1) Are you talking about a mod? I'm not aware of any built in 'Featured' option. I put together a featured sites mod, and I believe others have, too.
2&3) 'Popular' and 'Cool' are one and the same. This is a point of confusion for a lot of new Links users, as the documentation is a bit sparse in that area. They are determined by # hits (i.e. visits) to that link, and the cutoff is based on percentage or a max number as set in the configuration file.
Flagging a site as popular/cool through the admin does not place it in the cool list unless it has enough hits to qualify it for inclusion.
'Top Rated' is determined by ratings.
Hope this helps,
Dan
2&3) 'Popular' and 'Cool' are one and the same. This is a point of confusion for a lot of new Links users, as the documentation is a bit sparse in that area. They are determined by # hits (i.e. visits) to that link, and the cutoff is based on percentage or a max number as set in the configuration file.
Flagging a site as popular/cool through the admin does not place it in the cool list unless it has enough hits to qualify it for inclusion.
'Top Rated' is determined by ratings.
Hope this helps,
Dan