I have XOOPS 2.0.13.2 with default Mylinks 1.1
I want to add a little flag to every link, thus showing the language of the site.
First I thought I could use the screenshoot feature for this purpose (as I don't want to make screenshoots). But I have also some multilanguage sites in my database. But I see no way to add more than one image. And the fact of being multilanguage is quite an important element of the sites I link to.
Next I tried to put an "img src" tag into the description of every link, but it doesn't work; just shows the link, not the image.

So my question is:
can I somehow add more than one image to link's description?
Or maybe I should move to another links module? If so, which one enables adding more images (if any)?

I'll be thankful for any suggestions!

I've done something similar to WF-Links lately.
An extra dropdown menu has been added to the submit form and an extra row in the database. It's pretty simple. Now I can show with a little flag the country of origin of the link.
I'll have a look at MyLinks later and will tell you how to add this feature.

Yes, that's what I need!
Although I'd name this field "language" rather than "country", but that's a detail.
As I understand, you made it by yourself, editing the code?
So changing to WF-Links won't resolve my problem?

This function is originally not implenented in WF-Links.
If you switch over to WF-Links it will make it much easier for me to tell you what and where in the code you have to make the changes.
WF-Links will change it's name into SmartLinks and will be available from the SmartFactory website in the near future.

Adding country or language to WF-Links by small flag.

This will describe how you can add an option to WF-Links 1.03 for showing the country of origin or a sites language, see pictures.

It will add a drop-down menu with the countrylist to the submit form for users and admin panel for modification by the administrator.







The following files have to be modified:
1. include/functions.php
2. include/linkload.php
3. submit.php
4. admin/index.php
5. admin/modifications.php
6. language/english/admin.php & language/english/main.php
7. templates/wflinks_singlelink.html
8. templates/wflinks_linkloadsimple.html

Further, one extra line has to be added to the database table wflinks_links and the small flags has to be uploaded to your server.

WF-Links 1.03b can be downloaded here: http://members.lycos.nl/mcdonaldsstore/

Please note that changing any part of the code of WF-Links is at your own risk! Not mine!


[size=x-large]FIRST: MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR DATABASE!!![/size]

Step 1.
Open the file include/functions.php in a text editor and add the following function at the end but before ?> :




Step 2.
Open the file include/linkload.php in a text editor and add the following 3 blue lines to line 83 :



Step 3.
Open the file submit.form in a text editor and modify the following lines as mentioned:

Modify lines 62-63:


Modify line 110:


Modify lines 137-138:


Add this to line 206:


Add this line to line 225 after } but before ob_start():



Step 4.
Open the file admin/index.php in a editor and modify or add the following lines:

Add this to line 48:


Add this line between lines 104 and 105:


Modify lines 435-436:



Step 5.
Open the file admin/modifications.php and modify as follows:

Modify line 26:


modify line 30:


Add the next line between the lines 157 and 158:


Modify line 161:



Step 6.
Open the files language/english/admin.php and language/english/main.php in a text editor.

Add the following line at the end of language/english/admin.php:


Add the following line at the end of language/english/main.php:



Step 7.
Open the file templates/wflinks_singlelink.html in a text editor and add the blue line.



Step 8.
Open the file templates/wflinks_linkloadsimple.html in a text editor and add the blue line.



Step 9.
Create the following folder on your server: uploads/flags/flags_small/
Upload the little flags that can be downloaded from http://members.lycos.nl/mcdonaldsstore/ to the created folder.


Step 10.
Open your database table wflinks_links with phpMyAdmin and at the following row after urlrating:
name row: country
type : varchar
length : 5
null : not null
default : -


Do not forget to update the module once finished.


This hack is also available in MS Word format here: http://members.lycos.nl/mcdonaldsstore/


Good luck!

McDonald

Very good instructions, thank you.
I've even started Step 1, with changing names from countries to languages, and eliminating some of the flags (as for languages I don't need all of them), but then.. I've realized that I can't see if it allows a multiple choise from the drop-down menu. Does it?
Because that's what I am looking for: a way to display flags for all of the languages from a multilanguage site..

This only works for one country or language, not for multiple languages.

Hi McDonald,

I am looking to do something diffrent than what you have posted. I noticed that in your screen shot you have a keyword field in your mylinks submit form. I would like to add that the lates version of XOOPS Ihve installed (my first time using XOOPS) so my search function works more effectivly. I do not want to disply keywords in the links list to site visitors however, I just want the search function to search that field as well as the others.

Can you provide any direction or instructions on how to do this? I am not a PHP programmer but I can edit code alright. I have MyPhpAdmin that I am learning to use it as well for adding a new field to a table.

Thanks so much - Technobia