[TMF] Add a bookmark button on your Manialink (PHP)

[gouxim]

1 - Introduction

You can add a bookmark button on your Manialink for people to add your Manialink in their bookmarks. The button looks like this:



In this guide we will see how to add such a button on your Manialink by using the PHP Library.

Looking for the same feature without using PHP?
Check out this tutorial!

2 - Requirements

In order to use the ManiaHome library to add a bookmark button you need:
* PHP 5.2

3 - Download the ManiaHome PHP Library

Download the latest version of the ManiaHome SDK at:
http://code.google.com/p/manialib/downloads/list

Then put the maniahome.php file somewhere in your project so you can include it your php files.

4 - Simple button

Let's take an example with the "maniapub" Manialink. The code is so simple I won't even explain it

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<?php 

require_once '/path/to/maniahome.php';

echo ManiaHome::bookmarkButton('maniapub'); 

?>

5 - Button with a formatted name

Let's take an example with the "maniapub" Manialink. The code is so simple I won't even explain it

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<?php 

require_once '/path/to/maniahome.php';

echo ManiaHome::bookmarkButton('maniapub', '$i$F60ManiaPub'); 

?>

Note the single quotes to avoid interpreting the "$" as PHP variables.

5 - Button with an image

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<?php 

require_once '/path/to/maniahome.php';

echo ManiaHome::bookmarkButton('maniapub', '$i$F60ManiaLive', 
   'http://manialink.manialive.com/images/manialive_bookmark.png'); 

?>

[kroff]

My question will maybe seem a little bit "silly" but where do I put this code to get the button ?! In a <frame> ?

I just begin with PHP, i tried the XML one but it doesn't work (no image).

Thanks !

[gouxim]

My question will maybe seem a little bit "silly" but where do I put this code to get the button ?! In a <frame> ?

I just begin with PHP, i tried the XML one but it doesn't work (no image).

Thanks !

It will basically print the code of an include tag. So if you want to place it somewhere in your manialink page you can just put it in a frame to specify its position. For example:

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<frame posn="12 15 2">
<?php 

require_once '/path/to/maniahome.php';

echo ManiaHome::bookmarkButton('maniapub'); 

?>
</frame>

[steppie]

Hi

I have problem displaying the bookmark images.
I made a png 400x100, i have checked the link to the images, but it will not show under bookmarks.
What did I do wrong?

/Steppie

[gouxim]

The servers checks if the image exists. can you give me the URL so I can look into the problem?

Hi

I have problem displaying the bookmark images.
I made a png 400x100, i have checked the link to the images, but it will not show under bookmarks.
What did I do wrong?

/Steppie

[steppie]

The servers checks if the image exists. can you give me the URL so I can look into the problem?

Sure here it is: http://unc-crew.dk/unc/images/maniapub.png
Same link I use to my signature image below.

[steppie]

Any update to this problem?

The servers checks if the image exists. can you give me the URL so I can look into the problem?

Hi

I have problem displaying the bookmark images.
I made a png 400x100, i have checked the link to the images, but it will not show under bookmarks.
What did I do wrong?

/Steppie

[gouxim]

Any update to this problem?

We've been very busy lately and we unfortunately didn't had time to look into it yet. I bielieve it should be fixed before sometime next week. I'll keep you posted when we fix it anyways.

[farfa]

The problem is now fixed.

[steppie]

I see, thank you, keep up the good work