MDFiles Component: Tutorial and Guidance

MDFiles Component is a Joomla component using to manage uploaded files in various format such as Zip, PDF, Microsoft word, Microsoft Excel, MP4, and so on. For website visitors to download. This Component covers all you need to do with uploaded files.

Besides, there are various extensions to enhance the Component. For instant, MDFiles Recent, MDFiles Categories, MDFiles popular, MDFiles Featured, and so on,.

 

MDFiles Component: Free Download Here

 

How to use the MDFiles Component

1. After finished MDFiles Component installation, goto Control Panel. Check out the MDFiles that appears now. Then choose Components >>> MDFiles

 

2. In the MDFiles, there are 4 main parts:

• Categories: a menu using to create a category and grouping files
• Documents: a menu to create sub-document from Categories
• Files: a mune using to upload files (images, zip files, etc.)
• Links: To insert links to download

 

3.Categories using to create a catagory and group documents or files. To make it easier to access.

 

4.To create a Categories, choose New in the Menu tab.

 

5.To create a Category, there are 2 sections: Details and Publishing Option. Details is to fill out needed information of a category:

• Category Name*: a name of your new category.
• Alias: an alias of your category. If you leave it blank, it will be default.
• Category image: a category image. Select from your computer
• Show image: a displaying image of your category
• Description: a short description for your category

 

6.After creating a Category, choose to enable it at Status.

 

 

7 Document is where the files are gathered.

 

8.Documents Form combines with 3 สsections: Details, Publishing Options, and License. First, Detail is the required information for you to fill out.

• Alias: an alias of your category. If you leave it blank, it will be default.
• image: a category image. Select from your computer
• Categories: To select the files’ category
• Files Attachment: To attach a file or select uploaded fils. This is required to create a Document Description: a short description for your category

 

 

In the Publishing Options, these are required details to be filled

• Status: To publish or unpublish
• Start - Finish Publishing: To choose publishing dates

 

The License means license of files in Document. If the files are yours, there isno need to fill out all of these. Then click Save & Close.

 

9.After creating a Document, choose to enable the file status. Its category will show.

 

10. Files is for you to download your files. This makes Document easier to access by selecting files from your computer to upload on the system.

 

11. Uploaded files are in the Files page with these details:

• Status: To publish or unpublish
• Title: To show the file name
• File Size: To show file size
• Allow Files Extension: To show file format

 

12. To upload your file, goto File >>>> Upload >>>> Add files

Select your wanted file, then upload it by clicking ‘Start upload’

 

Uploaded files are here. You can select wanted files here.

 

13.Unlike Files, Link is for placing an external links. It still works for downloading though.

 

14.Linked file will appear in the Link page with these details:

• Status: To publish or unpublish the link
• Title: To show the file name
• File Size: To show file size
• Allow Files Extension: To show file format