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 Ahmet Turan

How it will use " widget-vblinklist.xml "

Admincp - Plugins Manager - import this XML file

invalid file

If you read my instruction for installing the widget, you will not find anything about importing that file. Just ignore it.

That specific file could be imported with Wimpex bo Coroner, but Wimpex keeps the widgetid static and doesnt check for double templates, so it might cause errors while importing. That's why i prefer the 'manual' installation.

[Ahmet Turan]

Thanx Vossi

Thank you also for helping

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by Ahmet Turan

Thanx Vossi

Thank you also for helping

No problem and thanks to those who voted for MOTM and like this addon.

[cyberchief]

Vossi, I have already created dozens upon dozens of links. Can I use the back-up feature to ensure I don't lose anything when upgrading to the new version? Or is there even risk of losing the data?

[Vossi]

No Risk, but you can also make a backup of the links by using the maintenance tools or the link directory.

The data doesnt get lost.

[Athena1984]

When trying to move categories from a subcategory to a subsub category, there is no option for the subsubcategory. Is this how it's meant to be or, is this something that will need to be fixed?

[Vossi]

Oops... forgot that when I fixed the subcats... will be fixed within the next few days.

[Athena1984]

Ok, thank you! One more thing is the check mark and the x not displaying after checking the link. I at first thought the image was missing but, it's there. Is this something that will also be fixed? If you tell me how, I will fix it myself.

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by Athena1984

Ok, thank you! One more thing is the check mark and the x not displaying after checking the link. I at first thought the image was missing but, it's there. Is this something that will also be fixed? If you tell me how, I will fix it myself.

Did that work in 1.0.3? Usually it is supposed to be there, do you see the 'loading'-image for the ajax-routine right next to the input line?

[Athena1984]

No, it didn't work in 1.0.3 either. I even tried using Firefox, Explorer and Chrome.