[AndrewD]

Release Candidate version 2.2.8, uploaded 4/8/07.

*Superceded by RC2 *

I have continued to add a few more features planned to become part of the final release and fixed a couple of obscure bugs.

All the usual warnings apply - until this becomes the official release, take care - back everything up and don't use it on a live board, particularly if you want to provide gigabytes of downloads every day. However, I've been using it/developing it for some time and nothing has gone too badly wrong.

Once again, I welcome remarks/test reports/etc.

Important - for test users moving straight from the 2.2.8 alpha

There was a bug in the alpha release which sometimes messed up the userids in a couple of LDM tables. The plugin in the /bugfixes/2.2.8-alpha directory in the release zip will fix this. Install the plugin and visit one of your LDM admin pages to autorun the fix.

Changes from 2.2.8 beta 1 to 2.2.8 RC1

+ Admin
admin/categories/mass edit categories and admin/categories/mass edit links include option to mass edit the display orders
admin/import/export includes facility to download Google-type sitemap of your LDM database; imports/exports can be gzipped

+ Allowances
All files hit on local server count against allowances, even when "links" rather than "Downloads"

+ Add/Edit Entry
Data entry form modified to clarify options to replace existing entry with url or upload

+ Extras
external-links-framed opens external urls in an iframe
import-radiostations imports xml data files prepared using Dream's excellent radiostations hack (vb.org thread 152037)

+ Main page layout
Category information tidied up
Show Latest Ratings menu item added, displays most recently rated entries

+ Ratings
When *must_comment_and_rate* is set, submit button is disabled until user selects a rating
Users who can edit other's comments can also change their ratings

+ vba modules
thumbs module uses cached thumbnail when possible

+ Bug fixes
Partial content transfers work correctly with IIS webserver

Changes from 2.2.8 alpha to 2.2.8 beta 1

+ Add Entry
*allow_add_multi* setting allows users to create several entries during a single Add Entry
+ Admin
local_links_init.php (ADMIN_USER_GROUP) extended to allow multiple usergroups to have access to LDM admin
+ Entries
Size displayed for entries with filetype other than htm/html even if not in attachment table
+ Mirrors
Active/inactive switches added
+ Ratings
User avatars displayed within ratings bits
+ Extras
*secureurl* extra added to lock play/download urls to entries/times/userid/ip address
Jukebox-enhancements extra brought up to date
+ Bug Fixes
Changed autocreate thread to be inactive by default
Fixed broken admin layout when improper settings found in database
Validate entries resets invalid filesizes
Fixed invalid userid setting on edit entry
Fixed invalid userid test on edit category
+ Translations
Arabic language removed - obsolete and very incomplete

Changes from 2.2.7 introduced in 2.2.8 alpha

+ Categories
Add/Edit Category allows same username changes as Add/Edit Entry
autocreate linked forum includes choice whether to display linked forum on forumjump menus

+ Entries
Autocreate thread/post code extended and integrated into main product
(NB: users of existing autocreate 'extra', refer to 'extra' directory for info)

+ Comments and Ratings
Options to display summary inline within the linkbit or as drop-down,
*must_rate_download*, *must_rate_play* permissions added to force comment/rating
before allowing download/play
Moderators can create/edit comments by other users and change the submitting user for comments

+ Images
Options added to Edit Entry to delete/replace existing uploaded image

+ Keywords
*must_add_keyword* permission requires at least one keyword on add/edit entry

+ Mirror sites
Mirror sites supported by new admin page. When a download satisfies a mirror test, user is presented with list of available mirrors and is asked to choose one.

+ Searching
*can_search_link* permission allows/denies access to searches

+ Admin
Tidy hits table (archive/delete) accepts optional list of usernames
New settings variable *perpage_download* controls default hits per page on admin/hits

+ Extras
systematic revision of extras to use LDM admin settings page to control behaviour
*auto_threadcreate* removed and fully integrated into LDM
*block-context-menu* extra now works in player windows
*blockhit-bytime* extra added to allow usergroup d/l blocks by time of day
*filmstrip* extra provides strip overview of category contents when viewing single entry
*tagcloud* extra, as per vbadvanced module but displayed within category

+ vBulletin integration
apply_censor option defines whether to apply vBulletin censorship features
vb's forum password protection implemented within LDM
- when viewing categories associated with a password-protected forum
- when attempting to view/play entries associated with a password-protected forum

+ vbAdvanced integration
Keyword tagcloud module added
Code fixed to work correctly with vbAdvanced versions 2.x and 3.x in function-wrap and global modes

+ Bug fixes
Fixed bug for players requiring fullurl when playing offsite media files
Fixed allowance reporting bug (links counted as files on main displays)
Allowances apply to downloadable files even when force_redirect set to 1
Fixed Wimpy Button to work via vbAdvanced when not in forum directory
Searches work in utf-8 languages (but still don't highlight correctly)
DOI searches on advanced search work correctly
Fixed bug whereby image-type entries never gained thumbnail if link_imagesize=0 at time of creation
Fixed spurious 'Nothing to show' message when *featured_sites* enabled but none visible in current category
Fixed bug with *sync_username* parameter, leading to wrong associated userid.