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.

[drfenning]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

I don't think this question is really about LDM. You are wanting to change the user's usergroup membership when their subscription starts (adding them) and ends (removing them)?

I thought (but have not checked) that the vb subscription manager handles this automatically but I'm afraid I have no idea whether X-cart can handle it or not.

If you choose to do this via x-cart, it's easy enough to code a new LDM addin that grants/restricts access based on some condition that can be checked via php (assuming that this is possible with x-cart). I am willing to help you implement this, but I don't want to have buy/learn about x-cart.



I've just tried the following approach, which seems to work fine.
- First, create a new forum called "Download Manager", which is set up as a link to LDM. Then, that forum would appear in the list of available subscriptions on your admin page.
- Second, create a new vb subscription to that forum, which adds users to a new usergroup, let's say LDM Subscribers.
- Then, set up your LDM database so that entries are only accessible to users who have usergroup rights to that forum.

We could also easily tailor the message that unsubscribed users get when they visit LDM to tell them that they need a subscription.

Have I understood you correctly?

I think the later might work, if I can figure out how to link it to LDM. I'll let you know if it works. Thanks so much for your help.

[drfenning]

You rock! That was so simple and it worked perfectly. Thank you so much for your help.

Dani

[glowinggal]

anyone using this with 3.8.*?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by glowinggal

anyone using this with 3.8.*?

Most of version 2.2.9 works fine with vb 3.8. There are a couple of features that don't work (profile intergration, forum prefixes). The release candidate version 2.3.0 works fine with both vb3.7 ad 3.8.

[glowinggal]

how about a display of thumbnails for new downloads on "non" vb pages (but they are php pages (ie: wordpress))

[DotSauce]

Hey quick question...

I noticed this mod is forcing "www." in my domain name when the rest of forum is flexible. I would prefer without "www."

How can I change this? Thanks.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by DotSauce

Hey quick question...

I noticed this mod is forcing "www." in my domain name when the rest of forum is flexible. I would prefer without "www."

How can I change this? Thanks.

LDM creates full urls according to your setting for "Forum URL" (vb acp/vb options/site name). This is to ensure that the vbadvanced modules will work properly even if the main vba code is not in the forums directory. You should check this setting. Main vb code does not add the full forum path to its urls, because it is always operating within the forums directory.

It's important to be consistent with these urls (site.com versus www.site.com) - vb's cookies are url dependent unless you've remembered to set the cookie domain on vb acp/vb options/cookie domain), and people can find themselves logged out.

[glowinggal]

tried upgrading from 2.2.9 to 2.3.0 and when importing and overwriting the product get this;

Fatal error: Call to undefined function patch_LDMdatastore() in /xxx/xxx/public_html/xxx/admincp/plugin.php(1995) : eval()'d code on line 50

we are using vb 3.8.2

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by glowinggal

tried upgrading from 2.2.9 to 2.3.0 and when importing and overwriting the product get this;


Fatal error: Call to undefined function patch_LDMdatastore() in /xxx/xxx/public_html/xxx/admincp/plugin.php(1995) : eval()'d code on line 50



we are using vb 3.8.2

patch_LDMdatastore is defined in includes/local_links_admininclude.php, so I think you have probably not uploaded all the php files correctly.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by glowinggal

how about a display of thumbnails for new downloads on "non" vb pages (but they are php pages (ie: wordpress))

There's no difficulty in principle in doing this, but it requires someone to write the interface between vbulletin, wordpress and LDM. It's not something I'm prepared to take on at this stage, because in the not-too-distant future, I think there's going to be a lot of effort needed to get things working with vbulletin 4.0.