Major Additions - vBulletin classifieds mod from Panjo

As of September 2015, the Panjo marketplace mod for vBulletin has been completely rearchitected.

You can learn more about the latest version of the mod on Panjo's vBulletin partner page.

This mod enables you to launch a peer-to-peer community marketplace that is integrated into your vBulletin forum.

Here is how it works:
1) Install the plugin.
2) Customize the categories you want in your marketplace.
3) Contact Chad at Panjo: chad@panjo.com to activate your marketplace.
4) When a seller goes to a new or old subforum dedicated to buying/selling/trading, and clicks on the "post new thread" button, the mod will load a listing creation form.
5) The seller will create a listing. The listing will appear in the marketplace. A synchronized copy of the listing will appear in the appropriate buy/sell/trade subforum.

Is this plugin free?
Yes, this plugin is free.

Can you make money with this plugin?
Yes, you can optionally use this plugin to generate marketplace transaction revenue.

How is it with mobile?
The marketplace loads with layouts that are optimized for high res desktop, tablet, and mobile.

Examples:
Porsche Marketplace <syncs with> Porsche classifieds subforum
BMW Marketplace <syncs with> BMW classifieds subforums
Audi Marketplace <syncs with> Audi classifieds subforums
Belly dancing marketplace <syncs with> Belly dancing classifieds subforums

Gallery:
The marketplace home page

A listing detail page

The listing creation form for a seller


Do you have questions about Panjo? Contact the team at Panjo:
chad@panjo.com
1-424-272-0291

[Panjo]

We are very excited to introduce Panjo 4.2.2. The latest version of Panjo offers a self service setup dashboard. It also provides admins with more self service tools and reporting.

[Morrus]

You still haven't answered the Enthusify question, above. For an entity that wants to enter into a financial relationship with forum owners, transparency in this regard is vital to earn the trust needed to do so. Are you the same company? Have you changed your name; if so why, and why does your post not make that clear? If not, is this a copy of the Enthusify software, and how are you able to replicate it?

You're asking for royalty based financial arrangement. Secrecy cannot be a part of that. It worries me that you evaded questions as basic as your identity.

[lapiervb]

How about some screenshots as is common when posting a mod.......

[Panjo]

Originally Posted by Morrus

You still haven't answered the Enthusify question, above. For an entity that wants to enter into a financial relationship with forum owners, transparency in this regard is vital to earn the trust needed to do so. Are you the same company? Have you changed your name; if so why, and why does your post not make that clear? If not, is this a copy of the Enthusify software, and how are you able to replicate it? You're asking for royalty based financial arrangement. Secrecy cannot be a part of that. It worries me that you evaded questions as basic as your identity.

Morrus - in response to your question, we added a section to the description above referencing the history of the brand. Here it is for your reference, "Panjo was previously known as Enthusify. The old Enthusify plugin download pages at vBulletin.org have lots of outdated information. Panjo ditched the name Enthusify because it was too much of a mouthful and too hard to pronounce."

There is tons of info about us at Panjo.com. You can find the LinkedIn profiles of the team at Panjo.com too. http://panjo.com/Contact You can call us by phone or skype with us via video chat. We are highly transparent. Thanks for your interest in our work.

[Panjo]

Originally Posted by lapiervb

How about some screenshots as is common when posting a mod.......

Via the links above, you can visit lots of live examples of Panjo. You can visit a gallery of screenshots here: http://panjo.com/Partners (click the gallery tab)

[Morrus]

Originally Posted by Panjo

Morrus - in response to your question, we added a section to the description above referencing the history of the brand. Here it is for your reference, "Panjo was previously known as Enthusify. The old Enthusify plugin download pages at vBulletin.org have lots of outdated information. Panjo ditched the name Enthusify because it was too much of a mouthful and too hard to pronounce."

There is tons of info about us at Panjo.com. You can find the LinkedIn profiles of the team at Panjo.com too. http://panjo.com/Contact You can call us by phone or skype with us via video chat. We are highly transparent. Thanks for your interest in our work.

Great answer. Thank you!

[adnedarn]

Hello, what happens if this is used and then it is decided for whatever reason to delete it? The items that were for sale (and now posts) remain but the rest of the addon uninstalls clearly?
(request for testing has been emailed)
Thanks!
Andrew

[Panjo]

Originally Posted by adnedarn

Hello, what happens if this is used and then it is decided for whatever reason to delete it? The items that were for sale (and now posts) remain but the rest of the addon uninstalls clearly?
(request for testing has been emailed)
Thanks!
Andrew

If you use this plugin and later decide to delete it, you retain the legacy listings in 'thread post' format.

Yes, the items that were for sale remain as thread posts and the rest of the addon uninstalls cleanly.

[lazytown]

Originally Posted by lazytown

What are the terms of revenue share? Are forums at the mercy of your servers being fast/reliable and up for years to come? How is the content presented to the browser -- as an iframe (bad for seo) or some other method?

I did not get answers my questions (above) from months ago. I have viewed the html source code for your demo sites, and the classifieds system unfortunately uses iframes for practically everything. While I think you have excellent software, this makes the classifieds section invisible to search engines. I understand it creates a thread in the forum, which is a good idea, but it is not a replacement for a user being able to search google and go directly to the classifieds system. With your setup, all users searching google for an item would always end up at the duplicate forum thread instead of the actual classified ad. I wish the system let our servers grab the data off your servers and throw up the html directly, rather than using iframes.

More questions from above: What happens if someone posting an ad edits their ad or chagnes a price/etc? Does the duplicate forum thread get updated or does it become out of sync with the ad? What about when it sells, does the thread created have [SOLD] or something added to the title?

[dougdirac]

So apparently this mod got included as part of the vB4.2.2 update. Why is that? Will IB get a cut of sales now?

Can anyone here report their experience with this plug-in?