Administrative and Maintenance Tools - VigLink

Info:
VigLink is the easiest way to monetize your outbound links. You get paid when visitors click from your forum to a retailer and buy something. The VigLink analytics dashboard tells you which outbound links are clicked most, which are making you the most money, and more.

You've created something special. Your community is a place where people congregate to discuss their passion. It turns out they also make decisions about what to buy and where to buy it?and that's valuable. VigLink helps you capture this value, effortlessly.

In fact, VigLink is second only to AdSense as the most widely used monetization technology for vBulletin. Don't take our word for it, here's the breakdown.

This add-on will install the VigLink javascript on your forum, without the need to edit templates.

VigLink Convert
Your members are constantly posting links to retailers. If any go to over 35,000 retailers, VigLink will automatically convert them to monetized links that pay you a commission.
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VigLink Insert
Forum threads often reference products, brands, and retailers. VigLink can automatically link these references, making sure they always go to the most valuable destination.
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Controls
Version 2.0 now gives more control over how VigLink runs on your site. You can enable or disable VigLink Convert and VigLink Insert for specific user groups and forums.

Tested On:
4.2.0
3.8.7

Installation Instructions

1. Import the XML file
2. Go to your AdminCP and edit the VigLink options
3. Enter the API key from your VigLink account page. (If you don't already have a VigLink account you can sign up here)

[Marv]

This addon has some issues a VigLink programmer should take care of. I had to disable VL for now:

When you´re writing a PN with a link in it, the links becomes broken. It seems VigLink is programmed that way, that every single URL which becomes parsed is modified with the call of some kind of api at the viglink host. I assume that api is to slow to return the results of a matchanalysis for insert/covert links rewriting and the link becomes parsed half rewritten. At least this isn´t working that way for me.

Just a note to non-us/en users:
VigLink can´t return localized linktargets - i.e. for TLD´s like .nl, .de, .ch. They don´t have VigLink connected to a GeoIP-database yet, so the linktargets of rewritten URL´s end up in 99% on .com sites. Therefore these are nearly all in english, a visitor of a european/non-english forum will close the site - if he´s not aware of the .com TLD in the first place. That way in all the time the AddOn was running I generated zero revenue.

Guess it will take some time until this VigLink is really ready for sites outside the us/en world. A pity..

[webspider]

Wait till you try to uninstall.

Invalid SQL:
ALTER TABLE userfield DROP COLUMN field7;;

MySQL Error : Can't DROP 'field8'; check that column/key exists

Invalid SQL:
ALTER TABLE userfield DROP COLUMN field8;;

MySQL Error : Can't DROP 'field8'; check that column/key exists

[Digital Jedi]

Hrm, I had this turned off for a while while I was working on something unrelated. Turned this back on today, updated and now I get an error:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare VigLink_injectBootstrap() (previously declared in /*****/public_html/cogonline/forums/includes/functions.php(5737) : eval()'d code:17) in /*****/public_html/cogonline/forums/includes/functions.php(5737) : eval()'d code on line 42

I'm checking to see if it's a mod conflict, but so far it seems to be an independent error. vB 3.8.5

[VigLink]

Hi Digital Jedi,

Sorry to hear you're seeing this error. Can you please email support@viglink.com? We'd like to investigate further in case there's a bug on our end.

Thanks

[VigLink]

Originally Posted by Marv

When you?re writing a PN with a link in it, the links becomes broken. It seems VigLink is programmed that way, that every single URL which becomes parsed is modified with the call of some kind of api at the viglink host. I assume that api is to slow to return the results of a matchanalysis for insert/covert links rewriting and the link becomes parsed half rewritten.

Hi Marv - if you email us at support@viglink.com we'd love to take a closer look at this issue. If there's indeed a bug, we'd really like to squash it.

[CaptainAwesome]

OK, newbie here. I've installed the product-viglink file, and it shows up under "Manage Products", but i'm not seeing a field to put the API code in.

Exactly where do i put that info?

EDIT: Never mind, found it as i wondered around the CP.

I do, however, have an additional question. What does this mean exactly?

"Maximizes revenue by monetizing clicks that occur before the VigLink JavaScript has loaded. "

There is a warning that it may not play well with others.

What happens when i enable this? What happens if i don't?

[CaptainAwesome]

I see viglink support is as good here as it is by email.

I did have an additional question, but i feel it would be a waste of time posting it.

[apokphp]

I tried to uninstall viglnk (since I've had it for a few years and have no received a dime). When I did, it completely messed up my site. Screwed up the css of every single theme that was installed.

If this plugin is no longer being supported, which it does not appear to be, vb.org ought to take this mod off. It's destructive.

[ozzy47]

Originally Posted by apokphp

I tried to uninstall viglnk (since I've had it for a few years and have no received a dime). When I did, it completely messed up my site. Screwed up the css of every single theme that was installed.

If this plugin is no longer being supported, which it does not appear to be, vb.org ought to take this mod off. It's destructive.

A lot of mods are not supported, that is why care needs to be taken before installing them.

[mdawg]

I found that I have this installed (viglink ver 5.1.6) but disabled on my vb5, and wonder where I got it from? Is there a thread for viglink for vb 5?