ExLink_XH - a CMSimple_XH Plugin

Important Notice

The current version of ExLink_XH is BETA software. Use with caution!

Requirements

ExLink_XH is a plugin for CMSimple_XH. It requires an UTF-8 encoded version.

Installation

The installation is done as with many other CMSimple_XH plugins. See the CMSimple_XH wiki for further details.

1. Backup the data on your server.
2. Unzip the distribution on your computer.
3. Upload the whole directory exlink/ to your server into CMSimple_XH's plugin directory.
4. Set write permissions to the subdirectories data/, config/, css/ and languages/.
5. Switch to Plugins→ExLink in the back-end to check if all requirements are fulfilled.

Usage

Plugin works fully automatically. For demo only, call plugin on page:

{{{PLUGIN:exlink();}}}

Link format for SEO

www.example.com

CODE

<span id="hidden-link" data-link="http://www.example.com">www.example.com</span>

Regular link

www.example.com

CODE

<a href="http://www.example.com">www.example.com</a>

Remove class for existing link

Sample 1

www.example.com

CODE

<a style="background: inherit;" href="http://www.example.com">www.example.com</a>

Sample 2

www.example.com

CODE

<a style="background: transparent;" href="http://www.example.com">www.example.com</a>

Settings

The plugin's configuration is done as with many other CMSimple_XH plugins in the website's back-end. Select ExLink from Plugins.

You can change the default settings of ExLink_XH in "Config". Hints for the options will be displayed when hovering over the help icons with your mouse.

Localization is done in "Language". You can translate the character strings to your own language, or customize them according to your needs.

The style of ExLink_XH can be customized in "Stylesheet".

Config

• Enable or disable Base64 URL encoding - 1 or 0. Default is 1.
  $plugin_cf['exlink']['ex_base64']="1";
• Enable or disable target="_blank" attribute - 1 or 0. Default is 1.
  $plugin_cf['exlink']['target']="1";
• Enable or disable rel="nofollow" attribute - 1 or 0. Default is 1.
  $plugin_cf['exlink']['nofollow']="1";
• Enable or disable confirmation pop-up, when external link is pressed - 1 or 0. Default is 1.
  $plugin_cf['exlink']['ex_show_popup']="1";
• Enable or disable external link decoration - 1 or 0. Default is 1.
  $plugin_cf['exlink']['ex_link_decor']="1";
• External link icon file: 1-100. Default is 1. Icon path: plugins/exlink/css/icon/.
  $plugin_cf['exlink']['ex_icon']="1";

License

ExLink_XH is licensed under GPL v.3.

© 2012 Lubomyr Kudray

Credits

This plugin partially uses Andi Wijaya's url base64 hex encode decode javascript. Many thanks for publishing this script for free.

100 External Link Icons (PNG, PSD) set is designed by Oksana Khristenko. Many thanks for publishing this free icon set.

This plugin uses icon from findicons.com and iconfinder.com. Many thanks for making these icons freely available.

And huge thanks to Christoph M. Becker for big help and advices.