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.

[MrD]

Originally Posted by vb_nils

Teh I've already tried but no success ... always the same situation.

Hi,
Have you Upload all Files?
I think that any XML are missing
i have the ACP link

[SimonB]

Trying to install this on 4.2.

I get the following message

Warning: require_once([path]/includes/functions_wysiwyg.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/vblinklist.php on line 1175

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/pajerxga/public_html/vbulletin/includes/functions_wysiwyg.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/pajerxga/public_html/vbulletin/vblinklist.php on line 1175

Now the file is obviously missing. I have seen references to this file having been removed in 4.2. Where can I get this file then?

[Disco_Stu]

That's strange because I'm running 4.2 PL2 and I didn't get that message. I don't see that file in my install files. I wonder if you're using an older version of the install?

[tsac]

On the main /vblinklist.php page I'd like to set the meta description and keywords. Does anyone know how I could go about doing that? The categorys are not a issue, Just want meta title & description for /vblinklist.php. Hard coded would be fine. I just can't figure it out.

Hell just to be able to change the meta description would be nice. Does anyone know how?

[Craigr]

Originally Posted by tsac

On the main /vblinklist.php page I'd like to set the meta description and keywords. Does anyone know how I could go about doing that? The categorys are not a issue, Just want meta title & description for /vblinklist.php. Hard coded would be fine. I just can't figure it out.

Hell just to be able to change the meta description would be nice. Does anyone know how?

Seems to just take the default from the vBulletin Admin-CP.
ADMIN-CP > OPTIONS > GENERAL SETTINGS

[tsac]

Yeah, I wish I knew a way to remove the default meta description.

[SimonB]

Anyone know why when the link directory is selected the forum link is not deselected.

[Craigr]

Originally Posted by SimonB

Anyone know why when the link directory is selected the forum link is not deselected.

ADMIN-CP > ADD NEW PLUGIN

Product: vBulletin
Hook Location: navigation_tab_complete
Name: Anything - i called it tab complete
Execution Order: 5 (works ok)
Plugin PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'vblinklist')
{
$tabid = '36';
}

You might have to change 36 to another number as it will probably depend upon how many addons you have already on the navbar. I see you have a few already so maybe 38 or 39...

[SimonB]

Awesome Craig. Appreciate the help.

How would I adjust the order of these links? They don't appear in the navigation configuration?

[Craigr]

Originally Posted by SimonB

Awesome Craig. Appreciate the help.

How would I adjust the order of these links? They don't appear in the navigation configuration?

The order of the other items in your navbar can be changed in the navigation manager, but you can't change the link directory one as nothing appears.

One way you could do it though is to create a new tab in the navigation manager for the link directory and then simply disable the navigation link for the link directory in its options.