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.

[Kat]

That is correct, I am using 105.zip and not the 105vb415.zip.... I assumed 415 was for VB 4.15 and that 105.zip was for 4.0 through 4.14, correct?

[Vossi]

You could try to change the dependency and see what happens when the addon gets installed. You tried that before?

[Kat]

No, I do not even know that means? But if you explain it, I can probably do it.

[Vossi]

Open the product file 'product-vblinklist.xml' and have a look at the first lines. Change the version number of the line where you find the dependency for vBulletin:

PHP Code:

<dependency dependencytype="vbulletin" minversion="4.0.8" maxversion="4.2.0 Alpha 1" /> 


Instead of 4.0.8 choose another version, save the product file and try you best if it works. I dont guarantee that it works, but its worth a try.

[Kat]

Thank you Vossi, that worked! :up: I have not played with it yet to see if I get any other errors, but it is successfully installed.

Many thanks for taking the time to help me with this!

[Vossi]

Just let me/us know, if everything works fine. Like I said, I'm not sure that it will work but we will see... After all those changes during the Versions of vBulletin I'm only coding for the actual version + higher otherwise it would spoil complete lifetime. Sorry...

[Kat]

So far it seems to be working just fine! For sure if I run into a problem I will come post it here.

Thanks again!

[Kat]

I am really liking this mod so far, thank you for this!

But I am wondering, is there any way to arrange the actual listings under the category or subcategory? I was hoping that at least the newest entries would go at the top or bottom, either one, but it seems to only sort them alphabetically. Is there any way I can sort them differently?

[Kat]

Other than not be wild about the alphabetically only choice, this is doing what I need!

I did/do have a few problems, I do not know if they are related to my verion problem or something else, so I will post them here just in case.

I had trouble with my backup/export file when I took this from test to live forums. the categories did not import properly so I had to rebuild the categories manually (making sure that the ID numbers matched those of the imported one). Once I did that I was able to see all of my entries without starting over from scratch, which is of course the hard part!

and when I approve a post (or delete a moderated post) there is an error that flashes by. Something about "cannot find phrase.... something or other". It still approves or deletes the entry just fine, but it was a bit alarming until I realized that it was still functioning ok.

[Kat]

And one other error... after people reach their max limit of characters (I have it set really short) they are getting a message that says they only get 6 characters, which is actually the minimum and not the maximum . But because of the error message they think that is all they get. Its confusing.

I have been trying to figure out which template that is calling from but have not had any luck. Anyone know or have a guess?