Major Additions - Links and Downloads Manager

What this is and does

LDM is a general-purpose tool for managing libraries of links and files, and handling uploads and downloads in a flexible way, while tracking and control user access. It has a range of integrated media players and a large library of 'plugin' extras.

Installation and Usage Explained in the on-line Wiki, with a brief explanation in the file instructions.txt in the release zip. The recent revision history is given in the first post of this thread.

Please use carefully and always backup your database before upgrading. Post reports of problems and suggestions for enhancements in this thread.

14.06.09 Version 2.3.0 is now the the officially-supported version. Works with 3.7 and vb 3.8. Please post comments in this thread

22.06.08 Version 2.2.9-post1 - This is the previous supported version. Works fine with all versions of vb 3.6 and vb 3.7. All standard features except profile integration and forum prefix selection work fine with vb 3.8.

[vbboarder]

This bug is related to the filter links bug reported above

Originally Posted by AndrewD

It's $nhits that's the problem. I imagine you've got featured sites enabled and there are none to show in the current category. The code which sets up the featured sites is over-writing the correct value of $nhits.

Yes, I got featured sites enabled, and I selected entries as favorites, and I set my userid in featured_user_favs, but the filter links bar still does not show.
On further testing (with admin privileges), the featured entries page (from the 'Show' dropdown menu) shows no entries even though the my favorites page shows the favorites that I specified and I set my userid so that my favorites are seen as featured.
Similarly, the nominated entries page (from the 'Show' dropdown menu) shows no entries eventhough there are entries nominated by other users.

[abdelghani68]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

which version of LDM are you using? the problem of a blank player is caused by a caching bug in adobe flash.

I use LDM 2.3.0. The probleme is only in the page vbadvanced.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by vbboarder

The stats for newest entries are incorrect when displayed in LDM pages. I have old entries showing up whose dates are even past the time limit set in LDM Settings > Statistics Display. However, the VBA module for new entries stats does work correctly. Andrew, can you tell me what file or plugin to edit so that I can use the php code from the ldm_new.module file?

Note: Not sure if this is related, but I used the Flash sites extra plugin and all the old entries that showed up in the new entries stats in LDM pages happen to be entries created by that plugin.

There's a parameter missing on the relevant function call, so the sql is requesting 'all entries' rather than 'new entries'. Assuming that I didn't do that for a reason that I've forgotten, the solution is as follows:

edit includes/local_links_vbafunc.php

find function ldm_get_hitparades($catid, $template="links_hitparade")

find

	$hitsince = ($links_defaults['days_seen_on_portal'] ? TIMENOW-intval($links_defaults['days_seen_on_portal'])*24*60*60 : $vbulletin->userinfo['lastvisit']);

and change to

	$newsince = $hitsince = ($links_defaults['days_seen_on_portal'] ? TIMENOW-intval($links_defaults['days_seen_on_portal'])*24*60*60 : $vbulletin->userinfo['lastvisit']);

find

	if ($links_defaults['show_hp_new']) {
		$query = ldm_get_specialsearchsql($NEW_CAT, $linksee, "", $catids);
		list($links['show_hp_new'], $hits) = ldm_get_entrybits_brief($query, $linksee, $template);
		$showme = ($hits ? 1 : $showme );
	}

and change to

	if ($links_defaults['show_hp_new']) {
		$query = ldm_get_specialsearchsql($NEW_CAT, $linksee, "", $catids, $newsince);
		list($links['show_hp_new'], $hits) = ldm_get_entrybits_brief($query, $linksee, $template);
		$showme = ($hits ? 1 : $showme );
	}

I think that will fix things. Please confirm.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by abdelghani68

I use LDM 2.3.0. The probleme is only in the page vbadvanced.

As far I know, this is a caching problem. I thought that the new JW player had got round it (someone else reported this). Try clearing the browser cache and check that you have the latest version of the Adobe Flash player plugins.

[abdelghani68]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

As far I know, this is a caching problem. I thought that the new JW player had got round it (someone else reported this). Try clearing the browser cache and check that you have the latest version of the Adobe Flash player plugins.

I have clearing the broser and upgrade in the latest version of the adobe flash player. I have again this probleme.

thanks

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by abdelghani68

I have clearing the broser and upgrade in the latest version of the adobe flash player. I have again this probleme.

thanks

My apologies - I realise that this is a different problem than I thought - have you got your cmps_index.php file in a different directory than your forums directory?

[abdelghani68]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

My apologies - I realise that this is a different problem than I thought - have you got your cmps_index.php file in a different directory than your forums directory?

I have that :

www.mysite.com/cmps_index.php (portal)

www.mysite.com/forum (forum)

thanks

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by abdelghani68

I have that :

www.mysite.com/cmps_index.php (portal)

www.mysite.com/forum (forum)

thanks

Edit the links_playerbit_JWPlayer template and replace

	src="clientscript/JWmediaplayer.swf"

by

	src="{$vbulletin->options[bburl]}/clientscript/JWmediaplayer.swf"

That should do it.

Keep a note that you have done this, as the template will be completely rewritten in the next beta release.

[vbboarder]

I further debugged the featured entries & nominations bug. Both links from the 'Show' dropdown menu calls '/local_links_search.php?action=find' so I looked at that code in that file. So cache_LDMfavourites() & cache_LDMnominations() are called at about line 505, which set the linkids that are marked as favourites & nominated in arrays $links_myfav, $links_mystarred and $links_starred, but I don't see those variables used in local_links_search.php or the templates eval'ed by it. Am I missing something?

[abdelghani68]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Edit the links_playerbit_JWPlayer template and replace

	src="clientscript/JWmediaplayer.swf"

by

	src="{$vbulletin->options[bburl]}/clientscript/JWmediaplayer.swf"

That should do it.

Keep a note that you have done this, as the template will be completely rewritten in the next beta release.

Thanks, it works now