[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by dfdems

I have this installed with about 40 links and so far it works great. I have two questions though

1st question is about link_imagesize

What is a good size to set on average I guess, 300, 1000? Any ideas so they are not to big but convey a decent picture?

I'd keep it small - 150 or so - one reason is that these thumbnails are regenerated on every page display (maybe that needs rethinking) and if you make them too big you'll have a big hit on your server.

Originally Posted by dfdems

2nd question is about downloads. I have movies on my site (WMV, MPG, AVI) Is it possible to set these as available to download or view? I would rather ask and get an answer and then screw up my board then try it and screw it up without having asked..

It's certainly possible, but you need to think carefully about the cpu and bandwidth consequences. In particular, *dont try to set the video up as a full url http://yoursite/video.fil (or worse http://somewhereelse/video.fil, as this will really kill you. Host them on your own server and identify them with just their filename.

Even less demanding is to modify the force_download setting so that the files are accessed as simple links rather than processed through the script - but this will make the file location completely visible and exposes you to leeching.