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.

[MrD]

Hi,
@cws: in the Tools folder are Importscripst from vbCMS and vBA Links Directory.
You can Import your Links.

[Mark4865]

Hello Vossi,

Great mod as always will install as soon as you bring out 105 version you talked about releasing recently

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by cws

I used vBA-Links-Direktory before.
Is there a possibility to import the Links from vBa-Links?

Like MrD just said, you can find importscripts in the 'tools'-folder of the zip-file.

Originally Posted by Mark4865

Hello Vossi,

Great mod as always will install as soon as you bring out 105 version you talked about releasing recently

Jep, but 104 is also stable and the update to 105 will be no problem.

[Mark4865]

Thanks for quick response, I am busy working on my website so havent gone live yet so thought if 105 was coming out soon then I would wait

[ceho]

After things have been sorted out do you think you can help me on my questions here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=242. Much appreciated!

[cws]

Originally Posted by MrD

Hi,
@cws: in the Tools folder are Importscripst from vbCMS and vBA Links Directory.
You can Import your Links.

Thanks for your advice - everything working fine now.
Needs only to open my eyes

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by ceho

After things have been sorted out do you think you can help me on my questions here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=242. Much appreciated!

Facebook options can be found within the facebook settings of vBulletin.

Are you talking about placing a widget in the sidebar?

Originally Posted by cws

Thanks for your advice - everything working fine now.
Needs only to open my eyes

Do all the imported categories and imported links work fine now?

[LOGECT]

@vossi
Do you think that will be useful to use the following tool for your links directory?
I didn't test your great mod yet, but i think that will be possible.
LOGECT Pagerank Checker tool for Vbadvanced Links Directory

[ceho]

Facebook options can be found within the facebook settings of vBulletin.

Ah OK, it's the "Show Like-Button in entries", right?

Are you talking about placing a widget in the sidebar?

Yes, is that also possible?

Thankyou!

[cws]

Originally Posted by Vossi

... Do all the imported categories and imported links work fine now?

Did not test all of them

Seems so. :up: