I have marked this as Critical so as to ensure it gets attention, though its not exactly an issue with Alinks it probably affects all current versions

There seems to be a problem relating to php, and specifically the php.ini file controlled in most cases by a users host

The following settings can be set too low

suhosin.post.max_vars
suhosin.request.max_vars

find out more here http://drupal.org/node/257108

What this does is affect the saving of the page, with later items- ie those further down the list getting ignored.

The more Alinks you create the closer you get to the limit. I am guessing that each link has potentially 10 variables so it can soon add up

I just had the values upped to 2000 by my host which fixed another issue, and it just came to mind that it may have fixed a long standing problem i have had with Alinks, ( Until yesterday I had assumed some corruption)

On testing the editability of my later (lowest in list) Alinks i was now able to change them

You may not see the issue yet, but as your links grow... watch out

The only alternative workaround/fixes i can think, if you cant get the server settings changed, are to either make the list of alinks paged to limit the number of entries at one time. Or to create a Hyperlink to a new page from the list of links that then allows for the editing of just one link

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Anonymous’s picture

Version: 5.x-1.4-3 » 6.x-1.0-rc1

Just updating to D6 branch as problem still exists

Additional information. As the list of alinks grow, the load time increases, I am now experiencing upto 5 minutes or more, so tend to avoid editing, and go straight to the database. (165 links)

rsvelko’s picture

Title: Problems saving updated links » Problems saving updated links (when you have MANY links - like 165)

This is indeed important and a more flexible layout of that page is the way to go.

I mean - we keep the multi form but attach a filtering block on top to let you edit JUST the links you want.

Additionaly I may add a pager and/or a no-edit-form-but-just-a-list-with-edit-links-to-alinks page.

Makes sense?

Anonymous’s picture

Hi rsvelko,

Looking forward to the new ships captain, assuming the old one is lost at sea :)

Pager is the first item to consider, that way the number of items*variables can be limited, so an out of memory situation is less likely to occur. Filtering as an addition would be a second great feature.

I have been running RC1 for over a year now, and on several websites, with no real issues. The only other thing that may be useful is to make entries multiple lines, probably 2, as when you tab to the right to find delete, it can bea easy to loose track of the row you are on. In my own case i have a fluid width layout, which extends to about 1600px, but even then the one field hard to see is Delete !

I must say one aspect of Glossify that does interest is I have an encyclopedia on one of my sites where I may be able to use it as a simple wiki for linking purposes, which is one thing alinks can not do, or better put, I would not allow it, considering there are 3000+ entries. The Edit page would probably cause a self destruct :)

FYI: One area that has never truly been resolved is self linking, IE linking to the page the link is already on.

Another feature is the ability to ignore specific nodes, though that may be bettter suited to the node form, and may not suit everyone. With larger sites you may also want to have links restricted to specific content types, but then it gets really complex, as in theory you could have two identical terms linking to different locations when they occur in different content types.

Once you have control. It may be a good idea to have a "Features and Bugs" issue so existing users can identify what they know of.

rsvelko’s picture

glossify got it all covered (or well planned) - self-linking(covered), one node-exclusion, content type filtering and finally - views based pages and keywords list building.

It gets a lot complicated most of the time :)

There will be a new module - SEO Links . Alinks and Glossify Auto SEO are going to die out.

Ivo.Radulovski’s picture

Hello!

please use Glossify! It has been fully rewritten...

http://drupal.org/project/glossify

Greg Boggs’s picture

Title: Problems saving updated links (when you have MANY links - like 165) » Admin screen needs a pager
Version: 6.x-1.0-rc1 » 7.x-1.x-dev
Issue summary: View changes
Priority: Critical » Major
Greg Boggs’s picture

Pager has been added to the admin screen.

Greg Boggs’s picture

Status: Active » Closed (fixed)