Links and Downloads Manager

LDM extends VBulletin to manage a library of documents, files and links to other web sites. Documents can be stored on your own web site, stored on your server separate from the web site, uploaded by your user community, or held somewhere else altogether. So you can use LDM to provide your user community with access to your own files and allow them to share files with each other.

12/08/06 - Versions that work with vb36 are available and supported in the VB36 thread. Version 2.2.1, which works with VB 3.5 but not with VB 3.6, remains available here.

Thanks to everyone who has helped with all the design, testing, etc.
Translations are provided (thanks dLutt and LeeWicked) into German, (thanks to Allan) into French, and (thanks to Hugo) into Spanish. Harry1951 has handled the Dutch translation.

Screenshots, Instructions and How to Install

Full details and instructions are available as a Wiki at http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nloads_Manager

LDM installs as a VBulletin product. There are no modifications required to standard VB code.

Basically - upload php files and run the installer through VB's Product installer. No changes needed to VB code. Remember to BACKUP YOUR DATABASE. By default, LDM prefixes its database tables 'local_'. Edit the configuration file, local_links_init.php, if you need/wish to change this.

LDM can handle an essentially unlimited number of categories and nested subcategories, and an unlimited number of entries (hyperlinks or downloadable files). Each entry can be placed in one or several categories. Categories can have styles. Descriptions and titles can optionally include BBcodes, smilies, images and html, giving the possibility to add images, colouring, etc. File types can be flagged using icons and individual entries can also have associated thumbnail images.

Standards templates are provided for libraries of links, files, documents, and photographs.

Users can offer comments and rate the links/downloads. Each user is allowed one rating and many comments per entry, and can freely edit these if they change their mind.

Permission to use specific features is established via the product's admin page, where the administrator specifies which usergroups can add and edit entries, comment and rate these entries, moderate, etc.

By default, all entries are visible to all users. You can restrict visibility/access to links and categories by using the permissions masks from your board's forums.

Moderation of new entries is available but turned off by default.

Users can report bad links to the relevant moderators/administrators.

Each user can flag links as his/her "Favourites".

Modules are provided for VBAdvanced.

Hooks are provided in suitable places in LDM and sample plugins are included in the release (see extras directory), for example to integrate with ID3 tags in mp3 files, for slideshows, to autocreate new threads in your forums, etc.

Plus much more.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by obmob

Andrew will hate me soon... is it possible to have a thumbnail size to show in linkbit_short, a medium image to show in linkbit and the original file to be downloaded?

Thanks

Watch this space and wait ...

All will happen soon.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by sezmar

This is a great hack I just love it.

I have a strange problem, yesterday I installed it and it worked fine. Just uploaded some images and a file. So today I go to upload mp3 and it went to a blank screen. Now it goes to blank screens with every file I try to upload. The files will not show up in the LDM system, but when I check the ftp folder they are there. The oly thing I did today was to add the media files in the admincp for attachments.

Any suggestions?

No suggestions, I'm afraid. Just to be clear, are you uploading files via ftp, or via LDM? And is it only LDM that gives you blank screens, etc?

Am happy to take a look at your site if you want.

[sezmar]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

No suggestions, I'm afraid. Just to be clear, are you uploading files via ftp, or via LDM? And is it only LDM that gives you blank screens, etc?

Am happy to take a look at your site if you want.

Thanks for such a quick reply, I was using the LDM system to upload. Sure please check your PM for the site.

[sydude]

Hi guys. Andrew, I love this hack more and more every day. Thank you again for your wonderful work.

Can someone please help me change the main linkbit template to make everything within the link bit align to the top? See image of what I have now.

Attachment 48933

Also, maybe in a future version you can give the user the choice of alignment in the cp? Just a thought.

Thanks!

Sy

[Dennis B]

Andrew,

I've searched this thread and the manual for "new entry credit" in the daily allowances options but only found 1 answer saying it's "half done". What is this about, after all? Integration with eBux? Since I'm also translating LDM I'd appreciate if you would just briefly describe it's purpose. Thanks. Great hack BTW.

[obmob]

Originally Posted by sydude

Hi guys. Andrew, I love this hack more and more every day. Thank you again for your wonderful work.

Can someone please help me change the main linkbit template to make everything within the link bit align to the top? See image of what I have now.

Also, maybe in a future version you can give the user the choice of alignment in the cp? Just a thought.

Thanks!

Sy

Hmm... well, i think this is waht you want. Columns with vertical alignment to TOP. :bunny:

OK, i'll wait, thanks Andrew

<tr id="linkid$linkid">
<td colspan="2">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>
<strong>
<if condition="$linknew">$linknew</if>
$linktypebit
$linkurljump
</strong>
</legend>
<div style="margin-top:3px">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<if condition="$linkimg">
<td width="$linkimgsize" align="$stylevar[right]" valign="top">
$linkimgjump
<br />
<div style="margin-top:3px"><span class="smallfont">$linkimgmag</span></div>
</td>
<td width="5">&nbsp;</td>
</if>
<td valign="top">
<span class="smallfont">
$linkdesc
<if condition="$showcatname"><br /><br />$vbphrase[ll_cat] $linkothercatsbit<else />
<if condition="$linkshowothercatbit>0"><br /><br />$vbphrase[ll_seealso] $linkothercatsbit</if>
</if>
</span>
</td>
<td width="5">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="30%">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<fieldset class="fieldset">
<legend>$linkfavbit $linkeditbit
<if condition="$links_permissions[can_send_tofriend]">
<a href="$LINKS_SCRIPT.php?action=sendtofriend&amp;catid=$linkcatid&amp;linkid=$linkid" target="_blank" title="$vbphrase[ll_sendtofriend]"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/sendtofriend.gif" alt="$vbphrase[ll_sendtofriend]" border="0" /></a>
</if>
<if condition="$links_permissions[can_report_link] and $linkuserid != $bbuserinfo[userid]"> <if condition="$links_permissions[can_report_link] and $linkuserid != $bbuserinfo[userid]"><a href="$LINKS_SCRIPT.php?action=reportlink&amp;linkid=$linkid&amp;catid=$viewcatid&amp;page=$pagenumber"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/report.gif" alt="$vbphrase[ll_report_bad_link]" border="0" /></a></if></if>
</legend>
<table width="100%"><tr><td align="$stylevar[right]">
<span class="smallfont">
<if condition="$links_defaults[enable_doi] and $linkdoi">$vbphrase[ll_doi] $linkdoi<br /></if>
<if condition="$links_permissions[can_view_names]">$vbphrase[ll_submitby] <a href="member.php?u=$linkuserid">$linkusername</a><br /></if>
<if condition="$linkmoderate==$LINK_TO_MODERATE and ($links_permissions[can_moderate_links] or $links_permissions[can_moderate_forums])">
[<a href="$LINKS_SCRIPT.php?action=domod&catid=$viewcatid" title="$vbphrase[ll_moderate]">$vbphrase[ll_moderate]</a>]<br />
</if>
$linkdate
<if condition="$links_permissions[can_view_hits]"><br />$vbphrase[ll_hits] $linkhits</if>
<if condition="$linksize"><br />$linksize $vbphrase[ll_kb]</if>
<if condition="!$linkstatus"><br />[$vbphrase[ll_unknown_status]]</if>
<if condition="$links_permissions[can_moderate_links] and $linkstatus==$LINK_HIDDEN"><br />[$vbphrase[ll_hidden]]</if>
<if condition="$links_permissions[can_set_display_order]"><br />$vbphrase[ll_displayorder] $thisorder</if>
<if condition="$linkkeys"><br />$vbphrase[ll_keywords] $linkkeys</if>
</span>
</td>
<if condition="$linkavatar"><td valign="top">$linkavatar</td></if>
</tr></table>
</fieldset>
</td>
</tr>
<if condition="$linkratebit">
<tr>
<td id="ratings$linkid" align="$stylevar[left]">
<if condition="$linkraters"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("ratings$linkid"); </script>&nbsp;</if>
<span class="smallfont">
$linkratebit
</span>
</td>
</tr>
</if>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>  
</div>
</fieldset>
</td>
</tr>

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Dennis B

Andrew,

I've searched this thread and the manual for "new entry credit" in the daily allowances options but only found 1 answer saying it's "half done". What is this about, after all? Integration with eBux? Since I'm also translating LDM I'd appreciate if you would just briefly describe it's purpose. Thanks. Great hack BTW.

Currently, the admin can restrict users to a certain maximum number of downloads or bandwidth per day.

The intention is to enable integration of LDM with different points systems and to reward people for providing new files/uploads. So, when complete, the admin will be able to set the number of 'points' a user gets for each addition. This could, e.g, improve their status, give them more download capacity, etc. But it's only half done.

[FireFish]

This is a HOT download manager!
All others sucked; never got them working.

This one is sweet.

Thanks man!

[Dennis B]

Thanks for the explanation Andrew. :up:

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

Yes you can.

Edit the category (LDM/category/drop down menu)
Three tabs across the top: Category Details, Display Settings, User Group Permissions.
Display Settings and User Group Permissions allow you to override the main admin settings for the current category and by default its children.

AHHH HAAA!! thanks! should have known it was in there. sorry so many awesome features...its hard to find em sometims. man this hack pwns.

Originally Posted by easytarget

if you open up one of the excel examples/csv files provided in the download (provided in the main folder, 2.2.1) you'll see an example of how to set up the information. Then I think you go to administration, then import/export and choose to import a csv file. (someone correct me if I'm wrong)
You can also set up LDM to automatically scan certain folders/directories for new files and it will add the new files to a category of your choosing.

AHHH HAAA!! thanks! should have known it was in there. sorry so many awesome features...its hard to find em sometims. man this hack pwns.

lol

---

ps. AGAIN, I couldn't find this in the hack or in this massive thread (don't kill me!!)...

but is it possible to have people ONLY be able to open the jukebox, but launch the Visit/Download link via the title link and thumbnail? (setting option per category.)

almost no one clicks the launch icon (as first instinct) and keep clicking the thumbnail or link...
after a delay this launches either embedded QTime in the same window or launches standonline real player (on my system and few others). so its really confusing what's goign on for people. esp if they WANT to launch the jukebox but accidently/naturally go for the link or thumbnail first.

is this normal behavior? I figured it was supposed to launch a download file thingy (like right click).

if this is normal, I want to be able to disable the view/download for some of the categories and have them only be able to right-click download or luanch the Jukebox.

Originally Posted by sezmar

This is a great hack I just love it.

I have a strange problem, yesterday I installed it and it worked fine. Just uploaded some images and a file. So today I go to upload mp3 and it went to a blank screen. Now it goes to blank screens with every file I try to upload. The files will not show up in the LDM system, but when I check the ftp folder they are there. The oly thing I did today was to add the media files in the admincp for attachments.

Any suggestions?

I had this problem with mp3 too. I couldn't figure out what was going on. closed reopened browser. cleared cache.
still only my mp3s wouldn't upload.

only thing that made it work was I moved the mp3 file to my desktop and uploaded from there.

It was deep in my harddrive (multiple folders deep) so I thought made LDM was having trouble grabbing it. I konw that is layman non-programmer logic...and no idea if this is "real" solution or ghost in the machine coincedence (probably) but after I moved it. it started working again. dunno. give it a shot.