phpLinkBid Blog

Here's a totally free new MOD that adds a backlink finder tool to your phpLinkBid directory! This handy script will aid visitors in search engine optimization and research, or let you do your own SEO. This tool will display the total number of backlinks for any website, and also return one big list.
Test the backlink finder tool on our bid directory.

To download this MOD just log in to your phpLinkBid account and click the download link for the tool in the Free Downloads section.
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We just added a really slick new theme to the free themes section called Blue Text Theme. This is a very clean, modern looking theme that's bound to be quite popular. Blue Text Theme is another great phpLinkBid theme from Ally Web Directory. We highly suggest you check this one out! View the theme details to download and read more, or jump right over to the demo for a preview.


Blue Text Theme is a phpLinkBid 1.4 theme with no special requirements. Ally Directory has contributed...

Using the new phpLinkBid Sites List you can browse hundreds of directories by link popularity, Alexa, PageRank, and more. Sort by column to view new bid directories,
directories with the most backlinks, lowest Alexa ranking,
highest PageRank, the most indexed pages, etc.
Featured and sponsored sites also get new placement on the sites page. The new list is still being updated but most stats are current. New sites may need some time to show new stats. As always you can manage registered...

We just updated our account system, and you will now need to log in
with your email address in order to access your phpLinkBid User Account. The username previously used to log in will still be available in your account settings, but is no longer used for logging in.
You can login with your registered email address here:
http://www.phplinkbid.com/login.php
If you have forgotten your password please request a new one here:
http://www.phplinkbid.com/login.php?a=reset
If you are still...

I am excited to announce the biggest discount we have ever had for new customers. We're psyched for version 1.6 due out this spring (a free upgrade, as always), and want to help everyone fight the tough economy with some serious discounts on all phpLinkBid licenses. So here's the scoop:
40% off every single order until phpLinkBid 1.6 is released.
Everyone is eligible. Use coupon code LIVELY at checkout, or click here:
http://www.phplinkbid.com/order.php?code=LIVELY
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It's been over three weeks since "1/2 Off Week" and it's time for a new coupon. I decided to get serious with this one.
Every single licensed phpLinkBid user gets 50% off every single order, and every single item, until phpLinkBid 1.6 is released.
I'd repeat myself, but it's the Internet so you can just read that last sentence again (preferrably in a powerful, dramatic voice). This coupon expresses our dedication to releasing phpLinkBid 1.6, and our appreciation for the...

If you checked out the blog lately, you might already know about some big changes with a WYSIWYG editor coming in phpLinkBid 1.6. At the risk of being hunted down and strangled by one of our many anxious users for being forced to wait even longer, I made the move to TinyMCE as the editor platform for phpLinkBid 1.6 and all future Kytoo scripts. After weeks of work, it nearly puts Wordpress to shame.
Why do I say that? Many people familiar with Wordpress are already used to using TinyMCE -...

Several months ago I selected the Xinha editor as the platform for the new WYSIWYG editor in phpLinkBid. I then set off on what amounted to 15-20 hours of development time customizing Xinha. I'm now faced with a big decision - to drop Xinha and all this work in favor of TinyMCE.
A WYSIWYG editor is one of the big improvements in the upcoming version. It will make it much easier and faster to update pages, and users with no HTML experience can have some control over formatting. It isn't...

Use coupon code SEOCHEAP when ordering phpLinkBid to save 50% off an SEO Bundle Site License! The SEO Bundle site license includes phpLinkBid, Advanced Link Statistics addon and PageRank checker addon all in one.
Coupon expires April 1st, 2009.

Today we launch the new phpLinkBid Development Blog. This new section of our blog provides the latest scoop on phpLinkBid development for avid users and phpLinkBid developers. phpLinkBid has become a standard platform for thousands of directories, and as we grow it brings new challenges to the development process. We hope to keep you in the loop as much as possible, and look forward to the feedback and ideas from our users.
Our newest version is tackling many new challenges that directories...