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.

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by BadgerDog

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

Thanks a lot

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by Vossi

Thanks a lot

You're welcome ... :up:

Quick question ....

I notice that there's no way for someone to right click to cut-n-paste the code that appears in the Link our site Sourcecode to include in your page to link our site box area.

It doesn't seem to be recognized by the mouse, which means if someone actually wanted to use the code, they'd have to write it down, then type it manually into their web site?

Can this be made to be able to be cut-n-pasted?

Thanks ..

Regards,
Doug

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by BadgerDog

Can this be made to be able to be cut-n-pasted?

Yes, it can. Open the template "vblinklist_home" and search for

PHP Code:

<textarea name="linktous" id="linktous" rows="5" tabindex="1" cols="80" dir="{vb:stylevar textdirection}" class="{vb:raw content}" disabled="disabled">{vb:raw link_to_us_text}</textarea> 


In that line you simply delete

PHP Code:

disabled="disabled" 


and everything should be fine then. This bug is fixed in the next version also.

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by Vossi

Yes, it can. Open the template "vblinklist_home" and search for

PHP Code:

<textarea name="linktous" id="linktous" rows="5" tabindex="1" cols="80" dir="{vb:stylevar textdirection}" class="{vb:raw content}" disabled="disabled">{vb:raw link_to_us_text}</textarea> 


In that line you simply delete

PHP Code:

disabled="disabled" 


and everything should be fine then. This bug is fixed in the next version also.

Thank you Sir ... .

That edit worked great ... :up:

Regards,
Doug

[Mark4865]

"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."

Thanks Vossi, once again sorry to sound so dumb but do I just ignore the red cross when typing in the URL or am I doing something wrong when trying to list a link??

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by Mark4865

Thanks Vossi, once again sorry to sound so dumb but do I just ignore the red cross when typing in the URL or am I doing something wrong when trying to list a link??

Yeah, just ignore the red cross.

[onehost]

Vossi,

I have heard more then once that google does not like link exchanges...maybe in the past it was ok
for people to provide a legit link to a website, but we know today that 99% of those that even
think about using link directories are spammers. LE's are spam magnets to drawing the wrong
type of crowd to your website, so it doesnt really matter what I think, but what does google
really think? all you need to do is search for link exchange stuff, and it will not be long before
you run across someone that thinks they know what they are talking about...so goes google
really think bad about sites that use link exchanges? I guess if anyone knows, then it will be
those that really use this, and the coder that codes a script/mod, why would anyone use
a mod if google was against it, and why would a coder code a mod if it was going to be useless with google.

[Vossi]

If somebody has a problem with the link exchange, he can turn it off. Easy like that...

[onehost]

Originally Posted by Vossi

If somebody has a problem with the link exchange, he can turn it off. Easy like that...

thats not what I asked.

If you were hungry, would you just ignore that, and just not eat?

pretty much what you did with my question, just ignored it, maybe
you know it, maybe you dont, or just pass it off as merely if you do
not like it or have problems, then just turn it off...

If we have to turn it off, then why would ANYONE want to use it?

and it is "easy as that...."

[Vossi]

Actually I dont see your problem. If there's something you dont like about the mod, then ignore it. Also the point between link exchange and google aint cleared yet, using link directories is not a problem unless you make it to your own personal problem now.