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.

[jGas]

i have to make my question again, now that i've understood something about LDM.

when i enter a category, i find all the entries of that category.

i want that when i click on an entry, it display the page with the rate and comments..

but let me explain with an example.

You are inside this category: dance category

i want thatm if i click on "Angben65 & Sergiopad - L'Atotanka (TaInKiTu)" it opens rate and comments ...is it possible?

thanks!

[Rouzbeh1]

did you try the option in Administration--Permissions ? (you can also set category specific options on this)
must_rate_download
Usergroups that must provide a comment/rating before being allowed to visit/download an entry.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by jGas

i have to make my question again, now that i've understood something about LDM.

when i enter a category, i find all the entries of that category.

i want that when i click on an entry, it display the page with the rate and comments..

but let me explain with an example.

You are inside this category: dance category

i want thatm if i click on "Angben65 & Sergiopad - L'Atotanka (TaInKiTu)" it opens rate and comments ...is it possible?

thanks!

Edit the links_linkbit template.

Find the line (close to the top)

$linkurljump

Replace by

<a href="$LINKS_SCRIPT.php?action=ratelink&amp;linkid=$linkid&amp;catid=$viewcatid&amp;lpage=$pagenumber" title="<phrase 1="$linkraters">$vbphrase[ll_viewallratings]</phrase>">$linkname</a>
<!-- $linkurljump //-->

That should do the job.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by itsblack

Maybe it is not the problem of allowance, but the problem of LDM how to treat a url as link or download.

I uploaded the file per ftp to my site, is that not a "download"?

Downloads are files with filetypes that appear in the vb mimetypes table. I checked the code - currently, the allowances only apply for such files - the logic being that other file types are transferred using broswer redirects rather than LDM managed transfers. I realise, now you point it out, that a redirect from your own server is still consuming bandwidth, so there's a logic in applying the allowances. I'll work out the cleanest way to do this for RC version of 2.2.8.

Thanks for the translation - that's excellent (I think!! - can't read it to be sure).

[itsblack]

Thank you for your effort.

[jGas]

now it's perfect..tnx a lot!

[Alfa1]

Andrew,

Could you please answer this:

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Hi Andrew,

How do I find the url to link to a search query? I'd like to use keywords to generate forum topic specific links to relating files in LDM. i.e. use the url of a search query result and post that as a link.

Many thanks for your support.

And this:

Originally Posted by Alfa1

I have these forum tabs on my site. I apply conditionals to them, so that the tab that corresponds to the section of the site you are on gets highlighted.
To do this for LDM, I need to define what the cat id variables of LDM are.

I tried this, but this didn't work:

PHP Code:

<if condition="in_array($foruminfo[catid], array(126,39, 43))"><li id="active"><a href="http://www.mysite.com/forum/local_links.php?catid=126" id="active">Videos</a></li><else /><li><a href="http://www.mysite.com/forum/local_links.php?catid=126">Video</a></li></if> 


Andrew, could you please inform me of the cat id variables?

Just to clarify: I want to find the category id variables to have the right tab be highlighted when a member is in a certain category of LDM.

[DarkRyda]

easily my favourite mod for Vbulletin. Thanks for this awesome addition and excellent support, can't wait for final of version 2.2.8.

[Alfa1]

Yes, same here. It still puzzles me why LDM is not a Premium mod.

I revived the request here

[TheBlackPoet]

the amount of information on this hack is so monumental... i am left to wonder if you, my friend have a readily available supply of mind altering drugs to keep you sane!!!! this hack is outstanding... and im ashamed it took me so long to incorporate it into my own forum... now, today i will be reading and learning how to use it...

thanks....