What is DOCman

Date added: 04 February 2012 Last revised: 04 February 2012 Hits:

DOCman is an open source document and/or download system for Joomla! 1.0.x and 1.5.x. DOCman is a Joomla! native component that allows quick and easy distribution of files supporting an array of features making it a very powerful and flexible component.

A small list of features include but not limited too:

  • Frontend & Backend uploading
    • Permission based
    • Limit uploads by file extension
    • Neat upload progress bar
    • Configurable upload size
    • Upload from your PC/Transfer files from another server/"hot link" to other files
    • Basic automated file manipulation - lowercase filenames, filename spaces adjustment
  • Anti Leech System
  • Powerful Permissions
    • Define categories permissions
    • Define permissions at document level
    • Allow future management of files by there creators (or not)
    • Built in custom groups
    • Allow guest browsing
  • New/Hot system
  • Ability to add licences to documents
  • Able to process content plugins
  • Powerful yet simple attractive ACP
  • Very powerful theme system
  • Powerful logging system
    • Tracks file downloads
    • Logs who downloaded what
      • Records username/ip/file downloaded/os info


DOCman is also under active development with features and improvements being added all the time.