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Link Up Gold Main Features and Benefits

• The most advanced directory system available today.
• Support for an unlimited number of categories, links, blogs, videos, news, articles, users, administrators.
• Automatic installation - you only upload files on your server and fill in 6 fields of a setup form.
• All public pages are freely editable HTML files, you can edit the design and/or translate all pages to your language, also a simple online editor available. These templates can contain HTML tags and optionally also PHP code.
• Support for an unlimited number of styles, your visitors can select between them. 20 styles bundled with the software, you can freely edit them and/or create your own styles.
• The possibility to create a multi-language directory (more than one language at the same time).
• Groups of categories on the home page. This function lets you display categories exactly as you want it.
• Aliases for categories.
• Several files which may be automatically inserted into each page (header, footer, left, right columns etc.), you edit one file to modify all pages.
• These items are available on each page (optional): search form, list of first level categories, poll, log in form, newest links, top rated links, most popular links, top searches, newest articles, top rated articles, most popular articles.
• Advanced blacklist feature - you can ban words, phrases, URL's, emails, IP addresses. Nobody can submit links or articles containing banned items, nobody can enter your site from a banned IP.
• Visitors can send you a message without knowledge of your email address (anti-spam protection).
• The pages contain news taken from RSS pages. You can have new fresh content many times a day, without any effort.
• Simple message board.
• Site news on home page.
• Visitors can send a message to their friends regarding your site or any link or article directly from your pages.
• Integrated poll by using AJAX technology.
• The option to allow access to categories and/or link and article detail pages for registered users only.
• Three sitemaps can be automatically generated - a sitemap for visitors and extra sitemaps for Google and Yahoo.
• Visitors can register to receive your newsletter, support for 5 different newsletters, the option to automatically include new links and articles to these newsletters.
• Users can create private notes for links, articles, categories, each user can have a list of favorite links, articles, categories.
• Optional CAPTCHA image test in forms to avoid spam.
• Password/username reminder for users.
• Each user is ranked by the number of posted reviews.
• Protection against people who tries to enter admin or users area with incorrect login data.
• Optional "HTML Plugin" which can save most public pages to static files (html extension). It also lets you use Apache Rewrite Module to create pages which are dynamic but look like they were static.
• Ability to convert your database from Link Up Free/Lite and also from Gossamer Threads Links 2.
• 1-year or 3-year free updates, depending on your license.
• No visible link to us on each public page, many other scripts bother users by this link.
• The lowest prices on the market - similar scripts are sold for 2 - 3 times more.
• Class 1 support. We do our best to solve any problem you may have.
• 100's more features ...

Link Up Gold Links Features and Benefits

• Unlimited number of categories in unlimited number of levels
• Unlimited number of links
• Each link may contain these items:
      URL,
      Reciprocal URL,
      Title,
      Description,
      Detailed entry,
      Unlimited number of pictures,
      Start/end dates,
      Any number of user defined items with editable names. These types of fields are available: Text, Textarea, Select, Radio, Checkbox.
• Web site managers can submit their own links saving you the trouble of adding them. The submitted links may be immediately added to the database or added to a manual approval/rejection queue to give you full content control.
• Links can be optionally submitted by registered users only.
• The option to automatically create thumbnails of uploaded pictures.
• WYSIWYG HTML editor for link details.
• Optional automatic email to the link owner when the link is added/approved/rejected.
• Optional automatic email to the admin when new link is submitted.
• Optional forced field inclusion on new link submissions. If a field is missing the submission is rejected.
• Optional duplicate new link submission rejection feature.
• Optional new link submission functionality rejection feature. When a link is submitted it is tested to ensure that the URL is functional.
• Optional reciprocal link testing. If you require reciprocal linking for all acceptable link submissions, the system can check if the link is located on the page of the url submitted.
• Advanced rating system for links by using AJAX technology.
• Registered users can see detailed statistic for their links.
• Visitors can add their own comment (review) to any link.
• Popular links section.
• New links section.
• Top rated links section.
• Random link feature.
• Incoming and outgoing hits counter for each link.
• Each category may have different:
      Meta keywords,
      Meta description,
      Logo,
      Ads,
      Or totally distinct page design.
  
• Default or custom icons associated with:
      New links,
      Popular links,
      Updated links,
      Editor's picks.
• User ability to open links in a frame. Visitors can browse all links without leaving your site.
• Ability to open links in a mini frame (preview feature).
• User ability to send a web form message to the link owner.
• Standard and advanced search functionality. Ability to search also between a range of numbers (useful for prices, measures etc.).

Make Money with Link Up Gold

• Fully featured sponsored links.
• Many of our users get substantial monthly income by using this feature.
• Ability to sell impressions, clicks and fixed number of days.
• Customize pages to add client advertisements.
• These paid links are usually at the top of categories and search results and have a more noticeable look (optional).
• Advertisers can pay by using any payment company, automatic payment by PayPal IPN and 2CheckOut.com.
• Detailed statistic for each advertising link.
• Free links can be upgraded to advertising links and vice versa.
• AdWords - small ad boxes in the right column in categories and search results.

Link Up Gold Articles and Blogs Features and Benefits

• A secondary strength to our directory software is the ability to maintain articles, stories and other written information online for your users to access.
• Unlimited number of information categories.
• Unlimited number of articles in each category.
• Each article may contain these items:
      Title,
      Subtitle,
      Full text,
      Unlimited number of pictures,
      Start/end dates,
      Any number of user defined items with editable names. These types of fields are available: Text, Textarea, Select, Radio, Checkbox.
• Popular articles section.
• New articles section.
• Top rated articles section.
• Counter for the number of times each article is read.
• Each category may have different:
      Meta keywords,
      Meta description,
      Logo,
      Ads,
      Or totally distinct page design.
  
• Default or custom icons associated with:
      New links,
      Popular links,
      Updated links,
      Editor's picks.
• The option to automatically create thumbnails of uploaded pictures.
• WYSIWYG HTML editor for article text.
• Advanced rating system for articles by using AJAX technology.
• Visitors can add their own comment (review) to any article.
• User ability to send a web form message to the article's author.
• The option to print articles.
• Articles can be optionally submitted by registered users only.
• Optional forced field inclusion on new article submissions. If a field is missing the submission is rejected.
• Optional automatic email to the article owner when the article is added/approved/rejected.
• Optional automatic email to the admin when new article is submitted.

Link Up Gold Administration Features and Benefits

• Unlimited number of administrators, each having optional rights, security clearance and access.
• Changing pages:     All pages are editable using a standard HTML or text editor,     All pages you can customize the design,     You can translate all pages to any language.
• Unlimited home page category listings columns.
• Broken or non-functional link checker for. Checks all or ranges of links.
• Duplicate link checker.
• Admin can set a date and time format.
• Admin can email all registered users.
• Admin can email all webmasters with registered links.
• Sessions and session cookies for administrators, as well as for system users.
• Database backup/restore features.
• Add batches of links instead of one at a time.
• Add batches of categories instead of one at a time.
• Many more administration features and benefits.

System Requirements

• Apache web server
• PHP 4.3 or higher
• GD library 2.02 or higher (it's available in PHP by default)
• MySQL database 4 or higher


If your server doesn't meet some of these requirements or if you are not sure, please contact us, it's possible that we will find a solution for you.