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.

[Saviour]

I know this mod is for 4.0.8. Can anyone confirm it working...and working as it should on 4.1.x?

Thanks to any who respond...

[LoveStream]

Hello coder.
Could you support cms widget?

Thank you.

[ash50210]

i got prob during installation as per below
MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'TYPE=MyISAM' at line 20
Error Number : 1064

Aprpreciate ur help...tq

[MagicThemeParks]

I've read through some of the pages, but not all 23 yet and I have to get to work. Any 3.8x versions of this great mod floating around? If not, is there another solution?

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by MagicThemeParks

I've read through some of the pages, but not all 23 yet and I have to get to work. Any 3.8x versions of this great mod floating around? If not, is there another solution?

No 3.8.x-version available, sorry.

[kersti]

Has anyone managed to mod this so that it pulls thumbnails from a directory on the server rather than a third-party thumbnail service?

[ceho]

It's been a while, do you have a rough idea when the new version might be available ?

[Mark4865]

okay this is going to sound like a really dumb question but when adding a link what URL format do you use.

I tried http://www.example.com and www.example.com with both formats the red cross comes up on the right to show error.

Sorry didnt read all 23 pages id someone has asked

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by Mark4865

okay this is going to sound like a really dumb question but when adding a link what URL format do you use.

I tried http://www.example.com and www.example.com with both formats the red cross comes up on the right to show error.

Sorry didnt read all 23 pages id someone has asked

Well, it depends on the server function aswell on the availability of the linked site and it it allows to fetch the informations. This function is a thing to play with but has no important binding.

[BadgerDog]

Hello Vossi ..

Installed v1.05 on our 4.04pl1 vBulletin and it appears to be working very well ... :up:

Thanks very much ... sent you a PayPal donation ...

Regards,
Doug