Add-on Extras
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Introduction
A range of add-on Extras have been written to meet special requests from users and to test new features. Each is contained in a subdirectory of the /release//extras directory in the zip file, with an accompanying readme.txt file that explains how to install and use the Extra. Popular/useful Extras are often incorporated into the main product in a subsequent release.
Installing an Extra
Read the accompanying "readme.txt" file in the Extra's directory.
An Extra normally consists of an xml file containing vBulletin plugins, and sometimes additional code files, and is installed via vBulletin->admincp->Products and Plugins->Download and Upload Plugins. The plugins then form part of the "Links and Downloads Manager Extras" product. The plugins for installed extras are retained when you upgrade LDM, but this creates an obligation on the site administrator to check (LDM->Admin->Plugins page) for warnings concerning out-of-date extras and to upgrade as necessary. This page also provides a way to selectively activate, deactivate or delete all plugins associated with a given extra.
If the "Links and Downloads Manager Extras" product itself is uninstalled, then all extras will also be uninstalled. Similarly, if it is disabled, the LDM extras will be disabled. (There are a few exceptions to these statements, because not all extras work as vBulletin plugins.)
Please note that extras written for LDM versions 2.x will not work with versions 3.x, and so must be re-installed.
Configuration Settings
Many extras have their own configuration settings. In general, these will appear at the end of the main LDM admin/settings page, although in a few cases, explained in the extra's readme.txt file, it is necessary to edit the extra before installing it.
Setting values are retained during upgrades, and also if you temporarily uninstall or disable the extra.
Settings can be restored to their default values by selecting the "Reinitialise 'extra' settings" checkbox on the LDM->admin->settings page and submitting the form.
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Available Extras
add-mimetypes - auto-fill the VB attachment filetype/mimetype table
add-page-information - provides a means to add arbitrary text within the LDM main displays
admin-chart-logjumps - adds neat charting facilities to the LDM admin/logfile analysis
admin-maintain - modify the access controls to the LDM admin/maintenance features
apache-mod_rewrite-rules
block-context-menu - adds a javascript header to the main LDM pages to block use of right mouse button.
block-useraccess - various ways of blocking users according to what they've done/contributed/etc
delete-expired - autodeletes expired entries
explorer-view - replaces standard category listing with a collapsible menu
ffmpeg-utils - integrates some of the video processing capabilities of the ffmpeg utility (realtime transcoding and image grabbing)
filmstrip - adds a filmstrip of nearest entries at the top of displays of single entries
flash-sites - patch LDM to handle many of the main online video sites (YouTube, etc)
force_mp3_to_m3u - plugin to change 'save' of any mp3 into a save of a corresponding m3u. Useful for forcing entry to play within users' own media player without allowing them to download the file
forumhome-sidebar - a set of plugin that add LDM content to the form sidebar and enable you to display this sidebar as part of the main LDM pages
geoip - Integrates maxmind's geoip database; used to control LDM's 'mirror sites' feature, based on the visitor's country of residence; and to analyse access to LDM by country on the LDM/Admin/Hits page
hide-magnifier - removes magnifying glass from linkbits where actual image size is no bigger than thumb
icons-sets - alternative icons sets for LDM
id3tag-enhancements - plugins that patch LDM to extract/display information from ID3 tags inside certain media files (particularly mp3, mpg and mov)
JWplayer-extensions - extras to the JW flash media player built into LDM a) adds an inline media player for flash and mp3 within the linkbits instead of creating pop-up Jukeboxes b) handles xml playlists c) adds the JW silverlight player for wma/wmv files
kill-LDM - by design, the VB product uninstall code does not destroy your LDM database. Use this extra if you really want to kill LDM
limit-useraccess - sample plugins to limit use of LDM. One plugin allows users only one 'hit' on a download. The other checks on post count before granting access
patch-admincp - adds brief LDM statistics to the vB admincp
patch-forumhome-entries
patch-forumhome-stats - patches forumhome to summarise LDM database contents in stats section
patch-showthread - patches the showthread navbar to point to the LDM structure when accessing a link which is actually a pointer to one of your threads.
rss2 - provides an RSS2 syndication feed from your LDM database
sample-addnewbit - illustrates how to incorporate a new linkbit
sample-avi-image - auto-sets the accompanying image for any .avi to the same filename with type .jpg
screenshots - use webthumb or snap to add thumbnail images of web sites
shadowbox - adds the Shadowbox modal viewer to the Jukebox and image viewing inside LDM
similarthreads
spider-url - adds a 'spider me' link to all urls, clicking which takes you to a list of all urls on that page, and so on
swfuploader - patches LDM to use the SWFUploader Flash-based file uploader, which includes a progress bar
tagcloud - adds a tagcloud to LDM displays
upload-names - modifies filename convention used for file uploads
vbcms-viewentries-widget vbcms-viewthumbs-widget
wimpy-player - patches the LDM jukebox to make the commercial wimpy media player available
30/3/2010
