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 RikiB

wow, 4 years! That must be why it is so powerful, this is by far my favorite hack! Is 2.2.9 download-able anywhere, or is it still wip? I assume it is still wip, I will remain patient

Thanks again!

Thanks.

2.2.9 is available on the vb37 forum https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=166094 - there are in fact two versions there plus a patch to make 2.2.8 work with vb3.7. alpha 3 is the latest, and it works fine on both vb3.6 and 3.7 although there are two or three bugs (nothing fatal) which I have since found.

[RikiB]

wow thanks, I had no idea! Ill jump on this now

[glowinggal]

just wanted to post that I'm running 2.2.8 on VB 3.6.8 and works wonderful. I just peformed and upgrade to 2.2.8 from 2.2.7 flawlessly. We also used the VBA add on for our home page and that as well had no problems at all with the upgrading

I do, however have one question... how do I change the "layout" of the forum post. I'd like the image to come after the text that is placed in the initial post.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by glowinggal

just wanted to post that I'm running 2.2.8 on VB 3.6.8 and works wonderful. I just peformed and upgrade to 2.2.8 from 2.2.7 flawlessly. We also used the VBA add on for our home page and that as well had no problems at all with the upgrading

Very glad to hear this, thanks

Originally Posted by glowinggal

I do, however have one question... how do I change the "layout" of the forum post. I'd like the image to come after the text that is placed in the initial post.

You are referring to the 'autothread' creation, where LDM entries are announced in a forum? The structure of these is defined in the VB phrases ldm_thread_create_title and ldm_thread_create_body. The code that actually constructs the announcement is function ldm_announce_in_forum() in the file includes/local_links_foruminterface.php.

Let me know if this is not what you meant.

[glowinggal]

Yep, you got it - that was exactly it!

One more question... how do I change how the first page of the downloads appear (for example show the thumbnail previews instead of just the category listing)?

Here is our page:
http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/chat/local_links.php

[glowinggal]

hmmm ok; I see it here; but from what I'm seeing (and maybe I'm wrong) it's showing the image should be underneath all the link and description, etc. or what do I need to change?

($vbphrase['ldm_thread_create_body'], $linkname, $linkdesc, $gotolink, $master_title, $imglink

=============
I've attached an image of what it's posting to the forums as - which is SUCH A GREAT FEATURED BTW!!!! but we just want the image to post UNDER the text that is posted in teh description.

[dutchjoomla]

Hello,

I've installed this mod but i got 1 problem.

I put the link in the "navbar" this works fine with al users but not by unregistred guests.

When a unregistred guest hit de link (http://forum.domain.ext/local_links.php) he got a VB Database error message.

Please can someone help me?

//edit

Problem solved with this fix: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=165

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by glowinggal

hmmm ok; I see it here; but from what I'm seeing (and maybe I'm wrong) it's showing the image should be underneath all the link and description, etc. or what do I need to change?

($vbphrase['ldm_thread_create_body'], $linkname, $linkdesc, $gotolink, $master_title, $imglink

=============
I've attached an image of what it's posting to the forums as - which is SUCH A GREAT FEATURED BTW!!!! but we just want the image to post UNDER the text that is posted in teh description.

Take a look at the phrase *ldm_thread_create_body* (vb/admincp/languages/search in phrases). It looks like this:

{5}
A new entry has been added to {4}

Description: {2}

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit [ url={3}]{1}[/url]
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.

The numbers inside the curly brackets are the parameters from the line of code you referred to:

1 = linkname
2 = link description
3 = link to jump into LDM
4 = name of your LDM database
5 = an image tag

So, if you want to put the image underneath the description, edit the phrase and move the {5} to the end rather than the beginning, e.g:

A new entry has been added to {4}

Description: {2}

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit [ url={3}]{1}[/url]
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.

{5}

[glowinggal]

thanks so much! Another issue seems to have been reported to us today; while I can see the home page just fine other are reporting an issue (apparently with VBA module more than likey.

they get this:

>> Fatal error: Call to undefined function fetch_unallowed_forums()
>> in /home/scrapboo/public_html/chat/modules/ldm_new_thumbs.php on
>> line 15

Enclosed is a screenshot they also sent over as well.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by glowinggal

thanks so much! Another issue seems to have been reported to us today; while I can see the home page just fine other are reporting an issue (apparently with VBA module more than likey.

they get this:

>> Fatal error: Call to undefined function fetch_unallowed_forums()
>> in /home/scrapboo/public_html/chat/modules/ldm_new_thumbs.php on
>> line 15


Enclosed is a screenshot they also sent over as well.

I think you've got the 2.2.7 version of the vba module installed alongside the 2.2.8 version of LDM