[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Rouzbeh1

i am using ldm_new.module, everything is perfect. the only thing is that, i have sub categories and when i specify the main category, it wont list the entries in the subcategories.
i need this for 3 levels subcategories (i.e. main cat-->sub cat 1-->sub cat 2-->entry)

could you please help me do this?

thanks in advance

I have uploaded new versions of the vba modules (see start of thread). The hot and new modules now have an extra parameter - subcategories. If set, the code searches all subcategories (children, grandchildren, etc) or the categories specified.

Bear in mind that you can always specify a comma-separated list of categories if you want to restrict the module to those, e.g. "1,3,5,6".

Originally Posted by Rouzbeh1

which template should i use to show thumbnails instead of text links. i am currently using links_vbathumbs, but Category Strips are not shown correctly. image attached

If you have installed the new module versions of the vba code, the important templates are adv_portal_custom_ldm_new_one and adv_portal_custom_ldm_new.

To get the effect of a row of thumbs instead of the normal text links, you need to edit both of these. For adv_portal_custom_ldm_new_one, use the following:

<td class="alt1" align="center" <if condition="$links_defaults[cellsize]">width="$links_defaults[cellsize]"</if>>
<if condition="$linkimg">
<a href="$LINKS_SCRIPT.php?catid=$catid&amp;linkid=$linkid" title="$title">
<img src="$RESIZE_SCRIPT.php?linkid=$linkid&amp;size=$links_defaults[link_imagesize]" border="0" alt="$linkname_clean" />
</a>
<else />
<span class="smallfont">$linktypebit<if condition="$linkstatus<=0">$linkname<else />$linkurllink</if></span>
</if>
</if>
</td>

For adv_portal_custom_ldm_new, use this:

<tr><td><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr>$links</tr></table></td></tr>