Miscellaneous Hacks - eD2K Links Hack

This will let you add ed2k links to your site. The hack does require ONE manual edit to a PHP file, but no vBulletin code is altered, just some code added to the file. Please follow the instructions in the download carefully.

Check the images out below as to what it looks like once installed. The hack "counts file size", can add "multiple ed2k links" in one go. All ed2k links opened in the "same browser window" (no more blank browser windows left open) when clicking ed2k links posted on your board. It also shows the proper "ed2k file" link file name. I've also validated the code so it's W3C and CSS valid.




What are ed2k links?

eD2k links are downloads that are advertised in file sharing programs like eMule:www.emule.net.

To download the ed2k links, you "must" have an ed2k link client program installed like the above. What this hack does is it lets you search programs like eMule for files being shared over the ed2k network. Giving you the option to copy and paste the ed2k link on your forum. When clicked by a person visiting your board, who has an ed2k link client program installed like eMule. The link will be added to his download list in emule, it will also start the program automatically for him if he has it configured to take ed2k links while the program is not running.


Features & Notes:

[1] W3C & CSS Valid
[2] All templates are cached in the plug-in
[3] Only one PHP file edit is required, (No vBulletin code is changed)
[4] ed2k links can be added singly or multiply
[5] All ed2k links open in the same browser window (no more blank pages to close)
[6] File sizes are shown and calculated
[7] ed2k link names are displayed correctly
[8] Uses a box to contain all the ed2k links in neat
[9] Links also get displayed and work correctly in Printthread

Feature Plans
"CUSTOM TAG" feature planned, were all ed2k links posted will contain a custom tag of your choice. Like adding your site address for example to the ed2k file name. Which would mean your site would be advertised for free in every ed2k link added to eMule.

PLEASE CLICK: INSTALL
if you use the hack.

[MRGTB]

Removed, I'm no longer working with this hack anymore

[DiSpy]

Question: did you fix the cache problem?

[MRGTB]

Yes and no. I spoke the a chinese guy called: Skylook who created the ed2k version for IPB which he advertises for download on Invisionize.

He sent me another copy that he said all the chinese use for there ed2k link sites. Basicly is was more or less the same script with a few changes here and there. That did sort the cache problem out in that hack. But now I know why, well sort of. All the code went in the class_bbcode and global_js script. It didn't use a plug-in. So it was being cached.

The down side was, it showed javascript errors in the Print page version. So it been a mix of his sorts the cache problem out. While mine doesn't suffer from the javascript error on the Print Friendly page.

But they are just a variation of each other. There the same script installed differently. Been working for days trying to get one out of the two working 100%. But no joy.

Which is a pity becuase the script I have here now updated that I posted here. Now shows file download availablity for each file from an outside website. And also the TAG is now sorted also.

[thedvs]

any more news?

[MRGTB]

No, I'm not pursuing this anymore

[toolmanwill]

yeah i took a look myself and was way over my head, sorry for not getting back to ya bro, real life issues stopped me from persuing this with you.

[CarpHunter]

Like MRGTB I also got the cache thing sorted.

Still working on some little additions like per forum permission.
Also trying to make it a complete plugin product but thats pretty hard (still have the edittor images to fix)

If interested I can release something later this week (if thats ok by MRGTB ofcourse because he started this mod)

[MRGTB]

Originally Posted by CarpHunter

Like MRGTB I also got the cache thing sorted.

Still working on some little additions like per forum permission.
Also trying to make it a complete plugin product but thats pretty hard (still have the edittor images to fix)

If interested I can release something later this week (if thats ok by MRGTB ofcourse because he started this mod)

Yeah, no problem mate. Release it as a new version if you want supported by yourself. I don't mind one bit either way.

In fact if I had of still had the hack with "payed" changes I hired a coder to make, I would have given it for you to play around with. As it had the add cutom "TAG" to ed2k links option added into it, and also converted ed2k HTML links to BBCODE, as well as working with standard ed2k links. Plus it displayed the availablity of each link also. But I deleted the hack by accident and the person who I payed for the work did'nt keep a copy of it at his end. So I losed some very important changes.

Pity really, as they were two very cool features that cost me ?100 to get coded into it.

PS: I never did get the cache problem sorted, that was the last thing that needed fixing that I never got sorted. Has you sorted a proper fix out for the cache problem, so when you "re-build post cache" the links remain dipplayed in threads there posted in?

[CarpHunter]

To bad to hear all the work is lost Those were some nice features. Maybe I'll try to get them in as well)

I got the whole cache thing sorted (or at least I'm testing as we speak but it still hasn't gone wrong). It will always show even after updating cache.

Thanks for letting me release it. Will do my best to keep the quality of the mod as high as possible.

[MRGTB]

I've added you as a Co Author