How to see the number of downloads for Documents and Media?

Issue

• In Liferay 6.1 and 6.2, if you opened a Document as and Admin, you had the information about the number of downloads.
• This is missing in DXP 7.0+

Environment

• Liferay DXP 7.0+

Resolution

In DXP 7.0+, you can make this piece of information appear in Site Administration and in the Documents and Media portlet.

1. Site Administration:

The following property manages what columns appear in Site Administration > Content > Documents and Media. By default, it has these values:

dl.entry.columns=name,size,status,modified-date,create-date,action

1. Modify the default values by adding the property to your portal-ext.properties file and adding "downloads" like this:

   dl.entry.columns=name,size,status,modified-date,create-date,action,downloads

2. Restart the server
3. Navigate to Site Administration > Content > Documents and Media
4. Set the view to "Table" view
5. The Downloads column will appear in the table

2. Documents and Media portlet

1. Place a Documents and Media portlet on the page
2. Open its Configuration
3. On the Setup tab, scroll to the section called "Entries Listing for List Display Style"
4. Add the Downloads field (by moving it from Available to Current)
5. Save the configuration
6. Choose the Table view for the Documents and Media portlet
7. The Downloads column will appear in the table