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vBulletin 4.0.x versions
22.02.10 version 3.0.2 + vbCMS vbCMS modules provided, equivalent to those for forumhome and LDM sidebar (hot/new/random, thumb/text) + Admin/bandwidth Extended the bandwidth controls to allow admins to specify per-usergroup maximum transfer rates for downloads + Extras Patch to forumbit construction has become an 'extra' because of need for template edit in vb4 New 'admin-chart-logjumps' extra adds graphics to hits analysis + Bug fixes Fixed patch-forumhome-newlinks extra Fixed patch-forumhome-recententries extra Fixed sql error with special searches when 'can_view_hidden/expiry days' apply Fixed vanishing images (workaround for change in vb code) Fixed subcategory indenting in catbits + Other Moved 'extras' directory up a level and out of 'release' More minor tweaks to templates Tweaks to php code to speed page rendering Fixed code to work correctly with vb 4.0.2 06.01.10 version 3.0.1 + Admin Extended url validation to check images + Bug fixes Fixed extra 'block_context_menu' to eliminate php warning when extra is inactive Fixed missing LDM toolbar button during standard error message Corrected improper access to media files when can_play_musicbox and can_save_musicbox both disabled Improved error messages when server does not allow use of file system/curl functions Edits to css templates to fix problems with certain browsers (esp. Safari) Many minor tweaks to templates 01.01.10 version 3.0.0 [vBulletin 4.0] + Extensive modifications to code and templates to work with vb4
vBulletin 3.8.x versions
(Currently, these also work with vBulletin 3.7.x)
01.10.09 version 2.3.0 patch 1
+ PHP
Patched to work with php 5.3
Removed dependency on php5 in local_links_admin.php
+ Extras
Added hide_toolbar extra to hide the LDM navbar (moved navbar creation before ldm_maindisplay_end hook)
+ Hooks
Added hook in function ldm_get_url_atag()
+ Bug fixes
Fixed hard-coded path to swfuploader .swf file
Fixed path to Wimpy .swf file
Fixed incorrect indication of maximum uploadable file size when php.ini settings less than vb acp
Removed unwanted blank line in category title box when LDM navbar not displayed
Fixed pagination/sort bug in search command
Fixed entity admin bug which ignored entities called "0" and created error for entity groups called "0"
Fixed missing category list bug when non-admins without can_edit_link permission edit their own entries
Fixed potential hacker bug with search/sort
31.05.09 version 2.3.0
+ Main display
Moved 'category closed' message from category bar to entry bar
Minor changes to catbits to improve readability when there are many subcategories
Added collapse/expand icon to standard linkbit
Added *category_filter_menu* setting to display/remove keyword filter dropdown
Added *cat_default_sort_order* setting to control sort order of category lists (was *default_sort_order*)
+ Accept agreement
Template/ *ll_agreement* phrase includes username as parameter
+ Add/Edit Entry
Minor consistency changes to template layout when editing an existing upload
Removed 'delete image' option when image has been autocreated from entry
Minor change to autoannounce new entries phrase ldm_thread_create_body to include category name
Reworked logic to use a) vb attachments/permissions, then b) ldm upload_filetypes (if set) otherwise
vb attachments/enabled to determine which filetypes users can uploads
+ Attributes
Added warning to admin page when *allow_add_multi* is >1 (Add Multiple form does not set attribute values)
Attribute group names starting with * are replaced by the corresponding vb phrase when displayed on user pages
Groups have new 'hidden' and 'collapsed by default' options which can be set on per-category basis
Attribute groups displayed as collapsible boxes on 'Add/Edit Entry' forms
Attribute names that start with * are replaced by the corresponding vb phrase when displayed on user pages
+ Auto-announce
Added option to allow users to select thread prefix during entry creation
+ Caching
Infrastructure added to support caching of display bits
Caching enabled for vba modules; base category bit; hit parades; and explorer, tagcloud 'extras'
Admin and categories tables cached in vBulletin datastore and unnecessary database lookups eliminated
+ Featured sites
Added option to include featured sites from child categories in parent category
Added *featured_usergroupid_favs* setting to select featured entries from entire usergroup(s)
+ Ratings and Comments
Ratings with no comments are only shown to admins and generating user, and never shown within linkbits
Inline comments/ratings changed to be full part of main linkbits
Ajax-enabled ratings/comments available as an option when using inline comments/ratings
Inline comments/ratings also available in Jukebox
+ Searches
Improved consistency of Advanced Search interface to saved searches and profile searches
Integrated attributes consistently into searches and search interface
Added option to profile searches to allow any/all/exact matches
+ 'Show...'
No longer limits number of 'What's Hot/What's New' entries according to *links_seen_on_portal*
+ Starred Nominations
New *Current Nominations* search option on Show menu
New permission *can_view_nominations* gives access to current nominations in linkbits and via Show/Current Nominations
Entries can be unnominated
Nominations are no longer stacked, i.e. only user's current nomination is recorded
+ Media Players
Updated JWplayer to version 4.4
Updated JWplayer to use swfobject 2.1
Enabled JW inline player for media attributes
Removed .swf from filetypes handled by JWplayer and added .m4a
Added option to insert linkbit image above JWplayer for mp3 files
Patched JWwmaplayer to correctly display image when playing/finished playing audio
+ User Profiles
No longer shows LDM sections in user profile when turned off
When LDM sections in user profile are empty, 'none' is shown as contents
+ Administration
Added options to pre-select thread prefix/allow user selection for thread announcements
Added option to delete orphan uploads on Admin/Filetypes pages
Added option to mass view overrides on Admin/Setting and Admin/Permission pages
Added option to mass edit username on Admin/Mass Edit Entries page
Added option on mass edit to mass edit all enties by given user
Included submitting username in admin/mass edit linkbit
Added information on admin/allowances when usergroups have *can_bypass_XXX* permissions
Added information on admin/showinfo when usergroups with *can_bypass_XXX* permissions
Added option in admin/hits to sort hit records in ascending and descending order
Regrouped admin commands to improve security
Keywords page lists keywords horizontally
Linkbits page allows editing of main linkbit and catbit parameters
Added option on admin/import to use import xml to update names/descriptions of existing entries
Removed csv export option on admin/import
+ Extras
Moved all extras to a new vb product *eirma_ldm_extras* to simplify product upgrades
Added *admin-maintain* extra to modify access control to LDM Admin/Maintenance commands
Added *geoip* extra to provide geolocation control over mirror sites and annotate downloads analysis by country
Added *patch-admincp* extra to include LDM statistics in the vB admincp
Changed *JW-player-extensions* extra to enable use of LongtailVideo plugins
Changed the *patch-forumhome* extras to use $template_hook instead of requiring template edits
Changed *WimpyButton* extra to use the javascript interface, enables pausing of multiple players
Added tif file extension to *Add_mimetypes* extra
Fixed admin scan in *ID3 enhancements* extra
Updated getid3 library to version 1.7.9
Shadowbox: Fixed parameter settings and execution order
Updated *SWFUploader* extra to version 2.2.0 (works with Flash 10)
Updated *Wimpy players* extra to latest versions (works with Flash 10) (NB: requires new licence and registration code)
vba-media: new extra which allows control over choice of inline media player by column on vba pages
*blockhit-bylasthit* extra extends *timeout_hit_allow* setting to per-usergroup, per-category setting
*flash-sites* extra updated to allows national YouTube urls; handling of other video sites brought back up to date
*id3tag-enhancements* updated to use phrased attribute names
*shadowbox* extra provides lightbox handling of LDM Jukeboxes and images in main linkbit and in attributes
*ffmpeg-utils* updated to allow video transcoding via LDM admin pages
*tagcloud* updated to allow optional list of categories to include in cloud
*id3tag-enhancements* extended to create attribute information for wider range of video and audio files
*JWplayer-extensions* inline player extended to play attributes that are media files
*Wimpy* wimpybutton player extended to play attributes that are media files
Test release of *ffmpeg-utils* - uses ffmpeg utility to grab video frame as thumbnail and to transcode video formats
+ Security
*secure-urls* extra integrated into LDM, allowing download/play urls to be fully locked down
*secure_nullindexfile* setting autocreates empty index.html files to block browing of upload/thumbs directories
vBulletin session ids handled corrrectly throughout
+ Bug fixes
'Sort by name' category listings and category drop down menus apply natural sorts (1,2,10 rather than 1,10,2)
Filter bar appears correctly when featured entries have been enabled but no featured entries are visible
Fixed 'report entry' and 'send to friend' to redirect correctly when selected after search
Fixed 'report entry' email to correctly pick up per-category setting of *report_email*
Fixed admin import/export of keywords and of material containing html entities
Fixed admin/debug page so as to work correctly with IE.
Fixed Ajax keyword suggestions
Fixed autoannouncement thread prefixes to work with vb3.8
Fixed blank screen bug when image display code runs out of memory
Fixed bug when handling corrupt catagory parentage
Fixed bugs in handling some characters in filenames in admin/scans
Fixed byte reporting in limitaccess-by-posts extra
Fixed category handling bugs when category names are not unique
Fixed censorship of keywords
Fixed central alignment of all titles on main page
Fixed cover art display for JM wma player
Fixed display of profile field names in profile searches
Fixed handling of *show category name* option in vba modules
Fixed highlighting of exact phrase searches
Fixed highlighting of favourites/nominations in base category
Fixed highlighting with php versions < 4.4.0/5.1.0 which lack utf8 regex extensions
Fixed human verification settings for VB3.8
Fixed IE Javascript bug when *cat_desc_popup* is set
Fixed keyword display/edit bug when display is filtered on keyword
Fixed moderation of new categories submitted by non-moderators
Fixed parentage of subcategories when changing category's parent
Fixed permissions-related null category bug in Edit Entry
Fixed RealPlayer template to remove stuttering on startup
Fixed sql error when editing comments that contain quotation marks
Fixed sql error with some choices of *musicbox_default_sort_order* setting
Fixed statistics code/vba module code to correctly select latest entries, hide hidden entries, etc.
Fixed submission date for add/multi entries
Fixed templates for multicolumn settings of vbAdvanced modules
Fixed various bugs in display of special categories ("Show...")
Fixed xml playlist handling for JWPlayer
Minor changes to code used to highlight search results to deal with UTF-8 special characters
Refixed bugs when *cat_desc_popup* is set ;)
Restored facility to play/download files after vb admin disables filetype
Retain *prune_downloadtable* setting correctly after visiting admin/hits pages
Sequence 'search->comment->return' returns to entry's category, not the base category
Unnecessary blank line removed from category description in main displays
Various fixes to *id3tag-enhancements* extra; extra now also works within Edit Entry
When 'link_imagesize' is left blank, LDM correctly applies VB Message Attachment/Thumbnail Size setting
+ Translations
Directory structure changed (phrases and product translations moved) to reduce size of main release file
+ vbAdvanced
Tested with vbA version 3.2.0
Modified templates to display short entry names and correct pagenavs and avoid unwanted plain borders
ldm_tagcloud, ldm_new_reviews, ldm_newly_reviewed and ldm_cats extended to accept optional category list
ldm_hot_thumb module added (thanks, vbboarder)
various bug fixes and template edits to improve integration with inline media players (thanks, vbboarder)
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