Major Additions - Links and Downloads Manager

Version 2.3.0 of LDM is now the official release. This works with both VB3.7 and VB3.8. You can obtain it here

Version 2.2.8 remains available here, with limited support.

04.02.08: patch-cat.xml 'extra' uploaded - see first post for information

27.10.07: Version 2.2.8-post1 uploaded
French translation of product installer uploaded (other language translations are in the main release zip)

Remember to back up your current database tables before upgrading.

What this is and does

LDM is a general-purpose link and file manager, which handles user uploads and downloads in a flexible way. A range of media players is integrated into LDM and others are included as plugin extras. LDM is described below in the first post of this thread, which also contains a brief list of the currently-known bugs.

This release of LDM works correctly with all VB versions 3.6.x and recent versions of vbadvanced.

Documentation, screen shots, etc, are provided as a Wiki at http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nloads_Manager

Thank you to everyone who has tested, given suggestions, helped with the translations, etc.

[Poag]

Fantastic, that worked perfectly andrew, some minor playing about with folder and file permissions but I have it all working self suffiantly now.

Thanks for you helpa nd the great mod!

[digitalSite]

Hello:

I have installed this mod, however, I need help please. I am confused as to how to confure it. I created a forum on my vb and set the permissions I want. I have added a category, set permissions on that, and added an entry. When I log into my vb, I only see an empty forum. Where is the category and the entry? I don't get it Can someone help me please?

[digitalSite]

Okay it's showing up now...

Under LDM Admin, under Settings, edit category, I checked the checkbox that says "Also make this forum the parent of all links currently in the category" and also I checked the checkbox to create a subforum for the links.

I logged into my vB and now I see the forum with the subforum and there is my link. I think this is how it should work

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by digitalSite

Okay it's showing up now...

Under LDM Admin, under Settings, edit category, I checked the checkbox that says "Also make this forum the parent of all links currently in the category" and also I checked the checkbox to create a subforum for the links.

I logged into my vB and now I see the forum with the subforum and there is my link. I think this is how it should work

I'm concerned that you may be misunderstanding something.

Normally, the LDM library is completely separate from your forums. You do not see the entries apperaing inside your forums unless you have also installed the "autocreate_threads" extra.

The connection with the forums that you are describing concerns access rights. To simplify matters, LDM can "pick up" the access permissions from a specified forum and associate these permissions with all, or with specified, categories and entries. That's the process you have just described. But it doesn't 'place' the entry in the forum.

[Ophelia]

Good day Andrew!

Here is what I needed to do today.

I created a new sub-category in LDM and clicked the "Create a sub forum" for that LDM category.

The only problem was that where I wanted it .. it was set up like this...

Forum Category
- Sub Category
-- Sub-Sub Category

I needed the new forum placed inside an existing sub-category in the forums. Is this an option that can be added at some time or would that make it way to confusing?

[efil]

Hi,
Is there an option for watermark like in YouTube?

[Slave]

Originally Posted by Ophelia

Good day Andrew!

Here is what I needed to do today.

I created a new sub-category in LDM and clicked the "Create a sub forum" for that LDM category.

The only problem was that where I wanted it .. it was set up like this...

Forum Category
- Sub Category
-- Sub-Sub Category

I needed the new forum placed inside an existing sub-category in the forums. Is this an option that can be added at some time or would that make it way to confusing?

As long as you have picked the Sub Category from the list of available forums it should create the Sub Sub Category link forum fine .. unless I have miss understood you and you mean that the Sub Category is already a link back to the LDM, in which case I don't think LDM can do it.

If you pick the same Forums Category for 2 different Categories you'll get 2 linked Sub Categories within the same Forum if that is any good?

[nanaimobar]

Is there a way to add an expiration date to files in admin?

When a new file is added to a category the "When submitted" date is available. Is it possible to add an expiry date so that a file is either automatically deleted or not displayed after a set date?

There is the "Review frequency" box which one could set for x-number of days. If this could function as an expiration date, how could I add a button or whatever next to it for automatic deletion after the x-number of days?

[Ophelia]

Originally Posted by nanaimobar

Is there a way to add an expiration date to files in admin?

When a new file is added to a category the "When submitted" date is available. Is it possible to add an expiry date so that a file is either automatically deleted or not displayed after a set date?

There is the "Review frequency" box which one could set for x-number of days. If this could function as an expiration date, how could I add a button or whatever next to it for automatic deletion after the x-number of days?

Are you running the most version? If so, then yes, there is this option. We are utilizing it on our site and it works perfectly. You can set the expiration date by category or whole manager. We have it set up for a category.

Admin > Categories > Edit Category > Control Settings (there are 3 buttons to the right top.. this is in there)

Find links_expiry_days and input how long you want visible files to stay active.. so if you want things to expire after 1 day of being visible, put in 1.

Find links_expired_catid and pick what folder you would like the file to be moved to after it's expired.

Andrew maybe can fill in more options, but this is what we use it for, and like I said, it works perfectly.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Ophelia

Are you running the most version? If so, then yes, there is this option. We are utilizing it on our site and it works perfectly. You can set the expiration date by category or whole manager. We have it set up for a category.

Admin > Categories > Edit Category > Control Settings (there are 3 buttons to the right top.. this is in there)

Find links_expiry_days and input how long you want visible files to stay active.. so if you want things to expire after 1 day of being visible, put in 1.

Find links_expired_catid and pick what folder you would like the file to be moved to after it's expired.

Andrew maybe can fill in more options, but this is what we use it for, and like I said, it works perfectly.

Just to add a little more info..

1) If you enable links_expiry_days, then LDM handles post-dating as well as expiry, in other words entries will not become visible until the entry's specified creation date and will then disappear/be moved to another category after the specified period.

2) To set this value globally rather than per category, visit the LDM/admin/settings page and change link_expiry_days etc there

3) If you set the value in a category, remember that this value will also apply in its subcategories unless you give a new value there.