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8.4.3 How to export your link pages as XML files

IBP's link manager also allows you to create link directory pages that aren't link

directory pages but XML files, simple text files or any other format that you prefer.

Do the following:

1. Click the New button in the Create link pages window in IBP's link manager and
   create a new single page link directory template.


2. After creating the new template, click the Customize button to edit the template.


3. Replace the template code with the following:

---snip---

[A-Company-Name]'s Link Directory ([A-Today-Date-Long])

[A-Category-Repeat][A-Category-Nr]. [A-Category-Name] ([A-Number-of-Sub-

categories])

[A-Sub-Category-Repeat][A-Sub-Category-Name] ([A-Number-of-Links-in-sub-

category])

[A-Link-Repeat][A-Link-Title]

[A-Link-Description]

[A-Link-URL]

[A-Link-Repeat-End]

[A-Sub-Category-Repeat-End]

[A-Category-Repeat-End]

---snip---

If you use that code in your link directory template, IBP's link manager will create a

simple text file and upload it to your server when you use the Create link pages

command in IBP's link manager. Of course, you can also use XML tags and any other

tags in the link directory template. It's up to you.

This feature can be very useful if you want to use the IBP's link manager data with

another program or online application.