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 Simon Lloyd

Andrew, sorry to be a pain, can you tell me where the vba_modules and extra's folders go as i don't have these in my configuration?

Simon, these don't get uploaded and you can ignore them unless you need them. vba_modules contains a set of modules to integrate LDM inside vbadvanced. extras contains a whole series of 'specials', mainly in the form of vbulletin plugins, which in some way extend LDM. Each of the extras sits in its own subdirectory with a 'readme' file explaining what it does and how to use it.

By the way, have you found the wiki at www.eirma.org/wikis, which explains a lot about LDM.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by vbboarder

I have some feature requests for LDM 2.3.0 or another future update:

1. Allow featured_user_favs to accept usergroups such that all users in that group will have their favorites featured (ie: favorites of all users in VIP group are featured).

2. Use settings in vBulletin's "search relevance options" to order searches.

3. Provide an option for similar_threads plugin to search only in the same category as the entry being searched.

4. Integrate LightWindow into LDM and provide an option to make it the default Flash/ PDF/ image/ video player. LightWindow is a very versatile and robust solution for displaying many file types with just one script (don't need to combine multiple scripts like Lightbox + JW/ Wimpy players). Also, it's free and MIT-licensed so it's less strict than the creative commons license of Lightbox & JW players. Check it out here: http://stickmanlabs.com/lightwindow/#features

5. Need fix for this bug: When editing an entry, the user is able to upload another file (the file is saved in the upload directory), but the new file does not show (file is not linked to in the entry) and his upload allowance is not updated.

Thanks for this great mod and helpful contributions!

Noted - will see what I can do - some of these are straightforward but the tricky one looks like (2)

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by chet

I seem to have usergroup permision problems

I have set up two categorys, one usergroup should be able to see both category's and entries within the category's, the second usergroup should only be able to see just one category and the entries within.

The second usergroup can see the category but not the entries, I can the following when I try to access the Category: -

Sorry - there is nothing to show you (no permisions, all entries are hidden, etc)

Can you let me know where I have gone wrong please

Club officals can view both, Team managers have the problem

Cheers

Chet

The forum-based permission system is a bit tricky to understand. It was the original protection mechanism I wrote for LDM, and it is applied separately to categories and entries (i.e. entries in categories can have different permissions than the category). LDM's own permissions system is applied at the category level, so you don't have that possible confusion.

I think your problem is that you have not correctly associated the entries in your categories with the correct forums. This is shown by the information on the screenshot you posted - the categories are associated correctly with the different forums but both your entries have been associated with the same forum.

The category and all the entries which are to be visible to Club Officials and Team Managers should be associated with the Team Members forum.

The category and all the entries which are to be visible to Club officials only should be associated with the Club Officials forum.

You can make the changes in a number of ways - with edit category and checking the box 'Also make this forum the parent of all entries currently in the category' or with edit entry, or on the admin/mass edits pages.

For what you are trying to achieve, you could also (instead of using the forums based permissions system) use LDM's own permissions. Edit the categories, select the usergroup permissions tab and give/deny *can_view_category* permission.

Hope this helps, but get back to me if not.

[pooslokka]

Hai guys,
just installed and this is a wonderfull Plugin. We had no any issues in installing.
Cheers to the developer !

[Simon Lloyd]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Simon, these don't get uploaded and you can ignore them unless you need them. vba_modules contains a set of modules to integrate LDM inside vbadvanced. extras contains a whole series of 'specials', mainly in the form of vbulletin plugins, which in some way extend LDM. Each of the extras sits in its own subdirectory with a 'readme' file explaining what it does and how to use it.

By the way, have you found the wiki at www.eirma.org/wikis, which explains a lot about LDM.

I'm using vbadvanced so do i need to place the contents of the vba folder somewhere? As for the wiki im checking that now!

Regards,
Simon

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Simon Lloyd

I'm using vbadvanced so do i need to place the contents of the vba folder somewhere?

No - just keep them on your PC. If you decide to use any of the LDM vba modules, you simply upload them via your vb admincp/vba/download upload modules

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by vbboarder

5. Need fix for this bug: When editing an entry, the user is able to upload another file (the file is saved in the upload directory), but the new file does not show (file is not linked to in the entry) and his upload allowance is not updated.

I can't reproduce this bug - my tests replace the upload and update the allowances - can you give me more details

[Simon Lloyd]

Andrew, i've installed it, just have to configure it now, it's a vast add-on! seems really great, such a lot of work gone in to it once again thanks

Hey guys, if you use this mod donate as i did to give this guy the motivation to keep helping us and coming up with great things like this!

[pooslokka]

Hai Andrew,

Ok, every think configured and woks nicely. I have a question.

When i click the subforum that created when creating a catagory, page cannot disply appear. some problem with the link. how to solve that?

Thank you for making this useful plugin.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by derfelix

While we are at it.. a little internetexplorer bug when editing keywords..

ok we are at the normal display page.. with a page with 20 entries..
each entry (depending of the template you are using) allows you as admin to edit keywords inline..

works fine (I modified the template a little bit)
BUT if you toggle the tag graphic the word "keywords" appears and a field where you can edit the keywords of this entry.. and a go button..

if you click the word "keywords" it goes back to the tag symbol...

In IE7 it acts weird.. because the link is linked to a jumpmark that doesnt really exist.. #$linkid
and it eventually reloads the page.. or pushes the link to the top of the screen when you edit it.. (adding the jumpmark #$linkid to the url)

I fixed it that way:
the link in the template is:

<a href="#{$linkid}" onclick="ldm_show('keys{$linkid}_', 1, 2);">$vbphrase[ll_keywords]</a>

i changed it to:

<a href="#" onclick="ldm_show('keys{$linkid}_', 1, 2);return false;">$vbphrase[ll_keywords]</a>

It has to be done twice (also for the tag image when you toggle).. otherwise IE will jump to the link.. this is NOT the way it should act (imho).. because:

if you are editing the last link on the page... it will open the editfield (as it should) but will then "jump" to that link.. so if you had it in the middle of the page.. it will scroll that link to the top of the page..
It's the same when you close the editbox when klicking on the word: "keywords"
(grrr hope you understood what i meant)


Anyway there should at least be a: return false; at the end of the "onclick" stuff..

Felix

PS: I also removed the $linkid leaving only the # thinking there is no point jumping to that link because you are allready at that link..(i might be wrong)

I can't reproduce this, but I can see what you saying and have coded the change (also got rid of some duplicate text that I'd put in there for debugging quite a while ago and forgot about...)