Webmaster Pro Guide

Page Rank Update Tool V2.00

A phpLinkDirectory modification that that allows update the page rank of all links in your link database. You can select as many or as few links you would like to update. You can also reset the tracking to update the links at any later date.

• Updates links with actual current page rank.
• Choose a variable number of links to update at once.
• Reset option to allow updating with latest page rank.
• Update feature available in admin section only.
• Compatible with phpLD V2.00 and phpLD V3.06 (slightly different install process for each).
• And its free too!

Download PR Update MOD

9 April 2007 - V2.00- Added phpLD V3.10, V3.20 support
- Added phpLD V2.10, V2.12 support
- Added “Update Complete” message when updating links.
- Added installation check to help ensure mod is installed correctly.
- Added advanced feature to allow change of data center depending on which you prefer to use.18 Sept 2006 - V1.00

- Updates links with actual current page rank.
- Choose a variable number of links to update at once.
- Reset option to allow updating with latest page rank.
- Update feature available in admin section only.

V2.10+ Installation Instructions - Compatible V2.10, V2.12

Upgrade Instructions

• Follow the installation instructions, replacing any existing files and checking that the changes are still correct.
• Delete “PageRankXor32.php” from the root of the /include/ directory. Usually /include/ subfolder of the phpLD installation.

Installation Instructions

• Upload “dir_prupdate.php” and “dir_prupdate_status.php” to the root of the /admin/ directory. Usually /admin/ subfolder of the phpLD installation.
• In “init.php” in the /admin/ subfolder of the phpLD installation, make the following addition:

Find this bit of code:

- START ————————————————————-
‘dir’ => array (
‘label’ => _L(’Directory’),
‘menu’ => array(
‘categs’ => _L(’Categories’),
‘links’ => _L(’Links’),
‘ftr_links’ => array(’label’ => _L(’Featured Links’), ‘url’ => ‘dir_links.php?f=1′, ‘disabled’ => FTR_ENABLE!==’1′),
‘approve_categs’ => _L(’Approve Categories’),
‘approve_links’ => _L(’Approve Links’),
‘validate’ => _L(’Validate Links’),
)
),
- END —————————————————————

And change it to the following, which adds a line for the PR Update Tool on the menu:

- START ————————————————————-
‘dir’ => array (
‘label’ => _L(’Directory’),
‘menu’ => array(
‘categs’ => _L(’Categories’),
‘links’ => _L(’Links’),
‘ftr_links’ => array(’label’ => _L(’Featured Links’), ‘url’ => ‘dir_links.php?f=1′, ‘disabled’ => FTR_ENABLE!==’1′),
‘approve_categs’ => _L(’Approve Categories’),
‘approve_links’ => _L(’Approve Links’),
‘validate’ => _L(’Validate Links’),
‘prupdate’ => array(’label’ => _L(’Update Page Rank’), ‘url’ => ‘dir_prupdate.php’),
)
),
- END —————————————————————

• Upload “getpagerank.php” to the root of the /include/ directory. Usually /include/ subfolder of the phpLD installation.
• Upload “dir_prupdate.tpl” to the admin template directory. Usually /templates/admin/ in the phpLD root directory.
• In the admin section, click on the “Update Page Rank” button and check the installation by pressing the Check Installation button. Follow any instructions that are given if there’s a problem. (e.g. if you get the message “PR tracking information was not found in the link database.”, then click on the button to fix it.)
• The tool usage is explained in the admin section. It’s very simple to use.
• Advanced Use Only. If you wish to change the datacenter used for updates, change the value of $SETTING_DATACENTER dir_prupdate_status.php to whatever URL you require.Thats it !!! Download the MOD and follow the instructions in Once you done you can see the page rank update MOD live in action. Check the below screen shot to see the live action.

PR update MOD V3.10+ Installation Instructions - Compatible V3.10, V3.12

Upgrade Instructions

• Follow the installation instructions, replacing any existing files and checking that the changes are still correct.
• Delete “PageRankXor32.php” from the root of the /include/ directory.Usually /include/ subfolder of the phpLD installation.

Installation Instructions

• Upload “dir_prupdate.php” and “dir_prupdate_status.php” to the root of the /admin/ directory. Usually /admin/ subfolder of the phpLD installation.
• In “init.php” in the /admin/ subfolder of the phpLD installation, make the following addition:

Find this bit of code:

- START ————————————————————-
$menu = array (
‘index’ => _L(’Home’),
‘dir’ => array (
‘label’ => _L(’Directory’),
‘menu’ => array (
‘categs’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Categories’) , ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_categs.php’),
‘links’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Links’) , ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_links.php’),
‘ftr_links’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Featured Links’) , ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_links.php?f=1′, ‘disabled’ => (FTR_ENABLE == 1 || $featLinksItem > 0 ? 0 : 1)),
‘approve_categs’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Approve Categories’), ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_approve_categs.php’),
‘approve_links’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Approve Links’) , ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_approve_links.php’),
‘reviewed_links’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Reviewed Links’) , ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_reviewed_links.php’, ‘disabled’ => (REQUIRE_REGISTERED_USER == 1 && $reviewedLinksItem > 0 ? 0 : 1)),
‘validate’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Validate Links’) , ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_validate.php’),
)
),
- END —————————————————————

And change it to the following, which adds a line for the PR Update Tool on the menu:

- START ————————————————————-
$menu = array (
‘index’ => _L(’Home’),
‘dir’ => array (
‘label’ => _L(’Directory’),
‘menu’ => array (
‘categs’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Categories’) , ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_categs.php’),
‘links’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Links’) , ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_links.php’),
‘ftr_links’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Featured Links’) , ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_links.php?f=1′, ‘disabled’ => (FTR_ENABLE == 1 || $featLinksItem > 0 ? 0 : 1)),
‘approve_categs’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Approve Categories’), ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_approve_categs.php’),
‘approve_links’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Approve Links’) , ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_approve_links.php’),
‘reviewed_links’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Reviewed Links’) , ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_reviewed_links.php’, ‘disabled’ => (REQUIRE_REGISTERED_USER == 1 && $reviewedLinksItem > 0 ? 0 : 1)),
‘validate’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Validate Links’) , ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_validate.php’),
‘prupdate’ => array (’label’ => _L(’Update Page Rank’) , ‘url’ => DOC_ROOT.’/dir_prupdate.php’),
)
),
- END —————————————————————

• Upload “getpagerank.php” to the root of the /include/directory.
  (Usually /include/ sub-folder of the phpLD installation.)
• Upload “dir_prupdate.tpl” to the admin template directory.
  (Usually /templates/Core/admin/ in the phpLD root directory. )
• In the admin section, click on the “Update Page Rank” button and check the installation by pressing the Check Installation button. Follow any instructions that are given if there’s a problem. (e.g. if you get the message “PR tracking information was not found in the link database.”, then click on the button to fix it.)
• The tool usage is explained in the admin section. It’s very simple to use.
• Advanced Use Only. If you wish to change the datacenter used for updates, change the value of $SETTING_DATACENTER dir_prupdate_status.php to whatever URL you require.Thats it !!! Download the MOD and follow the instructions in Once you done you can see the page rank update MOD live in action. Check the below screen shot to see the live action.