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.

[elsupremo]

Grendel,
I had checked that page a million times - however, with your suggestion I went back one more time, and ta-da, I figured it out.

Previously, I removed .mov from musicbox_filetypes_quicktime in settings. However, LDM still considered .mov files (possible bug?) a Jukebox media file. This meant that it used the can_play_musicbox and can_save_musicbox permissions, both of which I had not set it up for anything other than administrator. I fixed the problem by enabling Unregistered and Registered users in can_save_musicbox.

So, Grendel, your advice saved the day. Thanks!

Edit - just saw your post Andrew, it came as I was writing mine. As you can see, I got it fixed. Possible bug though? Thank you for your reply!

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by elsupremo

Grendel,
I had checked that page a million times - however, with your suggestion I went back one more time, and ta-da, I figured it out.

Previously, I removed .mov from musicbox_filetypes_quicktime in settings. However, LDM still considered .mov files (possible bug?) a Jukebox media file. This meant that it used the can_play_musicbox and can_save_musicbox permissions, both of which I had not set it up for anything other than administrator. I fixed the problem by enabling Unregistered and Registered users in can_save_musicbox.

So, Grendel, your advice saved the day. Thanks!

Edit - just saw your post Andrew, it came as I was writing mine. As you can see, I got it fixed. Possible bug though? Thank you for your reply!

Good - will check this part of the code again

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

BUGS/COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS:

1. cool! copying the mediaicons folder is simple and effective solution. not perfect...but who cares? it worked!

2. 2way autothread create!! AWESOME!! I still wish the comments sections was integrated with the thread created ... but a great little addition anyway. dunno why more people dont' use as standard

3. found a (possible) small bug:

--- if you add a new text to phrase "ADD LINK" and use html ... the html doesn't parse in the browser title bar. (see pic)

ie: I made my "add link" red for easy viewing...
so <font color="red>Add Link</font>


--- also I did the same thing last update... and I noticed that when I went to REDO that (as the red disappeared with the update) ....LDM had created a new duplicate phrase [ll_menu_addlink] with the Text being <font color="red>Add Link</font> . (see pic)

--- I added the html again, now I have three versions of the same phrase (it works though..so no biggy). just an fyi.

4. [REQ] any way to get an image to appear as an attachment or in the new thread if an image is upload with the add link?

it just be a nice touch.

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

also, I had a couple question, comments, suggestions for the menu and comments...

Just my opinions but I think it would make for a much more eye-pleasing set up when there are comments. I don't know if these are even possible..but I thought I just put it out there.

It was easier to just make a screenshot and show it there.
(see attached)

basically:

1. how do I change the menu style?? its the same as my navbar and its hard to see. its also too close.
   
   
2. return button needs to be deleted or something if there is a comment...
   (the comments are awkwardly disjointed/separated from the item so it looks kinda) ...bad (sorry just being straightup).
   
   
3. move the comments closer to the item so its all together and more streamlined.
   
   
4. drop the "sort by" box down so it doesnt break spacing so much.
   
   
5. make the default comments box a QUICK REPLY box

agian, just my 2cents.

keep up the great work.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by GrendelKhan{TSU

also, I had a couple question, comments, suggestions for the menu and comments...

Just my opinions but I think it would make for a much more eye-pleasing set up when there are comments. I don't know if these are even possible..but I thought I just put it out there.

It was easier to just make a screenshot and show it there.
(see attached)

basically:

1. how do I change the menu style?? its the same as my navbar and its hard to see. its also too close.
   
   
2. return button needs to be deleted or something if there is a comment...
   (the comments are awkwardly disjointed/separated from the item so it looks kinda) ...bad (sorry just being straightup).
   
   
3. move the comments closer to the item so its all together and more streamlined.
   
   
4. drop the "sort by" box down so it doesnt break spacing so much.
   
   
5. make the default comments box a QUICK REPLY box

agian, just my 2cents.

keep up the great work.

Thanks - good and helpful suggestions - will take a look.

The main templates you need to look at are links_header, links_viewone_comment and links_viewall_comment

Regarding your previous question about customised text - I'll check on the handling of html in titles - there may be a problem inside VB with updating products, since VB seems to throw everything away before doing the upgrade. Maybe I'm missing something.

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

thx!

btw... did you test the lightbox in IE or something? cause I can't get it to work at all still (v2). IE, FF, Maxthon... all nothing. :/ knowing me I must be doing SOMETHING wrong.

[Alfa1]

Yes, that is what I mean. Now I need to get rid of the vB navbar and make LDM smaller (less wide) to fit in there.

Any solution to this?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by GrendelKhan{TSU

thx!

btw... did you test the lightbox in IE or something? cause I can't get it to work at all still (v2). IE, FF, Maxthon... all nothing. :/ knowing me I must be doing SOMETHING wrong.

v1 should be ok - v2 was the original and more sophisticated code and I have had mixed success with it.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Any solution to this?

Still thinking about it. Problem is to get the drop down menu code (which requires a set of div tags) loaded at the right point in vba.

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

v1 should be ok - v2 was the original and more sophisticated code and I have had mixed success with it.

ok I'll try out v1. any specific uninstall instructions for v2 before I install? or just delete it from plugins?