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.

[Athena1984]

Also, I have another question. Another administrator on my board cannot edit my entries into the link directory but, I can edit hers (I am the site owner but, she has the same rights I do). Is there a setting to change this that I've missed or is it another bug?

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by Athena1984

Also, I have another question. Another administrator on my board cannot edit my entries into the link directory but, I can edit hers (I am the site owner but, she has the same rights I do). Is there a setting to change this that I've missed or is it another bug?

I suppose you checked the usergroup permissions alreday, but did you also check the administrator permissions in acp?

[Athena1984]

Yes, I checked that as well. Her's looks exactly like mine.

[shakeyburns]

Love the link directory but how i set the new links to be moderated?

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by shakeyburns

Love the link directory but how i set the new links to be moderated?

Check the usergroup permissions -> vBulletin Link Direcory -> Approve new entries

[Athena1984]

I'm not sure if I'm the only one with this issue but, I'll bring it up anyway... I had trouble uploading attachments to other parts of my forum (i.e. Member's Album) so, I started disabling plugins and products, this was the first and only one I disabled and when I went back to test, I was able to upload attachments fine.

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by Athena1984

I'm not sure if I'm the only one with this issue but, I'll bring it up anyway... I had trouble uploading attachments to other parts of my forum (i.e. Member's Album) so, I started disabling plugins and products, this was the first and only one I disabled and when I went back to test, I was able to upload attachments fine.

The complete attachment system of vB is not effect in any way by the link directory. No part of the attachment system is used. The addon is already prepared for managing attachments, but the functions aint there in this version yet. And as soon as the attachments work with the next version, there will be seperate scripts included in the system just like the vB-standard goes.

Keeping up the vB-standard is one big priority for each of my addons in order to NOT get into conflicts you just mention

[Athena1984]

Well, they were working fine before I installed the modification and when I disabled this one, it worked fine. Could it be conflicting with another modification?

EDIT: I just enabled it again and I keep receiving an error when uploading an image to my album.

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by Athena1984

EDIT: I just enabled it again and I keep receiving an error when uploading an image to my album.

What kind of error is this? Screenshot? Details?

Like i said, usually there is no connection between the Link Directory and the attachment system.

[Athena1984]

It will load very fast and I get the error icon at the end of the message... I will be back with screenshots to show you.