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VirtueMart 2 + 3 + 4 => 3rd party extension => Topic started by: Stephen Roberts on July 05, 2012, 20:24:33 PM

Title: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: Stephen Roberts on July 05, 2012, 20:24:33 PM
http://www.digitollsoftware.com (http://www.digitollsoftware.com)

DigiToll Downloads is the professional downloadable (virtual) products solution for VirtueMart with a full control panel and loaded with features including:
DigiToll Downloads includes a 1-year support package.

Changelog:

1.0.5
[NEW] Added import from VirtueMart 1.x
[NEW] Added import from VirtueMart 2.x (iStraxx Shipment for Virtual Products)
[NEW] Enhanced installation
[NEW] Compatible with VirtueMart 2.0.6 and 2.0.8
[NEW] Compatible with Joomla! 1.5

1.0.4
[NEW] Added a search field to the download list
[FIXED] Fixed a bug that deleted product-download relations when a download is deleted
[FIXED] Fixed a bug that caused resetting the expiration on an order download to fail

1.0.3
[FIXED] Fixed a bug that caused PDF invoices to fail

1.0.2
[FIXED] Fixed a bug that caused the download limits to fail when using the local delivery method

1.0.0
Initial release

http://www.digitollsoftware.com (http://www.digitollsoftware.com)
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: celticwebs on July 07, 2012, 08:32:40 AM
Seeing that Stephen has now officially launched this, I thought I'd give my personal opinion on it. 

I can most definitely vouch for this addon, it's excellent!  I was using Download shipments plugin from the extensions store but it just didn't have the features I required, plus I had a few issues with it in the beginning with things just not working so I was suggested by Max that this was the product that would probably suit my needs.  Mainly  I wanted to be able to control the number of downloads and the time period that customers could download the products, I also wanted to be able to reset that download number/time if I wanted if / when it expired.  I wanted to be able to serve some of the larger files form an external server (in my case form Amazon S3) but still be able to cloak the links and give the appearance that they were still coming from my own website.

After a few very promptly replied support emails from Stephen I decided to take the plunge and buy the new Digitoll Downloads component.  Boy am I glad I did!  It works absolutely flawlessly, it's easy to setup and use and I was even able to import all my products form the old download shipments plugin into the new Digitoll downloads system.  Completely painless!  Every thing works as it should, support is excellent, if you have any queries, Stephen goes above and beyond to get you the answer, even when I had an issue that wasn't actually directly related to the  Digitoll downloads component Stephen still helped me out to get it sorted.  I can't vouch for this product and Stephen enough!

Yes it costs a little more than the Virtual products shipment plugin in VM extensions shop but this is most definitely one of those cases where you get what you pay for.  IF you need to be able to sell digital download products then this is the VM2 addon for you.  Your customers will get a fluid positive experience and you get the pleasure of knowing that everything will work without you having to worry at all about your downloads on your site.  Total control in an easy and very configurable manor.

Go buy it today!
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: michel deziel on August 16, 2012, 01:31:58 AM
Hello
WE purchased DigiToll Downloads for $100.US payed on Mon 13/08/2012
We need help from some one to show us, or teach how to set up one (1) downloadable product.
The product is on an other server (not same as our Joomla).
The client must recyve by email the download link.
Please reply or guide me where to ask
Tks
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: dagnome on August 22, 2012, 00:30:18 AM
Michael

Try the developer's forum:

http://www.digitollsoftware.com/forum/4-digitoll-downloads#

Looks like he is active there answering questions...
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: PolishedGeek on August 31, 2012, 18:18:12 PM
Hi - We're really interested in evaluating this extension for our clients, but are wondering if there is anywhere we can see how the admin portion works, the configuration fields, etc.?  Screenshots, video, demo site?

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: Stephen Roberts on August 31, 2012, 23:55:01 PM
PolishedGeek, we don't have a demo site set up just yet, but you can see screenshots here: http://www.digitollsoftware.com/#gallery (http://www.digitollsoftware.com/#gallery) and a little more detailed "guide" at the bottom of this thread: http://www.digitollsoftware.com/forum/6-general-questions/43-step-by-step-installation-configuration (http://www.digitollsoftware.com/forum/6-general-questions/43-step-by-step-installation-configuration)

Feel free to ask questions!
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: David Kan on September 18, 2012, 09:15:14 AM
Hi guys  ;D,

I am a client of Digitoll for the download plugin, and I used it to sell downloadable virtuemart extensions at www.cmsmart.net

- The support of Stephen Roberts is excellent
- The plugin working well, my site is another excellent example for this plugin

Hope this help

Huy
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: joeyzaza on September 18, 2012, 23:57:46 PM
Since this plugin does not have any demos, first I'd like to urge others who have used this to put up their live site links here for people like me to view. But my main question is this. I want to sell products in joomla. Some will be downloadable, some will be for "paid" services. This services have expiry dates e.g 1month expiry. Can this plugin actually start a countdown from when the product is actually sold, down to 30days and mark such product as expired or renew like whcms does? I'd really be very happy if it does this.
Joe
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: Stephen Roberts on September 20, 2012, 03:15:04 AM
Joe,

I'm not sure exactly how the logistics would work for your "paid services", but DigiToll Downloads does have an expiry on product downloads. You can set the expiry for 1 month if you desire (and also a download limit), and once the download expires, the user can no longer access the download. You, as the administrator, could go in the order details in the back end and reset the expiry which would extend the expiration by another month.

There are screenshots on the DigiToll site (www.digitollsoftware.com) that show the config options if that would be helpful.
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: Stephen Roberts on October 03, 2012, 19:09:09 PM
DigiToll Downloads 2.0.0 is available, now supporting cart attributes and more!

- [NEW] Bind downloads to a cart attribute
- [NEW] Add multiple DigiToll Downloads custom field to a product
- [NEW] Search downloads by download id
- [FIXED] Improved the import from VirtueMart 1.x feature
- [FIXED] Fixed an issue where multiple downloads couldn't be saved to a product simultaneously
- [FIXED] Fixed an issue that could cause purchased downloads to fail
- [FIXED] Fixed an issue that caused other cart attributes to be hidden
- [FIXED] Fixed an issue where unused data wasn't being cleaned

http://www.digitollsoftware.com (http://www.digitollsoftware.com)
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: PolishedGeek on October 04, 2012, 14:40:00 PM
Multiple download custom fields per VM2 product?  NICE!
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: PolishedGeek on October 04, 2012, 14:43:14 PM
@Stephen - Is DigiToll compatible with guest checkout? Or does every customer have to create an account for security reasons?
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: Stephen Roberts on October 04, 2012, 17:43:38 PM
Yes, DigiToll Downloads works with guest checkout. Behind the scenes, the downloads are accessed via a download code, and that code isn't tied to a user account.
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: Stephen Roberts on October 16, 2012, 04:25:57 AM
I've finally created the much-needed DigiToll Downloads User Manual available at: http://www.digitollsoftware.com/images/DigiToll_Downloads_User_Manual.pdf (http://www.digitollsoftware.com/images/DigiToll_Downloads_User_Manual.pdf).
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: Stephen Roberts on December 06, 2012, 00:53:11 AM
DigiToll Downloads 2.1.0 has arrived with the following changes:

- [NEW] Add free downloads to the product details page
- [NEW] Configure download information on product details and invoice pages
- [NEW] Customize download information with template overrides
- [NEW] New translations for Swedish, Latvian, and Russian
- [Fixed] Fixed duplicate download issue when binding to multiple attributes
- [Fixed] Fixed issue binding to "null value" attributes

You can purchase DigiToll Downloads at http://www.digitollsoftware.com/store/digitoll-downloads-detail (http://www.digitollsoftware.com/store/digitoll-downloads-detail).

Enjoy!
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: Stephen Roberts on January 16, 2013, 16:54:32 PM
DigiToll Downloads 2.2.0 is now available -- see details at http://t.co/YJLdt1J3 (http://t.co/YJLdt1J3).

http://www.digitollsoftware.com/store/digitoll-downloads-detail (http://www.digitollsoftware.com/store/digitoll-downloads-detail)

- [NEW] Rewritten engine to handle new features
- [NEW] Added support for using cart attribute price with downloads
- [FIXED] Fixed a potential issue with handling order history and downloads

Note: Binding to cart attributes is now possible in VirtueMart 2.0.6; however, you still cannot attach multiple instances of the DigiToll Downloads custom field to a product in VirtueMart 2.0.6.

DigiToll Downloads is compatible with VirtueMart 2.0.6 and up.
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: delimpasis on April 29, 2013, 14:14:43 PM
I want to sell photos from my eshop. The customer must have the option to download a photo after choosing among several image resolutions.
Can this be implemented using your plugin?

And one final question. The 1 year license indicates period for free upgrades or does the product stop working?
Thank you in advance.
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: Stephen Roberts on April 29, 2013, 18:04:52 PM
delimpasis,

Yes, DigiToll Downloads will fit your needs perfectly. You will set up each resolution as cart attributes (or variants), then bind a different download to each resolution.

You may use DigiToll Downloads for as long as you wish, even after the license expires. The license is simply for support and product updates.
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: Stephen Roberts on June 04, 2013, 22:09:50 PM
DigiToll Downloads 2.3.0 is now available, sporting 4 new features as well as a couple of fixes. The most notable feature is the addition of a new "code generator" plugin system that allows you to easily create your own plugin to generate unique download codes with each purchased download, or use one of the free plugins from DigiToll Software. You can now sell serial keys or product codes from a pre-defined list of codes.

Check out all the details here: http://www.digitollsoftware.com/blog/item/3-digitoll-downloads-2-3-0 (http://www.digitollsoftware.com/blog/item/3-digitoll-downloads-2-3-0)
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: sylwekb on July 04, 2013, 14:06:46 PM
Joomla 2.5.11 + VM 2.0.20b
I want to buy Digitoll downloads for selling downloadable files newspaper and magazine in pdf format.
Digitoll Downloads cooperates with payments using Premium SMS for VirtueMart?
Can I ask for help in the integration of Digitoll Donloads Dotpay Premium SMS?
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: Stephen Roberts on July 05, 2013, 21:34:29 PM
Thanks for posting in the DigiToll Software forum. I've responded to your question there: http://www.digitollsoftware.com/forum/6-general-questions/242-digitoll-downloads-cooperates-with-payments-sms (http://www.digitollsoftware.com/forum/6-general-questions/242-digitoll-downloads-cooperates-with-payments-sms)
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: metamodguy on December 09, 2013, 20:33:55 PM
Hi, a couple of pre-sales questions:

1 - I have a site with a handful of products but thousands of orders/purchases in VM1.1.x. The products are downloads using the standard VM 1.1.x "downloadable" product system. Is your migration system designed to be able to import these so that my existing customers will be able to continue to download the files they purchased?

2 - In the old system it was a pain (but possible) to update the versions of the products I was selling. I had to go into the database and do a query to update all the jos_vm_product_download records plus jos_vm_product. Can I ask what the procedure would be with DigiToll Downloads to issue upgrades to customers of a particular product?

i.e. the product was version 7.1.1 and I release v7.1.2. So I used to upload the new version into VM, assigned to the product, then I would go into the DB and update all the jos_vm_product records to the new filename, then delete the old file. This would mean that all the old download links would still work and pick up the new version instead of the old one. I would want to be able to achieve the same effect with DigiToll downloads, but hopefully without having to update the DB like that.

Thanks
Stephen
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: Stephen Roberts on December 09, 2013, 22:11:34 PM
Stephen,

1 - DigiToll Downloads does have a built-in VM1 migrator that is supposed do exactly that. It hasn't been extensively used but it has helped a few customers migrate data. If it doesn't work for you, I can definitely help you get them migrated and offer you a full refund if I can't. :)

2 - What you've been doing sounds exhausting! I release DigiToll products exactly how you're describing. I just update the download to point to the new file and all existing download links point to the new file as well.

It sounds like DigiToll Downloads would be a perfect fit for you.

A little side note: I use git to version my development and phing to package and deploy the extensions (phing build script here: https://gist.github.com/stephencroberts/7848386 (https://gist.github.com/stephencroberts/7848386)). It automatically adds version and metadata to source files, zips them, uploads to S3, and updates the database on my website.
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: icedog on January 01, 2014, 10:28:11 AM
Can i have an appstore functionality?
I mean besides selling digital downloads if there is a feature for creating developers account so they will upload their digital files to be sold in the store?
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: Stephen Roberts on January 02, 2014, 23:53:09 PM
icedog,

There are currently no built-in features to support an App Store.

Stephen
Title: Re: DigiToll Downloads for VirtueMart 2
Post by: Mike C on October 21, 2014, 02:30:48 AM
Can someone tell me what the "download portal" is? How Does DigiToll Downloads for Virtuemart compare to WooCommerce and its S3 plugin?