[Release vB Links 1.0 | vB2bx

UPDATE!!! NEW DOWNLOADFILE | 02. April 2001
Release vB Links 1.0

So here it is, the final version of my link hack is available to download.
Here are some features for this version:

• showing links with the following information: Name, URL, Email, Banner, Banner ALT Text, Description, Forumlink, Hitcounter (outgoing), Categories
• main page shows all links, but you can: a:sort by category and b:search for a site
• registrated user can add new links, but admin or mod must confirm the links in the CP
• an email is sent to you when there is a new link to approve
• Links can be ordered over pages. Limit for links per page can be set
• outgoing links will be redirect over a redirect page with information that you're leaving the forum...and outgoing counter will be set plus 1
• Category is show on each link
• CP: you can easy add new site on your own or edit a site
• CP:can add or edit categories
• CP: Categories can be reordered
• CP:confirm and edit new sites
• CP:upload banners to let them load faster

More:
There are about 13 new templates and 2 new tables on the database which will be created over an easy installscript.

How to install?
Just download the attached file and unzip it, then open install.txt and follow the instructions. Need any help or find any bugs, please report them here. And don't hate me for the code, I tried my best!

Future:
As I like my script and need it anyway, there will be a next version of it, with more features. Some of the following features I am working on:

• New startpage with a overview of all categories and the ability to add subcategories as well
• automatic post of a new post in a specific. thread when admin / mod approved a link
• logging user who's add the link (its easy but don't had the time for this version
• categories and subcategories in Navbar
• get used of the vB rate feature and try to integrate it
• code clean up
• better translation
• and more...

INstall and upgrade

• For those of you who will install the script the first time, just download the attached file and read firsttime_install.txt.
• For those of you who allready updated the templates, just reupload "links.php" and do step 1. and 2. in upgrade_install.txt, and also open CP and add the links_redirect_add & links_redirect_url template which is attached to this message. This will fix all your probs
• For those fo you who do not change the templates yet, but installed the hack, just do whats in upgrade_install.txt

DOWNLOAD vB Links Hack 1.3

Thanks for the help. By the way if you do that voicechat hack I will definately use it. Will it take a while to do the hack?

Here is the output from the browser:

how about adding links hits-in counter?? just like for most topsites feature..

rank     link title     hits out (today)     hits in (today)
----------------------------------------------------------------
1.     ur sitename         101             57
----------------------------------------------------------------
2.     sitename2         99                 34
----------------------------------------------------------------
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something like this..

I guess mine was overlook.

I guess I will post it again.

Hey I got an error after the install. I tested the install to see what it looked like and I like it. but I am getting the following error.

Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/httpd/gmforums.com/forum1/links.php on line 31

any insight I would appreciate it.

Thanks.

BTW no hacks on the forum except this one.

Why were the templates added into the original templates instead of the custom template area. will they get removed on the next upgrade of vbulletin.

The install went great but when I click on a link it just redirects me back to my own site. Any Ideas?

mkilty: all seem fine.....at this point, check mysql table structure.

also try adding more links and removign old ones

@marl: Will add your changes tonight when I am at home and upload a new set of php files!

- Yes it is english, but need help with it!
- Yes it was the missing < body > TAG in the first place but links_forumlink and links_redirect_add where the other way round as well!
- topsiteproblem found, I changed some code before release, as well as the category ids for all sites and topsites, need to change this in top of link.php! Tonight!
-In Counter will come, but first I'll have to think about a good loggin of user, so there where no big manipulating in and out hits
- @tigerlily: just send me a PM with more Infos!

Hey there!

My webspace does not support file upload via users onto my space so is there any way I can remove the any trace of the banner upload stuff?

Fantastic hack btw!

Just delete it in the template!

Found everything and will put it together when I'm at home....before my boss is watching over my shoulder and see what I am doing right noe *G*

So look at the top, I've added a new zip file and some instruction to it!

More to come, hope it worked now for all