Wish List
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From vbulletin.org and other sources, post 2.1.0

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Suggestions incorporated up to version 2.2.8
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+ Admin Mass Edits
  Provide select all/deselect all
  Category mass edit system

+ Allow admins to change name of submitting users
  Various new permissions/settings

+ Avatars
  Linkbit includes avatars as option

+ Bandwidth settings
  for unregistered user, count by ip address

+ Cat admin page 
  'Select all' open/closed checkbox

+ Category permissions
  Category creation autoenables link creation permission for that user, i.e. users can
  create areas for their own use
  *can_add_category* and *can_add_keyword* permissions are inheritable
  *can_select_category* (users without this can only add links into current category)

+ Catbit
  Standard/new category icons choices per category
  "template_linkbit" a per-category option
  [In fact, most display settings are now available per-category with inheritance]
  
+ Smart categories
  Associated wih directories
  Associated with forums
  Recursive
  Scheduled
  Auto-expiry dates for entries added to category

+ Comments
  Integrated with forums via the autocreate threads plugin

+ Daily download limits
  Bandwidth per user / expressed per usergroup
  File hits per user

+ Directory scans
  Reviewed workings with local_file_root set

+ Digital Object Identification
  Interface provided

+ Entries
  Disable normal links for Jukebox-enabled entries
  Keywording facility added
  Admin feature to 'expire' unvisited entries
  'Email on update' option to send messages to everyone who has downloaded an entry when edited
  Email notification when a link is submitted
  Email notification when the link is accepted
  Option to have a “featured” site on the main index

+ Forumhome stats
  Summary stats about LDM database contents available in forumhom stats box 

+ Fixed hard-coded phrases in the plugins

+ File uploads
  Multiple file uploads

+ Global style setting for all categories, including base

+ HTTP 206 partial transfer handling (single range requests only)

+ HTTP 301 redirects when link has moved to a new category

+ Images
  Upload option on link entry/edit page
  Better quality thumbnails
  Cache thumbnails where possible to reduce 'on the fly' processing
  Regenerate all thumbnails (e.g. when link_imagesize changes)

+ Integrate with getid3() to determine mp3 tags, etc (plugin)

+ Jukebox
  In-line launch with associated linkbit to play multiple tracks
  Handles mms: protocol

+ Keywords
  Entries can have associated keywords, which provide a parallel structure to categories
  Ajax in-line editing of keywords in linkbit

+ Jukebox
  QuickTime plugin included in Jukebox, mainly to handle Quicktime movies correctly 

+ Linkbit
  A photolibrary-oriented image library
  One-liner linkbit
  Default permissions setting taken from category at moment of creation
  Relocate the Fav, Edit and E-Mail links. Plenty of space at bottom of table field and using icons
  Clickable Thumb - Launches Full Sized Image
  Align the Description Field with the Top of the Thumb (option/images)
  Previews of a few comments in the linkbit
  Click on username takes user to a list of all their submissions

+ Maintain filenames when uploads are downloaded

+ Moderation
  Selectively available per category

+ Multi-column catbit layouts

+ Modules
  Additional vbAdvanced module (ldm_tot) for overall board statistics

+ RSS external feeds out

+ Searches
  Keyword searching added to Advanced Search

+ Size of search categories formbox increased in the advanced search

+ Swap site name with the category name in header title

+ User Profile integration
  MySearch driven by settings in profile
  Last downloaded/played items listed in profile
  Profile search can be keyword- or text-driven

+ WYSIWYG data entry forms

+ XML-based import and export
  Including facility to import an xml into already populated database


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Still on the list (no promises)
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+ Allow the admin to limit the forum-based protection mechanism 
  to a few forums instead of none, one or all 
  [can be achieved by unchecking the 'show forum in forumjump menu]

+ Categories 
  In a separate column in LDM, everything else unchanged

+ Comments
  Split Rate and Comments
  Moderate comments

+ Connect LDM searches with forum searches
  Decided to deal with this with an external search engine (Zoom)

+ Features from http://www.dew-code.com/:
  'Link back to us' code sent in email
  Those that link back get to be in the what’s cool page
  Option to check if the site links back from the admin cp

+ Linkbit
  A linkbit that can include several links in one line
  Titles for display subgroups

+ Images
  Separate link_imagesize width and height
  Give categories an optional image field [done with cat icon]
  Multiple icons per link

+ Main page
  catbit/link bits, display display the category title, then the links below it. The the next category, and links, and so on.

+ Meta-data
  Auto-generate data from the link when possible [Some of this is done in the addins]

+ mod_rewrite rules for Amazon affiliates

+ XML/RSS feeds in

+ HTTP 206 partial transfers [single rangles handled, still need to accept multiple range requests]

+ Reputation
  Integrate with VB reputation system
  
+ RSS feed into LDM

+ Multilanguage support for titles and descriptions

+ Smart categories
  Associated with forums

+ AutoImport files attached to threads
  review/add approved
  ? VB attachments, held in the database
  ? VB attachments, held in the filestore
  ? using the 'url' BBcode 

SEO
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+ Ability to use category names instead of the category ID numbers for SEO purposes. 
  (local_links/links/17 => local_links/links/music/)

+ Add SEO ability to paging and category jumping links.

Mass Edits, etc
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+ A "hide" option for categories


Known Bugs
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+ Bugs within browsers
- Firefox, right click 'save as' creates file with wrong name (script)
  cf Bugzilla Bug 299372 = Content-Disposition headers no longer looked at for Save Link
- Firefox & IE, left click on media files may load embedded agent (e.g. Quicktime, Adobe Acrobat)