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.

[58D]

Also, I'm running the VB links 2.0. hack on a 2.2.9 site. I'm upgrading to 3.6.4 and would like to upgrade to LDM as well. Is there a way to import or otherwise keep my links and categories while moving to LDM?

Looks like a great mod! Thanks.

Jake

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by icemanic

is it possible to have local_links.php and other files in its own directory?

i wish to have it like this: http://forum.com/forum/directory

so it is in its own directory subdirectory....

This is not something I have tested/set up. It's certainly possible but the code would need a bit of modification - I don't think it would be a lot.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by 58D

Don't know how I missed them.....Oh wait, yeah I do....Im an Idiot!

Anyway, I was also wondering if the file upload and download can be turned off? I only need a simple links manager at the moment. Is this the right plug-in for me? Thanks.

Jake

Upload is off by default and has to be switched on.

Difference between *links* and *downloads* management is purely the filetype of the link you are managing. If it has a filetype that appears in your main VB attachment table, it's a download. Otherwise it's a link. Simple as that. Do you don't really need to turn off downloads.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Zowners

Is it possible to make a mirror link for for any links added, which will show for certain member groups.

Or possibly making it so different usergroups get a different link for example. registered user clicks on music.wmv and downloads from a public server where as a premimum member clicks it and downloads from a private server.

Not currently. It's been on the list for a long time (multiple urls per entry), but requires a basic change in the database structure.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by 58D

Also, I'm running the VB links 2.0. hack on a 2.2.9 site. I'm upgrading to 3.6.4 and would like to upgrade to LDM as well. Is there a way to import or otherwise keep my links and categories while moving to LDM?

Looks like a great mod! Thanks.

Jake

LDM can certainly import entries - there are two forms - a simple csv file format, which brings in the main material, and an xml format which imports everything that matters. So the question is whether you can export easily from your 2.2.x site. I've forgotten all my vb2 coding...

[rolandogomez]

Andrew,

Nice hack, finally figured how to install it. Question though, it comes with all those nice extra plugins, but none say what "hook" to select from the drop down menu. Being a non-coder, could you clarify the proper hooks for

add-this-link
autocreate-threads
force-mp3-to-m3u
jukebox-enhancements
kill-LDM
lightbox
limit-uploads
limit-useraccess
patch-forumhome
patch-forumhome-newlinks
patch-forumhome-thumbs
patch-showthread
readme.txt
rss2
sample-avi-image
stream-mms-videos
versionist
wimpy-player
xml-import

Also, where can we get this plugin, "To add new filetypes, use VB->Admincp->Attachments->Attachment Manager->Add New Extension. (NB: With effect from version 2.2.7 of LDM, there is an 'add-mimetypes-plugin' extra in the release .zip file, which will 'auto-install' all the common media file extensions into your vb tables.)"

Thanks a bunch! Looking forward to the update. Rolando.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by rolandogomez

Andrew,

Nice hack, finally figured how to install it. Question though, it comes with all those nice extra plugins, but none say what "hook" to select from the drop down menu. Being a non-coder, could you clarify the proper hooks for

add-this-link
autocreate-threads
force-mp3-to-m3u
jukebox-enhancements
kill-LDM
lightbox
limit-uploads
limit-useraccess
patch-forumhome
patch-forumhome-newlinks
patch-forumhome-thumbs
patch-showthread
readme.txt
rss2
sample-avi-image
stream-mms-videos
versionist
wimpy-player
xml-import

Also, where can we get this plugin, "To add new filetypes, use VB->Admincp->Attachments->Attachment Manager->Add New Extension. (NB: With effect from version 2.2.7 of LDM, there is an 'add-mimetypes-plugin' extra in the release .zip file, which will 'auto-install' all the common media file extensions into your vb tables.)"

Thanks a bunch! Looking forward to the update. Rolando.

There's two ways of installing plugins - either by selecting a hook ("Add Plugin") or by Uploading a plugin xml file. The extras you mention are usually designed to be uploaded - go to your vb admincp/products and plugins/download and upload and simply upload the relevant xml file. It knows where to hook itself. (If you want, take a look inside the various xml files - you'll see how they are laid out.)

Your question 2) - again, you currently go to the vb admincp/attachments/attachment manager, and you add the new extension. As I noted, with 2.2.7, I'll provide an add on that will do this automatically, but I recommend that you try to understand how to do it manually - because you are fundamentally changing what types of file people can place on your board.

[butty]

have ya got any further with this one at all mate?.

ps i thought id logged onto the wrong site a min ago lol. this is gonna take a bit of getting used to

Originally Posted by butty

many thanks for the reply andrew and for looking into this for us. i have tried the wimpy jukebox already but i was hitting problems with that too. il explain these problems to you as it may be something you will be able to help me with as its more to do with ldm rather than wimpy

basically i have my vbadvanced set so that it shows my left vbadvanced column to the left of the ldm. i have done this by adding this to the top of local_links.php as instructed by vbadvanced

<?php
define('VBA_PORTAL', true);
define('VBA_PAGE', 'tunearchive');

and then i added the page in vbadvanced named tunearchive and specified it to show the left navigation column - this is something i need to have on my forum or i can see people getting awfulley confused while navigating the link directory

and so this brings with it its own problem. when you click a link to play it in the jukebox it opens another window. when it opens this new window it also adds the navigation panel and so opens pretty much a full size screen. ive changed it over now so you can see for yourself what its doing.

http://www.oldskoolanthemz.com/forum...s.php?catid=13

if i could get it going so that it opened another small window with the player in it then that would be great.

the other problem with this way of having the links is that i would like the jukebox to open up when the mp3 is clicked on from the list of mp3's in the archive. the way the ldm system currently works in this state is that you click the link then go to another page and click the link again to open in the jukebox. i would rather it have a play button (like the wimpy button system) from the main list of mp3's in that category that would then open the jukebox and play the file.

i hope this makes sense as its hard to explain lol. many thanks once again andrew for your time its greatly appreciated

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by butty

have ya got any further with this one at all mate?.

ps i thought id logged onto the wrong site a min ago lol. this is gonna take a bit of getting used to

I just took a look at your site - nice.

I think part of your problem is that you've wrapped LDM in the vbadvanced code without including all the key bits from the links_header template. Others have made that mistake too. You've lost the LDM javascript, so (for example) popup windows don't work.

You need these two lis in your hearer:

<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/ldm_global.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/ldm_ajax_keysugg.js"></script>

[rolandogomez]

Thanks, I goofed, I was looking at "add new plug-in" instead of "upload plug-in." That's what happens when you run on fumes for lack of sleep. (grin). Thanks a bunch, looking forward to your new product updates. Thanks, rg.