File Downloads

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12 years 11 months ago #33870

Currently in HikaShop the user has to create an account (either simple or standard) to be able to download a file. Once their order has been confirmed they get an email telling them to login to download.

Why couldn't it work something like this...

User adds item to cart, proceeds to checkout, enters email address, pays, and then once confirmed it sends an email to the indvidual that has a download link for the file(s). I know currently the user has to log in to track how many times it has been downloaded, but why not provide a link in the email that has a randomly generated url parameter that will only load for a specific period of time? This seems like it would make the process for the end user so much easier.

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12 years 11 months ago #33883

You could have the links to auto log the users on your website using a joomla auto login plugin and then modifying a bit the download URLs in the email sent to the user in order to include the information needed by the auto login plugin (the encrypted password and the username).

I know that someone has already done that on his website with HikaShop.

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