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.

[CamJM]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

If you want to put something in each entry, then you have to edit one/several of the links_linkbit templates. There are several of these, depending on which layout you are using. Each of them takes the form of a table row definition, looking like this:

PHP Code:

<tr id="linkid$linkid">
<td colspan="2">
...
</td>
</tr> 


For patching the main layout, above/below the list of entries, it's the links_main template. In fact that template already has some placeholder variables, via an array variable, $includeinmain. Set one of these array elements: precat, postcat, prefeat, postfeat, prelink, postlink, prestats, poststats, e.g. using the ldm_maindisplay_end hook.

Hi Andrew, sorry to say this but I'm a bit of a coding novice, how would I use the ldm_maindisplay_end hook within the place holders? All I really intend on doing is placing a line of text in there if that makes it simpler at all. Thanks.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by CamJM

Hi Andrew, sorry to say this but I'm a bit of a coding novice, how would I use the ldm_maindisplay_end hook within the place holders? All I really intend on doing is placing a line of text in there if that makes it simpler at all. Thanks.

Here's a couple of examples. Suppose you want to put a box saying "Hello Hello Hello" on all category pages, placed immediately above the list of entries. You can do this in two ways - either write a plugin or edit a template.

You add the plugin by going to vbulletin->admincp->products and plugins->add new plugin.
Choose products=links and downloads manager, hook location=ldm_maindisplay_end, plugin is active=yes. Call the plugin (e.g.) 'annotate' and add the following code:

if ($viewcatid>0) {
$includeinmain['postcat'] .= '
<table width="100%" class="tborder">
<tr><td class="alt1" align="center">
Hello Hello Hello
</td></tr>
</table>
';
}

This adds a boxed table on all category content pages immediately above the list of entries.

You can achieve the same effect by editing the links_main template. Find the lines which read:

<if condition="$includeinmain[postcat]">
$includeinmain[postcat]
</if>

Immediately afterwards insert these lines:

<if condition="$viewcatid>0">
<table width="100%" class="tborder">
<tr><td class="alt1" align="center">
Hello Hello Hello
</td></tr>
</table>
</if>

If you want to add a similar line at the start of the description of each entry, you can also do this with a plugin or by editing a template. Plugin approach:

Again, call the plugin (e.g.) 'annotate', products=links and downloads manager, hook location=ldm_linkbit_create, plugin is active=yes, with the following code:

$linkdesc = '
Hello Hello Hello
<br />
<br />
' . $linkdesc;

This will work with all choices of linkbit - you don't need to repeat it for each of the available layouts.

Template approach. Edit the links_linkbit template (or the links_linkbit_table, etc templates, depending on your choice of linkbit) and insert the following right at the start:

<tr colspan="2">
<td align="center">
Hello Hello Hello
</td>
</tr>

[hydn]

I'm struggling with layout issues. I have a broken link that links to:
"ARG:4NDEFINED.php?catid=-8"

Also there's a "lone" statistics box on the bottom-right of all pages. How can I add other stats or anything to the left of it?

Any tips thanks.

[hydn]

Sorry about not much details.

Here's the current code for the stats box:

<if condition="$viewcatstats or $viewcathits">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<tr><td width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
<td>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tbody>
<tr align="center">
	<td class="tcat" align="center" colspan="2">
	<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('hitparadebit')"><img id="collapseimg_hitparadebit" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_hitparadebit].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
	<strong>$vbphrase[ll_statistics]</strong>
	</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_hitparadebit" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_hitparadebit]">
<if condition="$viewcathits">
<tr><td class="alt1" colspan="2">
	<span class="smallfont"><strong>$viewcathitstitle</strong></span>
</td></tr>
	$viewcathits
</if>
<if condition="$viewcatstats">
	$viewcatstats

</if>
</tbody>
</table>
</td></tr>
</table>
<br />
</if>

<if condition="$includeinmain[poststats]">
$includeinmain[poststats]
</if>

I'll like to place an identical box to the left of this box with other stats such as. Last 10 downloaded by other users or random 10 downloads.

thanks

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by hydn

I'm struggling with layout issues. I have a broken link that links to:
"ARG:4NDEFINED.php?catid=-8"

Have you modified one of the LDM templates at some time in the past or got other hacks installed? A url pointing to catid=-8 is trying to display the most recent entries, and the current templates would construct this in terms of something like:

	<a href="$SEARCH_SCRIPT.php?action=find&amp;catid=$NEW_CAT">$vbphrase[ll_menu_shownew]</a>

Maybe if you switch on template titles on your vb admincp/options, you can check which template this link is within - I would expect it to be in the links_header template.

Originally Posted by hydn

Also there's a "lone" statistics box on the bottom-right of all pages. How can I add other stats or anything to the left of it?

This is set up in the links_main template. There a set of code that looks like the following:

<if condition="$includeinmain[prestats]">
$includeinmain[prestats]
</if>

<if condition="$viewcatstats or $viewcathits">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
<tr><td width="70%">&nbsp;</td>
<td>
...

You can add other material to the empty 70% cell. Alternatively, you can assign something to the $includinmain[prestats] variable by writing a plugin tied to the links_linkbit_create hook

[PitchouneN64ngc]

AndrewD, I can tell you the French translation is finished, i read it last time (fixing translations bugs and incoherences between phrases) and release it

[CamJM]

Awesome Andrew! Thanks for the help

[obmob]

Hello, playing again with the new vBa modules... I uploaded the ldm_new.module.

First i coudln't see it, then set clean code to "no" and it start showing.

Now, I made some changes on the template to show a thumbnail, this, because eveything i have has a thumb.

So, the code is working, there aren't errors so far, but i figured out a funny thing.

Entries 1,2,5 show a link in the title, but 3 and 4 are just plain text.

You can take a look at this in www.ositobarrigon.com or in the attached image.

There are no variables added, just deleted the filetype one and added the thumbnail.

Help!

Thanks!

[CamJM]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Template approach. Edit the links_linkbit template (or the links_linkbit_table, etc templates, depending on your choice of linkbit) and insert the following right at the start:

<tr colspan="2">
<td align="center">
Hello Hello Hello
</td>
</tr>

Hi Andrew, just one small question, if I set a condition so that only people who aren't logged in see it, it doesn't appear to work. here's what I edited, I have the condition working in other areas of the site..

<tr colspan="2">
<td align="center">
<if condition="$show['guest']">
Hello Hello Hello
</if>
</td>
</tr>

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by obmob

Hello, playing again with the new vBa modules... I uploaded the ldm_new.module.

First i coudln't see it, then set clean code to "no" and it start showing.

Now, I made some changes on the template to show a thumbnail, this, because eveything i have has a thumb.

So, the code is working, there aren't errors so far, but i figured out a funny thing.

Entries 1,2,5 show a link in the title, but 3 and 4 are just plain text.

You can take a look at this in www.ositobarrigon.com or in the attached image.

There are no variables added, just deleted the filetype one and added the thumbnail.

Help!

Thanks!

The two entries that are displayed with no link on the text are currently considered to be broken, i.e. LDM can't find the file. Not the best/clearest of signals, I agree.