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The VB3.0 version is no longer supported although there have been no reported problems for some time
See here for the VB 3.6 version of this hack, which is now the supported version. This version currently also works with VB 3.5 See here for the VB 3.5 thread for this hack. What's new in v1.60? Option to display associated thumbnail images Option to accept/not accept new entries if these already exists in database Code for mass edits (accessed via admincp) tidied up VB phrasing completed Includes a full French and a partial German translation (thanks to cclaerhout, Allan and LeeWicKeD), handled properly by installation script. Various bugs fixed and tested against php4 and php5: Better database validation (on startup/in admincp: links with invalid associated forumids, categories with invalid parentids) Alternative linkbit templates provided (default uses a fieldset, the other is the old-style table row) Alternative category selection templates (pull down menu/list of checkboxes), Star rating displayed using standard VB stars rather than in text form Series of minor bug fixes See file change.txt in zip file What it is/does - Provides a searchable database of weblinks and/or downloadable files, for example manuals, music files, pictures, etc. - Integrates within VBulletin, without requiring any code changes. - Transparently handles links and file downloads. (If you want to provide downloads from your own site, you need a separate tool to upload these files. This hack does not and will not include a file uploader.) - Provides unlimited nested categories. - Each link/file can be a member of multiple categories. - Link and category title and descriptions can use all BBCODEs, giving the possibility to add images, colouring, etc, as you wish - Viewing/access permissions controlled using VBulletin forum system - Users can rate links, in a similar manner to VB thread rating. - File downloads are semi-leechproof, i.e. the user does not see where the file is stored and can only access the link if she has access to the associated forum. - Audio files playable via Windows Media Player can be offered as a jukebox . - Tracks who downloads what - Validates links on entry/editing, and provides admin facility to validate the entire database. Installation/upgrading instructions Read instructions.txt in the zip file. Installation script works out whether to install or upgrade. To upgrade from an earlier release of this hack, simply re-run the installation script. If you modified the templates in the top styles, you will lose these modifications unless you back up and re-edit. PLEASE BACK UP YOUR DATABASE See also For screen shots, see attachments. Tested with VBulletin 3.0 and higher PHP 4.1.1 and 4.3.4, should work with all 4.x versions, seems ok with 5.0.4 MySQL 4.0. Reported ok with MySQL 4.1 but not exhaustively tested Credits Initially inspired by drkFusion's vb2 hack "vb Link Directory" v.2 and discussion about v.3 on Vbulletin.org. This is a complete rewrite with many more features. Every credit to the VBulletin folks for providing the infrastructure and to those on vbulletin.org who have helped with testing. Integrations/Conversions Natch has written extensions to integrate this hack with VBindex and VBAdvanced. For convenience, this hack includes fully integrates with, but does not install, his VBIndex hack - i.e. the required template and code are provided, and the admin panel handles the configuration settings. Please refer to his thread for instructions. Integration with VBadvanced is described in thread 1319 at vbadvanced.com. The zip file includes a script and instructions for converting from vbLinks v2 (see thread 44551 Show Your Support
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We tested out a non-admin member adding both a link and a category. The link test ran perfectly, no issues that I could see. Adding a category however had one glitch that I could see. In a level 2 subcat, there was an existing level 3 subcat when the member added another. While the new subcat was held in moderation, NO subcats showed up when viewing that level 2 page. The existing links in that section showed up fine, just not the existing subcat. |
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Thanks again, Andrew! Works now.
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Andrew, thought you might like to see what I did with this. I did some tweaking of the layouts, and also added some instructions for our users, with the Categories and with the Links. There are also submission instructions/guidelines on the addlink and addcat sections, which of course you can't see without being a member. It's integrated into our forum index using forum set up as a forwarding link (under the Around the Corner section of the index).
http://www.sunshineband.org/forums/f...splay.php?f=16 Lovely hack! |
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hm.. darn didn't fix the status bar?
for downloading file.. also I don't know why the permission stuff doesn't work.. Even I set the default_forumid to a forum that guest can't download files, but they still can... |
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this is easy - just edit the links_linkbit template and include the variable $linkusername somewhere sensible. 2. Give a count of how many links that user has submitted. added to version 1.21, directly accessible via admin page and with a new search (see instructions.txt, local_links.php&action=show&user=nn) 3. Have these two options editable by any usergroup that has permission to edit a link. not yet done 4. If a link owner (the person who submitted it) changes, have it change the count of total links that user has submitted] not yet done |
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I used the vb Link Directory 2.0 hack on my 2.3 forums however, I am going to be upgrading my production forum to vB3.0.1 soon and wanted to know if there is a way to retain all the exisiting links in my DB and have them show up under this version? I really dont want to re-enter all the links and descriptions again but this portion is holding up the production side's upgrade and really would like to go live with the new version.
Thanks in advance! Chris |
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What about an A-Z search kinda like the member list where it shows A, B, C... at the top of the catagories?
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