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.

[itsblack]

Hi Andrew, glad to see you back again, hope you had a good holiday.

I found a little bug in 2.2.8 RC2.

By profile_ldmactivity, "My Recent LDM Entries" displays the same item x times, if this item belongs to more than 1 categories.

Another question with autocreate thread. Now the autocreated thread use the ldm item link like this:
http://forumpath/local_links.php?linkid=xxx&catid=xx
here I got problem with this "catid=xx": if I edit the item and change it to other category, then this link (in thread) has difficult to locate the correct item.
So I suggest just leaving "catid=" blank to avoid this problem. How do you thin?

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

I've attached the Dutch phrases file for LDM.

You will soon have a complete and revised Dutch translation.

[Ksb2050]

My LDM is having problems with restrictions.

I have it set so users can only download 3 files a day. However I logged in and downloaded 5 with no problem. Is there any way to fix? Leechers are killing me.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Ksb2050

My LDM is having problems with restrictions.

I have it set so users can only download 3 files a day. However I logged in and downloaded 5 with no problem. Is there any way to fix? Leechers are killing me.

Happy to try to help but you've not given me enough information to go on. Would you like me to take a look at your site? If so, PM me details plus an account with admin privs.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by itsblack

Hi Andrew, glad to see you back again, hope you had a good holiday.

Excellent, thanks. I don't want to be home

Originally Posted by itsblack

I found a little bug in 2.2.8 RC2.

By profile_ldmactivity, "My Recent LDM Entries" displays the same item x times, if this item belongs to more than 1 categories.

I think this has been there forever, but it seems easy to fix. I propose that when an entry is in more than one category, the profile listing will include one title linked to the first category, with one or more "+" on the same line linked to the other category/ies.

Originally Posted by itsblack

Another question with autocreate thread. Now the autocreated thread use the ldm item link like this:
http://forumpath/local_links.php?linkid=xxx&catid=xx
here I got problem with this "catid=xx": if I edit the item and change it to other category, then this link (in thread) has difficult to locate the correct item.
So I suggest just leaving "catid=" blank to avoid this problem. How do you thin?

This is perfectly workable. An alternative, perhaps better in the long run, is that I handle this properly as an HTTP 301, permanently moved, status, and automatically redirect the browser. Which do you prefer?

[DoB Rhapsody]

Originally Posted by blue6995

I have installed 2.7.7 and the extras - flash-sites but whenever I create an entry for a youtube vid I am taken to the youtube site for it to play. All the embedded players included with LDM are enabled

Is there a way of resolving this?

Thanks

Same problem. Stilling awaiting a response

[itsblack]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

This is perfectly workable. An alternative, perhaps better in the long run, is that I handle this properly as an HTTP 301, permanently moved, status, and automatically redirect the browser. Which do you prefer?

I prefer to the simple one, namely the one I suggested.

Or maybe you can change something else. Now when the item link is not correct, then the browser will be redirected to the category which catid=xx, instead of that, I prefer to redirect it to the item link which linkid=xxx. If this linkid has been deleted, then LDM will automatically display the error message, as now LDM does.

[namely]

I'm using force_redirect 1
because when I used 0 its take much process and make the server load high

I want to use force_redirect 1 and active hotlink protect
when I active hotlink protect the counter of allownece doesn't work

I want to use hotlink protect afraid from leech coz force_redirect 1 show the directlinks

how to use hotlink protect with force_redirect 1 and make the counter of allownece works?

Any help appreciated.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Ksb2050

My LDM is having problems with restrictions.

I have it set so users can only download 3 files a day. However I logged in and downloaded 5 with no problem. Is there any way to fix? Leechers are killing me.

I took a quick look at your site, and have a couple of questions/suggestions.

a) At least for the account you gave me, the file download allowances are not switched on. If they were, I would see a message telling me my allowances in the category title box, see image.

b) With version 2.2.7 of LDM, allowances only apply to files that LDM itself manages as downloads. This means that the filetype has to appear in the main vbulletin attachments table (vb/admin/attachments/attachments manager). Your site offers .rar files, which are not by default in this table. I don't have sufficient access to check - have you added rar as a known vb filetype, with correct mimetype information?

(In LDM 2.2.8, allowances will apply to all local files regardless of whether they appear in the vb filetype table or not.)

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by itsblack

Or maybe you can change something else. Now when the item link is not correct, then the browser will be redirected to the category which catid=xx, instead of that, I prefer to redirect it to the item link which linkid=xxx. If this linkid has been deleted, then LDM will automatically display the error message, as now LDM does.

That was what I meant by the obscure mention of http 301. I'll see what we can do.