Link Manager 3.0 Support Thread

[Alex Clarke]

I'll try adding a link to and from my TEST SITE and see if we can work out the problem.

NB: Categories should be used with the contribution (as I said, I'm re-writing a lot of the original code and will try to work out the use or non-use of categories for links for those that just prefer a links page and not categorizing the links.)

Clyde,

Remember my post a while back...

Just wondering if there is a way to have Ultimate SEO URLs rewrite the URLs of all links pages.

For example, I would like my links URLs to read like this...

www.mysite.com/links/links-category-name.html

instead of this...

www.mysite.com/links.html?lPath=6

Well... I was also having problems setting up link partnerships (due to my link partners not being able to find their recipricol links.

I'm if we can get Ultimate SEO URLs and Link Manager to play nice this will solve the problem. I'll look into this and post back.

Can't wait for the new Link Manager! :)

[kebeid]

I've been trying to change the links appearance: instead of yoursite.com/index.php?main_page=redirect_links&action=links&goto=7 to the actual address its redirecting to. I'm doing this cuz some link exchanges have checkers that look for a physical link and not a redirect. So far the only thing that has happened is that I, for some reason, have my own address showing up instead . I really don't mind losing the ability to track clicks.

[clydejones]

The link should look like this yoursite.com/index.php?main_page=links&lPath=2

At least right now. As I said, a re-write is in the works but it will take some time.

[kebeid]

Can't wait for that to come out. And if you need any testers I'll be glad to test it out for you on my site.

Until then I'll see what my playing around with the code will lead me to .

Pete

[soapin_mama]

Any suggestions on how to block out spammers? A friend of mine is being spammed bigtime through her Links Manager.

[clydejones]

Right now the default behavior is to require approval of the links by the administrator. When in the admin panel just delete the unwanted links submissions.

I can add a require "registered users" only can submit a link option to the new version which is being written.

[titangen]

Hi,

Just to inform you that this contrib doesn't work in a multilingual site
( I have a site with 4 languages and the categories are showing 4 times on the sidebox) ... doesn't look good

Do you think that is possible to solve , ??

Thanks in advance

Chris

[lextechs]

Any suggestions on how to block out spammers? A friend of mine is being spammed bigtime through her Links Manager.

I am haveing the same problem, yeah in admin you can deleted it but is there a way to just block have setting for certain key words. How do you report a whois of the spam?

[clydejones]

I'm putting the finishing touches on a new version of Links Manager that will incorporate these new features.

1. Option to have only registered users submit links

2. Ability to set the sort order of the links - by title, by date(newest to oldest) and by click count(highest to lowest).

3. Option to use a modified version of the CAPTCHA User Verification Mod by Funkey.

Two versions will be included, an Upgrade version for those who already have Links Manager installed and a New Install version.

NB: The CAPTCHA should prevent spamming by automated bots, but will do very little to prevent spam by someone willing to take the time to fill in the Links Submit form manually. I'm putting together a list of domain names and IP addresses of the spammers I find and adding them to my .htaccess file.