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Is it possible to allow non registered users to view the pdf file by clicking on the name of the file? I have been trying to find a solution for days.
I am trying to give public access to some phocadownload files and registered to others and working on getting this right for days.
Please check am totally frustrated as I am trying to give public access to some phocadownload files and registered to others and working on getting this right for days.
Please check http://webgrafdev.com/webgrafdev.com/ft ... Itemid=962 , if you click on the link to the pdf file, you are redirected to login. Is there a way to make this available to public access.
Thank you for your help,
Michèle

Hi, in Phoca Download there is download function - can be protected by access rights and preview function - is not protected by access rights - so you can preview the PDF but download can be only when logged in (so for example two different PDFs are made, one for download - full and one for preview - only e.g. table of contents)

https://www.phoca.cz/documents/17-phoca ... ng-folders
https://www.phoca.cz/documents/17-phoca ... tml-folder
Jan

THank you for your answer but I don't get what means "users can see the file". Because if they click on the pdf link they still have to connect and in the preview file one can only add a image file not the whole pdf. So the only way to display the file publicly is to give it a direct link?
See both tests please: http://webgrafdev.com/webgrafdev.com/ft ... Itemid=980



Thank you again
Michel3

File Access Rights


You can allow downloading files only for registered users. Such files can be displayed for all users or only for registered users. If they will be displayed for all users, public users can see them but they cannot download them. Only registered users can download them.

Go to Components » Phoca Download » Files. Create new item or edit some existing item. Set Access level to e.g. Registered and set Display Unaccessible File to Yes. Now all users can see the file but only registered can download it.

The difference to Categories rights is, in Category you can select specific user, not only the whole group (registered, special).

Thank you for your quick response.
But how will public users see the file? I have put access to registered (in the file) and Display inaccessible file to Yes but public users still have to connect.
See on this link:
http://webgrafdev.com/webgrafdev.com/ft ... Itemid=962
Michele

Hi, in options you can set the not accessible files will be listed but when user clicks on download them, he/she will be redirected to login page. So you can list the files and preview them, only when downloading, the login will be needed.

Jan