Major Additions - Mary's Classifieds

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*** VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE ***

By downloading and installing the new version 5.0.3, you automatically accept the following restrictions in use, which have been approved as legal from the Administrator Team of vB.org.

1. This version is 80% custom work for a client in Norway, who gots the permissions for exclusive use in Scandidavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland). As a result of this legal agreement that I signed, installation of Mary's Classifieds is prohibited in domains (sites):
   1. With extention .no (Norway), .se (Sweden), .dk (Denmark) and .fi (Finland).
   2. In any site, having any tld extention (eg com, net etc etc), having as primary language:
      1. Norwegian
      2. Swedish
      3. Danish
      4. Finnish
2. Version 5.0.3 uses a thrid party Ajax Library from Guru Sistemas Ltd. This is a commercial library that I bought. Use of this libary out of the original directory (microclassifieds/datagrid/class/), even on the same domain, or including this library in any other module except Marys Classifieds is prohibited.
3. From this version and on there is my copyright link in the footer as all mods have. Please don't remove it. You can remove it legally by paying for it (not donating).

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With 100+ support pages, its impossible for me to follow the posts her. That's why I opened in my site:

1. A Thread for Installation Issues
2. A Project for Bug Reports

I'll appreciate your understanding on the fact that this is a Free product, so don't expect superior level support, but I'll try my best with the help of Bug Tracker.

Also note that even if you can suggest new features, these features will be include in the upcoming CMPS style version which will be Commercial. No plans exist for adding new features in the Free version. Just bug fixes.
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NEW VERSION 6.6.0

There are many new features to this version to list them now. Spend sometime to explore the new mod and you'll find them. The only that I want to mention is that the SEO rules that I've, are normal rules and not vbSeo rules.



How to upgrade:

1. Download the latest version 6.6.0. Please be aware that the regional restriction on use (Scandinavia) is still valid.
2. Upload *** ALL *** the files in your forum directory.
3. Import the product-microclassifieds.xml from your admincp, choosing overwrite.
4. Walk throught the General settinsg and usergroup permissions, as there are many new settings.

Thank you
Chris







1.- How it works

• A user posts an Ad. If the user hasn't post a profile before, the system auto creates one for him, populating it with any data there are in his forum profile.
• Members who are searching or browsing ads can see his ad. According the adtype (For-sale, Wanted, Auction), they can Buy it or Bid on it. The ad becomes invisible to public.
• System PMs seller about the sale. Seller can accept or decline the sale. In case of accept the ad is marking as pending payment. If seller declines the sale, the ad is activating again.
• When the payment is done, seller marks it as paid, the ad is removing from the server (with all related photos and attachments), and some data remain for history only.
• System PMs buyer that the sale has been finalized, and prompts him to rate and review the seller.
• In a time frame that admin has setup, seller and buyer can review each other. During this period reviews are hidden. When the time frame expires, the reviews become visible. Also with the help of a cron job, there is a check which activates reviews, even before the expiration, if both parties have post the review.

2.- Frontend Features

• 3 types of Classifieds (For-Sale, Wanted, Auction).
• Different look for each type.
• Powerfull Search engine
• What's New (Last 7, 14, 21, 30 days)
• Buyer can rate Seller, but also Seller can rate Buyer.
• Profile Information
• Full contact details
• Google Map Locator
• Value as Seller:
  • Rating
  • Total Sales
  • Total Amount of sold items
• Value as Buyer:
  • Rating
  • Total orders that he placed
  • Total amount of his orders
• Active Ads
• Sold Ads
• Reviews that he gots as Seller (from Buyers)
• Reviews that he gots as Buyer (from Sellers)
• Contact form
• Information Blocks in Main page:
  • Auctions to Expire
  • Random Classifieds
  • Premium Classifieds
  • Premium Profiles
  • Newest Idividual Ads
  • Newest Store Ads
  • Top Sellers (Rating)
  • Top Buyers (Rating)
  • Best Sellers (Amount of items that he sold)
  • Best Buyers (Amount of items that he bought)
• User can bookmark an Ad
• User can mark to follow a category, so he will get a PM for each new ad placed in that category (including subcategories).
• Logon user can:
  • Post an Ad (if it is permitting by his usergroup permissions).
  • Edit his profile
  • See the public view of his profile
  • My Classifieds section with:
    • Active Ads with options to Edit, Hide, Activate (if hidden) or Delete it
    • Hidden Ads with options to Activate or Delete
    • Accept Sales. List all Ads that have expired (if auction) or someone asked to buy them. Options: Accept sale, Reject sale, Delete Ad
    • Pending Ads, showing the ads awaiting to be paid. Options to close the sale (after payment), or to reactivate the ad
    • Sold Ads
  • My Bids
  • My Bookmarks
  • My Watch categories
  • My History, showing:
    • Items that I sold
    • Items that I bought
  • Attractive interface
  • Easy to understand and use by your members
  • Certified Memebrs

3.- Administrator Features

• Unlimited depth level of categories
• Option per category to allow posts to:
  • All Usergroups
  • None Usergroup
  • Specific Usergroup, or Usergroups
• Extra fields, global for all categories:
  • Text
  • Radio Button
  • Checkboxes
  • Droplist
  • Textarea
• Extra fields for Profiles (same options as above).
• Set expiration time (in days) for ads. A cronjob checks the ads and removes ads that have been expired (also removes related, bookmarks, bids etc).
• Can setup default currency for all ads, or can allow users to use any currency they want.
• Allow or disallow to user, to choose if he wants any expired ad, to be peplaced with a new one.
• Can setup where the text search will perform:
  • Title
  • Title and Keywords
  • Title, Keywords and Message body.
• In addition, he can setup how the search will works:
  • Looking for exact text
  • Looking for partial search
• Can choose to use or not Google Maps
• And many other common options (eg photo widths, allowed filetypes etc etc).

4.- Moderator Actions

• Approve New or Edited Ads
• Approve or Delete Reported Ads
• Add/Delete Certified Members. Certified Members is another way to promote some users that you want. You can change the word to anything you like. Some webmasters use it to show that a seller has proven his identity to him, others use it to promote good clients etc.

5.- Usergroup Permissions

• Can access the classified section
• Can post ads
• How many concurrent active ads
• How many photos per ad
• How many attachments per ad
• Priority on listings (1= Higher .... 9=Lower. Please note that usergroups with priority 1, Ads and Profiles appear in random, as Premium)
• Ads need approval? This is a commonly used permission, but I moved it to work per usergroup and not as general option.
• Can Moderate Ads and Reported Ads
• Can Moderate Certified Members

6.- New version 4.9.5

This version fixes all posted bugs and corrects any styling issued by using external css files (microclassifieds/includes/classifieds.css). It also replace the inline blocks (Buy Now etc) with modal popup windows.




7.- Upgrade to ver.4.9.5

1. Upload all file to your site overwriting the old ones
2. Import product-microclassifieds.xml from your admincp marking the overwrite checkbox

8.- New version 4.9.5a

1. New Feature:
   1. Added Social Network sharing buttons (facebook, Twitter etc)
2. Improvement:
   1. Added {vb:raw headinclude_bottom} in all templates
3. Bug fixes:
   1. Auctions PMs have empty text
   2. Wrong PM on close Auction when there was no bids
   3. Missing photo in Premium Sellers block
   4. Missing condition "Used" in listings
   5. Wrong date in PMs to contact seller
   6. Missing photo in Wanted Ads
   7. Database error when adding a category with apostrophe in title

9.- Upgrade to ver.4.9.5a

1. Upload all file to your site overwriting the old ones
2. Import product-microclassifieds.xml from your admincp marking the overwrite checkbox

10.- New version 4.9.5a

1. Bug fixes:
   1. Phrase in wrong phrase section caused empty PMs for Auctions.
   2. Wrong Mathematical formula in Search (expiration).

11.- Upgrade to ver.4.9.5a

1. Upload all file to your site overwriting the old ones
2. Import product-microclassifieds.xml from your admincp marking the overwrite checkbox

*** VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE ***

By downloading and installing the new version 5.0.3, you automatically accept the following restrictions in use, which have been approved as legal from the Administrator Team of vB.org.

1. This version is 80% custom work for a client in Norway, who gots the permissions for exclusive use in Scandidavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland). As a result of this legal agreement that I signed, installation of Mary's Classifieds is prohibited in domains (sites):
   1. With extention .no (Norway), .se (Sweden), .dk (Denmark) and .fi (Finland).
   2. In any site, having any tld extention (eg com, net etc etc), having as primary language:
      1. Norwegian
      2. Swedish
      3. Danish
      4. Finnish
2. Version 5.0.3 uses a thrid party Ajax Library from Guru Sistemas Ltd. This is a commercial library that I bought. Use of this libary out of the original directory (microclassifieds/datagrid/class/), even on the same domain, or including this library in any other module except Marys Classifieds is prohibited.
3. From this version and on there is my copyright link in the footer as all mods have. Please don't remove it. You can remove it legally by paying for it (not donating).

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by dypsisdean

But at least I have something to work with now. However, I don't think I changed anything except colors. At least I didn't intend to. Is there anyway that could/should affect functionality?

Don't say that. vB4 is very strange with styling. The screenshoot that you shown me about the carousel meant that the carousel as code was working. But it shown the photos as "<li>" which means one per line. That's why I asked you if you've uploaded the classifieds.css. At that file there is styling code which converts those "<li>" in that beautiful (I want to believe) carousel.

Chris

[dypsisdean]

Originally Posted by ChrisTERiS

Don't say that. vB4 is very strange with styling. The screenshoot that you shown me about the carousel meant that the carousel as code was working. But it shown the photos as "<li>" which means one per line. That's why I asked you if you've uploaded the classifieds.css. At that file there is styling code which converts those "<li>" in that beautiful (I want to believe) carousel.

Chris

OK, I understand. But I hate taking anymore of your time. I know how much you've been working on this. But believe me it shows. I looked at one example classified site that posted a link earlier - a reptile site. The classifieds were super nice. I only wish I can get them like that. I'm sure I have done something dumb.

But yes, the classified.css was there. So I am assuming the software is supposed to take the old pics and convert them to the Carousel automatically? I'll play around some more with the default skin on and see if things continue to work OK. If not, then I will be back with more questions.

But one last one for now - please. What is the best way to re-upload everything, and starting over, without losing the ads that have already been placed?

[Akangage]

Hi ChriTERIS,

I apply your hack in my local vbulletin, using this style but i have error like this

Database error in vBulletin 4.1.5:

Invalid SQL:

       		             SELECT AVG(vb_microclassifieds_orders.sreviewrating) AS thisrating,
                         vb_user.* AS thisprofile
                         FROM vb_microclassifieds_orders
                    		JOIN vb_user
                           		ON vb_user.userid=vb_microclassifieds_orders.sellerid
                  		 WHERE vb_microclassifieds_orders.sreviewrating>0
                         GROUP BY vb_microclassifieds_orders.sellerid
                         ORDER BY vb_microclassifieds_orders.sreviewrating DESC
	                     LIMIT 5;

MySQL Error   : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'AS thisprofile
                         FROM vb_microclassifieds_orders
      ' at line 2
Error Number  : 1064

Please help me.. thanks.

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by Akangage

Hi ChriTERIS,

I apply your hack in my local vbulletin, using this style but i have error like this

[code]Database error in vBulletin 4.1.5:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT AVG(vb_microclassifieds_orders.sreviewrating) AS thisrating,
vb_user.* AS thisprofile

Fixed in 5.1.3

I'll release it in some minutes
Chris

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by fwulfers

I installed the latest 5.1.2 update and the Classified Extra Fields are showing up on the ad page but the Searchable Fields are not there.

It's not an 55-year old age issue again, is it?

Fixed in 5.1.3

[Christos Teriakis]

Hello,

This version fixes all reported (and confirmed) bugs since 5.1.2. To upgrade upload ALL files to your site and import product-microclassifieds.xml

Have a nice weekend
Chris

[Akangage]

Originally Posted by ChrisTERiS

Hello,

This version fixes all reported (and confirmed) bugs since 5.1.2. To upgrade upload ALL files to your site and import product-microclassifieds.xml

Have a nice weekend
Chris

Great.... i'll try It's WORKED but i found this one at top of my vBulletin

Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in C:\xampp\htdocs\*******\classifieds.php on line 488

[dypsisdean]

Chris,
Please bear with me, I think I have discovered a few useful things. I will place the Carousel issue on hold and only address the BUY IT problem that was taking users to my Forum Home Page.

First, I was apparently experiencing a conflict with a (javascript) Google type Translation Button I placed in the header. It was contributing to what I will explain. Note - I am experimenting with and older version and the newest, but the issue I am trying to explain is the same for both at this point.

I have things set so non-logged in users can only "use" (see) the classifieds. So when I view them as a user I see the "Please Login or Register to be able to Post and Bid in our Classifieds" under the Nav Bar. When I click on that message it takes me to the Home Page where I register and then everything is fine as to the BUY IT problem. Is that how it should be? I would think I should be taken to the log in page.

However, when the Translate Button is in the header, for some reason I can be logged in on the forum and when I go to the Classified, it doesn't recognize that I am logged in - because I still see the message under the NavBar to log in. I just noticed that. So when I click on BUY IT, I am apparently taken to where it wants me to log in - or in this case I am again taken to my Home Page as the link to where I sign in.

So, if you understand me, I think this problem is only the result of the link from the classifieds (in both the old and new version) to a place to log in is a link to my default home page, and not the log in page.

The issue now is that with the older classifieds version logging in on the forum is honored in the classified. But in the newer version, if I log in to the forum and go to the classified, it doesn't know I am logged in. In fact I can't seem to log in to the classified at all. Please see the attachment.

FYI - I believe the Carousel problem goes away when I take the Translate Button away. I'll worry about that later.

[dypsisdean]

Chris,
Sorry for the lengthy issues, but I think I have see problem with the logging in issue. I changed some user group permissions and it started working. Then I changed them back to what I thought they were to verify, and could not. So for whatever reason, the log in is being honored now with what I think are the same settings. ?????

So the only remaining issue is the problem with being taken to the home page for the log in. This has confused a few people who when not logged in and clicked on BUY IT, were directed to the default home page and didn't know what to do. Or even if they click log in from the Classifieds Nav Bar, are also taken to the default home page.

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by dypsisdean

Chris,
Sorry for the lengthy issues, but I think I have see problem with the logging in issue. I changed some user group permissions and it started working. Then I changed them back to what I thought they were to verify, and could not. So for whatever reason, the log in is being honored now with what I think are the same settings. ?????

So the only remaining issue is the problem with being taken to the home page for the log in. This has confused a few people who when not logged in and clicked on BUY IT, were directed to the default home page and didn't know what to do. Or even if they click log in from the Classifieds Nav Bar, are also taken to the default home page.

Wait to be Mike online, he'll helps more than me. Is not that I don'y want to help you, but currently I'm having so much work, that for 2 weeks now, I didn't found time to make my own site.

Chris