While we're waiting for some of the new releases to come out, I thought it might be fun to share our experiences with our own installations. I installed mine about four months ago, right around the time Keptic announced he would be undertaking the "upgrade" project. So, I populated a number of categories with links, and then went through the process of correcting every instance of "catagory" with "category" in the templates and database (I love teaching myself how to do things, and this gave me a great experience in working with the underpinnings of PHP and SQL commands, so I can't complain! :) ) Besides, we're an education organization concerned with language and making sure we set a good example for our students.

I previously had a static (HTML-based) links section on my site, and it was a hassle to update five different files (categories) all the time. While converting all of the links from my old pages into the new database, I did, however, wait on one category, since it has a number of sub-categories. I was kind of hoping for the new subcategory feature in the 3.0 release, but I might put them in before the new school year starts.

--> Wisconsin Forensic Coaches' Association Links Directory

when does version 3 come out?

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so i`got the german translation of that hack. Inclusive the weblinksadmin.php.

If there is any interest in it.. mail me :)

WHEN WHEN WHEN! I've been waiting and I want to launch my links section. :( At least let me know if it's going to be weeks or months. If it's months then I will need to just modify 2 the way I want and forget about 3. LET ME KNOW PLEASE

[high]vB Links Directory 2.0 Build 2.5.0 Upgrade[/high]
This upgrade is a manual upgrade, it contains template fixes, new templates, and new links.php file. Follow the instructions in the files.

This new version has query load decrease, better template integration, and a much better integration with vB.

Note that this will be the version that we will provide an upgrade to v3.0 when we release it.

If anyone gets any errors, please forward them to my Private Message Box immediatly

If you install the hack, please click the install button, as constant upgrades, and patches will be provided. Also we will provide news of vBulletin Links Directory 3.0 to only users who have installed, because its easier to manage. You can also receive better support.

Regard,

It will be weeks, or months undecided, but let me assure you it will be released. I would suggest upgrading to Build 250, using the manual upgrade, I will get an automated upgrade, and a new version out asap.

They contain some new features as well, including less templates, less query loads, and faster loading.

If in install the build 250, will it be easy to upgrade to v3.. or will it be an entirly differnet system? or will my links still stay there once version 3 comes out.

*EDIT* stupid me, I just read the release statmensts lol

Well just for everyone else :) It will be actually easier to upgrade to v3. The upgrade to v3 will be released in this thread, but I will make a new thread to release v3.

Regards!

Thanks for all the hard work, Keptic. I am proud to be downloader #4 of the file this morning, and I will install it soon so I can help give feedback on any bugs (which I doubt will happen under your exacting standards!) :)

It was sent for testing on SpyderWire but it was never put on, so I really don't know what to expect. Thanks for the kind words, I am on call and ready to fix any bus that do arise!