This section allows the administrator to specify the default values for various link settings in In-link.
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<li> Order links by – this setting specifies the default primary sort order for the link listings. It applies both on the front-end, and in the Administrative Console – in the catalog. The first dropdown allows to select the field (an attribute of the link), and the second dropdown – the direction of the sort. 
<li> And then by – this setting specifies the default secondary sort order. It is set in the same way as the primary, and used when the primary order values are ambiguous. For example, when the primary sort value is ‘Link Name', the secondary order will be used to sort among links with the same name. 
<li> Number of links per page – specifies the default number of links shown per page. This value applies both to the front-end and to the Administrative Console. In the latter, this value can be changed for each session through the View menu. 
<li> Number of links per page on a short listing – this setting is similar to the ‘ Number of links per page', but it applies to the front-end short link lists only. It can be overridden by setting the tag attributes in the appropriate templates. 
<li> Number of days for a link to be NEW – this setting specifies the number of days, from the date of creation, during which the link will be automatically marked ‘New' by the system. This setting will only apply to the links with the ‘New' flag set to ‘Automatic'. 
<li> Minimum rating for a link to be POP – this setting specifies the minimum rating of the link for it to be automatically marked ‘Popular’ by the system.  This setting will only apply to the links with the ‘Popularity’ flag set to ‘Automatic’.  Note, that for a link to be “popular” it will need to meet the “minimum votes” requirement set below. 
<li> Maximum number of HOT links – this setting specifies the maximum number “hot” links in the database.  A “hot” link is the one that has more hits than the other links.  For example, if this option is set to “2”, the In-portal system will pick the two links with the most hits and mark them as hot.  (Of course, this will change real-time as links’ hits are updated, or as this setting changes).  Please note, if more than one link has the maximum number of hits, the system will still enforce the maximum number requirement; therefore, there may be situations when a link with the most hits is not marked as “hot”. 
<li> Minimum number of votes to enable link rating – this setting specifies the minimum number of votes required for the link rating to be effective.  Usually, when only a small number of users have voted on a link, its rating will not be statistically accurate - it is likely, that only biased users have voted.  When a larger number of users vote, the rating becomes more accurate.  This setting affects the “popularity” property of a link – links with less than required number of votes will not be considered “popular”, even if their rating is high enough. 
<li> Enhanced Listings – this setting will enable the Enhanced listings functionality on the front end. Specifically, the “Enhance” option will appear on link listings under My Links section on the front end. To use the enhanced listing functionally, the site administrator needs to create at least one Listing Type under In-Link->Paid Listings section.
<li>Allow Free Listings – controls if free (regular) listings should be allowed; effective only when the enhanced (paid) listings are on. </li>
<li> Display editor PICKs above regular links – this setting will force all links, marked as ‘Editor's pick' to be displayed above the other links, regardless of their priority or sort order. Among themselves, ‘Editor's pick' links will be sorted according to the regular rules. 
<li> Display link URL in status bar – this setting toggles the display of the URL in the browsers status bar (usually at the bottom of the window). It is impossible to view the URL of the link by examining the link itself, because In-link uses an intermediate script to redirect visitors to the link destinations. If it is desirable that the visitors can see the destination of the link, enable this setting. 
<li> Allow Duplicate Reviews – this setting specifies the period during which the same user cannot submit another review on the same link. The time can be entered in seconds, minutes, hours, days, months or years. If it is set to zero, the users can submit reviews without this limitation. Please note, that regardless of this setting, the same user will be able to submit a review on another link immediately after the first review. 
<li> Allow Duplicate Rating Votes - this setting specifies the period during which the same user cannot rate the same link again. The time can be entered in seconds, minutes, hours, days, months or years. If it is set to zero, the users can rate links without this limitation. Please note, that regardless of this setting, the same user will be able to rate another link immediately after the first rating. 
<li> Reviews Per Page - specifies the default number of reviews shown per page. This value applies both to the front-end and to the Administrative Console. 
<li> Sort reviews by - this setting specifies the default primary sort order for the review listings. It applies both on the front-end, and in the Administrative Console – in the link management section, Reviews tab. The first dropdown allows to select the field (an attribute of the review), and the second dropdown – the direction of the sort. 
<li> and then by - this setting specifies the default secondary sort order. It is set in the same way as the primary, and used when the primary order values are ambiguous. For example, when the primary sort value is ‘Review Text', the secondary order will be used to sort among reviews with the same body.
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