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.

[Disco_Stu]

I just realized that this mod is not using the user group HTML markup. The markups are showing up in the forums, users online, posts, etc. but not for the link directory.

Any chance of getting a fix for this or do I need to change the templates?

Update

Never mind. I did a quick code change and that did the trick.

[Disco_Stu]

I would be happy to post my change if the mod author approves.

[CharlieDelta]

Originally Posted by Kiint

I also had to do the following to get things working ok. Now works fine thanks for all the tips.

Thank you for this. This fixed my error as well.

[togotutor]

Does this work with vb 4.2.x?

[CharlieDelta]

Originally Posted by togotutor

Does this work with vb 4.2.x?

Working great on both of mine.

[deadlySniper]

Originally Posted by Disco_Stu

I would be happy to post my change if the mod author approves.

From what it says as being not supported any more, I think it would be safe to post it. If the maker doesnt support but the community does, then post the all the changes

[My Hattiesburg]

Using the fixes and such posted here, I got this installed and it seems to be working well so far on vb 4.2.

[DaChief]

Which I have to download?
vblinkdirectory105.zip
or
vblinkdirectory105vb415.zip

I have vBulletin 4.2.0 Patch Level 3

[DaChief]

I can confirm, it is working with 4.2.0 P3.

You just have to replace all occurrences of:
TYPE=MyISAM
with:
ENGINE=MyISAM

And:
<dependency dependencytype="vbulletin" minversion="4.0.8" maxversion="4.2.0 Alpha 1" />
with
<dependency dependencytype="vbulletin" minversion="4.0.8" maxversion="4.3.0 Alpha 1" />

Actually "4.3.0 Alpha 1" is wrong, I know, but I don't know better.

[EDIT]
German translation are included, but how do I install them?

[sedem77]

hello
i use (vBulletin 4.1.2 Patch Level 8) in german
i installed vblinkdirectory105vb415 in english successfully
but i don´t know how to install the language-file
(vblinklist_language_deutsch (sie).xml)