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.

[Athena1984]

Disco_Stu, you have to set that option in the usergroup settings. Where it says "Approve new entries" you have to select "Yes".

[Disco_Stu]

Originally Posted by Athena1984

Disco_Stu, you have to set that option in the usergroup settings. Where it says "Approve new entries" you have to select "Yes".

Yep. It was right there in front of my face but I didn't notice it.

Thanks

[Disco_Stu]

Well, I set it to require approval for new links but after entering the link a message appeared saying the phrase "moderated_entry" was not found.

I guess that's not included in the install files. I'll create one and see what it does


Update: No matter what I add as a phrase name "moderated_entry", vblinklist_moderated_entry, etc. it keeps coming back and saying it can't find the phrase "moderated_entry"

And now when I click on the view entries waiting approval I can see them but when I try to delete them it says it cannot find phrase "vblinklist_moderated_entries_successfully" even though I can see the phrase in the phrase list.

Can the author of this mod please reply with some advice? It's a good mod but only if it works completely.

[Disco_Stu]

OK...I've narrowed it down to line 1558 in vblinklist.php in the root directory that reads:

eval(print_standard_redirect('redirect_moderated_e ntry',true, true));

When that line executes I get the message that the phrase "moderated_entry" is not found even though the phrase exists.

Any ideas??

[Athena1984]

I'm not sure why it's not working for you. I just tried it and I don't get that error. I am about to uninstall it though because I think the Vault Wiki as a better solution. I hope you're able to work this out. It's sad there seems to be no support because it was a great mod when it was working.

[Disco_Stu]

Do you have a phrase "moderated_entry" ? Can you provide the phrase details?

Thanks

[Disco_Stu]

Found a workaround. I just changed the statement to use a hard coded message phrase and it worked:

 eval(print_standard_redirect('Thank you for your link entry. It is being sent to the site administrators for approval',false,true));

This is such a great mod and I didn't want to give up on it.

[GameOverViper]

I'm being told its not compatible with 4.2.0. Anyone know any way around this or if it will be updated for 4.2.0? I think something like this would be great for my site clan listings.

[Disco_Stu]

I'm using it on 4.2 PL1 right now in development and it works

The only real issue I had was it not finding a phrase when a link was posted that required moderation so I hard coded the phrase.

[ProFifaLeagues]

Originally Posted by Disco_Stu

I'm using it on 4.2 PL1 right now in development and it works

The only real issue I had was it not finding a phrase when a link was posted that required moderation so I hard coded the phrase.

Would you provide some detailed steps on how to get it working Stu on 4.2
Used it a long time ago but Knowing you have it running now on 4.2 means we would love to try again with it!
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