Yahoo-style Links Directory

• Links are organized and displayed in Yahoo-style directory archive
• Browse links by categories, and direct shortcut to its sub categories
• Quick shortcuts to view New Links, Most Popular, Top Rated, Editor's Pick listing
• Redirect link's title to specific URL (enable clicks-out counter)
• Click to open a link to its details or in a new window
• Choose to enable Write Review, Add To Favorite, Tell-A-Friend and Ratings
• List your links by Premium links, followed by Normal listing
• Rank the links based on total number of Clicks-In, Title, etc

New Links Submission

• Submit a site, which will be then approved by administrator
• Enter link information such as Title, URL and Reciprocal URL for review
• Automatically create link back ID, and HTML code is provided for link back purpose
• Option to choose link back using banner images or plain text
• Link back will help you to gain more traffic by exchanging links
• Set number of expiry days for new links

Broken and Reciprocal Link Checking

• Enhanced algorithm to check for broken links and reciprocal links
• Automatically send requests to links to check for server responses
• Use divide and conquer algorithm to avoid server time out
• Display final reports upon completion

Statistics and Reports

• List all pending links and reviews which are waiting for approval
• Display directory statistics such as Total Clicks In, Clicks Out, Hits, Premium, Normal, Active, Broken Links, etc.
• Display top web sites by total number of Clicks In and Clicks Out

Search Engine Friendly URL

• Pages can be indexed by various search engines
• Run links directory in static URL for better search engine ranking
• Applicable for Apache server with mod_rewrite enabled

Anti-Spam With Image Verification

• Secure your links/sites submission form from being spammed by bots
• Requires both the GD library and FreeType library

Easy-to-Use Back-End System

• Easily add, edit and update links and link categories
• Enter link details such as Title, URL, Description, etc.
• Upload image file for Premium Link and Category Icon
• Set link status as Active, Pending or Banned
• Automatically approve links submitted by users
• Set notification emails for New Link Submission, Link Approval, etc
• Time Zone settings and define front-end CSS

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