vBadvanced Links Directory RC3 Now Available!

[Brian]

vBadvanced Links Directory RC3 is now available in the Member's Area. This new version includes quite a few changes and a few new features as well.
Here is a complete list of the changes since RC2:

• Custom Fields - You can now add custom fields (text, textarea, select fields, radio, or checkboxes) to collect additional information about the links that are being submitted.
• Directory Options - There are now several new options that you may set on a per-directory basis which include:
  • Email addresses to notify when a new link is submitted
  • Email addresses to notify when a new post is made
  • Directory is Open For Links
  • Directory is Open For Posts
  • Allow HTML, BB code, [IMG] Code, Smilies and Icons for custom fields and posts
• Moderators can now validate links without having access to the Mod CP (a new link is added to the links navbar if a user is a moderator of a directory).
• 'My Subscriptions' section now shows the directories a user is subscribed to as well as their subscribed links.
• New 'notes' section for links (similar to the "Moderator Notes / Thread Summary" feature in vBulletin) which will show the last time a link was modified along with the user who modified it. This only appears to admins and moderators when editing or moderating links.
• New Admin CP option to enable or disable the breadcrumbs in your navbar from beginning with a link back to your homepage.
• New Admin CP option that allows you to enter an email address to notify of new links, along with one to select whether you would like to be notified of all new links, or only when one is awaiting moderation.
• Moves the link validation and deletion messages into the email phrases rather than the vBa Links settings.
• Lots of general code cleanup and optimizations.
• Fixes all currently known bugs. (Click here for a full list)

To upgrade, simply follow the instructions in the readme file included in the zip. Upgrading should take less than 5 minutes.

[Dawn]

Wow Brian,
Aside from the best price, imo, this is the best links directory out there to date. It's amazing what all you've done. Thank you for this update!

[griffin80]

cool

[nolnet]

I agree Brian this is a great piece of work for the price. I am considering using it more of a reciprocal link directory / Link partner type of system. Rather than just letting forum members add links for nothing I might as well get a link on there site and share the traffic. However, to use your script as such it would be great if in future versions you would consider the following features. Maybe some of these are features I could pay for their development.

-> People submit their links and receive instructions on linking back.
-> Member area allows people to view their stats and edit their info.
-> Cron feature that verifies links are valid and sends email out if they are not valid.
-> Daily stats can be sent to members by e-mail.
-> Only unique traffic is counted (using IP address recognition).
-> Set an exchange ratio of any number to decide how much traffic you send each link.
-> Block traffic from certain IP addresses.
-> Incoming traffic can be redirected to random pages of your site, or specify where traffic is sent from individual accounts.
-> Referring URLs are logged for incoming and outgoing traffic.
-> Automatically deletes inactive accounts.

This could be an extremely powerful script that could drive traffic to your forum. From all the other scripts I've seen I'd gladly pay $50 or more for a script like this.

Cheers,
nolnet

good

[deb0]

Uh, are there screenshots of this LDRC3?

[fuse3k]

Live Demo: www.vbadvanced.com/links

worth buying

[memobug]

This seems like a no-brainer, but could you create a subcategories at your vbLinks demo for the following:

1. vBAdvanced CMPS Homepages (so users can share and demo vbCMPS)
2. vbAdvanced Home Pages
3. vbAdvanced Link Sites

Maybe you have this information somewhere else?

Regards,

Matt

[trackpads]

Will there be an option of importing links and categories like from DMOZ? I currently use Gossamer Threads Links 2.0 and would love something like this instead but I have something like 10K links and do not want to lose them.

Thanks,

-jason

[interfx]

Same question as above, I have 1100 links, and want to know if there is an easy way to import them?

Also what is the status of this module? Is it officially released or still RC3? Not that it matters, but considering purchasing and want to know if new version will be soon (before I start the process of installation)
Thanks -
Todd

[Brian]

What other links directory will you need to import from?

1.0.0 should be out next month. The number of bugs in RC3 is pretty minimal as you can see in the bugs forum though and upgrading will be a matter of replacing your old files and running an install script (all of which should take less than 5 minutes).

[interfx]

I am using WSN Links (http://www.wsnlinks.com), it works well, but am looking for something that all works together...

Thanks -
Todd

[interfx]

No, I was answering the question above... "What other links directory will you need to import from?"

Just looking for someway to import my over 1100+ links...

Thanks -
Todd

[Brian]

Originally Posted by interfx

No, I was answering the question above... "What other links directory will you need to import from?"

Just looking for someway to import my over 1100+ links...

Thanks -
Todd

Since it has a MySQL backend then it shouldn't be a problem to write a quick import script. If you would like for me to be sure of this before you purchase vBa Links you can submit a support ticket via the Member's Area here (please be sure to include phpMyAdmin info) and I'll be glad to look at the database structure, and write an import script for you after you purchase vBa Links.

[Brian]

This is a post regarding the links directory, so please do not ask for CMPS support in this thread. I have also already answered you in one of the other threads you started.

I can't seem to download something about my use not being able to something like that.

and I aint paying for no stinkin forum.

[Brian]

Well if you're not paying for a forum then this site should be of no use to you. All of our products are built around and rely upon vBulletin (which is a paid forum) for their backend, so none of them would be of any use to you.

[Zachery]

Go here http://www.vbadvanced.com/membersarea.php?

[Brian]

Originally Posted by pepper

i have paid for the software but i have not recived an info on how i get it or ware from?

I'm not showing any record of a payment from you in my PayPal account. If you can forward me the conformation email from PayPal I'll look into it.