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.

[kylek]

Thanks, glad its not just me that found it confusing. So if you have say a bunch of different categories like rock & roll, classical, etc. each category would need to be edited and set for parent forum?

[Slave]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Whichever vba module is using functions_gallery.php is declaring a function called empty_category, and so is LDM. PHP does not allow this. So one of us will have to change the name of the code I will do so in the next upload. In the meantime, you can fix this by editing lines 1812 and 1815 of local_links_admin.php and lines 2935, 2997 and 3257 in includes/local_links_include.php

Just change empty_category to (e.g.) ldm_empty_category

Thanks Andrew, that seems to do the trick. Although I also had to add "ldm_" in front of delete_category a couple of time too. (Didn't add it to the can_delete_category in local_links_admin.php .. should I?)

One thing, I started to get the title "Latest Links" showing twice at the top of the module. In the manual it says to have "Use Module Shell Template" as "Yes" but if you have this as "No" this behavior goes away.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by kylek

Thanks, glad its not just me that found it confusing. So if you have say a bunch of different categories like rock & roll, classical, etc. each category would need to be edited and set for parent forum?

That's right, if you want the auto threads to go into different forums. Or if you want them all to go into the same forum, just give default_forumid a value. Bear in mind that you'll have to edit any categories that you've already created, as the association is made at the time these are created/edited.

There's a long history to the forum association setting, which I'm gradually trying to unwind in favour of inherited settings and permissions, but it takes time and I don't want to break people's boards in the meantime...

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Slave

Thanks Andrew, that seems to do the trick. Although I also had to add "ldm_" in front of delete_category a couple of time too.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Slave

(Didn't add it to the can_delete_category in local_links_admin.php .. should I?)

No

Originally Posted by Slave

One thing, I started to get the title "Latest Links" showing twice at the top of the module. In the manual it says to have "Use Module Shell Template" as "Yes" but if you have this as "No" this behavior goes away.

Yes, I don't routinely check LDM and vba, as I don't use vba

[Slave]

Also, can you remind me how to get the category showing in the module.

Any chance of making this a "Show category a link is from within module" setting on the admin page?

[kylek]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

That's right, if you want the auto threads to go into different forums. Or if you want them all to go into the same forum, just give default_forumid a value. Bear in mind that you'll have to edit any categories that you've already created, as the association is made at the time these are created/edited.

There's a long history to the forum association setting, which I'm gradually trying to unwind in favour of inherited settings and permissions, but it takes time and I don't want to break people's boards in the meantime...

Thanks for all the answers by the way, great support!!

I surprised myself and got the integration going, nothing was showing until I noticed and clicked on the "keep linked forum" in the settings and they are showing now on the main forum as sub forums. Yahoooo!!

[Slave]

Originally Posted by Slave

Also, can you remind me how to get the category showing in the module.

Any chance of making this a "Show category a link is from within module" setting on the admin page?

Ahh .. finally found it in the old 3.5 thread. You need to add "$linkcatname" to the "links_vba_links" template.

Is this in the manual anywhere?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Slave

Also, can you remind me how to get the category showing in the module.

Any chance of making this a "Show category a link is from within module" setting on the admin page?

I think you should put the variable $linkcatname in the template links_vbalinks

I'd prefer not to add vba parameters in the LDM admin, but I'm happy to modify the lmd_hot and ldm_new modules and links_vbalinks template to make the display of template name an option which is controlled by a switch in these modules

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Slave

Ahh .. finally found it in the old 3.5 thread. You need to add "$linkcatname" to the "links_vba_links" template.

Is this in the manual anywhere?

Snap. and probably no

[Slave]

Problem ..

I've just moved over to using a Mac (lovely lovely machine) .. and I've found that in both the Safari and Opera browsers the "Control Settings" and "User Group Permissions" tabs in the category edit screen don't work ..

Ahh .. just tried it in IE on a WinXP box and the same thing happens (or doesn't )