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Configuration
Linkr is ready to go as soon as you enable it. Still, there are some parameters you can change to customize it and make it act the way you believe it should. The configuration page can be found by browsing to Components » Linkr » Global Configuration in your sites back-end. For Linkr 2.3.6 and earlier versions, you can find more relevant information here.
Global Configuration
- News feed: controls the display of the Linkr RSS feed in the back-end
- Debug: enables the debugging feature and logs everything Linkr does in the background (log file saved in "YOUR-SITE / logs / linkr.php")
Parameters: Related Articles
- Default related links: controls the display by default of related links on all articles
- Show on frontpage: controls the display of related links on all views (frontpage, category, etc...) or article view only
- Limit to section: limits Linkr to articles published within the same section
- Exclude section: specifies the sections to exclude at all times
- Amount: controls the amount of related links to display by default
- Title: specifies the title to show on top of related links by default
- Default CSS: includes the default CSS styles for related links
- Keyword source: controls the source to use to find keywords which in turn will be used to find related articles
- Sort by: controls how related links are sorted
Parameters: Bookmarks
- Default bookmarks: controls the display by default of bookmarks on all articles
- Position: positions the bookmarks within your articles
- Show on frontpage: controls the display of related links on all views (frontpage, category, etc...) or article view only
- Show: controls which bookmarks are shown by default
- Size: controls the bookmark size to use by default
- Separator: specifies a bookmark separator (defaults to a space character)
- Tool Tips: controls the use of title tags to describe each bookmark
- Default CSS: includes the default CSS styles for bookmarks
Parameters: Advanced Parameters
- Link files, articles, menu items, contacts: controls the link types to use in the Linkr lightbox
- Simple file list: controls the way files & folders are displayed when linking a file
- Frontend uploads: allows uploading from the front-end of the site when linking files
- Folders: controls the root folders to show when linking a file
- Article slug: controls the use of the article slug (see the FAQs section inside your sites back-end: Components » Linkr » Documentation » FAQs)
- Default Itemid: controls the default Itemid to use when linking an article
- Compress JS Files: uses the compressed JavaScript files in the Linkr lightbox