Download Options Support

Download Options Support

This package adds support for downloadable product options. The user selects an option, such as a version, and depending on the selected option the right file will be presented for download.

Also, if the product is free, the 'Add to Cart' button is replaced by a 'Download' on the frontend's product page. Thus, there is no need for the customer to do a regular checkout for freely downloadable items.

Installation

Just upload the 'vqmod' folder and its files from the 'upload' directory to the corresponding OpenCart folder.

Requirements

This package requires a pre-installed VQMod (Virtual Modifier) package.

Usage Example

If a downloadable product named 'item' has an option called 'Version' with 3 values '1.4.9.3', '1.4.8b' and '1.3.4', then 3 corresponding downloadable files are to be entered into the OpenCart system via the admin backend:

Catalog > Download > Insert

The original 3 files should contain the option values as part of their names.  Each option value is preceded by a leading hyphen, and all its dots are to be replaced by hyphens:

download-item-1-4-9-3.zip
download-item-1-4-8b.zip
download-item-1-3-4.zip

Also, the product should be associated with the 3 downloadable files via the backend's product edit page:

Catalog > Products > Edit > Links > Downloads