Overview

EDocman is a comprehensive document and file download management extension for Joomla. Built on Joomla's powerful Access Control Level (ACL) system, EDocman offers a highly flexible and robust permission framework that allows you to control who can access, download, and manage (edit, delete, publish, unpublish) documents from both the front-end and back-end of your Joomla website.

Package Contents: 1 Component + 16 Plugins + 10 Modules

EDocman is fully compatible with Joomla 4 and Joomla 5, and works seamlessly with the latest versions of PHP and MySQL, ensuring top performance and security for modern web environments.

Key Features Overview

Document Management

  • Upload documents (single, batch, AJAX upload, folder import)
  • Organize in unlimited hierarchical categories
  • Tag-based organization and tag cloud navigation
  • License assignment and management
  • Version tracking and document history
  • Multiple categories per document
  • Lock documents for editing protection
  • Scheduled publishing (publish up/down dates)
  • SEO metadata support
  • Custom and auto-generated PDF thumbnails

Access Control & Security

  • Joomla ACL integration with granular permissions
  • Document-level and category-level permissions
  • User and group whitelist/blacklist
  • Access level inheritance
  • Download passwords and login requirements
  • Owner-based permissions
  • Time-based publishing

User Experience

  • Multiple layout options (list, grid, blog, gallery, table, columns)
  • Advanced search with filters
  • Category tree navigation
  • Calendar-based browsing
  • Bookmarking/favorites system
  • 5-star rating system
  • Social sharing (email, Facebook, Twitter, Google+)
  • Related documents suggestions
  • Document viewer (PDF viewer, Google Docs Viewer, media player)
  • Mass download (ZIP archives)
  • Responsive design with Bootstrap 2/3/4/5 support

Analytics & Tracking

  • Complete download logging with user information
  • Hit counter and download counter
  • IP address, browser, and OS tracking
  • Dashboard statistics and visualizations
  • Top downloads and activity reports

Cloud Storage Integration

  • Dropbox integration
  • Google Drive integration
  • Amazon S3 integration

Multi-Language Support

  • Language field on documents and categories
  • Built-in translation management interface
  • Language-based filtering
  • Multilingual feature activation

Administration Tools

  • Comprehensive dashboard with quick actions and statistics
  • Batch operations (access level, language changes)
  • 100+ configuration options
  • License management
  • SEF URL optimization
  • Download log viewer and management
  • Rating management
  • Database export/import (backup/restore)
  • Check missing files utility
  • Auto-import from filesystem

Updated: January 2026