Title: New Application
Last modified: February 18, 2021

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# New Application

 *  Resolved [Fred Atkinson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fatkinson/)
 * (@fatkinson)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-application/)
 * I recently ungraded my sites to WordPress.
    The old sites were hand coded by 
   me mostly using HTML and some PHP. I have a database of links that were displayed
   randomly on my main page. Each time the page was refreshed, a small table with
   a random selection of link from that database was displayed. Is there any way
   to make Link Library do something like this? Also, is there any way to allow 
   another site access to my links?
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by [Fred Atkinson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fatkinson/).
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fnew-application%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Yannick Lefebvre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackdewey/)
 * (@jackdewey)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-application/#post-14071635)
 * Hi Fred,
 * For the first part of your question, it is definitely possible to do something
   like this. Link Library allows you to set up multiple library configurations 
   that will display links differently with different configurations. You can specify
   how many library configurations you want to have under Global Options (Number
   of Libraries). So, you could create a second library, set it to only display 
   a small number of links (Total max number of links to display under Links tab
   of Library Configurations), set the option called Combine all results without
   categories (also on Links tab of Library Configurations) so that you get a mix
   of links from all categories, and finally set Link Results Order to Order Randomly.
 * Then, use the shortcode [link-library settings=”2″] to display this library on
   your main page.
 * As for your question to allow another site to access your links, I don’t see 
   how to do this, other than the RSS publishing option that Link Library has. Or
   exporting the links from one site and importing them in the other.
 * I hope this helps answer your questions.
 *  Thread Starter [Fred Atkinson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fatkinson/)
 * (@fatkinson)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-application/#post-14071650)
 * Yannick,
 *  Sounds encouraging.
 *  If I can get through the process, I should be able to restore the function to
   my site at least.
 *  Once I show you what I am doing, maybe we can take it further.
 *  Regards,
 * Fred
 *  Thread Starter [Fred Atkinson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fatkinson/)
 * (@fatkinson)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-application/#post-14071725)
 * Yannick,
 *  I created a second library and added ten of the links [from my database] to 
   that library.
 *  My intent was for each library to be displayed on its own separate page.
 *  But the new library is appearing at the bottom of the page where the old library
   appears.
 *  Have not been able to figure out how to alter the short code so that only one
   of the libraries appear.
 *  Any suggestions?
 *  Regards,
 * Fred
 *  Plugin Author [Yannick Lefebvre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackdewey/)
 * (@jackdewey)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-application/#post-14071781)
 * Hi Fred, I am not sure you understand the concept here. The All Links section
   of Link Library is a common place to store all of your links. When you create
   library configuration, these create different configurations to display links.
   Now, by default, a library configuration displays links from all categories. 
   Did you add these ten new links in the same category as your other links, or 
   in a new category?
 * If they’re in a different category, you could configure the first library configuration
   to not display the links from the new category, while the second library configuration
   would be configured only to show links from the new category.
 * I am just not sure why you just added new links. It sounded like you wanted to
   randomly display some of the links you had already entered in your library on
   your site front page.
 * Hope this helps.
 *  Thread Starter [Fred Atkinson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fatkinson/)
 * (@fatkinson)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-application/#post-14071798)
 * Well, that would work.
    These links are totally unrelated to the links on the
   existing page. Yes, the new links are in a separate category. The existing links
   should only be displayed on that page and not these new links. The new page should
   only display the new links [and not the old ones]? It sounded like you described
   it exactly right! Now if I can just figure out hiw to do that. Thanks,
 * Fred
 *  Plugin Author [Yannick Lefebvre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackdewey/)
 * (@jackdewey)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-application/#post-14071835)
 * You can select which categories to show or exclude from the Common tab of each
   library configuration.
 *  Thread Starter [Fred Atkinson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fatkinson/)
 * (@fatkinson)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-application/#post-14074363)
 * Well, I am making progress.
    The original page only displays the content from
   its category [problem solved on that page]. I am working on configuring a new
   page to display the new category. Thanks, Yannick.
 *  Plugin Author [Yannick Lefebvre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackdewey/)
 * (@jackdewey)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-application/#post-14074606)
 * Glad to hear you’re slowly making your way. Let me know if you have questions
   as you go.

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