcase for some users was not working correctly in the frontend.
30 Apr 2020
Version 1.16.19
- Fixed - Uploading files for some users was not working correctly in the frontend.
28 Apr 2020
Version 1.16.18
- Added - All RSFiles! tables are now utf8mb4.
- Added - Restrict upload options for users that belong to a group.
- Upgraded - Redone the file statistics, and added a new option to keep statistics for deleted files.
7 Apr 2020
Version 1.16.17
- Fixed - The preview file for briecase files was not showing correctly.
- Fixed - Bookmarking a briecase file was not working anymore.
24 Mar 2020
Version 1.16.16
- Fixed - The license modal from the default files listing was not working.
02 Dec 2019
Version 1.16.15
- Added - Admin email for briefcase files.
- Added - Export file statistics to CSV.
- Fixed - XSS vulnerability.
23 Sep 2019
Version 1.16.14
- Fixed - The editor plugin was not working correctly when using multiple editors.
16 Sep 2019
Version 1.16.13
- Fixed - Set multiple recipients for the admin, upload and report emails.
25 Jun 2019
Version 1.16.12
- Added - Drag & Drop files.
- Added - New options for files in the cron area.
- Added - Added direct download option to the 'Folder Content Viewer' module.
- Added - Improved bookmark functionality.
- Fixed - Media preview on external files was not working.
31 May 2019
Version 1.16.11
- Fixed - The tags menu item was not working correctly.
17 May 2019
Version 1.16.10
- Fixed - The briecase folder name was not set correctly.
22 Aug 2018
Version 1.16.9
- Added - File extension icon.
- Added - Add tags to files.
- Added - Recursive batch for files.
- Fixed - Code optimizations.
24 Mar 2018
Version 1.16.8
- Added - Option to store users IP address.
- Added - Require consent when submitting forms.
03 Mar 2018
Version 1.16.7
- Fixed - The file link from the briefcase upload email was pointing to a wrong URL.
13 Feb 2018
Version 1.16.6
- Added - Choose the modal script to be used.
- Added - Referer to the file statistics.
- Added - FontAwesome icons.
- Added - Order files in the Media module.
- Added - Hide the poster in the Media module for audio files.
- Fixed - Refactored code.
13 Sep 2017
Version 1.16.5
- Fixed - When previewing PDF files, the filename would show up as 'Preview' when downloaded.
28 Aug 2017
Version 1.16.4
- Fixed - Files outside of the root could be downloaded using the bookmark option.
24 Aug 2017
Version 1.16.3
- Added - All MooTools modals were converted to the Bootstrap modal.
- Added - Search in briefcase folder.
- Added - Order files from the briefcase.
- Added - Briefcase navigation.
18 May 2017
Version 1.16.2
- Fixed - You couldn't delete the bookmarks from the briefcase folder.
10 Feb 2017
Version 1.16.1
- Fixed - Batch process was resetting the 'Date added' field on files uploaded via FTP.
18 Jan 2017
Version 1.16.0
- Added - Cron rules for parsing new files.
- Added - Set a custom download name for external files.
- Added - Improved the external file validation.
- Added - When searching for files, the path where the file is situated is now showed.
- Added - Delete icon on the main folder and files listing.
- Added - View users that requested a download link when using the email download method and option to CSV export them.
- Added - Set custom briefcase name (username or user's name).
- Added - New media module. -> Create a video/audio player using your files from RSFiles!
11 Aug 2016
Version 1.15.16
- Fixed - Seeking was not working when previewing video files in Google Chrome.
15 Jun 2016
Version 1.15.15
- Fixed - Check for file owner when overwriting an existing file.
12 Apr 2016
Version 1.15.14
- Fixed - Unpublishing files did not worked correctly.
8 Apr 2016
Version 1.15.13
- Fixed - Workaround for Joomla! 3.5.1 JMail breaking backwards compatibility.
30 Mar 2016
Version 1.15.12
- Fixed - Joomla! 3.5 update made user selection window unresponsive.
- Fixed - {file} placeholder should be used instead of the old {files} placeholder in the "Upload" and "Briefcase upload" emails.
22 Feb 2016
Version 1.15.11
- Fixed - The RSFiles! navbar target was changed, due to conflicts between other navbars.
08 Dec 2015
Version 1.15.10
- Fixed - {rsfiles path=""} did not return the main root anymore.
- Fixed - The ordering syntax from the system plugin was not working properly.
04 Dec 2015
Version 1.15.9
- Fixed - Downloading external files didn't display the correct filename if the URL contained dynamic parameters.
03 Dec 2015
Version 1.15.8
- Fixed - When using Direct download, download permissions were not taken into account in some cases.
18 Nov 2015
Version 1.15.7
- Added - Upload large files with the help of chunk uploads.
- Added - Bulk reset statistics.
- Added - New group permission: edit / delete own uploaded files.
- Added - HTML5 video/audio player.
- Fixed - iOS upload multiple images.
- Upgraded - Flash upload was replaced with jQuery upload.
- Upgraded - Error messages were updated.
30 Oct 2015
Version 1.15.6
- Fixed - On Windows machines the download folder was not saved correctly and affected the plugin output.
30 Sep 2015
Version 1.15.5
- Fixed - Some files could no longer be uploaded due to changes in the Joomla! 3.4.0 framework.
29 Jul 2015
Version 1.15.4
- Upgraded - Flowplayer updated.
27 Jul 2015
Version 1.15.3
- Fixed - Preview files did not worked correctly when using menu items that had a sub-folder selected as root.
16 Jul 2015
Version 1.15.2
- Fixed - The hits functionality was updated for when the "Direct download" option was enabled.
13 Jul 2015
Version 1.15.1
- Fixed - The system plugin was not setting the correct parameters.
9 Jul 2015
Version 1.15.0
- Added - New reCAPTCHA captcha.
- Added - Updates will now show up in the Joomla! Update section.
- Added - Batch options to files in backend.
- Added - Configure what file extensions to allow when uploading in the briefcase.
- Added - Briefcase notification email. (An email is sent to the user's briefcase when an admin uploads in his briefcase)
- Added - Add files to bookmark straight from the main list.
- Added - Show/Hide some details from the main listing.
- Added - Show/Hide some details from the main listing when using the system plugin.
- Added - Moderate uploaded files.
- Added - Show/Hide the preview button.
- Added - Dashboard Downloads and Hits charts.
- Fixed - Hits were not calculated correctly.
- Upgraded - All MooTools scripts were converted to jQuery.
29 Apr 2015
Version 1.14.18
- Fixed - Changing the order from the frontend was not working correctly.
25 Mar 2015
Version 1.14.17
- Fixed - An error is thrown when the headers are already sent.
13 Mar 2015
Version 1.14.16
- Updated - The download function has been updated.
3 Mar 2015
Version 1.14.15
- Fixed - The backend sidebar on Joomla! 3.4 was not showing correctly.
15 Dec 2014
Version 1.14.14
- Fixed - Incorrect permissions were set to the new folders created in the main download directory.
18 Nov 2014
Version 1.14.13
- Fixed - The file size was not displayed correctly for files larger than 2GB.
- Fixed - Small fix for downloading large files.
13 Oct 2014
Version 1.14.12
- Fixed - Fixed an issue with the removal of users from the RSFiles! Groups.
10 Oct 2014
Version 1.14.11
- Fixed - Fixed an issue where you cannot remove external files from the back-end.
23 Sep 2014
Version 1.14.10
- Fixed - Some permissions were not inherited correctly on subfolders.
22 Sep 2014
Version 1.14.9
- Fixed - In some cases an administrator could browse outside the download folder (Backend).
08 Sep 2014
Version 1.14.8
- Fixed - The search filter from the RSFiles! search view was not escaped properly.
05 Sep 2014
Version 1.14.7
- Fixed - The 'Edit' button was visible in the briefcase even if the permission was set to denied.
20 Aug 2014
Version 1.14.6
- Fixed - Fixed an issue with the System plugin.
14 Aug 2014
Version 1.14.5
- Fixed - The Date Added field was saved incorrectly in the front-end.
11 Aug 2014
Version 1.14.4
- Fixed - Fixed an issue with the active downloads counter.
1 Aug 2014
Version 1.14.3
- Fixed - Some permissions were not correctly applied when using a menu item with a subfolder as root.
15 Jul 2014
Version 1.14.2
- Fixed - External files were visible in the briefcase folder.
11 Jul 2014
Version 1.14.1
- Fixed - Problem when updating to version 1.14.0.
10 Jul 2014
Version 1.14.0
- Added - New file permissions: Can edit, Can delete, Can upload, Can create new folders.
- Added - Ability to set different file previews to files.
- Added - New icon set.
- Added - Change the ordering direction from frontend listing.
- Updated - The method that files are stored in the database.
- Updated - When using the "Email download" method and the file has a license attached, you will need to agree to the license terms in order to be allowed to submit the email download form.
- Updated - Latest files module. (More details can be used in template overrides.)
- Fixed - Joomla! 3.3 tooltip problem.
- Fixed - Replaced the default Joomla! modal class.
- Fixed - No errors were displayed when an invalid screenshot was uploaded.
- Fixed - Some external files were not removed properly.
- Fixed - The "Extend permissions" option did not take into consideration the external files.
30 May 2014
Version 1.13.17
- Fixed - Issues with folder/files data when changing the download folder.
09 May 2014
Version 1.13.16
- Fixed - Bookmarking a file when using a menu item with a subfolder from the download root.
06 May 2014
Version 1.13.15
- Fixed - Corrected the creation of briefcase folders in the frontend.
05 May 2014
Version 1.13.14
- Added - Remove email download entries after a selected period of days.
17 Apr 2014
Version 1.13.13
- Fixed - There was an error when previewing a file in the Briefcase.
16 Apr 2014
Version 1.13.12
- Fixed - There was an error when a user was trying to download from the Briefcase.
01 Apr 2014
Version 1.13.11
- Fixed - The folder description was not displayed correctly in the briefcase.
28 Feb 2014
Version 1.13.10
- Updated - Load Icons available on Joomla! 3.
- Updated - Load Bootstrap available on Joomla! 3.
- Updated - Folders how inherit permissions.
- Fixed - Editor button wasn't being displayed.
- Fixed - Remove users from Group wasn't working correctly.
- Fixed - JS escaped incorrectly in the license agreement popup.
- Fixed - Preview function in Safari and older versions of Internet Explorer.
- Fixed - Image thumb in tooltip.
28 Feb 2014
Switched to new version mode.
30 May 2013
Rev 13
- Added - Joomla! 3.x compatibility (including responsive design & bootstrap compatibility)
- Added - You can now set a general description for the main download folder
- Added - Configurable maintanance permissions for the main download folder
- Added - You can now download files directly from within the file listing area
- Added - Email multi-language configuration option. You can now configure emails for each installed language
- Added - Template overrides can now be applied for the the RSFiles! System plugin as well
- Updated - Backend file synchronization. The purge and synchronize buttons were combined into a single option
- Updated - Improved error handling. You can now choose the apropriate action when an user performs a non-authorized request
- Updated - Refactored the source code to use less resources
18 Mar 2013
Rev 12
- Updated - Fixed an SQL vulnerability
- Updated - Fixed various bugs in R11
31 Jul 2012
Rev 11
- Updated - Improved design and usability in backend
- Added - New module - "RSFiles! Folder Content Viewer"
- Added - Navigation path in the backend
- Added - New AJAX multiple file uploads
- Added - Modal preview for screenshots
- Added - Screenshots integration with RSMediaGallery! R4
- Added - Creating briefcase folders for users from the backend
- Added - Customizable frontend file download layout for File Size, Added Date, Updated Date, File Version, Download Hits, License
- Added - RSS icon in the frontend on Joomla! 2.5
- Added - Backend now searches in File Name and File Description
- Fixed - Bug on some hosting environments where the root directory was not detected correctly
- Fixed - Custom parameter used for selecting folders or files (when adding Menu Item, plugin editor-xtd)
- Fixed - Translation for RSFiles! menu items
- Removed - "Show title" option from Settings
16 Feb 2012
Rev 10
- Updated - Renamed "Reports" to "User Reports"
- Updated - Removed "Design type" from Configuration - using template overrides
- Added - Statistics icon next to each file (in backend)
- Added - Captcha and ReCAPTCHA when downloading files
- Added - Basic Joomla! 2.5 ACL support
- Fixed - Statistics filter bug
- Fixed - Using "position: fixed" for the license agreement modal buttons to avoid IE bugs
10 Oct 2011
Rev 9
- Added - You can choose whether to overwrite existing files if they exist.
- Added - Option to show or hide the description of the current folder.
- Added - You can set an unpublished date for files.
- Added - You can now preview audio and video files (mp3,3gp,flv,mp4).
- Added - You can add external files (as download source).
- Added - A "popular" icon will appear to the most downloaded files.
- Added - A "new" icon will appear to the newly uploaded files.
- Updated - The "Show reports link" option is now "Enable reports".
- Rewrote some core functions for better functionality.
1 Aug 2011
Rev 8
- Joomla! 1.7 compatibility
- Added - RSMail Integration. You can now capture the Name and Email into a RSMail! list
- Added - {email} placeholder for email download file method.
- Added - Briefcase Folder with group permissions. Each user can now have its own private area where he can download, update or delete its files.
- Added - Briefcase folder menu item.
- You can now create template overrides for file views
- Improved overall file themes. Notice: We recommend switching to the new design. The next RSFiles! revision will not longer support the old file themes. More details here
24 Mar 2011
Rev 7
- Added - Meta description & Meta keywords for file views
- Added - Send e-mail to a friend link
- Added - New parameter in files menu item. You can set which folder to show in frontend
- Added - New module for recent files
- Fixed - Rev 6 bugs
29 Dec 2010
Rev 6
- Added - Downloads limit
- Added - Search filter in backend
- Added - You can remove the detalis, bookmark and report links
- Added - {filepath} placeholder
- Added - {FilesNumber} placeholder - returns the number of files in the folder
22 Sep 2010
Rev 5
- Added - Report email
- Added - Publish files
- Added - Edit file in frontend
- Updated - Edit groups
- Fixed - Safari preview
29 Jul 2010
Rev 4
- Added - {fullpath} placeholder
- Added - Bookmarks(multiple download)
- Added - Set the date added manually
- Added - Report file
- Added - New view: files in a period of time
19 May 2010
Rev 3
- Added - Flash Uploader
- Added - Bulk enable statistics
- Updated - Install/uninstall procedure
- Updated - System plugin
01 Apr 2010
Rev 2
- Added - Upload Email - when a user uploads a new file you will be notified
- Added - Show file path
- Added - Upload animation
- Added - System plugin
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