vBulletin-Yellow Pages with advertising management
 

What is vBulletin-Yellow Pages with advertising management?

This addon is a comfortable system for Yellow Pages with the opportunity to manage those entries within the forum as advertisements. Some of the functions are:

• Moderated entries possible
• Additional images in front of categories and subcategories
• Uses the vBulletin integrated search
• vBulletin standards for settings and permissions
• Supports vB-SEO and vB-CMS
• Optional entryfields in categories
• Facebook-Integration
• Thumbnail-Service, link- and banner usage possible
• Google Maps
• Additional images for specific entries possible
• Uses the comment system
• Rate entries
• Widgets supported within the vB-CMS of vBulletin Suite
• Uses vBulletin given positions to place advertisements of the entries within the forum

Installation:

- Upload all files in 'upload' to your server

- set 0777 permission to the following directory:

• /vbyellowpage/backup

- Import 'product-vbyellowpage.xml' in AdminCP

Afterwards import the 'product-vbyellowpage.xml' in admincp.

Then define the general settings in admincp and the usergroup persmission.
Also check the administrator permissions.

Now you can can create categories with additional settings (e.g. entryfields).Optional k?nnen jetzt die Funktionen f?r Google Maps, Premium-Eintr?ge oder Thumbnail-Service etc. eingerichtet werden.

It is recommended to use TMS. If you dont use TMS you need to do the template modifications by your own, have a look at the '/template_modification'-folder within the product file for this.

History:

• 1.0.2 - First public release

Copyright, Sponsor und more:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

This addon has been sponsored by weinviertel.net. Therefore there is a sponsor link in the copyright footer. It is NOT ALLOWED to change or delete the copyright footer of this addon, it's prohibited to change it in general or even parts of it.

If you are interested in getting a brandingfree version (lifetime) of this addon, then get in touch with me by Personal Message or read the informations to this addon in admincp.

More screenshots...

is it possible work in older versions??
because it like :P

thanks... excuse me for my englis :P

About which version are you talking about?

4.0.3 :P this is my versin :P

Hm, I wouldn't bet on it but you can try in a test forum with 4.0.3 thou... I developed it using 4.1.0 PL2 and I know that there aint no problems using this addon from uo to 4.0.8.

But as we know there have been some changes in the versions of the 4.0.x-series with templates, stylevars etc....

What about 3.8.x ?

I didnt code it for any version below 4.0.8, actually it might work with some of the 4.0.x series. This version doesnt work with 3.x.x at all, Im sorry.

Im a bit confussed to what this product actually does? Can you give a more extended description please, is this an advertising product and what does Yellow pages have to do with it ?

Well, yellow pages is a business directory with/for commercial entries. That's what this addon is there for. In combination with the possibility of using the entries with the build in advertisement manager the user is able to even advertise the (commercial) entries all over the forum; or even sell positions in his forum to companies in order to place their ads in the forum.

Do you have a demo link?

In german language, yes...

http://www.schnullerforum.de/vbyellowpage.php

Maybe somebody can post his URL to his forum as soon as the english version has been installed...

VOSSI, Great Job. What is TMS?

Thanks :)

For TMS look here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=152931

Interesting stuff Vossi, great work. Is URL rewrite out of the box possible?

Tagged for sure :)

You are above awesomeness :D

What exactly do you mean with ' out of the box'? Using vB-SEO or using the internal URL rewrite of vBulletin? :confused:

Using the internal URL rewrite of vBulletin.

how to install a language?

Tagged! I am new and my forum isn't huge yet with advertising... but this is on my "to-do" list for this spring!

Vossi, is this a replacement for the "Link Directory"? I had been waiting on your next release for that... and this seems eerily similar.

Use upload/download language in admincp.
Sorry, but vBulletin doesn't support external mods which works with URLs like this addon. I was struggling around with it allready, even the officials had no idea how to handle that as vB isnt build for that yet.
It looks similar by optic but is not the replacement to the "Link Directory". Both addons have different aims; the link directory is a 'usual' linklist which this is a commercial list with specific options and functions for commercial wishes of either the boardowner or even the ad-partner.

I would love to use this mod, but really don't want to install TMS or modify my templates. Aghhhh! Not looking for any conflicts or errors. Seems like an awesome mod though!

Actually if you dont do the template-modifications, you will not have a problem with the mod at all. The only thing missing is, that you wont be able place the global ads in the premium service. Thats it, the rest works without problems. :)

Hey Vossi, How hard is it to do the manual template mods? Your support is awesome, Thank you.

You're welcome :)

Doing the template modifications is quite easy, look:

In template footer look for the following text:
Place this text below it:
In template header look for the following text:
Place this text below it:
In template header look for the following text:
Place this text below it:
In template navbar look for the following text:
Place this text below it:
In template search.css look for the following text:
Place this text above it:

This looks good.

Does this addon allow you to sell directory listings? If yes, then how can customers pay for it?

I can't read this attachment:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachmen...7&d=1294830675
Could you post a larger version please?

I see there is an import function. Can this import from GARS? If yes, then what does it import?

I read it is possible to rate entries. Is that similar to thread ratings or can we let users rate a number of things and use this for reviews? For example for restaurant users could rate:
- quality of food
- quality of service
- ambiance
- price
etc.

Would that be possible?

I have vbulletin suite, so I uploaded the CMS upload folder.

Where do I put the widget-vbyellowpage.xml or what do I do with it?

Another general question, if you install a mod, then uninstall it. Does the uninstall remove all the database entries as well?

For instance. I installed this mod. Then uninstalled cause I want to wait to do a full backup before I start messing with it. After I uninstalled I went in my database and searched for "vbyellowpage" and found entries still there, so I deleted them all.

What does this mod's install, leave behind in the database after uninstalling? I want to go in an make sure it is 100% deleted out of database, like "before install condition".

Thanks!

There is no pay system for this added to the addon. Bit i like the idea, how do you think it could work?
It imports the entries you exported of even an export from another board.
Not yet, but it makes sense. I'll think about it.
If you want to use the widget, then you need to upload the /vbyellowpage folder within the vBulletin-CMS folder. Afterwards you'll find the 'widget_premium_add_banner.php'-file in /vbyellowpage/widgets/ folder in your forum root.

You can either user Wimpex from Coroner to import the widget or create a widget by your own which is more safe in case you already have additional widgets installed as Wimpex overwrites the wimpex id by import.

For manual adding the widget just follow my next post
If the addon is installed, all changes in the database will be removed after uninstall for sure. Make sure you habe a correct installation of the product file.

Adding the widget:

Admincp -> 'vBulletin CMS' -> 'Widgets' -> 'Create new widget'

Widget type: PHP Direct Execution
Title: Yellow Pages
Description: Shows random premioum entries from vBulletin-Yellow Pages in CMS

Then 'Save' the widget and you'll see the list with the widgets alreday available in your forum. At the right side from 'Yellow Pages' you klick 'Configre' and enter the follwing information:

'Enter Php Code, in the form "$results = "':
Template Name: widget_premium_add_banner
Cache refresh time (minutes): 5

Then 'Save' the configuration. The file to include (DIR . "/vbyellowpage/widgets/widget_premium_add_banner.php") can be found in the vBulletin-CMS folder in the ZIP-file to this product.

Now you can place the widget with the Layout Manager.

One question:

Is posible make a category search which include a extra fields (of category) options. This is like a search in which you put category and options and then, it return the results. I search like a microClasiffieds.

Thus, I think that is good offer the posibity to show more information (even images) in template displaythreat and not only advertising´s title. Not all information in first post of threat.

I think too that will be important the pay option for de advertisers (Paypal or other)

I am very interesting in this mod, Thanks

Just installed thanks for the great work Vossi

Hello,

Is there any EASY way to not display the created by and created at info.

Also in the catagory main section it shows I have a entry under a certain section, if I go to that section it shows the entry but also shows a web address in brackets in the title how can I remove this web address.

Lastly, if I click on the catagory alphabet listing above this specific entry and go to the same section if shows no entries listed under that section when I actually have one, any ideas??

All help greatly appreciated, fantastic mod

Actually you can change the template which is responsible for this. Have a look at 'vbyellowpage_showentry' and delete the specific data there.
H?? You got a screenshot for me=
Well, it then shows all the entries which start with the character you habe choosen. The rest of the entries dont get shown then.

I get a seems to be connected to the three check box's at the bottom of setting up a category, must need something , is gone when i unchecked them all

If you allow userdefined entryfields and dont define any, then this error appears. I might do a check for this in the next version.

OK i see , there is one more little thing, seem that when You make the AD, you get a 3 lines the first line says
title then
postal address for google
and link are not aligned with the right entry box's
and took me a minute to figure out way they didn't work seems like title to be pushed down with the rest instead of being on top

great work I'm sure it will be a popular mod :>
nominated

needs to look like this to avoid confusion