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.

[cyberchief]

Vossi, yep.. agree with others. This will be a big one. I have been watching and patiently waiting. Understand on the kid thing. But, still can't wait for 1.0.1

[voglermc]

Vossi and I have been developing a importer for VBa Links and it's coming along nicely.

Thanks for this great mod!

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by voglermc

Vossi and I have been developing a importer for VBa Links and it's coming along nicely.

Thanks for this great mod!

For those who dont want to wait for it -> see the attached file!

And everybody please take care of the note in the ZIP

[Sdahe]

For some reason admins can't delete user's comments... admins are getting a windows saying they don't have permission.

I have it installed in vBulletin 4.0.8

[voglermc]

configure the group permissions as well as the administrator permissions

[Sdahe]

I did that and I get this if I try to delete someone else comment in my link entry

you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

The user's avatar doesn't show either

[onehost]

Can you add an option that would disallow adding a link to
main categories? This is why sub categories are setup....

possible to add SEO URL's?

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by Sdahe

I did that and I get this if I try to delete someone else comment in my link entry

By being admin oder registered user?

Originally Posted by onehost

Can you add an option that would disallow adding a link to
main categories? This is why sub categories are setup....

possible to add SEO URL's?

Do you mean a link entry to a (main) category in the own forum?

vB-SEO will be supported in the next version. The vB 'built-in' friendly links dont work as there is a hook missing in vB in order for decent use.

[Ahmet Turan]

can not add a picture. Plaese Help me

Will you give some more details about the settings in

Thanx

[Vossi]

@Ahmet Turan:

Could you please upload the turkish translation for us?

You can also send it by Mail if you want to...

The thumbnails are getting automatically generated as soon as the link is getting shown the first time. Sometimes it takes a few seconds until it's available, but you dont have to manually change it.