Major Additions - Links and Downloads Manager

What this is and does

LDM is a general-purpose tool for managing libraries of links and files, and handling uploads and downloads in a flexible way, while tracking and control user access. It has a range of integrated media players and a large library of 'plugin' extras.

Installation and Usage Explained in the on-line Wiki, with a brief explanation in the file instructions.txt in the release zip. The recent revision history is given in the first post of this thread.

Please use carefully and always backup your database before upgrading. Post reports of problems and suggestions for enhancements in this thread.

14.06.09 Version 2.3.0 is now the the officially-supported version. Works with 3.7 and vb 3.8. Please post comments in this thread

22.06.08 Version 2.2.9-post1 - This is the previous supported version. Works fine with all versions of vb 3.6 and vb 3.7. All standard features except profile integration and forum prefix selection work fine with vb 3.8.

[vbboarder]

Hi Andrew, your new local_links_actions.php works flawlessly! It corrects the mentioned problems regarding changing the uploaded file when editing an entry.

LDM only checks this when you do an update on the LDM/admin/settings page, and leave the link_imagesize field blank.

The link_imagesize setting in LDM settings does not retrieve the size from VB > Message Attachments when I update the LDM settings page.

I think this has always been so. I'll add another parameter to the phrase so that you can also access the category name if you wish.

Please do add the category parameter for {4} - it would be very useful. The LDM wiki actually states {4} is replaced with category for ldm_thread_create_body.

[vbboarder]

I have a few more feature requests:

1. Modify id3tag-enhancements plugin to auto-create entry attributes for video files. Currently, it only uses the id3 info to size the video player.

2. It's confusing for users to see both the File URL and File Upload textfields. Can you combine them so that only 1 textfield is used for the File URL & Upload - should be do-able since URL's & file paths are different.
If not possible, can you at least combine those 2 textfields into 1 table row so that they don't appear as separate entities. Similarly, this visual problem occurs for Image URL and Image Upload, so a change in that presentation would also be much appreciated.

3. LDM should auto-create blank index.html for files & thumbnails LDM directories to help prevent users from directly accessing the files in those directories.

Thanks for considering these requests.

[ErnieTheMilk]

Thanks for this, nice job

Could someone advise me how to change the wording in the navbar from links/downloads to something else please.

Thanks

[obmob]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

I think that's already there in 2.2.9 - ldm/admin/settings/comments and ratings/hide comment + hide rate

OM! Oo

Let me see if it is what I want, thanks Andrew

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by ErnieTheMilk

Thanks for this, nice job

Could someone advise me how to change the wording in the navbar from links/downloads to something else please.

Thanks

You need to edit the vbulletin phrase ldm_vbmenu_ldm - vb/admincp/languages/search in phrases

[ErnieTheMilk]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

You need to edit the vbulletin phrase ldm_vbmenu_ldm - vb/admincp/languages/search in phrases

Thanks Andrew, when I do a search as you say the message returned is -

No Phrases Matched Your Query

Any ideas?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by ErnieTheMilk

Thanks Andrew, when I do a search as you say the message returned is -

No Phrases Matched Your Query

Any ideas?

Are you searching against the phrase title - by default, the searches look at the text

[TsirhCitna]

Is there anyway to add a screenshot for downloads? I found the extra for links, but I have been unable to find a way other than an external upload for download screenshots.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by TsirhCitna

Is there anyway to add a screenshot for downloads? I found the extra for links, but I have been unable to find a way other than an external upload for download screenshots.

You can add a thumbnail image to any entry, either at the time you create the entry or by editing it. There is an extra available which will automatically extract an image from the ID3 tag data for mp3 files. However, there is currently no automated process for generating thumbnails of other documents, although I've recently been pointed towards a couple of tools for doing this.

Which file formats are of interest?

[ErnieTheMilk]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Are you searching against the phrase title - by default, the searches look at the text

Many thanks Andrew, I changed the 'search in' option from Phrase Text Only to Phrase Text and Phrase Variable Name and it worked like a charm