Installing Linkr
The extension is made up of three files: the
editor button, the
component and the
plugin.
- Download those three files from JoomlaCode.org
- Install the button (plg.linkr_button...) through the administration area of your site (Administrator » Extensions » Install/Uninstall)
- Install the plugin (plg.linkr_content...) and the component (com.linkr...) the same way
- Browse to Administrator » Extensions » Plugin Manager to activate the button (Editor Button - Linkr) and the plugin (Content - Linkr)
- Your now set. Get to Linking!
Requirements
- Joomla! 1.5.1 [sennu] or later
- Joomla! 1.5.0 or 1.0.X wont be able to run Linkr!
Configuration
Linkr is ready to go as soon as you enable it. Still, there are some parameters you can change to customize Linkr and make it act the way you believe it should.
Component Parameters
In "Administrator » Components » Linkr » Parameters"
- Folders: These are the root folders you want to show when linking a file. Defaults to "images".
- Frontend uploads: Whether to allow uploads from the frontend or not (while linking files).
- Debug: If set to "yes", this will log everything Linkr does in the background (log file saved in "YOUR-SITE / logs / linkr.php")
Plugin Parameters
In "Administrator » Plugins » Content - Linkr"
- Default related links: If set to "yes", this will show related links on all articles.
- Show on frontpage: Whether to show related links on all views (frontpage, category, etc...) or article view only.
- Amount: Default amount of related links to display.
- Title: Title to show on top of related links.
- Default CSS: If set to "yes", Linkr will load some CSS styles for the related links.
- Keyword source: Choose between the meta keywords, or the most popular words in the article.
- Default bookmarks: If set to "yes", this will show bookmark links on all articles.
- Show on frontpage: Whether to show bookmark links on all views (frontpage, category, etc...) or article view only.
- Show: If set to "yes", only the badges marked as "popular" will be displayed.
- Size: Default badge size to show.
- Seperator: Text to seperate badges. Defaults to a "space" character.
- Tool Tips: If set to "yes", each badge will have a tool tip (title tag) describing it.
- Default CSS: If set to "yes", Linkr will load some CSS styles for the bookmark links.
- Suppress PHP notices: This should always be set to "yes".
- Article slug: Choose between using the article slug or the article ID. More information can be found in "Administrator » Components » Linkr » Documentation » FAQs".
- Link files, articles, menu items, contacts: Select "no" for any of the links you feel you don't need.