JV-LinkDirectory - Directory and Link Exchange Extension Suite for Joomla

Features

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Core Functions:

• Multiple directory home page designs (random links design, popular links design, 1-4 columns categories layout design, featured links design and combo design!)
  
• Multiple category layout designs (1/2/3/4 columns)
  
• Add and manage one-way (with or without url) and reciprocal links
  
• Set directory slogan, take directory offline/online
  
• Customize directory summary texts, directory slogan, title, welcome text
  
• Set default order for showing links in category pages
  
• Exclusive detail page for every entry that shows, link type, link published date, rating information, number of votes registered, number of outgoing hits to this partner link, number of incoming hits from this partner website to your website, number of bookmarks for this link, link reviews, link tags or keywords, number of views of the link detail page, website previews (uses free or paid services of website screenshot thumbnail service - shrinktheweb or websnapr),  traffic statistics (uses free services of alexa the web information company)
  
• Unlimited number and levels of categories
  
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  Associate an entry with one or more categories (primary and secondaries)
  
• Associate an image and description, and set maximum number of links and visibility for every category
  
• Disable specific categories from not accepting entries
  
• Limit the number of sub categories that are shown in front-end for categories
  
• Order categories automatically (alphabetically) or manually
  
• Approve or reject link requests in front-end
  
• Email approvals and rejections for one-way and two-way link requests
  
• Set customized reason for rejecting link inclusion request by email
  
• Decide if you want to charge a fee for accepting one-way links (uses PayPal IPN). Set multiple pricing plans - recurring and one time payments
  
• Automated payment processing using IPN
  
• Auto approval function for links
  
• Automatic back link check when reciprocal link is added
  
• Schedule and run automatic reciprocal link checks
  
• Self initiated and partner initiated link exchanges
  
• Every link can have 1 primary and several (configurable) number of secondary categories

Value Added Features:

• Let users vote and rate entries, submit reviews, like and unlike listings
  
• Let registered users add links to their favorite list
  
• Popular links and banners (hot links!)
  
• Report broken links in directory
  
• Suggest a category to administrator
  
• Check status of link submission or exchange request
  
• Recommend a link to administrator
  
• Tell a friend about a link or entry
  
• Know where you are - breadcrumb
  
• Turn on/off snapshot feature in link and category level
  
• Ability to retrieve partner website information, from the remote site in Add Link Forms
  
• Quick navigation for category pages
  
• Exclusive Pages in directory to show different types of links - recent links, random links, highly rated links, most voted links, most rated links and most viewed links.
  
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  Built in Advanced Search - Enables your site visitors to search the directory in title, description, keywords, url and even custom fields that you define
  
• Notification options to link owners with ability to send monthly statistics of their links
  
• Deep linking - Get your partners to link back to inside pages of your directory
  
• Resolve link exchange deadlocks using stale state management feature - allows you to reject a link exchange if your partner takes too long to take action. Also allows you to automatically approve or reject link exchange requests, if you do not take action with in a stipulated duration on your partner request
  
• Display Google PR in front-end and Alexa Traffic ranks in back-end
  
• Display snapshot preview of links on mouse over in directory. Uses free services of www.snap.com
  
• Display website large thumbnails of links in directory from shrinktheweb.com or websnapr.com. Cache thumbnails from shrinktheweb.com for basic/plus STW accounts
  
• Let users claim links in the directory
  
• Category quick browse - when the user clicks on a alphabet, he can view all categories and links of those starting with that alphabet. The alphabet represents the first character of the category name.
  
• Partner hits tracking feature - enables you to track the number of hits to your partners from links in your directory
  
• Google Map Integration - Option to enable/disable Google map, use multiple fields for Google map address, and display turn by turn directions in Google map in link detail page
  

SEO Functions:

• Create and manage multiple link self profiles for your site, so that different reciprocal link partners are presented with different profiles to link back to you.
  
• Allow partner to define more than 1 profile for his website link. These profiles will be rotated and displayed in random in your directory. This increases his website Search Engine Optimization
  
• Prevent bots from voting for link
  
• Define keywords for links
  
• Sticky links in category pages - you can stick links in category browse pages and all links pages of a category. The sticky links will always appear at the top of the links listing irrespective of the sorting and listing order. This is a unique concept which will help boost Search Engine Optimization for chosen links. Also useful if you want to permanently position a few links at the top!
  
• Decide if you want to allow rel=nofollow in reciprocal links
  
• Set page title, page meta keywords, and page meta description separately for directory home page, category pages, featured links pages and sponsor a Category pages, to name a few
  
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  Unique page titles, meta keywords and meta descriptions for each page of the link directory
  
• Ability to display a set of category links that point to each category, at the footer of the link directory home page. This option is primarily for search engines to crawl all the category pages of your directory
  
• Compatible with Joomla core SEF URLs, Artio JoomSEF, sh404sef, SEF Advance, AceSEF
  
• Custom SEF URLs and decide between short urls and long urls in back-end
  
• RSS feeds for categories pages, popular links, featured links, recent links, random links, highly rated links, most voted links, most rated links and most viewed links pages
  
• Replacement variables in category pages for advanced Search Engine Optimization
  
• Website users and visitors can bookmark links in your directory to their bookmarks in Google, StumbleUpon, Digg, Furl, Technorati, MySpace, Twitter and Facebook etc..
  
• Google +1 widgets can be added to link detail  pages, with just one simple configuration option. More info on Google +1  and how impacts search engine results at, Google +1 Page
  
• Related Links - Keywords in link detail page can now be hyper  linked to pages that will display related links based on that keyword.  New option has been added in link detail configuration in detailed link  configuration for related links
  
• Related Articles in Link Detail and Category Pages - Enabeld Joomla! articles previews to be displayed in JV-LD category listing and link detail pages, based on matching keywords
  
• Facebook widget integration in link listing and detail pages - Integrate your facebook comment and like/recommend widgets in link detail and category pages in JV-LD now.

Anti-Spam Features:

• Mathematical Captcha
  
• Re-Captcha integration
  
• Using blacklisted phrases
  
• Akismet integration
  
• Blacklisted IPs
  
• Combine various anti-spam methods and calculate the spam score for a link. JV-LD can also flag the link as spam based on the spam score.

Custom Fields:

With JV-LD, you can define and create custom fields for partner links. These custom fields can be text fields, text areas, check boxes, radio buttons, date fields or drop downs. Following additional options are also available

• Ordering of the custom fields
  
• Force a custom field optional or mandatory
  
• Search inside extra fields and show individual extra field values in category pages and link detail pages
  
• Define the type of validation from - None or  URL or Email for text fields
  
• Hot link url field in extra fields in link detail pages
  
• Hot link email field in extra fields in link detail pages

Photo Gallery:

• Ability to upload photos to links in directory
  
• Uploaded photos will be displayed as thumbnails (original files will be shown in light-box when thumbnail is clicked) in link detail pages
  
• Admin can set maximum number of photos that can be added for 2-way link
  
• Admin can set maximum number of photos that can be added for 1-way free link
  
• Admin can set maximum number of photos that can be added for 1-way paid link
  
• Admin can set maximum number of photos that can be added for featured link
  
• Ability to configure photo image dimensions, size and thumbnail dimensions

Video Gallery:

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  Ability to pull videos from YouTube to links in directory
  
• Videos will be displayed as thumbnails (video files can be played in lightbox when thumbnail is clicked) in link detail  pages
  
• Admin can set maximum number of videos that can be added for 2-way link
  
• Admin can set maximum number of videos that can be added for 1-way free link
  
• Admin can set maximum number of videos that can be added for 1-way paid link
  
• Admin can set maximum number of videos that can be added for featured link
  
• Ability to configure videos thumbnail dimensions

Directory Wall and Activities Logging:

• With this feature, several different events like bookmarking of links, adding new link, like a link, adding a photo, adding a video, adding a profile etc... are logged in to database
  
• These activities can be then shown in a module - DIRECTORY WALL

Featured Links Features:

• Ability to have featured links in your directory
  
• Display featured links block in home page or in all category pages
  
• Display featured links block normally or in a vertical slider fashion
  
• Ability to show recent or random featured links
  
• Set number of links to display in featured links block
  
• An exclusive featured links page, with thumbnail of the featured link
  
• Decide on types of links to display in featured listing, based on status
  
• Ability to charge a fee for featured links
  
• Subscription based or one-time buy options for featured links
  
• Ability to add 'set featured link' icon to existing links
  
• Display featured links for selected categories and sub categories
  
• Automated payment processing using IPN
  
• You can set multiple pricing plans - recurring and one time payments can be set

Sponsor a Category Features:

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  Allow visitors to sponsor categories for a fee
  
• Automated payment processing using IPN
  
• You can set multiple pricing plans - recurring and one time payments can be set
  
• Show sponsor information (banner, title, description and link in category pages)

Webmaster Ease of use Features:

• Sample Data installation during fresh installation of JV-LD
  
• Trash the deleted links into recycle bin, enables you to purge or restore links from recycle bin and decide if you want JV-LD to manage auto-purging of links periodically
  
• Communicate with your partner using the email facility provided in the link edit screen for every link. You may use this communication facility to get in touch with your partner anytime. Typically this is used for writing to your partner about the exchange before or after approval, or for reminding him about the reciprocal link etc
  
• Add private notes about every link in link edit screen
  
• Comprehensive configurable CSS file for smoother display of data on front-end. CSS file can be configured from your Joomla! back-end
  
• Caching techniques to improve performance
  
• Ability to convert two-way links to one-way links
  
• Ability to convert one-way links to two-way links
  
• Updated - Email templates - configure emails that are sent to you and your partners. There are 43 different email templates that can be configured
  
• Updated - Mass directory create/recreate using pre-defined templates
  
• Updated - Backup manager for JV-LD files and database
  
• Switch on/off "powered by JV-LD" text display in front-end
  
• Select between partial un-installation or full un-installation of JV-LD
  
• Completely configurable at back-end with links management and categories management
  
• Ability to approve or reject link requests at back-end
  
• Import links from CSV or Text file
  
  • Ability to import extra fields via text file or csv file. Fields that are importable are link url, link title, description, number of votes, partner email, featured, link rating, meta keywords
    
  • New - You may now even import extra/custom fields using this utility
• Import links from Linx component for Joomla!
  
• Import data from JV-LinkExchanger to JV-LinkDirectory
  
• Import links from Weblinks component
  
• Import links from Bookmarks component for Joomla!
  
• Event notifications by email to site administrators and partners
  
• Dashboard integration for taking action on pending link reviews
  
• Option to hide/show website URL in link detail page
  
• Notes field (private records) for admin, for links in back-end
  
• Ability to configure registration URL in back-end
  
• Export 150+ configuration settings of JV-LD to XML file
  
• Import 150+ configuration settings of JV-LD from XML file
  
• Utility to delete all links and categories with a single click
  
• Updated - New core.approve permission which will decide  whether a user can take action on link requests. This is available for  Joomla 1.6+ versions in Options menu tab

Partner Link Management:

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  You can enable your partners to manage their links in front-end
  
• They can
  
  • Change email address
    
  • Submit link requests
    
  • Claim their links
    
  • Add their links to featured link listing
    
  • Add profiles for links
    
  • Edit profiles for links
    
  • Delete profiles for links
    
  • Edit custom fields defined for the links
    
  • New - View their list of favorite links with their comments

New - Advertisements:

• Advertise via site front-end
  
• Define your own advertisement specifications or slots
  
• Unlimited Advertising Plans
  
• Paypal Integration
  
• Add advertisement anywhere in directory
  
• Ads can be HTML/Flash
  
• Track Ad Impressions
  
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  Track Ads by Date
  
• Administrator only Ads
  
• PreDefined Advertisement specifications

New - Revenue Manager:

• View all your transactions and associated purchase information out of advertisements, featured links, sponsor a category etc... from a centralized revenue manager section in JV-LD backend.
  
• You can search revenue records by transaction ID, Subscription ID, Customer Email and more...

JomSocial Integration:

• Display link owner avatar in link listing and detail pages
  
• Send message to link owner from link listing and detail pages
  
• Send a request to add link owner as friend from link listing and detail pages
  
• View profile of JomSocial member from link listing and detail pages
  
• Reward points to members, when predefined events occur in the directory
  
• Show links that belong to the member in member's JomSocial profile
  
• Show activity stream with events from JV-LD

Community Builder Integration:

• Display link owner avatar in link listing and detail pages
  
• Send message to link owner from link listing and detail pages
  
• Send a request to add link owner as friend from link listing and detail pages
  
• View profile of CB member from link listing and detail pages
  
• Show links that belong to the member in member's CB profile

Incoming Traffic Monitoring Features:

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  Monitor incoming traffic from partners to understand who is driving traffic to your website
  
• Display the top 5 traffic generating partners in JV-LD back-end dashboard
  
• Ability to reset the incoming traffic hit counter for specific partners
  
• Know the location from where the last hit came from and also the location in your website which was last accessed

Styles Manager:

• Create new styles from existing styles
  
• Installation of new styles in JV-LD
  
• Manage style template files and CSS from with in Styles Manager

Other Software and Joomla Components Integration Features:

• Sitemap using Xmap - Exclusive plugin for adding JV-LD URLs to Xmap, which produces sitemap for Joomla! websites
  
• Sitemap using SEF Service map - Exclusive plugin for adding JV-LD URLs to SEF  service map, which produces sitemap for Joomla! websites.
  
• Joomla Integrated Search - Exclusive Joomla! plugin to allow Joomla! to search from within JV-LD data and display results
  
• Community Builder user profile integration - Exclusive Community Builder plugin for JV-LD, that will display a new tab with links that belong to the logged in user
  
• Google Maps integration with JV-LD - Enables maps to be generated from custom fields
  
• JomSocial Integration - Integrates JV-LD links of the user, in user's JomSocial profile, assigns and provides user points for specific activities in JV-LD, displays actions done in JV-LD onto JomSocial
  
• Twitter Integration - Post new website publishing to Twitter as tweets
  
• PayPal IPN Integration - To automate the processing of IPN notifications from PayPal for one way paid links, paid featured links and sponsor a category
  
• New - JV-LD Plugin for AplhaUserpoints - New Plugin that integrates with Alphauserpoints Joomla component. You can reward your site visitors with points, when they add links, add links o their favorite list, write reviews for links etc...
  
• JV-LD Plugin for Shrinktheweb.com thumbnails - New Plugin to fetch thumbnails from Shrinktheweb.com and display them in the JV-LD directory for links
  
• New - JV-LD Plugin for Websnapr.com thumbnails - New Plugin to fetch thumbnails from Websnapr.com as an alternate choice of Shrinktheweb.com and display them in the JV-LD directory for links
  
• JV-LD Plugin for Joomla! Article Creator - New Plugin to create a Joomla! article when links are published in JV-LD.
  
  • This new plugin will create articles in Joomla! with content from link.  This plugin will be triggered when, a new link is published in Joomla  back-end and front-end! With this feature, JV-LD link information can now  be displayed in blog layout, in Joomla and also in Joomla front page  automatically, as links are published.
    
    Following link information will be displayed for the link in Joomla article:
    
    • Title
      
    • Description - You can also restrict the number of characters that is fetched from link description into your article
      
    • One photo is randomly chosen and added to the article or the  thumbnail preview of the link is added an image to the article. The  image is then displayed in the article. These options are configurable  in plugin
      
    • Read more link in article will take the visitor to the link detail page in JV-LD directory
      
    • Admin can decide the Joomla section and category in which the article will be created

Joomla Modules:

• Favorite links module
  
• Latest links module
  
• Popular links module
  
• Most visited links module
  
• Random links module
  
• Featured links module
  
• Link categories module
  
• Most Votes Links module
  
• Directory Statistics module
  
• Number of views module
  
• New - Directory wall module
  
• New - Most Likes module

• Caching options in module
  
• New - Cache thumbnails from shrinktheweb.com
  
• New - Ability to display thumbnail alongside title and description in module!

Technical Requirements

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Translations

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By default, JV-LD comes packed with the English language file for its front end and admin back end. At this point of time, only the texts in front end are translatable to other languages. JV-LD depends on the Joomla and customer community to provide translations for non-English languages.

Following are the languages for which JV-LD community of users have contributed their translations. Please note that these language files may or may not be available for the latest versions of JV-LD, as we depend on the community for translations:

Danish, German, Persian, Spanish, French, Italian, Greek, Norwegian

The above list will be revised, as more and more language files are available for JV-LD from our customer community.

Pricing and Support

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JV-LinkDirectory can be purchased in one of the two available editions - Standard and Professional.

Renewals

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You can choose to pay for the purchase of this product using PayPal or 2Checkout.

• If you use PayPal, then a subscription will be created at PayPal and your purchase will be automatically renewed each year when it expires. You always have the option to cancel the subscription renewal by visiting your PayPal account anytime
  
• If you use 2Checkout, then you can decide at the time of purchase, whether you wish to automatically renew the purchase every year.