Q) Enabling Weblinks or when I go to add a link you get the following error Warning: MySQL server has gone away query: ?
A) There appear to be an bug in the Windows version of MySQL that is causing MySQL to crash if you are using the InnoDB database type. We recommend that you switch to the MyISAM database type.
Q) How to change default to not "Promoted to front page."
A) Just as with any content type, go to Administer >> Content management >>Content types >> weblinks (Drupal 5 admin/content/types/weblink) (Drupal 6 admin/content/node-type/weblinks) and remove "Promoted to front page". This is only for new links existing links will need to be changed.
Q) Benefits of standard weblinks.css vs weblinks_minimal.css
A) The standard weblinks.css file has been set up to make the links stand out more than other parts. The weblinks_minimal.css doesn't do that so the link has a tendency to become less visible on the page.
Q) How to remove the date/time stamp.
A) Prior to 6.x-2.0, there is a check box on the settings page "Display link information?". Uncheck it and the module won't display date/time stuff. From 6.x-2.0 and onwards, you use the standard theme setting (admin/build/themes/settings) to show the "Submitted by" information. This can be further enhanced by using the Submitted By module.
Q) Why is the url a text area?
A) It is a pretty long story you can read more here but the short answer is that URLs can be over 2000 characters long and the standard text field just doesn't hold enough characters. BTW, this means that WYSIWYG editors will trigger on that field; you must override that on your site.
Q) I just downloaded the latest release and it's not working right.
A) Please make sure that you run update.php after downloading any module, not just Web Links. Not only does this get the updates, but it also clears your cache (this is important even if you have caching disabled).
Q) How can I change the color (font, size, etc) of the text?
A) We suggest you use Firebug in Firefox and investigate the classes for each type of text and then change your theme's CSS as desired.
Q) My node title is showing up twice for each node.
A) Some themes produce the node title for you and the module doesn't have to; other themes leave it entirely up to the module; and some themes produce it when the node is part of a list (generally teaser view).

There is a setting to deal with this: Show the node title. It defaults to TRUE, but you can try turning it off. That will fix most of the problems. If not, proceed to the next question.

Q) How is this different from CCK Link?
A) To start with, it is an out-of-the-box solution for links without combining CCK/CCK Link/Views, which can take more memory than your host allows. Additionally, there are many settings to customize how your links are presented.

But one big feature is that this module checks server status on cron runs, thereby making sure your links stay "fresh."

Q) Does your module track outbound clicks?
A) Yes, that is one of the many features this module has.
Q) How do I change the title of the Web Links page? For example, I want to call it "Resources."
A) Just edit the title in the menu.
Q) How can I change the name of the content? For example, I want to "Create Resource link" rather than "Create Web Links."
A) If you don't have CCK, install it. Then you can edit the name with CCK. Alternatively, you can go into the node_types table in the database and change it there. Do NOT change the machine name, however.