just a small thing for the readme.

the sidebar has 4.4 listed as favorites and 4.5 as thumbnail images, but they should be switched.

Fixed in the on-line manual - www.eirma.org/devel/LDM

I just realized that I had changed the php file names in earlier versions, I then upgraded without changing the file names and it seemed to mess up the statistics links and what's new and all that. I just upgraded again, this time changing the file names listed but those links still just give me the category does not exist, return message.

Is there a way I can fix that?

Have you edited includes/local_links_init.php to set the script names?

yes. but the version in between did not have it editted.

also I'm using 2.1.2b1 now but in the information box it still lists 2.1.1, I also don't see a way to enable the photo linkbit.

Also, regarding the linkbits would it be possible to set at the category creation level so that one category can be a picture gallery and another can be a list of links, and for however the admin wants to set it up?

In 2.1.2b1 you achieve this by editing the category. You will find lower down on the page (in the next beta, these will become tabbed items) the key display options which can be set for the category, and which are inherited by its children. This includes setting the preferred linkbit template

I think you've got mixtures of files and databases set up somehow. I recommend uninstalling (doesn't kill the database), then reuploading everything and reinstalling through the product installer

ok, I've done this 2 times now and the same result.. keeps saying 2.1.1, and allow overwrite is set to yes.

Maybe I go crazy ;) I've just taken a look at the zip file on the site and the contents seem to say 2.1.2 in all the right places. Usually, the failure to update the version number means that the VB installer has not run the installation code, and the only way to fix that it to uninstall

ok, my apologies.. I'm hiding under a rock now.

I had the 2 zips and I kept using the wrong one. 2.1.1b2 instead of 2.1.2b1

seems to be back up and working great. thanks again for putting up with people like me.

regarding permissions, is there a way I can make it so one group can upload to one category and not another?

That's coming in the next beta - permissions to add links and to upload will be available per category in the same way as the style settings (on a third tab on the category edit).

oh ok.. I thought I was going to have to hide under a rock again, cuz I was reading in the online manual about it but then I couldn't figure out how to do it ahha.

anyways.. enough of my noobishness, have a good day.

ok, I lied, I'm back lol

I'm getting this error on some thumbnails. (remember I'm the one guy using cURL)

Yes, that one was down to me.

Edit includes/local_links_resize.php and change line 82 from [code]$error = curl_error($ch)[/conn] to [conn]$error = curl_error($conn)[/conn] Sorry

Yes, that fixed it. Thanks for the quick reply!

I also changed local_links_search.php as it was having the same error.

-Dave

A quick possible bug in the beta:

There are a few layout problems with Internet Explorer for Mac. In the the full Links Bit template setting, the 'collapse' arrows in the category header goes off the header and inches to the right, making the screen double wide and introduces a horizontal scrollbar. Also, in the category bit the 'Category' header is aligned to the left, and the collapse arrows align to the center. These problems don't occur with Safari or Firefox.

Andrew, I can't stress enough how awesome you are and how great this product is. Thanks!!

I'm afraid that I don't have any way to debug this - no Mac in the house. As far as I know, IE for the Mac is no longer a supported product, and I've no idea what functionality works and not. Is this a big deal?

No, definitely not. Especially considering that IE is going to be disappearing! Thanks again. You are the BEST.

Is there a way to link the amount of files (downloads) in the mini-stats on vbportal?

in the admincp when I click on permissions it goes to the category edit.. even though the link at the bottom says set=permissions.

Also, even though I have all the permissions set to yes, I don't have a way to edit existing links, unless the way to edit has changed?

Three things:

1. Where do you set the "Hits" counter to activate? All my downloads show up as 0 downloads.

2. Where can I add the amount of times of file has been downloaded? I'm converting from Postnuke downloads to this and have to add all 700+ files manually, well, the file descriptions and thumbnails at least.

3. Is there a way to add a disclaimer page that when someone clicks a file or link to download that this page pops up and if they click on agree then it continues to download. if they click disagree then it brings them back to the previous page?

You're running 2.1.2? The edit command has moved into the pencil icon in the right hand side box of the linkbit

yeah, 2.1.2.. thanks :p

It should work automatically - I'm surprised

The linkhits column in the linkslink table.

Not as it's coded at the moment, but this would be quite easy to add

Not sure if anyone has noticed this....but if I go the the downloads area and stream an mp3 listed it works great. Then I close the window and try to let's say go to the forum index, it logs me out. Is there something I'm missing to keep the user logged in?

using VB 3.5.1 with LDM 2.1.2

Is it possible you could add this feature to the next release or perhaps tell me how to do this and I could install it?

Not sure - I registered on your site and tried it and I stayed logged on.

One thought - the LDM code does not handle session ids, which I think are used by VBulletin as an alternative way of tracking users who do not enable cookies in their browser - it's a hassle which I had not thought necessary.

Will add it to the list.

Froggy
It may be an issue with the new vb software (and nothing to do with this superb hack), a few of us are experiencing this. A few things, make sure you don't have domain.com and xxxx.domain.com confused in your links, you're better off using the www part. Also, make sure that your "remember me" box is automatically checked. Some people have found that by turning AJAX off, IE will stop dropping your log in cookies. Personally, I use Netscape or FF, and there are no drop issues.

I have my Maximum file size showing this size:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/


But in my settings it is set way higher as you can see:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

The problem is that if a file is over 4megs or so, then it doesn't get uploaded for soem reason. Why is it doing that?

Uploads are limited by various settings on your site. There are some that you can change within VBulletin - for example using the admincp/attachments/filetypes table - and some that are set in the php.ini file, i.e. upload_max_filesize and post_max_size. The php.ini values are absolute limits - you cannot over-ride them inside VBulletin. Furthermore, you should take care that upload_max_filesize is smaller than post_max_size. The limit you are seeing on the form is the minimum of these.

I'm note sure why you are falling over with 4M uploads when the setting is 8M.

Since my site is on a seperate hosting company then I guess editting the php.ini file is out of the question.

The filetypes in admincp are the same as the screenshot I previously shown.

I'm guessing 4megs but it might be more like the 8meg mark that it won't seem to accept. Any other ideas?

You should ask your ISP to increase the two settings upload_max_filesize and post_max_size. There is no way round these limits.

Oh well. I've tried before with godaddy and they won't change server side config files for any programs. Thanks thought.

For anyone who has had difficulties with the 2.1.2 beta:

a) concerning icon display on Macs and
b) concerning inability to remove favourites,

I have uploaded new code with these problems fixed. The changes are minor and in the local_links_include.php code

AndrewD - couple of suggestions. Perhaps add a "Home" link directly on the menu bar - that would save people having to click on Categories and then select "Home Categories" to get back to the top Category.

I've also been playing about with the layout and I think it looks better and is better "usability" if the category listing were the top panel and the info panel below them, see:http://forums.randi.org/local_links.php for what I mean. (Edited to add: Sine posting I've taken the plunge and installed the latest beta so my "customisations" regarding the layout have been lost.)

Any thoughts on adding some sort of notification on forumhome template, of new uploads to the LDM system?? Or did I miss it?

Andrew, I thought there is a problem with the cookies that I should report you as well. Firefox had none of this but in IE, whenever I refresh the page or click another link on the same page, the vbulletin login form appears. I'm not sure why it causes this, I'll PM you a a user/pass if you like.