Today I updated my Simple Download Counter plugin for Joomla 3. Version 1.4 with some bug fixes and Spanish language support is available now. Also now your visitors can forcely download your files even if their browser wants to open them istead of downloading. I again want to say thanks for all, who has tested previous versions! I`m very proud that my little application is used at several Joomla 3 sites in net.
Spanish language files for Simple Download Counter for Joomla 3 and this november release are kindly presented by Liber Leiva and his new project https://templaos.com/. Have a look at this great work and try how their Joomla template works fine and speedy! And uses my plugin right now 
Already downloaded 348 times. Downloading of this file is off
New plugin version available!
Well, Simple Download Counter 1.4 admin panel now looks like this:
If you set option Open download link in new page - to all links for files this plugin will use "target = _blank" tag. And if you set option Try to download file by force - a special html tag download will present in link in href code. Last option will be usefull for files which your browser want/can open by itself. PDF files, JPEG, PNG and others. With this option it will download files forcibly, I hope 
If you have questions or need a support - you can leave a comment here. I`ll answer as soon as I can.
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I was wondering if it is possible to change the Download File text to something my own?
Also customize Already downloaded text to something else?
Thanks once again for a simple, clean and fast counter.
I've a Joomla! 2.5.4 Stable version and i have tried all the plugin versions. Actually i have the last version, and the download link works but there is no count progressive number!
Anybody could help me?
Thanx a lot!
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Deprecated: Non-static method SdcHelper::showclick() should not be called statically in /home/user/public_html/plugins/content/sdc/sdc.php on line 56
Deprecated: Non-static method SdcHelper::plural() should not be called statically in /home/user/public_html/plugins/content/sdc/sdc.php on line 58
Notice: Undefined index: download in /home/user/public_html/plugins/content/sdc/sdc.php on line 61
Notice: Undefined variable: target in /home/user/public_html/plugins/content/sdc/sdc.php on line 69
Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /home/user/public_html/plugins/content/commedia/commedia.php on line 108
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I am using:
* Joomla 3.9.19/3.9.20
* PHP 7.2.24
Thanks for this plugin very usefull,
I have 2 questions
I try to use your plugin into a gantry 5 particle (as module). it is OK if I load the module into a joomla article (I can see file link) but not ok in the module itself out of joomla article. Possible to change that ?
Do you think about a joomla 4 version ?
Last thing, for info
In a test site, your plugin was installed before the Joomla "Content - Load Modules". I needed to modify manually order of this plugin to make your sdc plugin work
thanks
Bertrand
Joomla 4 version will be available as soon as Joomla 4 stable version will be released.
Yes, SDC plugin must be load after Content - Load Modules plugin if you use it in module because he can`t be initialized before alone.
Thanks for you info, thanks for using Simple Download Counter plugin for Joomla )