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).

[Jman423]

Originally Posted by maineGuy72

the premium ads only work for new ads. the seller must be premium seller with a priority of one and you have to edit the ad after posting and select the premium ad box than save it.

the marquee works as he programed it so and thing done it is a new feature and chris is working on bugs right now so this could be addressed to him later after everything is fixed to his standards

please be patient with chris as he is busting his ass to get this mod updated and fully functional

I do understand that he is work very hard to get this product right, and I have expressed appreciation and I am planning to donate for his efforts as I am sure others in this thread will also do. I have not only pitched in to help where I can in this thread, but I've also reported bugs as well. Nothing I've posted has been acknowledged, so I never know if he's read, or resolved any issues that I've mentioned.

But, thank you for you reply, you've confirmed that I am not the only seeing these results... and that is all I was looking for.

[Reef Man]

Originally Posted by ChrisTERiS

1. Yes you can. Goto Usergroup permissions and assign rights for each group
2. Goto Plugins Manager (Just below the Products Manager) and uncheck microCLASSIFIEDS Tab
3. In microCLASSIFIEDS General settings
4. From the Phrase manager, or translating the phrases at the end of product_microclassifieds.xml and then re-importing it.

Chris

Thank you !!! Testing !

[NTMID8]

Originally Posted by maineGuy72

check your microclassified templates under style manager for the style you are using. there should be a rss block template there

if you can provide a link to your classifieds and tell us what style you are using it will help us to solve your problem. thanks

I do have that template you mentioned. Here is the link. I only have one style on my site.

http://www.nkyfba.com/forum/classifieds.php

[ChangeFive]

Originally Posted by maineGuy72

where did you get the error? on the main classified.php page?
the more info you give the better we can help

Fresh install of the newest version and I get the same error when trying to access the main classified.php page.

Database error in vBulletin 4.1.5:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM microclassifieds_items WHERE categoryid IN () AND logo<>'' AND active=1 AND sold=0 AND hidden=0 ORDER BY rand() LIMIT 10;

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 ') AND logo<>'' AND active=1 AND sold=0 AND hidden=0 ORDER BY rand() LIMIT 10' at line 1
Error Number  : 1064
Request Date  : Monday, August 22nd 2011 @ 10:12:11 PM
Error Date    : Monday, August 22nd 2011 @ 10:12:11 PM
Script        : http://******.net/classifieds.php
Referrer      : http://******.net/forum.php
IP Address    : ******
Username      : ******
Classname     : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.1.56-log

Also, if I wanted to add an icon next to "Classifieds" in the top navigation bar, where would I put that in the template?

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by Jman423

I do understand that he is work very hard to get this product right, and I have expressed appreciation and I am planning to donate for his efforts as I am sure others in this thread will also do. I have not only pitched in to help where I can in this thread, but I've also reported bugs as well. Nothing I've posted has been acknowledged, so I never know if he's read, or resolved any issues that I've mentioned.

But, thank you for you reply, you've confirmed that I am not the only seeing these results... and that is all I was looking for.

None question is bypassed. Believe it or not, I've a long paper writing down all them. But I've placed some priorities, otherwise we will never finish:

1. To add all planed new features. After the release of searchable fields, this has finished (for the moment).
2. To fix all known bugs, so we can have a stable working version.
3. To fix any design issue
4. To change the way that Mary's Classifieds working before.

Sorry, but your isssue is on the 4th priority. Sure I'll do it, but I believe that fixing the bugs must have first priority. Don't you agree? If the time comes and see that your question is not answered while there is no other questions, then you can say that I'm ignoring it. Now, please don't say it. There are so many more important issues to fix.

Chris

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by ChangeFive

Fresh install of the newest version and I get the same error when trying to access the main classified.php page.

Database error in vBulletin 4.1.5:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM microclassifieds_items WHERE categoryid IN () AND logo<>'' AND active=1 AND sold=0 AND hidden=0 ORDER BY rand() LIMIT 10;

Also, if I wanted to add an icon next to "Classifieds" in the top navigation bar, where would I put that in the template?

Please upload the attached file to microclassifieds/includes/

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by Alp Ozdemir

its make an error on my vbb 4.1.4 like as below

Database error in vBulletin 4.1.4:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT * FROM microclassifieds_items WHERE categoryid IN () AND logo<>'' AND active=1 AND sold=0 AND hidden=0 ORDER BY rand() LIMIT 10;Database error in vBulletin 4.1.4:

Please upload the attached file at: microclassifieds/includes/

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by Goatpod

Chris, Just noticed what could be a type in the modcp_classifieds.php file:

$includecss['microclassifieds'] = 'microclassifieds/incldues/classifieds.css';

Thank you! Corrected.

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by nikosb

• uninstalled ads
• I did a new installation
• I created a test ADS

and the problem of characters in the title remains

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please help

I know it Niko and I'm working on it.

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by maineGuy72

i dont see an option for custom html/php in the block generator (see attached image). there is an option for custom html/php in forum block manager. i used mary's old block generator to create a block code and i posted code in the forum block manger and works fine. i was hoping to use your block generator to have the sliding random ads like in the classified main page.

I'm using vB's Datamanager to automatically add the block in the database and seems that vB has restricted this type of blocks to be auto generating. I'm attaching the old blockgenerator to continue using it. Just upload it anywhere in your site and point your browser there.

Chris