Major Additions - Links and Downloads Manager

Version 2.3.0 of LDM is now the official release. This works with both VB3.7 and VB3.8. You can obtain it here

Version 2.2.8 remains available here, with limited support.

04.02.08: patch-cat.xml 'extra' uploaded - see first post for information

27.10.07: Version 2.2.8-post1 uploaded
French translation of product installer uploaded (other language translations are in the main release zip)

Remember to back up your current database tables before upgrading.

What this is and does

LDM is a general-purpose link and file manager, which handles user uploads and downloads in a flexible way. A range of media players is integrated into LDM and others are included as plugin extras. LDM is described below in the first post of this thread, which also contains a brief list of the currently-known bugs.

This release of LDM works correctly with all VB versions 3.6.x and recent versions of vbadvanced.

Documentation, screen shots, etc, are provided as a Wiki at http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nloads_Manager

Thank you to everyone who has tested, given suggestions, helped with the translations, etc.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Rouzbeh1

hi Andrew,
is it possible to give moderators the permission to choose Parent forum, when they add a category without giving them too much permissions?

The *can_set_permissions* permission determines whether the user can do this or not. The description on the admin/permissions page is slightly misleading - it does not give the user general admin privs, although I imagine it gives more powers than you want.

One approach is to edit the addnewcat template. Look for lines that contain

<if condition="$links_permissions['can_set_permissions']">

There are four in total in this template. The second encloses a sequence starting

<if condition="$links_permissions['can_set_permissions']">
<tr>
	<td class="alt1">
	<strong>$vbphrase[ll_forumparent]</strong>
	<br /><span class="smallfont">
	$curforumtitle<br />
	$vbphrase[ll_forumparent_text]
	</span>
	</td>

You could change this conditional test, e.g.

<if condition="$links_permissions['can_set_permissions'] or $links_permissions['can_moderate_links']">

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

If the user is viewing a category, the variable $viewcatid is set to the category id and is positive. Alternatively, you can look at $vbulletin->GPC['catid']

So do I understand you correct that if I place this code in my drop down, then the link will cause editing of the viewed category?

<if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo,5,6,7)"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="local_links.php?action=editcat&catid=$viewcatid">Edit Category</a></td></tr></if>

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

So do I understand you correct that if I place this code in my drop down, then the link will cause editing of the viewed category?

<if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo,5,6,7)"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="local_links.php?action=editcat&catid=$viewcatid">Edit Category</a></td></tr></if>

As I understood, you only wanted this to show if the user is currently in a category, so I think (without testing it) that you need

<if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo,5,6,7) and $viewcatid>0"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="local_links.php?action=editcat&catid=$viewcatid">Edit Category</a></td></tr></if>

[Alfa1]

Thanks! That works great. I applied the same to addcat and put this in a link to in vb's navbar as well. I have now added all LDM links in the vb navbar, except that I have to find a search integration solution. I requested a search integration solution here
How can I remove LDM's navbar?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Thanks! That works great. I applied the same to addcat and put this in a link to in vb's navbar as well. I have now added all LDM links in the vb navbar, except that I have to find a search integration solution. I requested a search integration solution here
How can I remove LDM's navbar?

Easiest is to edit the links_header template, find the lines:

$header
$navbar
<if condition="$show['popups']">
<div align="center">

and change to

$header
$navbar
<if condition="$show['popups']">
<div align="center" style="display:none">

[Alfa1]

Yes, that works well. Thank you.

[Rouzbeh1]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

The *can_set_permissions* permission determines whether the user can do this or not. The description on the admin/permissions page is slightly misleading - it does not give the user general admin privs, although I imagine it gives more powers than you want.

One approach is to edit the addnewcat template. Look for lines that contain

<if condition="$links_permissions['can_set_permissions']">

There are four in total in this template. The second encloses a sequence starting

<if condition="$links_permissions['can_set_permissions']">
<tr>
	<td class="alt1">
	<strong>$vbphrase[ll_forumparent]</strong>
	<br /><span class="smallfont">
	$curforumtitle<br />
	$vbphrase[ll_forumparent_text]
	</span>
	</td>

You could change this conditional test, e.g.

<if condition="$links_permissions['can_set_permissions'] or $links_permissions['can_moderate_links']">

thank you, will try

one more suggestion: is it possible to make vba modules read thumbs from ldm_thumb folder (local storage) instead of generating them each time?
for security reasons, i have my covers ftp on a separate server, and i don't want covers fail to display IF that server is down....

thanks

[minimalize]

Hey Andrew,

i?ve got another question. I hope it?s my last one

When i add a new link there is a select field where i can select the categorie. Is there an ability to get the main categories bold?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by minimalize

Hey Andrew,

i?ve got another question. I hope it?s my last one

When i add a new link there is a select field where i can select the categorie. Is there an ability to get the main categories bold?

You mean the categories that are at the bottom of the tree (which have no parents)?

Edit the links_addnewlin_catselect_multi template (vb/admin/styles) and replace the current template with the following:

<if condition="$select_stage==1">	<select class="select" name="$list_name" id="$list_id" multiple="multiple" size="5" style="width:400px;  height:100px;">
	<optgroup label="$vbphrase[ll_parcatslabel]">
</if><if condition="$select_stage==2">		<option value="$catid"<if condition="$catsel==1"> selected="selected"</if> <if condition="$disabled">disabled="disabled"</if> <if condition="$class">class="$class"</if> <if condition="!$prepend">style="font-weight: bold;"</if>
>$catname<if condition="$catclosed"> [$vbphrase[ll_catclosed]]</if></option>
</if><if condition="$select_stage==3">
	</optgroup>
	</select>
</if>

In case you're intersted, the change is adding the conditional test

<if condition="!$prepend">style="font-weight: bold;"</if>

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Rouzbeh1

thank you, will try

one more suggestion: is it possible to make vba modules read thumbs from ldm_thumb folder (local storage) instead of generating them each time?
for security reasons, i have my covers ftp on a separate server, and i don't want covers fail to display IF that server is down....

thanks

Yes, good suggestion.

I think it is possible provided the vba module is set up to use the same size thumb as the linkbit.

Edit the adv_portal_custom_ldm_new_thumb_one template.

Replace the current template by

<tr>
<td align="center" <if condition="$links_defaults[cellsize]">width="$links_defaults[cellsize]"</if>>
<if condition="$linkimg">
<a href="$vboptions[bburl]/$LINKS_SCRIPT.php?catid=$linkcatid&amp;linkid=$linkid" title="$title">
<img src="$vboptions[bburl]/$RESIZE_SCRIPT.php?linkid=$linkid<if condition="$linkimgthumbsize!=$links_defaults[link_imagesize]">
&amp;size=$links_defaults[link_imagesize]</if>" border="0" alt="$linkcatname, $linkname" />
</a>
<else />
<span class="smallfont">$linktypebit<if condition="$linkstatus<=0">$linkname<else />$linkurllink</if></span>
</if>
</td>
</tr>

The modification is the test on linkimgthumbsize:

<if condition="$linkimgthumbsize!=$links_defaults[link_imagesize]">
&amp;size=$links_defaults[link_imagesize]</if>

I think that this will do the job provided the thumb is already cached. I will look at the code to see if it is possible at this point in LDM also to cache the thumb if it is being generated on the fly.

Let me know if that works ok.