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Sure, I'll try it out. Just send via PM. Thanks!

@Adriano Faria Thanks! Just some other thoughts and ideas... 1. Links Feed Slider Widget You might also want to consider adding a (Block Manager) widget which uses the same scroller at the Links Directory index page (What's New and Random Links). None of the existing widgets look like the scrolling widget on the LD index page. The reason I mention this is that an admin can't add a "featured" or "pinned" widget to the LD index page featuring only "featured" or "pinned" links and have that widget match the existing widgets on the page. I created a widget in Pages which does exactly this. I used the LD "Links Feed" plugin and the code below. Some people might not have pages, so having this as a widget might give admins more options for how they display and list their content. <div class='ipsBox'> <h2 class='ipsType_sectionTitle ipsType_reset'>{$title}</h2> <div class='ipsAreaBackground ipsPad_half'> {{if count( $links )}} <div class='ipsCarousel ipsClearfix' data-ipsCarousel data-ipsCarousel-showDots> <ul class='cDownloadsCarousel' data-role="carouselItems"> {{foreach $links as $idx => $link}} {template="indexBlock" group="browse" app="links" params="$link"} {{endforeach}} </ul> <span class='ipsCarousel_shadow ipsCarousel_shadowLeft'></span> <span class='ipsCarousel_shadow ipsCarousel_shadowRight'></span> <a href='#' class='ipsCarousel_nav ipsHide' data-action='prev'><i class='fa fa-chevron-left'></i></a> <a href='#' class='ipsCarousel_nav ipsHide' data-action='next'><i class='fa fa-chevron-right'></i></a> </div> {{else}} <p class='ipsType_reset ipsType_light ipsPad'>{lang="no_top_links"}</p> {{endif}} </div> </div> <br> 2. Index Page Sorting Looking at the LD template index page, I can see the blocks of code for the various sections / blocks - (What's New, Random Links, Affiliates, and the Categories). It would be great if these were sortable in the ACP. Currently, I'd have to manually move the code around in the template. It would be great if there was an option of how to arrange the blocks on the LD index page. 3. Thumbnail Experience Just my experience with the thumbnails: I've had some issues with webthumbnail is the past. None of the current services offered have I had a 100% success rate. Either the thumbnail stops showing or the service grabs a bad thumbnail. Right now I have the thumbnails on manual upload. It's easier for me to do a screenshot and I actually find people upload better links when they're required to upload a thumbnail (I made the upload required). There were some other services offered which might offer better options (note: I haven't tried a lot of the services below) https://screenshotlayer.com/ http://www.page2images.com/ Urlbox - Best Automated Screenshot API | Urlbox.io Cross Browser Testing - 1500+ Real Browsers & Devices Shrink The Web - shrinktheweb.com ScreenshotsCloud - High quality real browser screenshot API Url2png - Screenshots as a Service Screenshot Layer - screenshotlayer.com Screenshot Machine - Website capturing service that REALLY works! Browshot - Service for real time website screenshots Capture - Convert HTML to PNG, PDF and Images to GIF Restpack - Screenshot API WhoAPI - Screenshot API RoboThumb - Générateur automatique de screenshots Webshots Pro - webshotspro.com Screen.rip - Programmable screenshot API (10,000 shots for $7) ScreenshotAPI - API To Convert Screenshot with 30,000 free credits ApiLeap - Chrome Based Screenshot API Thumbalizr - thumbalizr.com Snapito - snapito.com GeoScreenshot - GeoScreenshot Grabzit - Convert Webpages, URL's or HTML into PDF's, images or data SiteSnapr - screenshots as a service Sneak.pw - SNEAK PREVIEWS | Professional Web Thumbnails Page2Images - Website Screenshot Generator & API Linkpeek - Website Screenshot - Webpage Snapshot - Screenshot Service Pagelr - pagelr.com Web-Capture - Online full length web site screenshots for free

Right now a user can purchase a link in a category and once they purchase that link, it remains in the links directory forever (one time cost). I'm using the paid links option for 1 category called "Sponsored". Users have the option to purchase a link in the sponsored category or add a link for free in one of the other categories. Currently, if they purchase a link in the sponsored category it will remain in that category forever - unless a mod moves it. Would it be possible to add to a future release - few ideas, not all apply to my idea above. A. The ability to attach a time limit on the paid links. I could sell a paid link for X number of days. After the X number of days expires, the link would auto-hide OR automatically be moved to a free category in the directory (a category determined by the user when he adds the link). B. The ability for the user to have an option to list a link for free or paid per category. A category would have the option of having paid and free links. If the user decides to go with the paid link, their link would be a sponsored link. C. The ability to only sell X number of paid links per category. Really popular categories can attract a lot of people who want their link featured (paid). Being able to limit the number of paid links per category would result in competition between users for the paid exposure (sponsored link). If I had 10 categories and I offered 2 paid links for each category, those 20 videos I could feature in a widget I created for the index page. Having the ability to set a time limit on the paid links (time, clicks, or CPM) would allow me to have good turnover of paying customers versus someone who pays one-time for the link and it's featured forever. Just a suggestion.

It would be great if I could charge to feature or pin a link. After the user enters their free link, they'd be prompted to "upgrade their listing to a featured listing or pin their link".

Sounds good. Let me know if they fix it. I can't access the dev forum and the release notes are well - not so informative.

Thanks for the info! I can't read the thread, but it's good to know it's on IPSs end - well maybe it's not that good to know - I'll disable this for now. Let me know if IPS ends up fixing the issue and I'll re-enable it after that. I'm afraid I'd wipe the caches and forget to add back the cookie settings.

@Adriano Faria Just an FYI. Wiping the cache will delete all the settings for the plugin (cooke expire after and cookie prefix) and result in an error on the front end. I have Spacious ACP and just wiped the cache and got an error trying to add something in the forum I set this up for.

Sure, it's a dark customized theme, but here it is. Someone might want to try it out on the default theme. Though, all the classes are ips classes.

I made some modifications to the plugin. Here they are if you want them and you know what you're modifying. Obviously, if you change stuff, make sure you change things back if there is an update. Normal Message instead of warning: Template: core/global/plugins/newTopicRulesForm <!--- MODIFICATION START ---> <div class='ipsType_normal ipsType_richText ipsSpacer_bottom'> <div class="ipsAreaBackground ipsPad ipsPad_double"> {$msg|raw} </div> </div> <div class='ipsType_normal ipsType_richText'> <div class="ipsAreaBackground ipsPad"> {$form|raw} </div> </div> <!--- MODIFICATION END ---> Tip: Always include the Modification(s) so you can search your template for modifications you made. You might also have to remove / delete the css file for the plugin. Use at your own risk and all that fun stuff.

Thanks! Since I have the YT importer and switch out the featured videos every day, it's hard to upload thumbs for each video.

Ok. Is it possible to get a larger thumbnail from YT? I saw in their API that they have different versions (larger versions).

On larger screens the Image in the Featured Video Widget looks very bad. Looking at the settings I see Thumbnail Size and Featured Image size. My Thumbnail size is 320x180 and my Featured Images Size is 1280x720. If I increase the thumbnail size to 1280x780 will the image in the Featured Video Widget look better?

Would it be possible to have a total (overall) video views which would be included in the Video Statistics block? I want to sell banner ads on the video page and I've had some advertisers ask how many views the section gets.

Nice additions.

App works fine on my end.

Sounds good. Thanks for working on this.

Reply for webthumbnail.org

I wrote a letter to the dev, I'll post the reply when I get one. Actually looking at thumbshots they have a deal for $9.99 a month. Depending on how all webthumbnail turns out, I might just switch to thumbshots.

Has anyone noticed an issue using WebThumbnail? I keep getting en error: IPS\Http\Request\CurlException::52 Empty reply from server #0 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/system/Http/Request/Curl.php(402): IPS\Http\Request\_Curl->_execute() #1 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/system/Http/Request/Curl.php(278): IPS\Http\Request\_Curl->_executeAndFollowRedirects('GET', NULL) #2 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/applications/links/sources/Screenshot/Api/Webthumbnail.php(51): IPS\Http\Request\_Curl->get() #3 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/applications/links/sources/Screenshot/Screenshot.php(69): IPS\links\Screenshot\Api\_Webthumbnail->cacheThumb() #4 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/applications/links/sources/Link/Link.php(499): IPS\links\_Screenshot->getImage() #5 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/system/Patterns/ActiveRecordIterator.php(51): IPS\links\_Link::constructFromData(Array) #6 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/applications/links/widgets/linksStats.php(74): IPS\Patterns\_ActiveRecordIterator->current() #7 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/system/Widget/Widget.php(762): IPS\links\widgets\_linksStats->render() #8 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/system/Theme/Theme.php(824) : eval()'d code(17987): IPS\_Widget->__toString() #9 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/system/Theme/SandboxedTemplate.php(56): IPS\Theme\class_core_front_global->widgetContainer('sidebar', 'vertical') #10 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/system/Theme/Theme.php(824) : eval()'d code(13529): IPS\Theme\_SandboxedTemplate->__call('widgetContainer', Array) #11 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/system/Theme/SandboxedTemplate.php(56): IPS\Theme\class_core_front_global->sidebar('right') #12 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/system/Theme/Theme.php(824) : eval()'d code(6308): IPS\Theme\_SandboxedTemplate->__call('sidebar', Array) #13 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/system/Theme/SandboxedTemplate.php(56): IPS\Theme\class_core_front_global->globalTemplate('Upcoming ICO Ca...', '\n\n<div class="i...', Array) #14 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/system/Dispatcher/Dispatcher.php(166): IPS\Theme\_SandboxedTemplate->__call('globalTemplate', Array) #15 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/system/Dispatcher/Standard.php(103): IPS\_Dispatcher->finish() #16 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/system/Dispatcher/Front.php(562): IPS\Dispatcher\_Standard->finish() #17 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/init.php(448) : eval()'d code(57): IPS\Dispatcher\_Front->finish() #18 [internal function]: IPS\Dispatcher\sdoutdateemails_hook_sdOudateEmail->finish() #19 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/init.php(448) : eval()'d code(42): call_user_func_array('parent::finish', Array) #20 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/system/Dispatcher/Dispatcher.php(148): IPS\Dispatcher\hook385->finish() #21 /home/nginx/domains/website/public/index.php(12): IPS\_Dispatcher->run() #22 {main} I also noticed when visiting webthumbnail.org that it redirects to subscription.webthumbnail.org. I wonder if they've switched to subscription only?

I also noticed that members who are still validating their email address are also following content. I have "spammy" members who signup with bad email address who never validate. Because of this, I keep getting bounces because they're following content and their email address is bad. Would it be possible to have the new member follow the content after they validate their email?

I set this plugin up to follow all the forums on my site. I then went in and moved the content of one of my forums to clubs and ended up deleting the forum. Even through the forum isn't available on the list anymore, the forum still shows up as selected in Forums under the forums tab. Unsure how I can remove the forum because there is nothing to uncheck.

Hmmm... before I clicked on the icon and it opened up in the same window, now it doesn't. I'm much be going crazy!!! Thanks for the quick reply.

In the next update would it be possible to have the option to open the social link in a new window? Right now the social links open in the same window which takes users off my site. Having the option to open the links in a new window would solve that. Thanks!

It appears in the News Ticker that if you only have the Custom Tickers and no Tickers the news roll on the site starts half way across the screen and doesn't resume once off the screen.

Would it be possible to add theme ID to the theme page? I have to go into design mode every time I want the theme ID. If not, no worries. You did a nice job with the plugin version, so I thought I'd ask.