Moves HikaShop downloads off the Joomla server

This job comes up when a shop sells large downloadable files and its hosting has limited disk space, bandwidth, or upload capacity. Joomla core provides local media and file handling, but it is not an ecommerce download-delivery system and does not natively connect HikaShop products to Amazon S3. A template override can change markup or download-related presentation, but it cannot replace the storage and transfer layer. HikaShop itself handles product, order, and download permissions; according to the listing, this paid plugin adds remote storage, temporary private links, multipart uploads, and migration of existing files.

The developer says the plugin keeps HikaShop's checks before issuing a link, supports S3-compatible services including Backblaze B2, Wasabi, DigitalOcean Spaces, Scaleway, OVH, and MinIO, and can also store files uploaded through HikaShop's AJAX file custom field. Those are claims from the listing, not results from our testing.

It is aimed at HikaShop shops selling sizeable downloads, particularly teams that want to keep their web server as a control layer while using object storage for delivery. A small site selling a few modest files, or a Joomla site without HikaShop, has little reason to install it.

The listing marks it as a paid download, but gives no price. Hikari Software Team has 72 other extensions shown in the directory; this listing has no reviews. Check the purchase terms, support arrangements, documentation, storage-service costs, and the required configuration permissions. The listing says HikaShop 6.5.2 or later is needed for sending uploads, PHP 7.4 is the minimum, and all Joomla versions are supported, but it does not explain the exact Joomla compatibility matrix or security setup for storage credentials.

Listed on the Joomla Extensions Directory.