Integration with vBulletin - Skimlinks vBulletin Plugin

The new and improved Skimlinks vBulletin Plugin (version 2) is now available. Compatible with both vBulletin 3.0 and 4.0, it offers an alternative to the standard implementation of Skimlinks and is ideal for Forum owners who want to earn money from affiliate marketing without alienating their user base.


NB: You must be a Skimlinks Publisher for this plugin to work, if you are not a Skimlinks Publisher you can sign up now on http://skimlinks.com/register

• User-centric: Ideal for forums with a more sensitive or tech savvy user base, or a low proportion of monetizable links;
• Clean approach to affiliate marketing: Our Plugin only applies the Skimlinks redirect to links that can be affiliatized from merchants that your users will recognise, so non-monetizable links are left untouched;
• Seamless user experience: As the page loads, the Skimlinks Plugin quickly checks every outbound URL and only converts links from merchants in our network, so there is no delay in rewriting links on users right-click;
• Access to 9,000+ Skimlinks merchants: The Plugin regularly downloads the Skimlinks merchant database to the forum owner?s server so all the links that can be monetized are instantly converted.

You can see a example of Skimlinks in action a regular page here http://skimlinks.com/demo and a screen shot of the options page for the plugin below.

[financehubs]

Skimlinks,

I am planning to install this plugin, but reading the Read Me I have a question:
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Using your tool of choice, make the 'data' directory within the 'skimlinks' folder writable by the web server.
This usually takes the form of a 'chmod' command:

chmod -R 777 skimlinks/data
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I am no techie, so you could give a more detailed step by step instruction how to add this command?

Thanks

[6impy]

Originally Posted by financehubs

Skimlinks,

I am planning to install this plugin, but reading the Read Me I have a question:
======================
Using your tool of choice, make the 'data' directory within the 'skimlinks' folder writable by the web server.
This usually takes the form of a 'chmod' command:

chmod -R 777 skimlinks/data
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I am no techie, so you could give a more detailed step by step instruction how to add this command?

Thanks

I imagine you don't use a SSH client or have experience with the commend line.

What FTP program do you use?

Basically, you want to right click on the data folder and make it so all have read (r), write (w) and execute (x) privileges. By all, I mean User, Group and World.

If you share what FTP program you have, I can probably provide a screenshot

I'm also VERY much looking to trying this server/plugin on a board doing 100k pageviews a day. Should be interesting to see what happens.

[Alfa1]

This is now implemented in vbulletin itself.

[Skimlinks]

As Alfa said, we are part of the core of vBulletin 4.1.2 and there is also a updated plugin available for earlier versions. The new plugin does not require you to chmod any directories and also provides you with much more options.

You can get a updated vBulletin or our plugin over here: https://members.vbulletin.com/skimlinks.php

[MrD]

Can i removed Skimlinks Plugin from vb4.1.2?
i mean completly and not only disable?

[sweetguy2004]

supports Adults & warez forums?

[brandondrury]

Is there a version of this plugin compatible with vB 4.1.4?

Thanks!

Brandon

[fanhockeycoach]

what exactly is skimlinks?

[thecore762]

Originally Posted by fanhockeycoach

what exactly is skimlinks?

www.skimlinks.com will answer all your questions.

[michelle86]

Does this work with vb 4.2.x?