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.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by EasyTarget

I believe I found a small bug when trying to delete a link.

I got this message but then there was no delete box, there was a forum jump menu.

Not a bug, but a little confusing, I agree. The 'confirm' delete box was on the previous page.

[EasyTarget]

ahha, that was a nice way for you to avoid calling me stupid.. thanks, I found it.

[AndrewD]

I think we're near the end of the road with the betas, so I've uploaded 2.1.5 RC1 in the first thread to this post. In addition to all the features/fixes seen so far, I've added these:

New features:

+ Avatars
Code and setting added to display user avatars in the linkbit

+ Digital Object Identification (see www.doi.org)
DOI handling added to link entry and search as an option - this one was for me!!

+ Download
'Agree to these terms' asked on entry to LDM/category rather than per link and answer held in cookie

+ Hooks
Hooks added at some strategic places - see section 8 of the LDM manual

+ Administration
Settings added to limit maximum text length of main link/category description fields

Bugs fixed:
- Repaired the handler code for the uploadfiletypes setting
- Repaired array handling for php 4.3.2 and earlier
- 'Add link' with null url defaults to 'allow' instead of 'disallow' duplicates
- Modified debug table handling to prevent overflow
- Improved the error message when user forgets to tick the 'confirm' boxes for delete entry/category

As always, backup before upgrading, and let me know what you discover. I would like to get this release final as soon as possible, as there are some other things I want to work on. Thanks for all your help.

[Slave]

Nice AndrewD ..

I'll get on and install and let you know what I find ..

[sinoeu]

ecDownloads has just released its 4.01 version today - new duel begins!

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...hreadid=110120

[sinoeu]

AndrewD, i have check the section 8 of the LDM manual to know sth. about your hook system. As i am a noob, i can't tell whether your have set a hook for the point system to work with LDM. I am not a coder, but i know some coders want that, so please confirm that, thanks a lot!

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by sinoeu

AndrewD, i have check the section 8 of the LDM manual to know sth. about your hook system. As i am a noob, i can't tell whether your have set a hook for the point system to work with LDM. I am not a coder, but i know some coders want that, so please confirm that, thanks a lot!

I've put in two hooks which I think coders will be able to work with to integrate with a points system, and can easily add more if need be.

One hook is called ldm_link_inserted, which is available immediately after a new entry is added to the database. The second is ldm_check_user_allowances which is called immediately before a download will begin, and after the system has checked the internal allowances that LDM provides.

[sinoeu]

Thanks for the fast reply!

[berayiwu5]

Please bear with this newbie. I want to put a limit on the number of times a video clip can be played. Exactly how should I go about doing this? I want to play using an embedded player. Does LDM automatically open an embedded player?

I have read the relevant instructions that come with the installation files, but I haven't made much headway.

I don't know anything about coding or programming. I only know how to follow precise instructions. Your help is greatly appreciated.

[shadowdancer36]

Was html disabled in this update? I can't seem to get my html to work