Links and Downloads Manager

LDM extends VBulletin to manage a library of documents, files and links to other web sites. Documents can be stored on your own web site, stored on your server separate from the web site, uploaded by your user community, or held somewhere else altogether. So you can use LDM to provide your user community with access to your own files and allow them to share files with each other.

12/08/06 - Versions that work with vb36 are available and supported in the VB36 thread. Version 2.2.1, which works with VB 3.5 but not with VB 3.6, remains available here.

Thanks to everyone who has helped with all the design, testing, etc.
Translations are provided (thanks dLutt and LeeWicked) into German, (thanks to Allan) into French, and (thanks to Hugo) into Spanish. Harry1951 has handled the Dutch translation.

Screenshots, Instructions and How to Install

Full details and instructions are available as a Wiki at http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nloads_Manager

LDM installs as a VBulletin product. There are no modifications required to standard VB code.

Basically - upload php files and run the installer through VB's Product installer. No changes needed to VB code. Remember to BACKUP YOUR DATABASE. By default, LDM prefixes its database tables 'local_'. Edit the configuration file, local_links_init.php, if you need/wish to change this.

LDM can handle an essentially unlimited number of categories and nested subcategories, and an unlimited number of entries (hyperlinks or downloadable files). Each entry can be placed in one or several categories. Categories can have styles. Descriptions and titles can optionally include BBcodes, smilies, images and html, giving the possibility to add images, colouring, etc. File types can be flagged using icons and individual entries can also have associated thumbnail images.

Standards templates are provided for libraries of links, files, documents, and photographs.

Users can offer comments and rate the links/downloads. Each user is allowed one rating and many comments per entry, and can freely edit these if they change their mind.

Permission to use specific features is established via the product's admin page, where the administrator specifies which usergroups can add and edit entries, comment and rate these entries, moderate, etc.

By default, all entries are visible to all users. You can restrict visibility/access to links and categories by using the permissions masks from your board's forums.

Moderation of new entries is available but turned off by default.

Users can report bad links to the relevant moderators/administrators.

Each user can flag links as his/her "Favourites".

Modules are provided for VBAdvanced.

Hooks are provided in suitable places in LDM and sample plugins are included in the release (see extras directory), for example to integrate with ID3 tags in mp3 files, for slideshows, to autocreate new threads in your forums, etc.

Plus much more.

[gothicuser]

Hi, has anybody thought about a "Top Links" or "Latest Links" module for vBAdvanced CMPS?
Only a thought....... please !

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by gothicuser

Hi, has anybody thought about a "Top Links" or "Latest Links" module for vBAdvanced CMPS?
Only a thought....... please !

These modules are included in the LDM distribution!

Although I did manage to break the formatting in a recent release - should be ok again with the 2.1.2 beta

[gothicuser]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

These modules are included in the LDM distribution!

Although I did manage to break the formating in a recent release - should be ok again with the 2.1.2 beta

:nervous::nervous: maybe I should learn to read further than the first paragraph.....
Thankyou.

[Nam]

Yes, finally 2.1.2 has arrived, I'll install it tonight. Andrew, are you going to create a feature that show how much bandwidth that user have left when downloading the file? That'd be very helpful to users.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Nam

Andrew, are you going to create a feature that show how much bandwidth that user have left when downloading the file? That'd be very helpful to users.

Will do...

[harry1951]

Andrew did you included the dutch language in this release?

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

I am uploading the first beta of 2.1.2 into the first post in this thread for testing and comment. As always, please take a backup of your database before upgrading in case of serious bugs.

I have also created an online user manual for LDM, and have removed this from the distribution zipo file. You can access the manual at http://www.eirma.org/devel/LDM

ok. I can't take it anymore... I'm gunna install tonight (was gunna wait till official release but its toooo tempting. )

that said...
you should set up a wiki for the Manual.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by harry1951

Andrew did you included the dutch language in this release?

It's there, but all the language files need to be reviewed - there are new phrases which are mixed in, in English. Will appreciate help.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by GrendelKhan{TSU

you should set up a wiki for the Manual.

That is a rather nice idea..

[drdaco]

Thanks Andrew...I'll have to send you something as a thank you gift when I get this running the way I want it...please have a donation link available in your site DONATE PEOPLE... this is a great little hack