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.

[ceho]

Hi, brilliant mod!! Looks I am a little blind, how can I set new link entries to be moderated first before displaying? Comments work, but links go "live" without moderation and I don't find an according setting. Thanks!

[kersti]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

Just curious what do you all use the link directory for?

I shall be using it for links....

[kersti]

Tagged and waiting for next release before installing...

[wampforum]

Hi, I installed this but I cant edit someone elses entry - I am admin and checked all permissions are given - it tells me i dont have permission to access this page

any ideas?

also when I go to validate entries it brings up a 404 resource not found error

[Skyrider]

Just curious what do you all use the link directory for?

Will use this link directory to replace our F.A.Q and other stuff. But I shall wait for the new version though!

Also, any way these link directories can have a SEO URL? Using the URL of the entries?

[saadessa]

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[Vossi]

Originally Posted by saadessa

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I wish you luck

Great work, thank you. Right now I'm testing the new version 1.o.1 which will be a bugfix version and it come just in good time. I'm about to release 1.o.1 quite shortly.

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by Vossi

Great work, thank you. Right now I'm testing the new version 1.o.1 which will be a bugfix version and it come just in good time. I'm about to release 1.o.1 quite shortly.

Thanks for the heads up ... :up:

I was just going to install the older version on our v4.04pl1, but I'll wait for v1.0.1 ...

Do you you take donations for brand free versions? Is that how it works?

Regards,
Doug

[Ahmet Turan]

We a waiting new version ???

[RichieBoy67]

This is a great mod.. Thanks for your work..

I am trying to use the artviper thumbnail service but I see no security token anywhere..All I have gotten through email has been a userid..

Does anyone have this working using artviper??

Nevermind--I believe the security token is only needed if you have paid for the premium service through artviper..It is working now though the thumbnail is very small and blurry..I think I have to try some other services..

Thanks,
Richie