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Digital downloads?

Post by stuffdone » Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:59 pm

I looked in the extensions directory for digital download extensions.

Nothing! The search function does not even have option to search on anything above J3?

Anyone know of an extension to offer paid digital downloads, must also use Stripe gateway.

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Re: Digital downloads?

Post by gsmela » Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:01 pm

EShop by Joomdonation has that option and it works well.

https://joomdonation.com/joomla-extensi ... -cart.html

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Re: Digital downloads?

Post by toivo » Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:18 pm

stuffdone wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:59 pmThe search function does not even have option to search on anything above J3?
When I type 'download' into the search box in Chrome, the AJAX search shows several extensions compatible with J3, J4 and J5 or J5 (B/C PLUGIN), for example jDownloads, EDocman and Phoca Download.

Check which boxes are ticked under Compatibility in the left pane:
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Re: Digital downloads?

Post by stuffdone » Fri Jan 24, 2025 5:18 pm

toivo wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:18 pm
stuffdone wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:59 pmThe search function does not even have option to search on anything above J3?
When I type 'download' into the search box in Chrome, the AJAX search shows several extensions compatible with J3, J4 and J5 or J5 (B/C PLUGIN), for example jDownloads, EDocman and Phoca Download.

Check which boxes are ticked under Compatibility in the left pane:

Compatibility.png
When I did the search there was ONLY Joomla 3 option available.
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Re: Digital downloads?

Post by stuffdone » Fri Jan 24, 2025 5:22 pm

toivo wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:18 pm
stuffdone wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:59 pmThe search function does not even have option to search on anything above J3?
When I type 'download' into the search box in Chrome, the AJAX search shows several extensions compatible with J3, J4 and J5 or J5 (B/C PLUGIN), for example jDownloads, EDocman and Phoca Download.

Check which boxes are ticked under Compatibility in the left pane:

Compatibility.png
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Re: Digital downloads?

Post by stuffdone » Fri Jan 24, 2025 5:41 pm

To clarify I am not looking for a shopping cart or extension for a cart. I do not have a list of other products to sell and don't need all the setup and backend configuration for a single paid digital download.

The solution I am using works but isn't the ideal. I use a Stripe payment form and the "after pay" message one gets when they purchase contains a download link.
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Re: Digital downloads?

Post by gsmela » Fri Jan 24, 2025 5:50 pm

There are any number of choices in the JED.

https://extensions.joomla.org/instant-s ... wnloads%20

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Re: Digital downloads?

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Re: Digital downloads?

Post by toivo » Fri Jan 24, 2025 9:46 pm

stuffdone wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 5:18 pmWhen I did the search there was ONLY Joomla 3 option available.
The list under the heading Categories looks short and different from mine. My Categories list starts with 'Access & Security', 'Articles Display' and 'Galleries'.

What is the URL in the browser address bar when you select Search from the menu? My browser shows https://extensions.joomla.org/instant-search/.
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Re: Digital downloads?

Post by Sulpher » Sat Feb 01, 2025 6:16 pm

I would recommend OchSubscriptions - a fine extension to sell digital products. It is native written for Joomla 5 and has Stripe payment plugin.

https://extensions.joomla.org/extension ... criptions/
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Re: Digital downloads?

Post by stuffdone » Mon Feb 03, 2025 9:39 pm

Sulpher wrote: Sat Feb 01, 2025 6:16 pm I would recommend OchSubscriptions - a fine extension to sell digital products. It is native written for Joomla 5 and has Stripe payment plugin.

https://extensions.joomla.org/extension ... criptions/
Thanks. I will be looking at that one for potential future use but it does not seem relevant to what I need regarding subscriptions. What I am selling is not subscriptions to read a web site but to pay for a recurring service on a quarterly basis that is not related to visiting the site.



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