Major Additions - Links and Downloads Manager

Version 2.3.0 of LDM is now the official release. This works with both VB3.7 and VB3.8. You can obtain it here

Version 2.2.8 remains available here, with limited support.

04.02.08: patch-cat.xml 'extra' uploaded - see first post for information

27.10.07: Version 2.2.8-post1 uploaded
French translation of product installer uploaded (other language translations are in the main release zip)

Remember to back up your current database tables before upgrading.

What this is and does

LDM is a general-purpose link and file manager, which handles user uploads and downloads in a flexible way. A range of media players is integrated into LDM and others are included as plugin extras. LDM is described below in the first post of this thread, which also contains a brief list of the currently-known bugs.

This release of LDM works correctly with all VB versions 3.6.x and recent versions of vbadvanced.

Documentation, screen shots, etc, are provided as a Wiki at http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nloads_Manager

Thank you to everyone who has tested, given suggestions, helped with the translations, etc.

[obmob]

Do we have an RSS feed plugin?

I mean a simple one that can be used to access files and links with an rss reader?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Jaxel

Looking into it further... I dont think thats the bug... If I create a new link with an offsite download... such as 'http://68.178.217.7/downloads/adxencd.zip' and set the thumbnail as 'http://68.178.217.7/downloads/thumbnails/file_adx.gif' it still doesnt create the thumbnail. It has an exact url too.

Once again, it only works if "create_thumbs_oninsert" is on. Yes, I know I can easily just turn create_thumbs_oninsert to on and then manually edit each link so it creates the thumbnail... but I have about 500 links, I would rather use a script that would do it automatically.

If I get rid of the whole local_file_root all together, it still cant make the thumbnails if I direct define the image.

This is weird. It seems that the script local_resize.php is not running at all.

Please can you grab the files /local_resize.php and /includes/local_links_resize.php - please make sure these are the files that currently installed on your forum - and post them here or email them to me at ad_rodin at noos.fr I want to check that we're dealing with the same code. Thanks.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by josiespencer

Andrew, sorry to kick another bug in 2.2.7 at you when I know you want to finalize it but you still have access to my website so you can test it on us.

We have been keeping a close eye on users reaching the daily max download count which is 10 for now. We use either the Quota stats or the Allowances option in the Adminster 2.2.7 option from the Links and Downloads menu bar.

Here is an example: I have three users who I am pretty sure are all the same user. Three users are maxed out for the day, they all originate from the same IP address, and the prefix for all the files they download is the same, SCM. So I wanted to pull a hit list for a user named mariored. I clicked on the [View hits] options, and then clicked on the username when it was displayed as a single entry on the next day. I got a list of the 10 files downloaded by the use today. So I clicked on the IP address for that user to see who else is downloading using that same IP address and the first page looks fine:

Then I click either > or 2 and instead of getting the second page to the restricted IP results, it looks like I get some sort of global user list:

Please feel free to poke around on my site to research this is you need to do so.

Thanks for the report - it was straightforward to fix.

[Jaxel]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

This is weird. It seems that the script local_resize.php is not running at all.

Please can you grab the files /local_resize.php and /includes/local_links_resize.php - please make sure these are the files that currently installed on your forum - and post them here or email them to me at ad_rodin at noos.fr I want to check that we're dealing with the same code. Thanks.

Ok... sent to you... but remember, it succesfully creates links when I have "create_thumbs_oninsert" set to on... so doesnt that mean the local resize is working?

EDIT: AHA!... somehow the local_resize file was lost when I migrated servers... haha... problem solved.

[Ranma2k]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Sorry, this is one of those changes that I haven't dealt with yet. It's on the list, and I know other people want it too, but it needs careful design.

Maybe in 2.2.8, I hope...

will be looking forward for it ..

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by obmob

Do we have an RSS feed plugin?

I mean a simple one that can be used to access files and links with an rss reader?

These a simple rss2 script in the extras/rss2 directory.

[Vinyljunky]

Firstly thank you for this MOD, I can tell that you put a lot of hours in it!

My query is about Adverts!

I currently use VB Ad Management 3.04 to display ads within my forum. But sadly the Ads dont apear within the Links & Downloads listings.

Is there anyway I can display adverts within the DL listings?

Thanks

VJ

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

side q:

anyone get the SEO rewrite to work? if so, can ya help me out? cant' seem to get it to work at all for me

[chorton]

i have vbseo rewrite working on www.versionist.com

[mauro1947]

Hi!
Is there any way to recount all the entries?
I made changes to my DB and now LDM says i have 7000 links when i have exactly the middle.
How can i fix it?
Thanks
PD: AndrewD if you can, when you can, send me a mail, i have some questions for you
THANKS!!!