Links Directory

[Adriano Faria]

16 hours ago, Sonya* said:

On my site I have an advertisement "In the site sidebar". This advertisment appears below the list of categories. I have a large list of categories so that user has to scroll down to see advertisement.  E. g. in Pages the advertisement is placed above the categories. Is it possible to change it in Links Directory too?

Categories isn't a widget; it's a contextual sidebar so it's position is hard-coded and will always appear above widgets and nothing above it.

Advertisement:

Examples:

- Downloads app:

 

- Blogs:

 

- Clubs:

 

- Links Diretory:

 

So if you want to add something above categories, edit the links -> front -> browse -> indexSidebar template:

You'll get:

Edited November 2, 2018 by Adriano Faria

[Sonya*]

We need to display information about location of the link. It does not require map, but we need to display the address at least as pure text. Link Directory without location does not make sense in our case. The maps are broken and cannot be displaed till you release a new version. As you integrate Commerce right now, there will be no release for a long time. Right? Please advice me how can I display the information from the field links_location in readable form to the user before you release new version. Thank you!

Or how I can patch the app to repair the map functionality?

Edited November 16, 2018 by Sonya*

[Adriano Faria]

On a new version, when 4.4 is out. I won’t release version before that because I have a new one which I’m already working. The app is already integrated to Nexus since a long time ago. I’m rewriting the module to use packages.

I’m also away from my PC until next Thursday on a job travel so I won’t br able to help before that.

Edited November 16, 2018 by Adriano Faria

[Adriano Faria]

49 minutes ago, Sonya* said:

The maps are broken and cannot be displaed till you release a new version.

Wrong! It’s working finr as always did:

https://www.sosinvision.com.br/ips4/index.php?/links/link/3-ips-marketplace/

You want a customization and that I can’t provide for now. 

[Sonya*]

10 minutes ago, Adriano Faria said:

Wrong! It’s working finr as always did:

Well I have reported it already that address cannot be displayed correctly. It is not shown under the map and the pin for the location is set at center of the town, the street is ignored https://invisioncommunity.com/forums/topic/430442-links-directory/?do=findComment&comment=2763621 You have said, it will be fixed 

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This is fixed for the new version when IPS 4.4. is released.

Thats why I think its a bug. If I save information about street where is this displayed? Is it works as designed, that street is not displayed anywhere and not considered in the map, what is the reason for entering the street in this field? 

Look how location field is displayed in Clubs

Edited November 16, 2018 by Sonya*
Added Club with location

[Adriano Faria]

Address is not MAP so don’t say MAP is broken because it isn’t. 

As I said, I cannot help until Thursday. I suggest you to edit the front -> links -> links -> view template and change it there for now. It’s quite simple: country, city, street, etc.

You can use the Venue example from Calendar. Shows it all.

[Sonya*]

I have investigated the code and could find 3 issues with my project:

1. There are were indeed bugs in the Links Directory code where JSON decode was not appropriate for the address field. 
2. I have converted data from the other application and the address field has some issues during conversion. My fault 
3. Mapbox is very poor in finding addresses. This is the main issue - even if I correct 1 and 2, the map displays something weird but not the location given. Mapbox sucks to get correct latitude and longitude.

I have enabled Google Maps, it works better but hat also issues. If I copy the address from below the map in Google Maps and search, I found it. And the same address cannot be displayed correctly on IPS. This is due to the API integration in IPS, where latitude and longitude used before address. I have described here how it works.

 

Edited November 17, 2018 by Sonya*

[Sonya*]

Another issue: my logs are full of InvalidArgumentException::0

#0 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/system/File/File.php(252): IPS\_Image::create(Object(IPS\Http\Response))
#1 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/applications/links/sources/Screenshot/Api/Webthumbnail.php(61): IPS\_File::create('links_Thumbnail', 'links-1993-cbd3...', Object(IPS\Http\Response), NULL, true, NULL, false)
#2 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/applications/links/sources/Screenshot/Screenshot.php(69): IPS\links\Screenshot\Api\_Webthumbnail->cacheThumb()
#3 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/applications/links/sources/Link/Link.php(498): IPS\links\_Screenshot->getImage()
#4 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/system/Patterns/ActiveRecordIterator.php(51): IPS\links\_Link::constructFromData(Array)
#5 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/system/Theme/Theme.php(824) : eval()'d code(56): IPS\Patterns\_ActiveRecordIterator->current()
#6 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/system/Theme/SandboxedTemplate.php(58): IPS\Theme\class_links_front_browse->block_2(Array, Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator))
#7 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/system/Theme/Theme.php(824) : eval()'d code(1714): IPS\Theme\_SandboxedTemplate->__call('block_2', Array)
#8 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/system/Theme/Theme.php(824) : eval()'d code(1714): IPS\Theme\SandboxedTemplate->block_2(Array, Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator))
#9 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/system/Theme/SandboxedTemplate.php(58): IPS\Theme\class_links_front_browse->index(Array, Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator))
#10 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/applications/links/modules/front/links/browse.php(122): IPS\Theme\_SandboxedTemplate->__call('index', Array)
#11 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/applications/links/modules/front/links/browse.php(122): IPS\Theme\SandboxedTemplate->index(Array, Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator), Object(IPS\Patterns\ActiveRecordIterator))
#12 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/applications/links/modules/front/links/browse.php(49): IPS\links\modules\front\links\_browse->_index()
#13 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/system/Dispatcher/Controller.php(96): IPS\links\modules\front\links\_browse->manage()
#14 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/system/Dispatcher/Dispatcher.php(146): IPS\Dispatcher\_Controller->execute()
#15 /var/www/virt/myproject.com/htdocs/index.php(13): IPS\_Dispatcher->run()
#16 {main}

 

[Adriano Faria]

On 11/16/2018 at 8:08 AM, Adriano Faria said:

I’m also away from my PC until next Thursday on a job travel so I won’t br able to help before that.

 

[Sonya*]

31 minutes ago, Adriano Faria said:

 

Sorry I will not be on my PC on Thursday to report this bug :) That's why I do it now and you can look into it Thursday. Is it OK?

[Adriano Faria]

Sure. I just replied so you don’t think I’m ignoring you or something. 

[Adriano Faria]

What's New in Version 5.2.4:

• New setting to display link location regardless Map
• Fix display of link location

 

- New setting:

 

- Address when adding/editing a link record:

 

- Link view: address without a map:

 

- Link view: address with a map:

[Adriano Faria]

On 11/18/2018 at 2:26 AM, Sonya* said:

Another issue: my logs are full of InvalidArgumentException::0

Did you swap the settings to store locally the images? It isn't finding the images to load. Can you clean these entries to see if it keeps happening?

[Sonya*]

3 hours ago, Adriano Faria said:

Did you swap the settings to store locally the images? It isn't finding the images to load. Can you clean these entries to see if it keeps happening?

I have not change anything from default.

 

But I have the same error on my local server (WAMP), my test server and my live server as well. There are over 1000 links that I have converted to Links Directory from my custom app. Right now I have run 

SELECT * FROM `links_links` WHERE link_image is null

and have got over 200 entries. I suppose that is the issue? And if yes, how can I update the column, what value should be there? I had no images in my old app, so I could not import them during converting. Any idea? 

[PrettyPixels]

On 10/25/2018 at 6:50 AM, TheSonic said:

Screenshotmachine: Not working for me

I'm having the same issue. If I visit the query string directly, it works correctly. But it's showing the "unsupported" graphic (with the robot) for any new links added. I have to go back and manually add them.

http://api.screenshotmachine.com/?key=******&dimension=240x180&url=https://google.com

 

[Adriano Faria]

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3 minutes ago, PrettyPixels said:

I'm having the same issue. If I visit the query string directly, it works correctly. But it's showing the "unsupported" graphic (with the robot) for any new links added. I have to go back and manually add them.

Send a PM with your key, so I can test it. I don't have an account.

[PrettyPixels]

Thanks! PM sent. 🙂

[Sovereign Grace Singles]

8 minutes ago, Adriano Faria said:

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Send a PM with your key, so I can test it. I don't have an account.

I have the same issue with Screenshotmachine.

[Adriano Faria]

Just now, Christforums said:

I have the same issue with Screenshotmachine.

Ok. Got the key from @PrettyPixels. I'll take a look.

[AlexWebsites]

Is anyone else having issues with thumbshots not displaying?

[Adriano Faria]

Screenshotmachine fixed. Trying to add another feature. I'll update it today later or tomorrow.

[Adriano Faria]

What's New in Version 5.2.5:

• New setting to enable Link URL Checker: it will run once per week to hide, soft delete or permanently delete offline links URL.
• Fix Screenshotmachine API
• Enhancement: Combined index, category and link view into one single tab in Settings

 

Link URL Checker:

 

[AlexWebsites]

14 hours ago, AlexWebsites said:

Is anyone else having issues with thumbshots not displaying?

I must have missed that thumbshots is shutting down http://www.thumbshots.com/Support/Articles/tabid/93/EntryID/47/Default.aspx

[Adriano Faria]

5 minutes ago, AlexWebsites said:

I must have missed that thumbshots is shutting down http://www.thumbshots.com/Support/Articles/tabid/93/EntryID/47/Default.aspx

Oh damn. Will release a new version today later to remove it from the app.

Thank you for sharing. 

[Adriano Faria]

What's New:

Version 5.2.5.1:

• Removes Thumbshots from the app: https://invisioncommunity.com/forums/topic/430442-links-directory/?do=findComment&comment=2767412

Note: if you use Thumbshots, switch to another provider and run the tool to rebuild thumbnails.

Version 5.2.5:

• New setting to enable Link URL Checker: it will run once per week to hide, soft delete or permanently delete offline links URL.
• Fix Screenshotmachine API
• Enhancement: Combined index, category and link view into one single tab in Settings

 

I will test and add another paid provider during next week.

Edited November 29, 2018 by Adriano Faria