Major Additions - Links and Downloads Manager

What this is and does

LDM is a general-purpose tool for managing libraries of links and files, and handling uploads and downloads in a flexible way, while tracking and control user access. It has a range of integrated media players and a large library of 'plugin' extras.

Installation and Usage Explained in the on-line Wiki, with a brief explanation in the file instructions.txt in the release zip. The recent revision history is given in the first post of this thread.

Please use carefully and always backup your database before upgrading. Post reports of problems and suggestions for enhancements in this thread.

14.06.09 Version 2.3.0 is now the the officially-supported version. Works with 3.7 and vb 3.8. Please post comments in this thread

22.06.08 Version 2.2.9-post1 - This is the previous supported version. Works fine with all versions of vb 3.6 and vb 3.7. All standard features except profile integration and forum prefix selection work fine with vb 3.8.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Regarding the ldm_forumstats plugin: I would like to show how many GB of files I have in my file archive. How can I add this? Could you add this function to a forthcoming release?

will be in the next 2.3.0 release

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Does anyone know how to add 'files to moderate' and 'comments to moderate' to the vbulletin notifications menu?

an extra to display some LDM stats on the admincp will be available with the next 2.3.0 release

Originally Posted by Alfa1

I am using some categories as main categories(similar to forum categories, which hold only forums, no threads). The only solution for this that I have found, is close a category. Unfortunately, that will show a message: 'This category is closed for posting'. My members conclude that all children are closed as well and stop uploading to the category. Is there a better solution?
Could you please add a function to have main categories?

Good point. For the time being, the easiest solution is to move the "closed" message from the category title bar to the entries title bar, and this will be done in the next 2.3.0 release.

[Alfa1]

Many thanks Andrew.

[twista46]

hello screen or demo?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by twista46

hello screen or demo?

Try the on-line wiki, url in the header post.

[abdelghani68]

I think an option will be good if it's possible :

"Subscribe to This categorie"

thanks

[abdelghani68]

I have see that we can limit the download for the guests in a day and it works very good. But the favorites and nominations doesn't works for theme (it works but there isn't difference for the guests, if a guest put the entree "a" as favorite for exemple, all of the other guests will see the entree "a" as favorit for theme.

[itsblack]

Hi Andrew, I found a small problem with display of the menu option "What's New". (local_links_search.php?action=find&catid=-8)

At the moment the shown items was limited by the parameter from "links_seen_on_portal", but I thought it was unnecessary to limit this one.

I set this parameter with 20, so the stats at the right side had a good look. But it was not good for "What's New", 20 was too less.

I hope you can change this setting in 2.3.0, or may be you can tell me how to fix it myself. Thanks a lot.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by abdelghani68

I have see that we can limit the download for the guests in a day and it works very good. But the favorites and nominations doesn't works for theme (it works but there isn't difference for the guests, if a guest put the entree "a" as favorite for exemple, all of the other guests will see the entree "a" as favorit for theme.

If I understand you correctly, you are asking that LDM can recognise different guest users. Unfortunately, all guests are considered (by the vBulletin infrastructure) to have the same userid. The only other way to distinguish people is by their IP address, but this is not reliable - IP addresses change for the same computer and people use different computers. So I can't see a way to allow guest users to create their own personal favourites and nominations (or have their own allowances). Surely the better approach is to get them to register?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by itsblack

Hi Andrew, I found a small problem with display of the menu option "What's New". (local_links_search.php?action=find&catid=-8)

At the moment the shown items was limited by the parameter from "links_seen_on_portal", but I thought it was unnecessary to limit this one.

I set this parameter with 20, so the stats at the right side had a good look. But it was not good for "What's New", 20 was too less.

I hope you can change this setting in 2.3.0, or may be you can tell me how to fix it myself. Thanks a lot.

I agree, there is no reason to restrict this list. It should be paginated. I'll see what I can do.

[AndrewD]

I think this is the final 2.3.0 code. There are a few changes since the release candidates, according to requests received:

+ Main display
Moved 'category closed' message from category bar to entry bar
+ 'Show...'
No longer limits number of 'What's Hot/What's New' entries to *links_seen_on_portal*
+ Extras
patch-admincp adds LDM statistics to the vB admincp
Changed the patch-forumhome extras to use $template_hook instead of requiring template edits
Changed WimpyButton to use its javascript interface, enables pausing of multiple players
+ Bug fixes
Fixed moderation of new categories submitted by non-moderators
Fixed xml playlist handling for JWPlayer
Fixed templates for multicolumn settings of vbAdvanced modules
Fixed admin import/export of material containing html entities
Fixed admin import/export of keywords

Those who use the WimpyButton and/or other Wimpy players - there have been some changes to the directories in which the various files are held, and the registration code for the WimpyButton is now entered in the Javascript file rather than via the LDM 'extra'. Please take a look at the 'readme.txt' file.

I will be very grateful for updated French, German, Dutch and Spanish translations.

Reports please - I would like to make this the official release in a few days.