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.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Tulsa

Why both of course.

This is only a partial solution - there are a couple of other changes which are needed to make it complete/clean.

Edit includes/local_links_admininclude.php. Scroll down until you find groups of lines which look like the following:

require_admin_row($seq++, 'title_data_entry', 'll_settings_title_entry', 'title_perms', 1, 1);
	require_admin_row($seq++, 'can_add_link', '6,-1', 'usergroup_check', 1);
	require_admin_row($seq++, 'can_link_files', '2,3,4,5,6,7,-1', 'usergroup_check', 1);
	require_admin_row($seq++, 'can_upload_files', '6,-1', 'usergroup_check', 1);
	require_admin_row($seq++, 'can_select_category', '2,3,4,5,6,7,-1', 'usergroup_check');
	require_admin_row($seq++, 'can_edit_link', '6,-1', 'usergroup_check');
	require_admin_row($seq++, 'can_delete_link', '6,-1', 'usergroup_check');
	require_admin_row($seq++, 'can_add_category', '6,-1', 'usergroup_check');
	require_admin_row($seq++, 'can_edit_category', '6,-1', 'usergroup_check');
...
require_admin_row($seq++, 'close_data_entry', '', 'close', 1);

Each line defines a parameter setting/permission. When there is a fifth parameter set to 1 (as on the can_add_link line), then the permission can be set at global level and at category level. Otherwise, it can only be set at global level.

So to make can_add_category and can_edit_category permissions avaiable on a per-category basis, simply add ", 1 at the end of the lines:

	require_admin_row($seq++, 'can_add_category', '6,-1', 'usergroup_check', 1);
	require_admin_row($seq++, 'can_edit_category', '6,-1', 'usergroup_check', 1);

Save, then (important) reinstall the LDM product installer via the vb admincp.

Then, these permissions become available on the Add/Edit Category forms, on the third tab (User Group Permissions). If you deny the permission globally and enable it in one of your categories, then the relevant user group can only create subcategories in that category.

As I said, this is not a complete patch - You will find that the 'add category' form always includes a parent category selection box, allowing people to place the new subcategory somewhere else in the category hierarchy. This is probably not what you want. For some reason, I had overlooked to apply the *can_select_category* permission to category creation. I will fix this in 2.2.8.

My answer about users always being able to edit their own categories was also not completely accurate. There's another bug so that the relevant Edit Category menu item does not get displayed even though the user actually has permission to do the edit. This will also be fixed in 2.2.8.

So you may prefer to wait.

[Alfa1]

I have the Dutch translation ready. I want to go over it one more time to see if everything is in order.

Could you please look at this:

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Basically it adds tabs to the navbar. To let the right tab to highlight according to the members location, the code needs a conditional.

I think this will quickly show you how it works and what is needed:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1276144

Something similar to the last option would be needed.

[obmob]

Originally Posted by mauro1947

Hi!
I have "allow_html" setted to Yes and when i insert my Google Adsense code into description, ads never shows...
Can you help me?
Thanks a lot.
Regards!

Isn't it easier to edit a likbit, that way you add only one adsense code

[mauro1947]

Originally Posted by obmob

Isn't it easier to edit a likbit, that way you add only one adsense code

Thanks, fixed by AndrewD
Thanks
Regards!

[Ophelia]

So Mr. Andrew.. when can I add this delightful new version to our site? I'm itching for the multiple uploads

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

I have the Dutch translation ready. I want to go over it one more time to see if everything is in order.

Could you please look at this:

I'll try to work this out, Alfa - I'm really overwhelmed by work - last time I took a look, it was not obvious to me how it worked.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Ophelia

So Mr. Andrew.. when can I add this delightful new version to our site? I'm itching for the multiple uploads

Well, I'd hoped to come back from holiday and find no bugs to fix, but people seem to keep finding them... I think we're nearly there.

Concerning yout earlier PM'd problem with rogue downloads, this is not going to be easy to sort out from a distance. I have somewhat improved the tool for analysing downloads in 2.2.8, and it may be easiest for you to upgrade before we start investigating.

[skooby]

Awesome mod I tried looking through the posts but couldn't find much. Is there a way that when a user uploads a new file (say a mp3), that it creates a new post in a certain forum?

[Ipuck]

Awesome mod I tried looking through the posts but couldn't find much. Is there a way that when a user uploads a new file (say a mp3), that it creates a new post in a certain forum?

Yes. That's an extra for the 2.2.7 version , but for is included in the 2.2.8 version. For more inof go to http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php/Options_and_Extras

[skooby]

Wow man how did I not see that? Thanks so much for the response.