Links and Downloads Manager

LDM extends VBulletin to manage a library of documents, files and links to other web sites. Documents can be stored on your own web site, stored on your server separate from the web site, uploaded by your user community, or held somewhere else altogether. So you can use LDM to provide your user community with access to your own files and allow them to share files with each other.

12/08/06 - Versions that work with vb36 are available and supported in the VB36 thread. Version 2.2.1, which works with VB 3.5 but not with VB 3.6, remains available here.

Thanks to everyone who has helped with all the design, testing, etc.
Translations are provided (thanks dLutt and LeeWicked) into German, (thanks to Allan) into French, and (thanks to Hugo) into Spanish. Harry1951 has handled the Dutch translation.

Screenshots, Instructions and How to Install

Full details and instructions are available as a Wiki at http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nloads_Manager

LDM installs as a VBulletin product. There are no modifications required to standard VB code.

Basically - upload php files and run the installer through VB's Product installer. No changes needed to VB code. Remember to BACKUP YOUR DATABASE. By default, LDM prefixes its database tables 'local_'. Edit the configuration file, local_links_init.php, if you need/wish to change this.

LDM can handle an essentially unlimited number of categories and nested subcategories, and an unlimited number of entries (hyperlinks or downloadable files). Each entry can be placed in one or several categories. Categories can have styles. Descriptions and titles can optionally include BBcodes, smilies, images and html, giving the possibility to add images, colouring, etc. File types can be flagged using icons and individual entries can also have associated thumbnail images.

Standards templates are provided for libraries of links, files, documents, and photographs.

Users can offer comments and rate the links/downloads. Each user is allowed one rating and many comments per entry, and can freely edit these if they change their mind.

Permission to use specific features is established via the product's admin page, where the administrator specifies which usergroups can add and edit entries, comment and rate these entries, moderate, etc.

By default, all entries are visible to all users. You can restrict visibility/access to links and categories by using the permissions masks from your board's forums.

Moderation of new entries is available but turned off by default.

Users can report bad links to the relevant moderators/administrators.

Each user can flag links as his/her "Favourites".

Modules are provided for VBAdvanced.

Hooks are provided in suitable places in LDM and sample plugins are included in the release (see extras directory), for example to integrate with ID3 tags in mp3 files, for slideshows, to autocreate new threads in your forums, etc.

Plus much more.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Ophelia

This is from one of the users:

I am using Netscape and Download Accelerator (DAP). This is the first time I ever have had a problem on this site and I have the same problem that has been described. Help.

Ophelia, just to let you know - I tried using your site with Download Accelerator, and I can reproduce the problem that your community has experienced. I will try to see if there is a work around.

[tamborinegal]

Thank you Andrew, this extension is just GREAT!! I only installed it yesterday on my testing server but it looks like it is just what I need. so thanks.

One thing I was wondering about is if it would be possible to have a users avatar showing somewhere near their username in the comment field? (much like it does in the postbit in a regular forum thread).

Thanks again,

Clancy

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by tamborinegal

Thank you Andrew, this extension is just GREAT!! I only installed it yesterday on my testing server but it looks like it is just what I need. so thanks.

One thing I was wondering about is if it would be possible to have a users avatar showing somewhere near their username in the comment field? (much like it does in the postbit in a regular forum thread).

Thanks again,

Clancy

Thanks - I'll take a look - my 'artistic sense is somewhat challenged' as they say, so I've been careful about filling the display with too many bits.

[tamborinegal]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Thanks - I'll take a look - my 'artistic sense is somewhat challenged' as they say, so I've been careful about filling the display with too many bits.

Thanks Andrew.

I wouldn't say that your 'artistic sense is somewhat challenged' - I think your extension looks very nice. You've kept it clean and simple and it works great!

I actually tried to take a bit of code that shows the avatar from the postbit template and put it in the comments template but it didn't work. I guess there's a bit more to it than that.

Thanks again.

Clancy

[Joep11]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

In about one or two days time...

I guess you did not get to it yet? Or I cannot find it :nervous: favs still show in every category. I cannot find an option to show them only in the category they are in :devious:

[elsupremo]

And the requests never end...

Do you think you could add "Integration with Calendar" to possible things to do?

It would be nice to make use of that calendar that looks so nice, especially in VBAdvanced. The idea I have of it could be: everytime you use Add entry or Scan function, it creates a link to the entry in the Calendar.

Let me know what you think...It seems so natural to me.

Thanks Andrew!

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Joep11

I guess you did not get to it yet? Or I cannot find it :nervous: favs still show in every category. I cannot find an option to show them only in the category they are in :devious:

Yes, it's implemented - but you have to 'uninstall' then reinstall LDM for it to show up -this is because the VBulletin product installer has to be forced to rerun the installation code. Don't worry, this will not delete your database

Once you've done that, take a look on the admin settings page and you'll see the setting *featured_all_categories*

[Joep11]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Yes, it's implemented - but you have to 'uninstall' then reinstall LDM for it to show up -this is because the VBulletin product installer has to be forced to rerun the installation code. Don't worry, this will not delete your database

Once you've done that, take a look on the admin settings page and you'll see the setting *featured_all_categories*

It works! Fantastic add-on and great support, keep it up! Do you accept paypal donations? :smoke:

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by tamborinegal

Thanks Andrew.

I wouldn't say that your 'artistic sense is somewhat challenged' - I think your extension looks very nice. You've kept it clean and simple and it works great!

I actually tried to take a bit of code that shows the avatar from the postbit template and put it in the comments template but it didn't work. I guess there's a bit more to it than that.

Thanks again.

Clancy

This turned out to be quite easy to implement, so it'll be in the next beta.

[AndrewD]

Slave, can you give this a while with your ancient php. It's the modified code for 2.1.3 beta 3.

It should fix the two problems you mentioned, but I'm keen to know if there are other, similar problems.

Thanks.