Add-On Releases - vBulletin Link Directory

What is vBulletin Link Directory:

vBulletin Link Directory with vBulletin integration has a couple of functions and options that a comfortable link directory needs to have:

• Links can be moderated
• Categories with subcategories (with images/icons/descriptions/etc)
• Subcategories in subcategories
• Comment-function (also moderated)
• Uses the forum search for finding links
• Detailed usergroup and administrator permissions
• Uses vBseo and vBCMS
• Facebook integration
• Thumbnail and banner function
• Additional pictures/icons in categories
• Fully vB-standard kept within code
• Additional Functions for Links/Images
• Meta-Informations
• Check if link exists, read linked site informations, etc
• Google PageRank
• Alexa Page Traffic
• 'Link-us'-function
• Additional style settings (fixed sizes for banners/images by stylevars)
• Show direktlink and thumbnails while categorie view

Installation/Update:

Upload all files you find in /upload to your forum root and change
the read/write permissions of:

/vblinklist/backup
/vblinklist/image

to 0777 in order to be able to make backups if needed.

Afterwards import 'product-vblinklist.xml' in admincp. Then configure the group permissions aswell as the administrator permissions.

Now you can change the settings of the addons in admincp and create categories like you want to.

The Link Directory is ready to use now, every function is used to vB-standard.

Adding the widget:

Admincp -> 'vBulletin CMS' -> 'Widgets' -> 'Create new widget'

Widget type: PHP Direct Execution
Title: Link Directory
Description: Shows a random entry and statistic from vBulletin Link Directory in CMS

Then 'Save' the widget and you'll see the list with the widgets alreday available in your forum. At the right side from 'Yellow Pages' you klick 'Configure' and enter the follwing information:

'Enter Php Code, in the form "$results = "':

PHP Code:

global $vbulletin, $vbphrases, $show, $stylevar;
include(DIR . "/vblinklist/widgets/widget_linklist_stats.php"); 


Template Name: vblinklist_widget_stats
Cache refresh time (minutes): 5

Then 'Save' the configuration. The file to include (DIR . "/vblinklist/widgets/widget_linklist_stats.php") can be found in the vBulletin-CMS folder in the ZIP-file to this product.

Now you can place the widget with the Layout Manager.

Tools:

You'll find import-scripts in the 'tools'-directory to import links from other addons if needed.

General:

Updates can easily be done by just following the explanation for installation.

This addon will be supported by me, please take care of the license.txt-file.

IT IS NOT ALLOWED TO REMOVE OR CHANGE THE COPYRIGHT IN ANY WAYS.

Brandfree versions are available, please get in touch with me using PM for that.

Your feedback is welcome, please post bugs in this thread.

[clubvr4]

yep, just like what vbulletin offers, it would be good to have the same functionality as the source code.

I've used it to place small images in the forum title.

[clubvr4]

Originally Posted by clubvr4

yep, just like what vbulletin offers, it would be good to have the same functionality as the source code.

I've used it to place small images in the forum title.

Sorry, wrote this in a hurry

I mean parse html (or img) in the description..

so if im looking at vblinklist.php?do=showcat&catid=1 - looking at the list of links the description doesnt show the IMG or HTML code ive inserted (for an image)

Thanks

[Arkham]

I don't know how I missed this. Vossi, congratulations on an incredible product, so much more mature than its age would indicate! I look forward to giving this one a shot.

One major drawback with vBa Links that has kept me from going that route was it's lack of import/export features. Do you plan some sort of exporter (.csv, xml) in the future? And even more important, allowing CSV/XML importing, and a DMOZ/Open Directory importer.

Again, great job. Very exciting project.

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by Arkham

I don't know how I missed this. Vossi, congratulations on an incredible product, so much more mature than its age would indicate! I look forward to giving this one a shot.

One major drawback with vBa Links that has kept me from going that route was it's lack of import/export features. Do you plan some sort of exporter (.csv, xml) in the future? And even more important, allowing CSV/XML importing, and a DMOZ/Open Directory importer.

Again, great job. Very exciting project.

Actually I once wrote an import/export-class for vBulletin (using .csv), so i can implement it if it's needed.

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by your24hourstore

seems to throw and error when you use the blog rss with the mod enabled

I dont find the part where Trevor says anything about the linklist being responsible for this. I just tested this locally and have no problems with it.

[ceho]

I am using the link directory as well and I don't have any problens with RSS, neither in the blogs sections nor anywhere else. I don't even see how the link directory should affect RSS feeds. Looks like something else is causing your issue...

[your24hourstore]

yea it was another mod

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by your24hourstore

yea it was another mod

That's what i thought...

[deverill2010]

Is there anyway to charge users using the subscription feature for adding links?

[traen]

I assume if I have the cms installed I will also have to upload the vbulletin-cms folder?