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Links To Us Hack · **Released**: 03-24-2003

This is my 3rd hack (second to be realeased) I hope you enjoy this great new website promotional tool.

This hack is designed to operate on its own or with Lesane's store hack If you have the store hack installed you can give points to members when people click the link on their website.

This hack makes it easy for everyone to put an image or text link from their site to yours. it produces the code for the user so all they have to do is copy and paste the html tag to their site.
There are 3 variations of banners and links that your guests or members can choose

1) Produces the code for a link with a remotely hosted image or banner.
2) Produces the code for an image link that is hosted on your server. (switchable for both guests and members)
3) Produces the code(s) for a set of special banner or image links that is hosted on your server. Basicly if you have other banners you can add them, and even restrict their use to members only.(switchable for both guests and members)

All the links that are produced by the code lead back to the linkstous.php and when clicked on from another website the surfer well be brought to a welcome page of your site,
If the link followed was from a non-member, the welcome page they come to is a generic page that you will create in your config,
however your members can develop a personalized their own welcome page for when somebody clicks the link on their site.

There is also a link counter so you can keep track of how many click-throughts you get from non-member links and also from each member individually, there is a "Top 10 Linkers" in the members area and a full stats page in the admin that has a top 50 member linkers list.
The system will not count or give points if the owner of the link clicks on it themselves!

DEMO: Pretend that the link below is a banner on my website

www.atmyparty.com banner

SCREENSHOT: Next posts

REQUIREMENTS:

1 X php file alteration
4 X database query
15 X new templates
1 X template modifications

INSTALATION TIME: aprox. 25 - 30 min

Tested on 2.2.8 but should work on all versions.

I appologise for the poor datadase info..I have just finished coding and testing a php file to do the quries for you.

updated zip with java bug fix

~ This hack is Copyright ~
Please note that I reserve the right to code and release this hack for VB3, I have not and will not grant permission for anyone else to code this hack for VB3.

trafix · #52 03-30-2003, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Today at 04:15 AM Kars10 said this in Post #50
Works good. But you forget to add the Javascript-Link for the Top10.

I addet this:

Code:

<script language="Javascript"> function showwin() { window.open ("linkstous.php?action=top10", "top10", "toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=400,height=300"); } </script>

bevor:

Code:

<body>

in banner2 - Template and it works great!!

* Kars10 klicks install!

Kars

Thanks Kars

I will add the java code to the template and update...again.

Did you download after HostBubble's last post stating that the file was corupt? If so the problem he is having would be at his end not the zip file...just clarifying.

Glad you like it.

Kars10 · #53 03-31-2003, 05:59 AM

@ Trafix, yes ive downloadet after his Post without any Problems. The zip is ok.

Thanks
Kars

PurpleCow · #54 03-31-2003, 06:16 AM

Hmm, whats wrong then with me here...

The problem still persists here for me ..

Etcher · #55 04-01-2003, 08:44 PM

I followed the instructions to the letter, as far as I know, and have gone over it twice...

Everything seems to be there and OK, but when I go to the Admin panel, there is a bar that says Links To US, and nothing under it...

I am assuming that there should be a link to Config or something to that affect...

So I have it installed, and can't configure it...

trafix · #56 04-01-2003, 09:35 PM

Etcher.

Quote:

there is a bar that says Links To US

is this in the admin side navigation area?????

if so double check the text that you added to the admin/index.php

Etcher · #57 04-01-2003, 09:47 PM

That was it... Typo on my part... Thanks bud...

trafix · #58 04-01-2003, 09:57 PM

No problem etcher, hope you enjoy the hack!

Koutaru · #59 04-26-2003, 09:34 AM

Just a quick question: If I installed it with the store addon would there be a limit on how many times a user can click a link. As in once per day?

Sorry if this was already answered

thanks

trafix · #60 04-26-2003, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Today at 09:34 PM Koutaru said this in Post #58
Just a quick question: If I installed it with the store addon would there be a limit on how many times a user can click a link. As in once per day?

Sorry if this was already answered

thanks

Hmmm, no limit applies.

This hack allows members to add a banner to their own website linking to your site/forum the store addon just gives the member X amount of credits when sombody clicks the link on their site

NOTE the hack will not credit or update linking details if that if the member clicks on their own link

If you realy want to limit the amount of ppl clicking on the link in a members website i spose something could be added, but i cant see y u would want to ..... more clicks the better 4 u

kaotic · #61 05-01-2003, 03:12 AM

This is a great hack, I just finished installing it too. But I'm worried that the member can just add the HTML to his/her site, and then click on the link over and over to gain more credits each time. Is there any way to prevent that?

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