Licensed Joomla Updates the Right Way
10. Quick-reference checklist
- Package manifest includes both
<updateservers> and <dlid prefix="dlid=" suffix=""/>
- Manifest file inside the zip is named
pkg_<packagename>.xml, not <packagename>.xml
<packagename> value inside the manifest is left unchanged (no pkg_ prefix in the content itself)- Any Download ID sync code uses the real column name,
update_site_id
- Sync's
location LIKE match targets a stable fragment of your update-stream domain, not a URL you might change later
- An
installer-group plugin re-appends the key on onInstallerBeforePackageDownload for the download step specifically
- ARS Update Stream's Element field is set to
pkg_<packagename>, verified by reading the live feed's <element> tag
- ARS Item (not just Category) carries the restricted Access Level
- Restricted-download test was run in a private/incognito window, not a logged-in admin session
- Purchase-to-entitlement logic actually checks the product, not just "did they buy anything"
