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.

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by LOGECT

@vossi
Do you think that will be useful to use the following tool for your links directory?
I didn't test your great mod yet, but i think that will be possible.
LOGECT Pagerank Checker tool for Vbadvanced Links Directory

Something common to this can easiliy be made, i even got better ideas for later version

Originally Posted by ceho

Ah OK, it's the "Show Like-Button in entries", right?

Yes, is that also possible?

Thankyou!

I'll have to check that as I didnt try it yet. I'll get back to you as soon as I had a look at it.

[Athena1984]

Would it be possible to implement a way to go to the link without having to click into the entry?

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by Athena1984

Would it be possible to implement a way to go to the link without having to click into the entry?

Actually yes as soon as 1.0.5 is released. There will be a small icon right next to the entry name when having a look at the category entries. Also it will be possible to show a 'mini-thumbnail' instead of the entry icon while looking at entries in a category. Also the size for external images or banners can get restricted while using the stylevars for this product.

[ceho]

Is it somehow possible to use different thumbnail sizes than the ones already included. Certain services (e.g. thumber.de) offer various sizes or 3D thumbanils. Is it possible to add those? Thanks a lot mate.

Any estimation when 1.0.5 will be available ;-)?

[Vossi]

I'm hardly working on 1.0.5 as the bug with using defined services is fixed in there. Then it is possible to use the way you talk about.

[mondiuk]

got error, when i click 'manage cadegorie' and 'manage entries' on admin erea i get an error saing the page canot be found. any idea.

thanx

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by mondiuk

got error, when i click 'manage cadegorie' and 'manage entries' on admin erea i get an error saing the page canot be found. any idea.

thanx

Well, I guess you didnt upload all of the files then

[Athena1984]

Originally Posted by Vossi

Actually yes as soon as 1.0.5 is released. There will be a small icon right next to the entry name when having a look at the category entries. Also it will be possible to show a 'mini-thumbnail' instead of the entry icon while looking at entries in a category. Also the size for external images or banners can get restricted while using the stylevars for this product.

Oh, that sounds great! I can't wait for it.

[mondiuk]

Originally Posted by Vossi

Well, I guess you didnt upload all of the files then

Dou you have to upload the files that are not in the upload? if not ather than that i fellowed the instraction included inside the file.

[Vossi]

Is there a 'admin_vblinklist.php'-file in your 'admicp'-folder on FTP?