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About Developer · **Released**: 03-31-2001

UPDATE!!! NEW DOWNLOADFILE | 02. April 2001
Release vB Links 1.0

So here it is, the final version of my link hack is available to download.
Here are some features for this version:

showing links with the following information: Name, URL, Email, Banner, Banner ALT Text, Description, Forumlink, Hitcounter (outgoing), Categories
main page shows all links, but you can: a:sort by category and b:search for a site
registrated user can add new links, but admin or mod must confirm the links in the CP
an email is sent to you when there is a new link to approve
Links can be ordered over pages. Limit for links per page can be set
outgoing links will be redirect over a redirect page with information that you're leaving the forum...and outgoing counter will be set plus 1
Category is show on each link
CP: you can easy add new site on your own or edit a site
CP:can add or edit categories
CP: Categories can be reordered
CP:confirm and edit new sites
CP:upload banners to let them load faster

More:
There are about 13 new templates and 2 new tables on the database which will be created over an easy installscript.

How to install?
Just download the attached file and unzip it, then open install.txt and follow the instructions. Need any help or find any bugs, please report them here. And don't hate me for the code, I tried my best!

Future:
As I like my script and need it anyway, there will be a next version of it, with more features. Some of the following features I am working on:

New startpage with a overview of all categories and the ability to add subcategories as well
automatic post of a new post in a specific. thread when admin / mod approved a link
logging user who's add the link (its easy but don't had the time for this version
categories and subcategories in Navbar
get used of the vB rate feature and try to integrate it
code clean up
better translation
and more...

INstall and upgrade
For those of you who will install the script the first time, just download the attached file and read firsttime_install.txt.

For those of you who allready updated the templates, just reupload "links.php" and do step 1. and 2. in upgrade_install.txt, and also open CP and add the links_redirect_add & links_redirect_url template which is attached to this message. This will fix all your probs

For those fo you who do not change the templates yet, but installed the hack, just do whats in upgrade_install.txt

DOWNLOAD vB Links Hack 1.3

Ed FvC · #72 07-06-2001, 07:03 AM

This is a great idea, but needs a bit more fine-tuning...not to mention a full translation. Makes me wish I knew German.

Oh, another recommendation... Instead of this:

Code:

<tr><td><hr></td></tr>
<tr><td>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<tr bgcolor="#3F3849"><td><font color="#BCB6CD">
<b>Links</b>
</font></td></tr></table>
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=add"> Add</a> | 
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=modify"> Modify</a> | 
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=offline"> Approve </a><br>
<font color="#BCB6CD"><b>Category</b></font><br>
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=addcat"> Add</a> | 
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=modifycat"> Modify</a> | 
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=ordercat"> Arrange</a><br><br>
</td></tr>

Wouldn't this be even cleaner?:

Code:

<tr><td><hr></td></tr>
<tr><td>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" id="navtable">
<?php maketableheader("Links"); ?>
</table>
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=add"> Add</a> |
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=modify"> Modify</a> |
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=offline"> Approve </a><br>
<tr><td>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" id="navtable">
<?php maketableheader("Link Categories"); ?>
</table>
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=addcat"> Add</a> |
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=modifycat"> Modify</a> |
<a href="../links/adminlinks.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>&action=ordercat"> Arrange</a><br>
</td></tr>

I know it's not a big deal, but whatever.

#73 07-09-2001, 07:51 PM

This is a very nice hack !! Gratulation !!

But is time to tell you about my problems, i have install your hack and all parts of the installation looks like OK, but when i follow the Link to the Link-Page i get these Errors:

Warning: Undefined index: HTTP_POST_VARS in c:\apache\htdocs\vbulletin\global.php on line 58

Warning: Undefined index: action in c:\apache\htdocs\vbulletin\global.php on line 58

Warning: Undefined index: action in c:\apache\htdocs\vbulletin\global.php on line 61

the rest of the Site looks OK !!

Have you a Solution !!! Please help me quickly

THX

The Realist · #74 07-29-2001, 11:22 AM

Installed VB links all worked fine, but know if I click on a link within vb links it does not take me to the site in question but in fact back to the main page of vb links.

Whats going on and can anyone help?

veedee · #75 08-01-2001, 08:53 AM

Installed it and it works really well

http://www.visordown.com/forums/links

2 things I would like to know

can we have a drop down box that can sort the links out ALPHABETICALLY ie A--------->Z

can we have it so then email adress submitted, recieves an automatic email something like:

Quote:

your website $linkedwebsite has been added to $mysite please can you link back etc

Any feedback would be great

eva2000 · #76 08-01-2001, 09:39 AM

okay it seems the upgrade to vB 2.0.2 and 2.0.3 wiped out some of this hacks templates which were added

I now only see 3 custom templates for this hack remaining

links
linksbits
links_add
links_counter

the following templates have been wiped by the upgrade and can not be found hence the redirect to the front page when i click one of the banner links

linkspages
links_category
links_emailsub_newsite
links_email_newsite
links_redirect_add
links_forumlink
links_redirect_url
links_upload
links_upload_done

RobAC · #77 08-01-2001, 11:47 AM

eva2000,

Each time you upgrade your forum software, you need to re-install the links installation script and run the script all over again. I've had to do this each time I upgraded my forums and just did it last night.

Good luck.

EXCHANGE · #78 08-01-2001, 11:58 AM

can´t agree with that. I´m running this hack since beta 5 now without any reinstall

Delhaze · #79 08-01-2001, 06:02 PM

I changed the templates and made them "Custom Templates".
Now when I upgrade VB there is no need to redo everything, apart from the admin part.

I've also made a few other changes that make it more in keeping with the feel of VB itself.

The category select auto jumps, and remembers where you have jumped to. (code taked from VB itself)

Also made the buttons the default "Go" ones from VB.

Added a "New Link" button

Changed the tables to look more VB like.

You can have a look at http://www.ckcsforums.com/links.php

If any of you want the changes needed for the Auto Jump/Remember here it is:

about line 81 find:

PHP Code:


			
//################### Kategorien < ################### 

$links_categorys = $DB_site->query("SELECT vb_links_category.* FROM vb_links_category ORDER by sortorder");

    

while ($link_category = $DB_site->fetch_array($links_categorys))

    {



        

    eval("\$links_category .= \"".gettemplate("links_category")."\";");

    }

replace with:

PHP Code:


			
//################### Kategorien < ################### 

$links_categorys = $DB_site->query("SELECT vb_links_category.* FROM vb_links_category ORDER by sortorder");

    

while ($link_category = $DB_site->fetch_array($links_categorys))

    {

     if ($link_category[id]==$category) {

        $optionselected='selected';

    } else {

        $optionselected='';

    }    

    eval("\$links_category .= \"".gettemplate("links_category")."\";");

    }

change the "links_category" template to:

Code:

<option value="$link_category[id]" $optionselected>$link_category[name]</option>

change the following in the "links template"

Code:

<select name="category">

to:

Code:

<select name="category" onchange="window.location=('links.php?funktion=bereich&category='+this.options[this.selectedIndex].value)">

enjoy!

SteveK · #80 08-01-2001, 06:24 PM

Nice changes Delhaze.

Has anyone thought about adding the ability to run the categories through the forum permissions settings so certain categories could be private?

veedee · #81 08-01-2001, 09:56 PM

I still would love to see:

auto email to webmaster of new site
newest link to be featured at the top
maybe a CP add on where admin can add suitable images for link back and it creates auto URL and alt text

need to get good at PHP !

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