Hi Andrew, sorry to say this but I'm a bit of a coding novice, how would I use the ldm_maindisplay_end hook within the place holders? All I really intend on doing is placing a line of text in there if that makes it simpler at all. Thanks.

Here's a couple of examples. Suppose you want to put a box saying "Hello Hello Hello" on all category pages, placed immediately above the list of entries. You can do this in two ways - either write a plugin or edit a template.

You add the plugin by going to vbulletin->admincp->products and plugins->add new plugin.
Choose products=links and downloads manager, hook location=ldm_maindisplay_end, plugin is active=yes. Call the plugin (e.g.) 'annotate' and add the following code:
This adds a boxed table on all category content pages immediately above the list of entries.

You can achieve the same effect by editing the links_main template. Find the lines which read:
Immediately afterwards insert these lines:
If you want to add a similar line at the start of the description of each entry, you can also do this with a plugin or by editing a template. Plugin approach:

Again, call the plugin (e.g.) 'annotate', products=links and downloads manager, hook location=ldm_linkbit_create, plugin is active=yes, with the following code:
This will work with all choices of linkbit - you don't need to repeat it for each of the available layouts.

Template approach. Edit the links_linkbit template (or the links_linkbit_table, etc templates, depending on your choice of linkbit) and insert the following right at the start:

I'm struggling with layout issues. I have a broken link that links to:
"ARG:4NDEFINED.php?catid=-8"

Also there's a "lone" statistics box on the bottom-right of all pages. How can I add other stats or anything to the left of it?

Any tips thanks.

Sorry about not much details.

Here's the current code for the stats box:
I'll like to place an identical box to the left of this box with other stats such as. Last 10 downloaded by other users or random 10 downloads.

thanks

Have you modified one of the LDM templates at some time in the past or got other hacks installed? A url pointing to catid=-8 is trying to display the most recent entries, and the current templates would construct this in terms of something like:
Maybe if you switch on template titles on your vb admincp/options, you can check which template this link is within - I would expect it to be in the links_header template.

This is set up in the links_main template. There a set of code that looks like the following:

You can add other material to the empty 70% cell. Alternatively, you can assign something to the $includinmain[prestats] variable by writing a plugin tied to the links_linkbit_create hook

AndrewD, I can tell you the French translation is finished, i read it last time (fixing translations bugs and incoherences between phrases) and release it :)

Awesome Andrew! Thanks for the help :)

Hello, playing again with the new vBa modules... I uploaded the ldm_new.module.

First i coudln't see it, then set clean code to "no" and it start showing.

Now, I made some changes on the template to show a thumbnail, this, because eveything i have has a thumb. :p

So, the code is working, there aren't errors so far, but i figured out a funny thing.

Entries 1,2,5 show a link in the title, but 3 and 4 are just plain text.

You can take a look at this in www.ositobarrigon.com or in the attached image. :D

There are no variables added, just deleted the filetype one and added the thumbnail.

Help! :confused:

Thanks!

Hi Andrew, just one small question, if I set a condition so that only people who aren't logged in see it, it doesn't appear to work. here's what I edited, I have the condition working in other areas of the site..

The two entries that are displayed with no link on the text are currently considered to be broken, i.e. LDM can't find the file. Not the best/clearest of signals, I agree.