[Release vB Links 1.0 | vB2bx

UPDATE!!! NEW DOWNLOADFILE | 02. April 2001
Release vB Links 1.0

So here it is, the final version of my link hack is available to download.
Here are some features for this version:

• showing links with the following information: Name, URL, Email, Banner, Banner ALT Text, Description, Forumlink, Hitcounter (outgoing), Categories
• main page shows all links, but you can: a:sort by category and b:search for a site
• registrated user can add new links, but admin or mod must confirm the links in the CP
• an email is sent to you when there is a new link to approve
• Links can be ordered over pages. Limit for links per page can be set
• outgoing links will be redirect over a redirect page with information that you're leaving the forum...and outgoing counter will be set plus 1
• Category is show on each link
• CP: you can easy add new site on your own or edit a site
• CP:can add or edit categories
• CP: Categories can be reordered
• CP:confirm and edit new sites
• CP:upload banners to let them load faster

More:
There are about 13 new templates and 2 new tables on the database which will be created over an easy installscript.

How to install?
Just download the attached file and unzip it, then open install.txt and follow the instructions. Need any help or find any bugs, please report them here. And don't hate me for the code, I tried my best!

Future:
As I like my script and need it anyway, there will be a next version of it, with more features. Some of the following features I am working on:

• New startpage with a overview of all categories and the ability to add subcategories as well
• automatic post of a new post in a specific. thread when admin / mod approved a link
• logging user who's add the link (its easy but don't had the time for this version
• categories and subcategories in Navbar
• get used of the vB rate feature and try to integrate it
• code clean up
• better translation
• and more...

INstall and upgrade

• For those of you who will install the script the first time, just download the attached file and read firsttime_install.txt.
• For those of you who allready updated the templates, just reupload "links.php" and do step 1. and 2. in upgrade_install.txt, and also open CP and add the links_redirect_add & links_redirect_url template which is attached to this message. This will fix all your probs
• For those fo you who do not change the templates yet, but installed the hack, just do whats in upgrade_install.txt

DOWNLOAD vB Links Hack 1.3

[RobAC]

Thanks John. I figured that's all I needed to do.

[RobAC]

Actually, the code that is supposed to be replaced in the admin/index.php file can't be found in the new version. I'm not sure what to replace....

At the bottom of index.php there's:
</td></tr>

</table>

You'll need to replace </td></tr>

[the_sisko]

The templates still a prob after upgrade to a new vb Version. I don't have that much time at the moment. BUt I will make an easier and better version 2.0 out of it. In the near future.
It was my first hack, so please don't kill me for it....

[TechTalk]

Whats the chance of getting this added into vb 2.1? This is the best hack ive seen in a while!

[eva2000]

Originally posted by The_Sisko
The templates still a prob after upgrade to a new vb Version. I don't have that much time at the moment. BUt I will make an easier and better version 2.0 out of it. In the near future.
It was my first hack, so please don't kill me for it....

so how long before the better version is released

Still waiting for this one!

Sisko, awsome hack! This is exactly what I'm looking for. Is the latest version still in the works?
Thanks

[TigerLily]

Bumping this up! Does the code work with version 2.0.1? I'd love to install it, but it looks like there were some bugs being worked on. Just wondering if a new version was still being worked on-looks like a great hack!
TigerLily

I've got it up and running in vB 2.01, and it works...

However, I have noticed before that sometimes all the links output just turn to a white page. Running the install file again fixes that. But I'm not sure if that does anything with the data that's already stored. Guess I'lll know when it happens again.
Or maybe then I'll know what goes wrong and how to fix it. Will see...

Too bad it's gone quite around this hack
It's one of the best add ons, umm, ever