phpLD 3.0.5 Released

I decided to call it 3.0.5 and maintain the current naming convention (rather than 3.0.4.1). It is now available in the download area. Here is the changelog:
(www.phplinkdirectory.com)

Changes:
- [ADD] SmartyFormtool - A nice tool for manipulating forms with JavaScript
- [ADD] OverLIB - A library for popups and tooltips
- [UPGRADE] AdoDB library upgraded to latest stable version (4.81)
- [CHANGE] Database field type for category and link descriptions changed to "text" (longtext). Some other field lengths where increased to "varchar 255"

- [FIX] Paging shows link on last pages
- [FIX] On main page when not using URL rewriting categories with ID greater then 9 are no more redirected to main page (critical bug)
- [FIX] When viewing categories in admin and clicking on category title all links of choosed category are shown without errors
- [FIX] Fixed warning message on installer for servers that do not allow "mysql_get_server_info" command.
- [FIX] Submit notification email variables on admin page from {EMAIL_*} to {LINK_*}
- [FIX] Submit notification to admin and editors for servers that do not allow same email address for sender and receiver
- [FIX] Maintenance error, specially for backup if page compression enabled
- [FIX] Very long URLs, drescriptions or URL titles breaking page style in admin area
- [FIX] phpLD news on main admin page show now nice text with links. No more HTML code
- [FIX] Secure PHP settings in .htaccess disabled by default because many servers do not allow that and throw an error
- [FIX] Better file/folder protection through .htaccess
- [FIX] Compiled template files temp/templates/ are removed on installation/upgrade
- [FIX] On install/update, cache (temp/cache/) and compiled template files (temp/templates/) are automatically cleaned
- [FIX] On fresh install the admin username and password no longer needed for last step
- [FIX] On profile and user login page (not to admin area), title is displaying correct in-page title
- [FIX] Captcha alt and title tags are set to be translateable
- [FIX] Captcha input code fields are expanded to exact phrase length
- [FIX] On user profile update page, confirmation box is now expanded to full width ("Profile updated" message)
- [FIX] In admin panel, settings page is refreshed via a redirect to stop Smarty errors and have live (almost) preview of captcha
- [FIX] Installer re-creates indexes on database fields dropping older not used indexes
- [FIX] Live Bookmark META tag XHTML compliance
- [FIX] Personal links for registered user IDs > 9
- [FIX] In admin panel on payments page the correct link details are shown in tooltip when hovering over link title (no more details of first link)
- [FIX] Paging on payment page in admin panel
- [FIX] Some more HTTP "404/Not Found" sent headers stoped

- [ADD] Template switcher and ability to manage and use more templates per installation
- [ADD] Ability to change min and max field lengths for most forms (System >> Edit Settings >> Form Fields) (Updated all forms and set validation rules)
- [ADD] Description (and if enabled Meta Description) limit field indicator
- [ADD] Custom META tags
- [ADD] Build custom META tags for empty META fields (System >> Maintenance >> Build META tags) - This is the first attempt to manage huge DBs with almost no ressources. Theoretically works with unlimited data.
- [ADD] Allow users to submit custom META tags for links
- [ADD] Abbility to clean cache temp/cache/ if used and compiled template files temp/templates/ (System >> Maintenance >> Clean Temporary Files)
- [ADD] Security error messages on main admin page if "config.php" is still writeable and/or installer still present.
- [ADD] New menu item for admin panel "Search Engine Optimisation" where the URL rewriting option is and META tags preferences are available
- [ADD] Possibility to force sending of HTTP status 200/OK header on valid and unvalid pages

Files changed:
- [ADD] javascripts/
- [REMOVE] files/
- [CHANGE] index.php
- [CHANGE] init.php
- [CHANGE] submit.php
- [CHANGE] login.php
- [CHANGE] profile.php
- [CHANGE] include/functions.php
- [CHANGE] include/tables.php
- [CHANGE] install/index.php
- [CHANGE] admin/* (not really all files)
- [CHANGE] templates/header.tpl
- [CHANGE] templates/submit.tpl (only SmartyValidate and form field properties, no major template changes)
- [CHANGE] templates/login.tpl
- [CHANGE] templates/profile.tpl
- [CHANGE] templates/admin/* (not really all files)
- [CHANGE] templates/install/main.tpl
- [CHANGE] .htaccess
- [CHANGE] temp/.htaccess
- [CHANGE] main.css (added new class "limit_field")

 

I'll give it a try in 7 days

 

Awesome I was eagerly awaiting the Meta tags functionality. Nice job will be upgrading shortly.

For the existing submissions, where does it pull the Keywords meta tag from? Or for those listing pages it's just empty?

 

Wonderful work
Do you do it alone ?

 

Hi,
I recently installed your script on a domain to see if it suits me. I liked but I have a suggestion for admin area.

If possible, could you provide the user an "option" to display all "control options" in simple html link format instead of menus?
Currently the admin clicks an option to see all functions under a menu. Instead, they can see all functions in a simple html navigation to the left or right or even bottom.

I think it would be good because then a "new or first time" user will be able to see the full potential of the script and explore all options easily.

Users have both options i.e to display either the menu layout or simple navigation layout for admin area.
But if you think the current layout is fine, that's ok.

I liked the script though.

Best wishes.
jeet

 

As of the release of 3.0.5, we have made it a lot easier to create custom templates, and this includes the templates for the admin area, so I hope maybe someone will consider creating a template with a different menu structure.

 

No way!
If it weren't for all the support of the users and programmers, we would not have reached the popularity we now enjoy. That said, I spend several hours everyday on phpLD related tasks, and I am always behind schedule.

 

Can I get some feedback on the Q above regarding keyword meta tags with existing submissions.

 

I would recommend that people sort of wait and watch the supporters forums on www.phplinkdirectory.com/forum
It is not uncommon for there to be "discoveries" and "fixes" soon after a new release. We have done a lot of testing, but there is still no way to sufficiently test until a large group starts using it.

 

I bought PHPLD 3.04 last Friday. Would I have to re-buy?

 

Umm Dave, wats that got to do with what I asked?

 

Each category has it's own metatags. Sorry, I didn't read carefully the first time.

 

Nope, you have access to all v3 releases.

 

Right. What about the site listing pages. Do they feature unique keyword and description tags?

 

Just I update my friend’s site from v3.04 to v3.05. I am very happy to see lots of functionality. Confidently, it's a great release.

Thanks David


Thanks
Shabu anower

 

Awesome, i hadn't gotten around to updating to 3.04. Anyway, i heard a rumor a while back that 3.03 is going to be free..is that true?

 

The most likely scenario is 3.x will become free when we release a 4.0. There are no plans for 4.0 right now.

 

Yes, the detail pages have them too.

 

Great, thanks.