Is it possible to have a hyperlink in the file description?

[buxster07]

If I am using the Download Module and I list a series of files and allow the descriptions to be shown, would it be possible to have a clickable hyperlink in the description displayed?

Currently, when I place a description with a hyperlink, it does not actually show as clickable.

[Benno]

Hi,
from which Phoca Download Module are you talking?

Kind regards,
Benno

[buxster07]

Hi Benno,

In this case, I am using the Phoca Download Module. I have a module loaded onto a web page and the module pulls in a file list from a category. This works wonderfully as it has a list of files and their respective descriptions.

Now when I go to Components > Phoca Download > Files, and then I go to a certain file, and edit the description, I attempted to put a hyperlink in the description. But when I go to the web page where the file module resides, the hyperlink is not clickable. Is there a way for the Phoca Download Module to have a hyperlink within a file's description line?

[Benno]

Hi,
Confirmed! Hyperlinks & BBCode not working. I will ask Jan.

[Jan]

Hi, which module version do you use?

The description does not include HTML, it is text only. E.g. because when you want to short it and the count of characters is applied:

So the solution can be to remove the strip_tags function:
mod_phocadownload_file.php line cca 280

From:

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if ( $displayDesc == 1 ) {

					$desc	= PhocaDownloadUtils::strTrimAll($v->description);
					$desc 	= strip_tags( $desc );
					if (StringHelper::strlen($desc) < $descCharacters || StringHelper::strlen($desc) == $descCharacters) {
					} else {
						$desc = StringHelper::substr($desc, 0, $descCharacters) . '...';
					}

					$output .= '<div class="pd-mf-desc">'.$desc. '</div>';
				}

To:

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if ( $displayDesc == 1 ) {

					//$desc	= PhocaDownloadUtils::strTrimAll($v->description);
					//$desc 	= strip_tags( $desc );
					//if (StringHelper::strlen($desc) < $descCharacters || StringHelper::strlen($desc) == $descCharacters) {
					//} else {
					//    $desc = StringHelper::substr($desc, 0, $descCharacters) . '...';
					//}

					$output .= '<div class="pd-mf-desc">'.$v->description. '</div>';
				}

[buxster07]

Hello Jan,

I am using this extension version:
Phoca Download File Module 3.1.8

[Benno]

Hi,
Jans solution works perfectly with v3.1.8


Kind regards,
Benno

[buxster07]

Thank you much for the quick response! The script works wonderfully!!!!!

[Benno]

Thanks for feedback --> Solved!

Kind regards,
Benno