[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

[Kengan]

Any demo please ?

[MApI]

Any demo please ?

Here and hope early in mine if have help.

byezzz

[Kengan]

After Installed ! I can not see anything on the links.php pages.
blank.

I can not see any files in CP too....... what is the problem ?

[SirSteve]

Originally posted by Delhaze
I changed the templates and made them "Custom Templates".
Now when I upgrade VB there is no need to redo everything, apart from the admin part.

I've also made a few other changes that make it more in keeping with the feel of VB itself.

The category select auto jumps, and remembers where you have jumped to. (code taked from VB itself)

Also made the buttons the default "Go" ones from VB.

Added a "New Link" button

Changed the tables to look more VB like.

You can have a look at http://www.ckcsforums.com/links.php

If any of you want the changes needed for the Auto Jump/Remember here it is:

about line 81 find:

PHP Code:

//################### Kategorien < ################### 
$links_categorys = $DB_site->query("SELECT vb_links_category.* FROM vb_links_category ORDER by sortorder");
    
while ($link_category = $DB_site->fetch_array($links_categorys))
    {

        
    eval("\$links_category .= \"".gettemplate("links_category")."\";");
    } 


replace with:

PHP Code:

//################### Kategorien < ################### 
$links_categorys = $DB_site->query("SELECT vb_links_category.* FROM vb_links_category ORDER by sortorder");
    
while ($link_category = $DB_site->fetch_array($links_categorys))
    {
     if ($link_category[id]==$category) {
        $optionselected='selected';
    } else {
        $optionselected='';
    }    
    eval("\$links_category .= \"".gettemplate("links_category")."\";");
    } 


change the "links_category" template to:

<option value="$link_category[id]" $optionselected>$link_category[name]</option>

change the following in the "links template"

<select name="category">

to:

<select name="category" onchange="window.location=('links.php?funktion=bereich&category='+this.options[this.selectedIndex].value)">

enjoy!

I really like the changes. Can you send the code so I can make mine as nice as yours?

[SirSteve]

A small bug... when you go to the Who's Online? page, it shows "Unknown Location" when visitors are viewing the Links pages. Can someone fix this?

Originally posted by DevilsMania.com
the first ZIP file (post 1) is NOT COMPLETE, there are missing texts in tsome of the templates, so when you install it you have some problems not seeying something

could you please post all the templates, with the right texts to put inside ?

thanks
(all the tempates)

thats my prob too!!!!....i missing some templates!!!...i cant see anything about categorys, but i made some!!

I installed it just fine, but ti does not seem to use my forums
colors, yet it uses its own..
anyone know what files to edit to get it to look like the forums
defaults?

Seems to be working.. will test more and get back with you :-)
I like this thou..

Well I already started by fixing the admin CP look of the links,

I am sure eveyone knows how to do this, but I will post what i did just incase...

PHP Code:

<tr><td>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" id="navtable">
<?php maketableheader("vB Links"); ?>
</table>
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=add"> Add </a>|
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=modify"> Modify </a>|
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=offline"> Approve </a>
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" id="navtable">
<?php maketableheader("vB Links Category's"); ?>
</table>
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=addcat"> Add </a>|
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=modifycat"> Modify </a>|
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=ordercat"> Arrange </a>
</td></tr>

<tr><td><hr></td></tr>

I added this above

PHP Code:

<tr><td>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" id="navtable">
<?php maketableheader("Announcements"); ?>
</table>
<a href="announcement.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=add" class="newa"> Add </a> |
<a href="announcement.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=modify"> Modify </a>
</td></tr>

[afterlab]

Originally posted by SirSteve
A small bug... when you go to the Who's Online? page, it shows "Unknown Location" when visitors are viewing the Links pages. Can someone fix this?

I need help with this too.. Can anyone do this?

[Delhaze]

Originally posted by SirSteve
A small bug... when you go to the Who's Online? page, it shows "Unknown Location" when visitors are viewing the Links pages. Can someone fix this?

Look in online.php:

Around the 200 lines mark your see lots of "case" statements

You need to add something like this:

PHP Code:

    case 'links':
      $userinfo[where] = "Viewing the <a href='links.php?s=$session[sessionhash]'>Links</a>";
      break; 


Also around the 500 lines mark you see more "case" statements

You need to add something like this:

PHP Code:

  case 'links.php':
    $userinfo[activity] = 'links';
    break;