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Links and Downloads Manager · **Released**: 06-25-2005

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.

Sadie Frost · #**122** 09-11-2005, 02:49 PM

Oh thank you so much Andrew! Yeah I hadn't updated the hack on my board in a while lol

lttcoder · #**123** 09-11-2005, 09:06 PM

you planning any vbadvanced addon?
displaying latest 10 links?

AndrewD · #**124** 09-12-2005, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lttcoder

you planning any vbadvanced addon?
displaying latest 10 links?

There is some code and instructions available in the 'Natch' directory for this - I haven't tested it recently, as I don't use vbadvanced. Are you able to check?

Boofo · #**125** 09-12-2005, 07:31 AM

Andrew, this template is showing up as uncached when you edit a category.

Quote:

links_styleselect

I added it to local_links.php under globaltemplates.

Also, on the mext release, would you please put the files in the forums dirs in your file to make easier uploading? I always have to try to rememeber where they go.

Thank you, sir, and great Mod!

AndrewD · #**126** 09-12-2005, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boofo

Andrew, this template is showing up as uncached when you edit a category.

I added it to local_links.php under globaltemplates.

Also, on the next release, would you please put the files in the forums dirs in your file to make easier uploading? I always have to try to rememeber where they go.

Thank you, sir, and great Mod!

Thanks, Bob! Will do.

Viperlx · #**127** 09-20-2005, 06:26 AM

How do I set the directory? Nothing is working.

GrendelKhan{TSU · #**128** 09-20-2005, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

You're right - sorry about that. It will be fixed in 2.0.5 in a few days.

If it's urgent, you can edit local_links.php. Find line 386:

PHP Code:


			
    default:

        $sort = $vbulletin->GPC['sort'];

        if ($sort == "") {

            $sort = iif($linkscat["$viewcatid"]['catsortorder'] == ' ', 

                        iif(isset($links_defaults['default_sort_order']), $links_defaults['default_sort_order'], 'N'),

                        $linkscat["$viewcatid"]['catsortorder']);

        }

and change to

PHP Code:


			
    default:

        $sort = $vbulletin->GPC['sort'];

        if ($sort == "") {

            $sort = iif(trim($linkscat["$viewcatid"]['catsortorder']),

                        $linkscat["$viewcatid"]['catsortorder'],

                        iif(isset($links_defaults['default_sort_order']), $links_defaults['default_sort_order'], 'N')

                        );

        }

thanks!!

GrendelKhan{TSU · #**129** 09-20-2005, 12:31 PM

suggestion/request:

ok. I'm constantly going back and forth between which system I want to use....
this one or ecDownloads.

Right now I'm with this one for various reasons....but 2 things keep bringing me back to wanting to put ecDownloads on as well or in lieu of (to be honest).

1. the fact that you can direct UPLOAD to the forum server. (this the main thing).
2. the layout of SHOWING the top downloads/new downloads. (not in a drop down menu.) the looks is clean and better, imo than LDM, in that regard (only).

right now, LDM is winning out cause of functionality and listing (it looks better and cleaner).

but the not having a direct upload is a drag.

Any chance of getting that into the next versoin (the uploads)? as far as I can tell that would be deathnoll for ecDownloads for me. I wouldn't think twice about using this one.

the listing of the new/popular uploads is close second.

this is just just imho.

but I only mention it cause I do love this addon.

Meltingfire · #**130** 09-20-2005, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrendelKhan{TSU

suggestion/request:

ok. I'm constantly going back and forth between which system I want to use....
this one or ecDownloads.

Right now I'm with this one for various reasons....but 2 things keep bringing me back to wanting to put ecDownloads on as well or in lieu of (to be honest).

1. the fact that you can direct UPLOAD to the forum server. (this the main thing).
2. the layout of SHOWING the top downloads/new downloads. (not in a drop down menu.) the looks is clean and better, imo than LDM, in that regard (only).

right now, LDM is winning out cause of functionality and listing (it looks better and cleaner).

but the not having a direct upload is a drag.

Any chance of getting that into the next versoin (the uploads)? as far as I can tell that would be deathnoll for ecDownloads for me. I wouldn't think twice about using this one.

the listing of the new/popular uploads is close second.

this is just just imho.

but I only mention it cause I do love this addon.

Is there any possibility to integrate this in vbAdvanced as with vBindex?

Im currently running vBindex together with links on the 3.0.x but want to upgrade to 3.5 as soon as possible.

AndrewD · #**131** 09-20-2005, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrendelKhan{TSU

suggestion/request:

ok. I'm constantly going back and forth between which system I want to use....
this one or ecDownloads.

Right now I'm with this one for various reasons....but 2 things keep bringing me back to wanting to put ecDownloads on as well or in lieu of (to be honest).

1. the fact that you can direct UPLOAD to the forum server. (this the main thing).
2. the layout of SHOWING the top downloads/new downloads. (not in a drop down menu.) the looks is clean and better, imo than LDM, in that regard (only).

right now, LDM is winning out cause of functionality and listing (it looks better and cleaner).

but the not having a direct upload is a drag.

Any chance of getting that into the next versoin (the uploads)? as far as I can tell that would be deathnoll for ecDownloads for me. I wouldn't think twice about using this one.

the listing of the new/popular uploads is close second.

this is just just imho.

but I only mention it cause I do love this addon.

I deliberately kept away from offering uploads with the vb 3.0 version, for a number of reasons. I'm prepared to rethink that decision with vb 3.5, but it's a matter of finding the time to code and test. Let me check it out.

As for the layout of new links/hot links, that's probably straightforward to address. Again, I'll take a look.

I'm not terribly interested in getting into a 'feature' race with another hack - I'd rather that this one does what it claims to do and is reliable.

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