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.

[Nam]

Hi Andrew, excuse me if this question has been asked before.

Do LDM support other video site such as google video, Veoh, etc. besides youtube? Or youtube flash player works with them as well? I haven't tried it yet.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by itsblack

I replace the links_main template with the attached code, unfortunately it doesn't work.

With the new template, the width of the main section was extended to 100%, that's OK, I can fix it. But the statistic still stayed under the main section. Just don't know what happened.

I'm also at a bit of a loss. I pulled down the template I'd posted yesterday and tried it again, and it still works for me, see image.

These are the changes in the form of the unix 'diff' command:

Left file: Y:\Users\Andrew\Desktop\links_main-original.txt
Right file: Y:\Users\Andrew\Desktop\links_main-modified.txt
0a1,5
> <if condition="$includeinmain[prestats] or $viewcatstats or $viewcathits or $includeinmain[poststats]">
> <table width="100%">
> <tr>
> <td width="70%" valign="top">
> </if>
158a164,167
> <if condition="$includeinmain[prestats] or $viewcatstats or $viewcathits or $includeinmain[poststats]">
> </td><td valign="top">
> </if>
>
164,167d172
< <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
< <tr><td width="70%">&nbsp;</td>
< <td>
<
189,190d193
< </td></tr>
< </table>
197a201,206
> <if condition="$includeinmain[prestats] or $viewcatstats or $viewcathits or $includeinmain[poststats]">
> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
> </if>
>

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Nam

Hi Andrew, excuse me if this question has been asked before.

Do LDM support other video site such as google video, Veoh, etc. besides youtube? Or youtube flash player works with them as well? I haven't tried it yet.

the flash-sites add in in release/extras should work with all the sites you mention. Take a look at the readme.txt for details.

[itsblack]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

I'm also at a bit of a loss. I pulled down the template I'd posted yesterday and tried it again, and it still works for me, see image.

These are the changes in the form of the unix 'diff' command:

Left file: Y:\Users\Andrew\Desktop\links_main-original.txt
Right file: Y:\Users\Andrew\Desktop\links_main-modified.txt
0a1,5
> <if condition="$includeinmain[prestats] or $viewcatstats or $viewcathits or $includeinmain[poststats]">
> <table width="100%">
> <tr>
> <td width="70%" valign="top">
> </if>
158a164,167
> <if condition="$includeinmain[prestats] or $viewcatstats or $viewcathits or $includeinmain[poststats]">
> </td><td valign="top">
> </if>
>
164,167d172
< <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
< <tr><td width="70%">&nbsp;</td>
< <td>
<
189,190d193
< </td></tr>
< </table>
197a201,206
> <if condition="$includeinmain[prestats] or $viewcatstats or $viewcathits or $includeinmain[poststats]">
> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
> </if>
>

I found it has something to to with the extra "add page info". Because I changed the template links_pageinfo_bit before. Now I make a little change, and it works.

[Phalynx]

How can I edit the text that appears in in "links_main" below <if condition="$viewcattext or $viewcatextra">? As the mainpage is not a cat I cannot find the description for that.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Phalynx

How can I edit the text that appears in in "links_main" below <if condition="$viewcattext or $viewcatextra">? As the mainpage is not a cat I cannot find the description for that.

You mean this section of the template?

PHP Code:

<if condition="$viewcattext or $viewcatextra">
<tr>
    <td class="alt1">
    $viewcattext
    $viewcatextra
    </td>
</tr>
</if> 


$viewcattext contains the parsed version of the extended category description (i.e. with bbcodes filled in, etc.)

$viewcatextra contains the contents of the links_catbit_extras template, and is used to hold information on synchronisation, user allowances, etc.

If you want to modify either of these, you could write a plugin that is hooked on ldm_maindisplay_end, e.g. you can append to $viewcatextra

[Phalynx]

Ah, ok, thanks. Will try this.

This field is empty on my site: On the main page only the name of the DB is printed out, followed by an empty row.

[pspcrazy]

Andrew, I was wondering if there is a way to have related videos/files shown horizontally below the listing when you click on a link for a video stream.

Like something like this: http://psp3d.com/jukebox.php?do=view&type=media&mid=23, but with a horizontal bar with related or reccomeded videos from the same category.

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

request:

if possible, any chance of adding

www.imeem.com
www.megavideo.com
http://stage6.divx.com

to the flash site list?


if you could provide a brief tutorial on how to add more sites, I'd be willing to try my hand at it for others as well.

[IrPr]

Originally Posted by GrendelKhan{TSU

request:

if possible, any chance of adding

www.imeem.com
www.megavideo.com
http://stage6.divx.com

to the flash site list?


if you could provide a brief tutorial on how to add more sites, I'd be willing to try my hand at it for others as well.

Andrew, another suggestion
You can integare this mod to vB AnyMedia and use anymedia class to parse all of media types to stream
Im using class_anymedia.php parsing Youtube, Megavideo and stage6 in my LDM and it rocks!

Again my special thanks goes to Andrew, your LDM in fully modifable due to huge hook locations