download multiple files via external URL links

[panghao]

hi

is it possible to have multiple external url links ?since all my resource file links to another server, and one resource has more than 1 file (max 10 files).

i really need this feature for one resource with multiple external url links. (can secure all my links)
now, i separate them to one resource with one external url link and labeled 1,2,3,4,.....kind of stupid.

so many thanks.

 

[vinhhali]

i have problem like you , help me !

 

[S Thomas]

Create a page with all the links and link to that from the resource.

 

[GeorgWin]

A very useful feature, came specifically to write such a sentence, but it has already been voiced.

Please add a function to specify multiple external links.

 

[swiftyste]

sure is a nightmare and is a must to add when you really want to keep download links hidden from selected user groups.

 

[Evan.Ferroli]

1++

 

[Sirmadsen]

Bumping this as it is still a needed function!

 

[sub_ubi]

Write a script that downloads them and uploads them to a resource. Easy to do with the API

 

[rexxxy]

Requesting this too

 

[Sado Yasashii]

Requesting this too. The function is necessary.

 

[MySiteGuy]

Zip files are natively supported on both Windows and Mac, and most Linux distributions.

 

[Hareon]

We need this
It would be wonderful if this update came soon.
It would be good to put multiple URLs and also put names, after all, they could be the same file, but with different extensions, for example, a .zip file, a .rar, a .tar... Or a file, like a game translation patch, where in one of them you apply it to a console, in the other you apply it to an emulator, but it's the same translation and the same translation version as well. But it needs 2 cloud uploads, so 2 URLs.

 

[agison]

Zip files are natively supported on both Windows and Mac, and most Linux distributions.

This is not the case. You can not zip external sources or files from cloud services like Google drive which uploaded/share by others

 

[MySiteGuy]

It absolutely is the case. You can put several files into a zip, and upload the zip to a cloud service where they can be downloaded. I send groups of files to clients all the time like this. And Windows, Mac and Linux absolutely support zip format.

 

[Hareon]

It absolutely is the case. You can put several files into a zip, and upload the zip to a cloud service where they can be downloaded. I send groups of files to clients all the time like this. And Windows, Mac and Linux absolutely support zip format.

That's not the case, not for me who works in translation. A patch from us can weigh 100MB. If we add the various versions (remembering that the translation version is the same, but the patches are different) the translation patch can weigh 200MB, 300MB unnecessarily.
This would mean that the end user would be forced to download additional files just to delete them later, not giving them the option to choose what they want beforehand and download only what is necessary. That's why multiple URLs are necessary.

In other forum systems with Resources I have seen this functionality working. Giving us the possibility to choose how we want to use the Resource is much better than simply ignoring a useful feature.

 

[MySiteGuy]

You should reply to what I actually said, not to something I didn't say.
I said a zip file can hold multiple files and work with Windows, Linux and Mac. I said nothing about size.

Most forums aren't offering downloads that big. Because you find it useful does not mean everyone does, or that Xenforo should put development time into it. In the 7 years this thread has existed, only 8 people voted for it.

 

[Hareon]

In addition to the function of multiple URLs helping with the issue of download size, they can also offer alternatives for where to make a file available (Mega, Mediafire, Drive and other options).

 

[Yenxji]

This idea should be implemented! It is really necessary to use

 

[Sado Yasashii]

To solve the issue, the [Berg] XFRM Download Urls plugin was created. You can contact its author by Telegram - You can find him there as Berg_Studio. The plugin was made to order and I am more than satisfied with the result.

What has been implemented?

• Limit the use of external URLs at the group level. You can regulate which group can use how many external URLs.
• Outputs multiple external URLs via a modal window. Same principle as with files.
• When adding external URLs, added ability to specify Title and Description to each URL.
• When adding external URLs, if you don't fill in the Title and Description, the URL title will default to the sequence number. The text is crammed in phrases.
• The title is attached to the URL title. Title and Description are filled in as desired.
• Foolproofing is taken into account, if no URL is added and the Title or Description is filled in, this field will be removed when saving.
• Saving external URLs in draft.

The plugin was not posted anywhere, because the development was finished recently and works properly. You can see a live example on my forum, the address is in my profile. I doubt the developers will want to implement something like this and I don't see any reason to wait for them either, when they are busy with more important issues. Therefore, this issue should be solved independently. I don't know how the plugin will work on XF 2.3+, I haven't tested it. On XF 2.2.12 everything is fine.

 

[Hareon]

The possibility of adding more URL links is very important. I don't understand why the Addon doesn't have this feature until today. The suggestion is from 2018... and there are a lot of people interested.