Editor: This script works in nearly all PHP hosting environments, being one of the most used directory scripts available.Another great advantage of phpLD is the number of templates and mods available.There are complete sites devoted to mods and templates, so in addtion to this site, you will find lots of helpful information elsewhere too.There is no shortage of people available to help you find success with your directory. Here are some key features of "phpLD":
· Unlimited Categories and Subcategories (tested on 2 million)
· Available in a dozen languages
· Mod Rewrite for SEO Friendly Pages (optional)
· Paypal Integration for Selling Featured Links
· Set Expiration for Featured Links (ex. sell monthly or annually)
· Powerful eMailer for Link Exchanges
· Create Reports of Link Request Emails sent to show your customer
· Admin Notifications on New Links (optional)
· Notify Submitter of Link Submission Receipt
· Notify Submitter of Link Acceptance
· Link Validation
· IP, Domain and Keyword Banning
· Google Pagerank (note: banned on some servers)
· Google Sitemaps Integration (Auto Ping google server)
· Yahoo Sitemaps Integration
· Show Latest Links
· Show Most Popular Links
· Sort Links by Alphabetical, Hits or PageRank
· Visual Confirmation (improved in version 3)
· Display RSS Feed for Each Category (optional)
· Compatable with Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera
· Category Search Results (as on DMOZ)
· Database Backup from within admin panel
· Encrypted Database Passwords
· Limited Access for Editors
· 3-Way Linking Ability (require reciprocal link to 3rd site)
· Reciprocal Links can be Required (optional)
· Set Links per Page
· Open Links in New Window (Optional)
· Boolean Searches (optional)
· Limit Hits on Links from a single IP to prevent "hit spamming"
· Edit Templates from Admin
· Lots of Free Templates Available for v2 and v3
· Templates Easy to Edit Using Smarty
· Link Details Page (separate page for each link)
· Easily Move or Rename Categories
· Links are Searchable in Admin to Help Manage Large Directories
· Compatable with PHP 5
· Active Support Forum
· Many Mods Avaialble
· Import Links from XML Source (per category)
· Continously being improved and updated
· Category Search in the Admin Area
· Mass change links and category on a page with checkbox selections
· Each user can select their preferred language
· Paypal subscriptions available for payments
· Three category selection methods for submiot form (default, auto-selected and AJAX category selection)
· Link validator in admin panel will mark links with reciprocal link pages expired
· Send status notifications to link owners with expired link pages
· Change currency for payment, available for Paypal are: USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, JPY
· Category min/max title and description field lengths
· Option to rebuild all meta tags on admin maintenance page
· link to personaly watch reciprocal link page on link edit (admin area)
· Template switcher and ability to manage and use more templates per installation
· Allow users to submit custom META tags for links
· Articles Module allows articles to be added into categories
· Language editor makes editing language files easier
· Quick subcategory adder makes adding categories FASTER
· Improved search capabilities from within admin
· Contact Us page with CAPTCHA
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Site Admin - This admin is able to edit virtually everything on the frontend, in addition to having access to the backend administration
· Super Editor - This user will have all rights of the Site Admin, except they will not be able access the backend administration.
· Editor - This user has rights for a specific category as well as any sub-categories below the level of the assigned category.
· User - Items that a user submitted will be editable subject to the admin's approval.
