Links 2.0 Features
Here's just a sample of some of the features you'll find in Links 2.0. We strongly recommend you take a test drive through the demo, download and set up the script on your own server to get a good idea of what Links can do for you!
Core Features
User Features
Admin Features
Core Features
Well-designed
Tired of updating your program and adding patches every week? Tired of trying to figure out thousands of lines of spaghetti code? .
Portable
No operating system dependent code. The program will run on Unix, NT and even Macintosh systems. You will need the perl LWP module to be able to verify links.
Extensible
The htm is logically separated from the program internals allowing easy modifications to the code. A quick look at some of the third party add-on's shows just how easy it is to do!
User Features
Searching
Lightning fast searches with Altavista style "Next" hits toolbar to easily jump to different search results page.
Links to other search engine if the search fails, categorized results.
Search on any field as well as general keyword. For example, if you have a custom field called "UseShockwave", you can just add to your search form the ability to only get links that use shockwave and that match your keyword search.
Adding & Modifying Links
Adds directly into the category the user clicked "Add" from.
Custom e-mail notification when the link is added/rejected.
No cumbersome password to remember for modifying links.
Email Updates
Subscribe to an e-mail update newsletter which describes the latest Links to be added to the database.
Ratings
Users can rate links on a 1-10 sliding scale. A Top Rated report is automatically generated as well as a Top Votes.
What's Cool
A What's Cool page also tracks the number of hits each link has generated and builds a summary of the most clicked on links in the database. This also helps stop people from stealing your links by putting the url's behind a cgi script.
Admin Features
Full Database Control
Add, remove, modify and search on both your category and your links databases using DBMan's powerful database engine.
Build Static Pages
Don't destroy your server by running a dynamic directory -- Links creates static htm pages just like Yahoo ® and CGI-Resources.
Complete Customization
Links has two levels of customizations. For the novice user, there are Templates. You simply edit the look of your site using a regular htm editor, and insert tags for the parts where Links should put its information. All aspects of your site, even down to how a Link should look can be edited with templates. For the advanced user, you can edit a perl library file which has all the htm in it allowing you to easily add in small code snippets.
Validating Links
Links let's you preview all links before they are entered into the database. Before adding them in you can edit any aspect of the link. If you accept the link, a custom email notice will be sent to the link owner. If you reject the link, again, a custom rejection notice is sent.
Database Maintenance
Make sure all your links are in a proper category and move batches of links around to different categories with just a few mouse clicks.