vB Link System - integrated, categorized link directory with extras...
 

Just a note, this will work with 2.2.x-2.3.0, that option is just unavailable.

vB Link System
Current version: 0.1.5

This will add a links directory to your vBulletin. Features include:

1. Seamless integration with vBulletin
2. Unlimited folders/categories (only one level right now, sorry)
3. New link indicator for each folder on main page
4. Link ratings (and who rated a given link)
5. Admin-defined SponsorLinks appear at the top
6. Option to set # of links per page
7. Option to moderate new links
8. Powerful administration script

This is fairly stable, but I put it in the beta hacks forum because it's really not finished yet. It has all the main functions, but I have plans for additions and changes in the future. Of course, I will provide upgrade scripts if necessary, so it's perfectly fine if you install it now. :)

See following posts for screenshots. I think you'll like what you see.

Courtesy of VampireMan, a live demo is available here.

Download: here

Main (Folder Listing) Page

Viewing Folder

Submitting New Link

<i>Admin script</i>: Adding New Folder

<i>Admin script</i>: Editing Folder

<i>Admin script</i>: Editing Link

Hrmm...nice looking hack.

Arunan's Links Directory hack is really cool, but it looks like this one may integrate a bit better....I'll have to test it out!

seems very nice man
thanks for sharing this :)

Very nice job. I've already made my own links directory that's kinda similar so I don't have much of a use for it, but either way it still looks like a nice script. :)

looking nice.... I will test it ;)

agreed, cool hack, well done

thanks for trying it out ;)

Where do these links appear, on forumhome?

Any chance of the categories appearing in columns (ala Yahoo)?

I get a blank page after I have installed it.
http://www.bgtguide.com/forums/links.php

Thats because there's an error in the install script , the templates dont get installed.

But im putting the templates in manually.

oh, I'll do that also.

arrrgh , sql error's now :-(

Invalid SQL: SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM link WHERE folderid='1' ORDER BY sponsor DESC, points/voters DESC, title LIMIT 0,
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax near '' at line 1

ok, first thing...could you guys elaborate on this error in the install script? i just kind of threw the install script together... which templates, if any, get installed, and which don't?

second, vampireman - check your vB options in the admin cp and make sure there's a "Links to show per page" option. if there is, go to http://your.forums/admin/setting.php and make sure the variable name for that option is linksperpage. if there is not, try adding that setting (you might have missed it since the install script didn't work properly).

please get back to me on these things, and i will fix them.

smoothie - no, they show on their own page

none of the template content gets installed , i checked all of them.
it only installed empty templates :-(

just trying the thing again

ok , i checked the settings, they seem ok ,it worked when i altered the setting , one of those wierd things i suppose.

Now it's working 100% on my dev site. Brilliant hack works better than i expected!!!

The templates names are installed but not the contents. Can you please fix that?

Nope, the templates' content is not filled.

That zip worked 1st time for me on my live site.

Can use my site for live demo if you like.

http://www.in-here.co.uk/forum/links.php

nicksaunders, could you maybe make a file witht he template contents so I can do it manually?

there's an upgrade script that'll fix it all for you. hopefully. :) if it doesn't work, i will gladly provide the templates in text files.

anyway, check the admin folder of the zip.

thanks, i'll put that in my post. also thought i'd point out that the psd for that new link button is included if you want to customize it to match your other colors.

will be having a go at that for my dev site , dev goes live in less than 5 days ... YAY. Just added a text link to it using vbportal at the moment :-)

I ran it and it just made the empty templates.

gah! try downloading it one more time and running upgrade01.php. i found a problem with it, should be fine now.

sorry to keep doing this :)

as soon as this makes it to full releases, I might give it a go.

Im a rubbish coder so i have a few idea's.
I hope you dont take it as an insult ,but these things could enhance it.

Fully willing to be beta tester for this. I like BIG time.

Future Features for this. (i would like to see)

• Sub Directory listings (as stated in release)
• Sort by (admin feature ?) popularity , alphabeticly
• hidden referer codes (for sponsered links)
• Link validation (auto?)
• User Comments (moderated)
• Hot link of the day/week :bunny:

Thats all me small head can come up with.
Im sure the Brides2Be on my forums will have ideas as well.

Chris

I agree on a lot of that stuff. What I think you can definitely expect:
-Sort By... (I was thinking like at the bottom of forumdisplay though)
-Hot links
-Option to disable ratings altogether

What you *might* be able to expect (if I get help from people who actually know what they're doing :) ):
-Subfolders (beyond me...)
-Comments

As for referral codes, those can be put in by editing the link URL, so I'm not sure I really see the point...

Anyway, I'm working on it. If anyone wants to help out with the subfolders I'd appreciate it. Keep in mind though, I want to keep the queries down, so we can't do it the easy way. :)

found yet another thing. one more time :) please bear with me, i know i'm difficult ;)

Yep , i upgraded with 02 without any probs at all :-)

Nice sponser icon lol :-)

I have noticed a slight bug however,
when moving a link to another directory , the directory doesnt show the true amount of links & the directory it was moved from doesnt show the true amount either.

No other bugs found though :-)

Installed and works great!!
But like Vampire Man said, the linkscounter are not updating after moving. And what about deleting a link?? Is this only possible in PhpMyAdmin?

Thanks Nick!! :)

i'll get right on that. to delete a link...oh, i guess i forgot that... all i've included so far is deleting links before they are made visible... i'll be sure and add that to the next release. thanks for trying it out.