Overview of all link page template variables
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ARELIS offers about 40 link page template variables (some with individual parameters) so that you can create fully customizable link directories.
Variable that you can use only once:
| · | [A-File-Name:abc] where abc stands for the file name with the three letter extension
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| Description: This variable allows you to choose a different file name for the links page. If you don't use this variable, ARELIS will save your link directory as "links.htm".
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| Example: [A-File-Name:my-links-page.html] saves the start page of your link directory as "my-links-page.html".
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| Can be used: everywhere in the template but only once
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Variables that you can use everywhere in the text:
| · | [A-Insert-Category-Table,
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| CategoryHTML= 'html code here',
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| SubCategoryHTML = 'html code here',
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| InsertBetweenSubCategories = 'html code here',
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| InsertAfterLastSubCategory = 'html code here' ]
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| Description: This variable is very powerful. It can create a link directory with a single column or with multiple columns. You can use any HTML code you like to display the category and sub category names. With this variable, you can also create Yahoo-style link directories. The [A-Insert-Category-Table] basically loops through the category names and sub category names and produces HTML code for tables, e.g. <TR>...</TR> (see example below).
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| The variable [A-Insert-Category-Table] takes five parameters: ColumnCount, CategoryHTML, SubCategoryHTML, InsertBetweenSubCategories and InsertAfterLastSubCategory. You can set the number of columns with the parameter "ColumnCount=x", where x stands for a number between 1-50. CategoryHTML specifies the HTML code for the category names, and SubCategoryHTML specifies the HTML code for the sub category names.
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| You can also use ARELIS variables in the parameters, for example [A-Category-Name] or [A-Number-of-links-in-sub-category].
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| The InsertBetweenSubCategories parameter specifies the HTML code that ARELIS inserts between the sub category names, and InsertAfterLastSubCategory specifies the HTML code which is inserted after the last sub category name.
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| [A-Insert-Category-Table,
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| CategoryHTML = '<B><A HREF="[A-Category-Filename]">[A-Category-Name]</A> ([A-Number-of-links-in-category])</B><BR>',
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| SubCategoryHTML = '<A HREF="[A-Sub-Category-Filename]">[A-Sub-Category-Name] ([A-Number-of-links-in-sub-category]) </A>',
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| InsertBetweenSubCategories = ', ',
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| InsertAfterLastSubCategory = '...']
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| If you have three categories with two sub categories each, the example above outputs the following HTML code:
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| <td width="50%" valign="top"><B><A HREF="Category1.htm">Category1 (7)</A></B><BR><A HREF="Category1-SubCategory1.htm">SubCategory1 (4) </A>, <A HREF="Category1-Sub-Category2.htm">Sub-Category2 (3) </A>...</td>
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| <td width="50%" valign="top"><B><A HREF="Category2.htm">Category2 (15)</A></B><BR><A HREF="Category2-SubCategory1.htm">SubCategory1 (3) </A>, <A HREF="Category2-Sub-Category2.htm">Sub-Category2 (12) </A>...</td>
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| <td width="50%" valign="top"><B><A HREF="Category3.htm">Category3 (6)</A></B><BR><A HREF="Category3-SubCategory1.htm">SubCategory1 (5) </A>, <A HREF="Category3-Sub-Category2.htm">Sub-Category2 (1) </A>...</td>
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| Can be used: everywhere in the template
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| Description: This variable will be replaced with the company name which you can enter in the Edit Project dialog.
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| Example: [A-Company-Name] will be replaced with "High Technologies, Inc."
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| Can be used: everywhere in the template, for example in the <TITLE> tag of the links web page
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| Description: This variable will be replaced with the domain name of the URL which you can enter in the Edit Project dialog.
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| Example: [A-Domain] will be replaced with "HighTechShoes.com"
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| Can be used: everywhere in the template, for example in the meta tags of the links web page
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| Description: This variable will be replaced with the file name of the start page of your link directory.
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| Example: [A-Home-File-Name] will be replaced with "links.htm" or the file name that you specify with [A-File-Name].
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| Can be used: everywhere in the template, for example for the link back to the start page of your link directory (<a href="[A-Home-File-Name">Back to Home</a>).
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| Description: This variable will be replaced with the URL which you can enter in the Edit Project dialog.
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| Example: [A-Homepage-URL] will be replaced with "http://www.HighTechShoes.com/index.htm"
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| Can be used: everywhere in the template, for example you can use it for a "Go Back To The Homepage" link
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| Description: This variable will be replaced with the long version of today's date.
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| Example: [A-Today-Date-Long]
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| Can be used: everywhere in the template, for example at the bottom of the links web page, with the text "Last updated on [A-Today-Date-Long]".
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| Description: This variable will be replaced with the short version of today's date.
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| Example: [A-Today-Date-Short]
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| Can be used: everywhere in the template, for example at the bottom of the links web page, with the text "Created on [A-Today-Date-Short]".
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| · | [A-Total-Number-Of-Links]
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| Description: This variable will be replaced with the total number of links in your link directory.
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| Example: [A-Total-Number-Of-Links]
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| Can be used: everywhere in the template, for example at the top of the links web page, with the text "This link directory has [A-Total-Number-Of-Links] links in [A-Number-of-Categories] categories.".
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| · | [A-Number-of-Categories]
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| Description: This variables will be replaced with the number of categories. Please note that only web sites which have "Include In Link Pages" selected will be taken into account.
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| Example: [A-Number-Of-Categories]
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| Can be used: everywhere in the template, for example at the top of the contents web page
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Category Variables:
| · | [A-Category-Repeat] ... [A-Category-Repeat-End]
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| Description: These two variables enclose other category variables.
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| Example: [A-Category-Repeat][A-Category-Name][A-Category-Repeat-End] lists all category names
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| Can be used: once or multiple times in the template
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| · | [A-Category-Save] ... [A-Category-Save-End]
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| Description: These two variables save everything they enclose in a separate file. That file will be named as the category name.
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| Example: See the template file called "Multiple-Pages-Simple.txt" which you can find in the "Link Directory Templates" directory in the ARELIS directory.
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Category-Repeat] and [A-Category-Repeat-End]
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| Description: This variable displays the current category name.
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| Example: [A-Category-Repeat][A-Category-Name][A-Category-Repeat-End] lists all category names
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Category-Repeat] and [A-Category-Repeat-End], or in the [A-Insert-Category-Table] variable
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| Description: This variable displays the current category number.
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| Example: [A-Category-Repeat][A-Category-Nr]. [A-Category-Name][A-Category-Repeat-End] lists all category names with their number
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Category-Repeat] and [A-Category-Repeat-End], or in the [A-Insert-Category-Table] variable
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| Description: This variable represents the file name for the current category.
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| Example: See the template file called "Multiple-Pages-Simple.txt" which you can find in the "Link Directory Templates" directory in the ARELIS directory.
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Category-Repeat] and [A-Category-Repeat-End] and only useful in combination with the variables [A-Category-Save] and [A-Category-Save-End], or in the [A-Insert-Category-Table] variable
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| · | [A-Number-of-links-in-category]
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| Description: This variable displays the number of links of the current category.
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| Example: [A-Category-Repeat][A-Category-Name] ([A-Number-of-links-in-category])[A-Category-Repeat-End] lists all category names with their individual number of links
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Category-Repeat] and [A-Category-Repeat-End], or in the [A-Insert-Category-Table] variable
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| · | [A-Number-of-sub-categories]
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| Description: This variable displays the number of sub categories of the current category.
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| Example: [A-Category-Repeat][A-Category-Name] ([A-Number-of-sub-categories])[A-Category-Repeat-End] lists all category names with their individual number of sub categories
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Category-Repeat] and [A-Category-Repeat-End], or in the [A-Insert-Category-Table] variable
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Sub Category Variables:
| · | [A-Sub-Category-Repeat] ... [A-Sub-Category-Repeat-End]
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| Description: These two variables enclose other sub category variables.
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| Example: [A-Category-Repeat][A-Category-Name]
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| [A-Sub-Category-Repeat][A-Sub-Category-Name][A-Sub-Category-Repeat-End]
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| lists all category names and their sub category names
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Category-Repeat] and [A-Category-Repeat-End]
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| · | [A-Sub-Category-Save] ... [A-Sub-Category-Save-End]
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| Description: These two variables save everything they enclose in a separate file. That file will be named "<CategoryName>-<SubCategoryName>".
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| Example: See the template file called "Multiple-Pages-Simple.txt" which you can find in the "Link Directory Templates" directory in the ARELIS directory.
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Sub-Category-Repeat] and [A-Sub-Category-Repeat-End]
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| Description: This variable displays the current sub category name.
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| Example: [A-Sub-Category-Repeat][A-Sub-Category-Name][A-Sub-Category-Repeat-End] lists all sub category names of the current category
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Sub-Category-Repeat] and [A-Sub-Category-Repeat-End], or in the [A-Insert-Category-Table] variable
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| Description: This variable displays the current sub category number.
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| Example: [A-Sub-Category-Repeat][A-Sub-Category-Nr]. [A-Sub-Category-Name][A-Sub-Category-Repeat-End] lists all sub category names with their number
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Sub-Category-Repeat] and [A-Sub-Category-Repeat-End], or in the [A-Insert-Category-Table] variable
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| · | [A-Sub-Category-Filename]
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| Description: This variable represents the file name for the current sub category.
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| Example: See the template file called "Multiple-Pages-Simple.txt" which you can find in the "Link Directory Templates" directory in the ARELIS directory.
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Sub-Category-Repeat] and [A-Sub-Category-Repeat-End] and only useful in combination with the variables [A-Sub-Category-Save] and [A-Sub-Category-Save-End], or in the [A-Insert-Category-Table] variable
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| · | [A-Number-of-links-in-sub-category]
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| Description: This variable displays the number of links of the current sub category.
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| Example: [A-Sub-Category-Repeat][A-Sub-Category-Name] ([A-Number-of-links-in-sub-category])[A-Sub-Category-Repeat-End] lists all sub category names with their individual number of links
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Sub-Category-Repeat] and [A-Sub-Category-Repeat-End], or in the [A-Insert-Category-Table] variable
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Links Variables:
| · | [A-Link-Repeat] ... [A-Link-Repeat-End]
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| Description: These two variables enclose other links variables.
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| Example: [A-Category-Repeat][A-Category-Name]
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| [A-Sub-Category-Repeat][A-Sub-Category-Name]
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| [A-Link-Repeat][A-Link-Title], [A-Link-URL][A-Link-Repeat-URL]
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| [A-Sub-Category-Repeat-End]
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| lists all category names, their sub category names and their link names and the links URL
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Sub-Category-Repeat] and [A-Sub-Category-Repeat-End]
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| Description: This variable displays the current link number.
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| Example: [A-Link-Repeat][A-Link-Nr]. [A-Link-Title][A-Link-Repeat-End] lists all links with their number
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Link-Repeat] and [A-Link-Repeat-End]
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| Description: This variable displays the current link URL.
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| Example: [A-Link-Repeat][A-Link-URL][A-Link-Repeat-End] lists all link URLs
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Link-Repeat] and [A-Link-Repeat-End]
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| Description: This variable displays the URL as listed in the web site list.
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| Example: [A-Link-Repeat][A-Found-URL][A-Link-Repeat-End] lists all URLs of the web site list
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Link-Repeat] and [A-Link-Repeat-End]
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| Description: This variable displays the web page URL that contains a link back to your web site. You can enter and edit this web page in the Edit Site panel. If you haven't entered this URL yet, it will contain the URL as displayed in the web site list.
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| Example: [A-Link-Repeat][A-Link-Back-URL][A-Link-Repeat-End] lists all these web page URLs
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Link-Repeat] and [A-Link-Repeat-End]
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| Description: This variable displays the domain of the current link URL, e.g. "TopShoes.com" instead of "http://www.TopShoes.com/welcome.htm".
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| Example: [A-Link-Repeat][A-Link-Domain][A-Link-Repeat-End] lists all link domains
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Link-Repeat] and [A-Link-Repeat-End]
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| Description: This variable displays the current link title which you can edit in the Edit Site panel
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| Example: [A-Link-Repeat][A-Link-Title][A-Link-Repeat-End] lists all link titles
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Link-Repeat] and [A-Link-Repeat-End]
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| Description: This variable displays the current link description which you can edit in the Edit Site panel.
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| Example: [A-Link-Repeat][A-Link-Description][A-Link-Repeat-End] lists all link descriptions
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Link-Repeat] and [A-Link-Repeat-End]
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| Description: This variable inserts the HTML tag <IMG SRC="<banner-url>" ALT="<link-title>"> only if there's a banner URL entered in the Edit Site panel. <banner-url> and <link-title> will be replaced with the corresponding banner URL and link title. If you haven't specified the banner URL, the [A-Link-Banner] variable text will be removed from the link directory.
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| Example: [A-Link-Repeat][A-Link-Banner][A-Link-Repeat-End] displays all link partner banners
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Link-Repeat] and [A-Link-Repeat-End]; only useful for web pages
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| Description: This variable inserts the HTML tags <A HREF="link to link partner" TARGET="_BLANK"><IMG SRC="<banner-url>" ALT="<link-title>"></A> only if there's a banner URL entered in the Edit Site panel. <banner-url> and <link-title> will be replaced with the corresponding banner URL and link title. If you haven't specified the banner URL, the [A-Link-Banner-Full] variable text will be removed from the link directory.
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| The [A-Link-Banner-Full] variable works like the [A-Link-Banner] variable but it makes the banner clickable.
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| Example: [A-Link-Repeat][A-Link-Banner-Full][A-Link-Repeat-End] displays all link partner banners
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Link-Repeat] and [A-Link-Repeat-End]; only useful for web pages
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| Description: This variable displays the current banner URL which you can edit in the Edit Site panel.
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| Example: [A-Link-Repeat][A-Link-Banner-URL][A-Link-Repeat-End] lists all banner URLs
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| Can be used: only between the variables [A-Link-Repeat] and [A-Link-Repeat-End]
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| Description: This variable inserts the HTML tag <IMG SRC="<picture-url>" ALT="<link-title>"> if the corresponding web site links back to your site (i.e. if it has a checked "Links Back" checkbox in the web site list). You can edit the picture URL in the Create Link Pages window (step 2). If you didn't specify the picture URL, the [A-Link-Back-Image] variable text will be removed from the link directory. <banner-url> and <link-title> will be replaced with the corresponding banner URL and link title.
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| Example: [A-Link-Repeat]<A HREF="[A-Link-URL]">[A-Link-Back-Image][A-Link-URL][A-Link-Repeat-End] lists all web sites and images for those web sites that link back.
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