<b><font color="red">Please note: This is a Beta and therefore not meant to be installed on a live forum!</font id="red"></b>

<b>Title:</b> Links Manager MOD
<b>Version:</b> v3.0 Beta 2 for Snitz Forums v3.4
<b>Author:</b> Michael Reisinger (OneWayMule)
<b>Last Update:</b> August 12, 2003

<b>Description:</b>
 Enables you to add a links/downloads/whatever database to your forum.
<b>Features:</b>
- Create/edit/delete Links)
- Add/edit/delete Links Categories and Subcategories
- Links added only when approved by admin
- Links hit counter
- Search
- Links Rating & Commenting
- "New Links" feature
- "Top Rated" feature
- "Popular Links" feature
- "Random Links" feature
- Secure administration area
- Easy installation
- A file for automatic database upgrade included

<b>New in version 3.0:</b>
- Less files (47 asp files in Links Manager 2, 4 in Links Manager 3)
- Links editable from links.asp page
- Quick list of bad links and links to approve in admin area
- Submitters are able to edit their links
- Details (description, keywords,...) optional (configured by admin)
- Sumbit links to categories and subcategories
- Links opened in same or new window
- Date Added + Last Update
- Keep the rating system
- Use forum code in description
- Optional description for categories and subcategoris
- Improved security
- Auto-insert email for members
- Display Max Rating dependend of rating display (5 for stars, 10 for rating)
- Turn Rating System on/off
- Configure image size on link sumbission
- JavaScript counter for Description and Keywords field
- Approve all reported/new links
- Additional field: Language (51 languages to choose from)
- Allow guest submissions
- All code done in response.write for Snitz v3.4 compatability

<b>Possible features (added during Beta stage):</b>
- Allow multiple installations of LM3
- More layers of subcategories
- any additional features requested...
<b>Installation Instructions:</b>
 Included in the .zip file and available here.
<b>Support:</b>
 If you have problems installing this MOD, either post your questions in the Help: MOD Implementation forum or here.
<b>Download:</b>
Links Manager v3.0 Beta 2 for Snitz Forums v3.4
<b>Demo:</b>
A testing forum with the MOD installed is available at
http://www.onewaymule.org/onewayscripts/lm3/
I've created several test accounts for you (username/password):
- admin1/admin1
- admin2/admin2
- moderator1/mod1
- moderator2/mod2
- member1/member1
- member2/member2

<b>What needs to be done:</b>
- Testing with MySQL and MS SQL databases
- Testing upgrading from Links Manager 2
- Checking for bugs, security issues, etc.
<b>Feedback:</b>
Suggestions, comments, questions and bug reports are greatly appreciated!
<b>Updates:</b>
- <b>12 August 2003</b>: Fixed a bug when editing links, and minor HTML bugs.   (<i>admin_links.asp</i>, <i>links.asp</i>)
- <b>11 August 2003</b>: Fixed minor HTML bugs, see this post.   (<i>inc_func_links.asp</i>, <i>links.asp</i>)
- <b>4 August 2003</b>: Bug fixes, new features, see this post.   (<i>inc_func_links.asp</i>, <i>links.asp</i>, <i>pop_links.asp</i>)
- <b>3 August 2003</b>: Several bug fixes, see this post.   (<i>links.asp, pop_links.asp</i>)
- <b>1 August 2003</b>: Several bug fixes and changes, see this post. The version is now <b>v3.0 Beta 2</b>
  (<i>all files</i>)
- <b>29 July 2003</b>: Several bug fixes, see this post.   (<i>links.asp, pop_links.asp</i>)
- <b>28 July 2003</b>: Several bug fixes, see this post.   (<i>admin_links.asp, inc_func_links.asp, links.asp, readme.html</i>)