Major Additions - [DBTech] DragonByte Classifieds v1 (vB4)

DragonByte Classifieds: What is it?
DragonByte Classifieds allows items to be sold in a variety of ways by your users including Auctions and stock controlled Buy-it-Now listings. It works on vB versions 4.1.x and 4.2.x

Uses
Allowing your users to sell items has never been easier with a feature rich Classifieds system that allows for Auctions as well as stock controlled Buy-it-Now listings.

Integrated into vBulletin, DragonByte Classifieds also allows users to see current listings, create their own postage and address options for use with their own listings and upload pictures to be displayed along with the listings.

With a permissions system, automated bidding on auctions, customizable feedback system, fees and fully customizable categories and specifications, and featured and digital items, DragonByte Classifieds caters for a wide range of requirements.

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Major Features

Multiple Listing Types: Auction, Buy-it-Now (with stock support) and Wanted Items Listings Types to allow your users to sell and barter for items in a variety of ways.

AJAX Integration: We used AJAX wherever we could to help reduce the page reloads, including bidding, checking for new bids as well as other areas.

Automatic Image Resizing: All images added to the classifieds system will be resized and have a thumbnails generated. This will help reduce the page load time but not having to dowload the full image when you just need the thumbnail.

Stock Control: Buy-it-Now listings have a complete stock control that can be adjusted and allows for multiple purchases by different users.

Postage and Address: Mulitple postage options can be added per user as well as a variety of addresses letting users choose where they want items delivered to and at whatever price they prefer.

Feedback System: Allow users to leave feedback about transactions including comments and a customizable ranking.

Watch Items, Save Searches and Users: Users can save items to their watch list and choose to store searches for easy reuse at a later time. Sellers and Buyers can also be added to lists so that their latest items can be found easily.

Categories and Specifications System: An unlimited amount of categories can be created, allowing for subcategories and specifications creating a huge range of options that can help users specify exactly what they are selling.

Payment Processors: Integrated payment processors, including PayPal, to allow users to pay for their items and their fees.

Featured Listings: Allow users to feature their items for an optional fee as well as allowing control over how many items they can feature.

Full Feature List
Payment Processors

• Payment Types
  • PayPal
  • Cash on Collection
  • Check/Cheque
  • Bank Transfer (manual transfers)
• Configure the description to display to your users when they checkout
• Configure your Merchant ID (such as PayPal email address)
• "Sandbox" Mode toggleable via vBulletin Options, for testing purposes

Listing Types

• Auction
  • AJAX Bidding
  • AJAX countdown timers
• Buy-it-Now
  • Adjustable Stock Control
• Wanted Items

Email and PM Notifications

• Users receive emails and PMs when items end, are sold, or are on their watch list
• Translatale phrases and email content

Categories and Specifications

• Categories can be added and assigned as subcategories
• Specifications can be added per category and used in multiple categories
• Options can be added to each specification and used in multiple specifications

Featured Listings

• Mark a listing as Featured to gain a higher position in the list
• Optionally add fees per usergroup to use the featured system
• Optionally add a limit on how many listings a user can feature via their usergroup permissions

Search

• In depth searching of:
  • Titles
  • Descriptions
  • Categories
  • Users
• Many Options to narrow down the search

Fees

• Custom Fees can be created
• Global or restricted to specific usergroups
• Charge for reserve prices, items initial listing and an items final price as well as for featuring items
• Choose from flatrate or percentage based values

Multiple Currencies

• Show prices in multiple currencies
• Set a tax rate for purchases in currencies other than your home currency
• Configurable exchange rate
• Choose a "Primary Currency" that your prices will be based on
• Automatical daily update of exchange rates via a Scheduled Task

Conditions

• Set the conditions of items

Returns

• Set the returns options

Country and State Codes

• Control the countries and states/counties that are available to be added to addresses

Addresses

• Allow users to add multiple address
• Define default address for when selling or buying items

Postage Options

• Create unique postage options
• Can be done per user
• Currencies can be defined
• The countries that the postage is available for can be defined
• Create user specific or generally available postage options from within the Admin Control Panel

Attachments

• Upload images to the vBulletin Attachment Manager
• Thumbnails created and used on upload
• Mulitple images per listing

Digital Listings

• Mark a listing as digital to help users understand they aren't bidding for physical items
• Send links to users on completion of the listing

Feedback System

• Allow users to submit feedback about transactions
• Users can submit comments along with their feedback

Listing Control

• Archive listings that have expired or are completed
• Relist items

Invoices

• Buyers and sellers have access to invoices of of completed transactions

Advert Boxes

• Advert and listings boxes to display current, featured or watched listings
• Various locations
  • Forum Index/Home
  • Forum Display
  • Search Pages
  • Classifieds Home Page
  • View Listing Page

Contact Seller

• Link to contacts seller when viewing a listing

Form Control

• Customizable Form Controls
• Default settings

Moderation

• Approve or unapprove listings
• Usergroup settings to automatically place new listings in moderation queue
• Moderation queue for moderators and administrators

Pro Only

Feedback System

• Customizable feedback ranks to mark reliability

Advert Boxes

• Various locations
  • Showthread Pages

Link Control System

• Create unique links at the foot of Classifieds pages to whatever URL you need

Notes System

• Users can submit notes on their listings

Resolution Centre

• Create and respond to issues in listings either as the seller or the buyer.
• Change the issue's status
• View how many issues are active on a listing

Contact Seller

• PM Created with translatable title

Form Control

• Simple Form in Forum Sideblock for quick listing submitting

Moderation

• Number of items in moderation queue displayed

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[btedition]

DBTech, all works good I guess. How can I remove "State" field from postage? It is required and I live in United Arab Emirates where "State" field isn't required...

[btedition]

Also, for "Fees" they have to be more noticed and visible for users who choose the option.

I've created a Fee for "Feature List" for example, and I didn't know that the item has any Fees until I scrolled to the bottom of the Item View.

Is there anyway users could be notified prior to making the post/ad ?

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by blind-eddie

Nice... Will this be made for 3.8?

That's yet to be decided.

Originally Posted by Muhammad Rahman

nice mod,, but it support mobile style?

At the moment is only uses the main styles, but we intend to look at improving mobile style support in future updates.

Originally Posted by xony

Hi, great mod, I've been looking for something like months, I hope to meet the expectations and we can do business to buy a full version.

I'm testing the Lite version to see if they are all that I need and I see a problem database error.

When I click on any State Code Manager gives database error, any solution please.

I'll have a look at the database error for you. Can you PM me the contents of that MySQL error? Thanks for the bug report.

Originally Posted by btedition

DBTech, all works good I guess. How can I remove "State" field from postage? It is required and I live in United Arab Emirates where "State" field isn't required...

We use as 'States' the ISO 3166_2 standards as detailed on this page:
http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes

I will take a look at how we might be able to remove the States option in a future update. In the mean time you might want to just use a 'catch all' option such as a repetition of the country (i.e. United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates) or leave it blank. The system should drop from any printed postage in the invoice any blank/empty fields.

Originally Posted by btedition

Also, for "Fees" they have to be more noticed and visible for users who choose the option.

I've created a Fee for "Feature List" for example, and I didn't know that the item has any Fees until I scrolled to the bottom of the Item View.

Is there anyway users could be notified prior to making the post/ad ?

User's should have the cost of the featured listing fee when they create a listing using the main submit listing form. It's build into the description of the 'Featured Item' section. I'll look at making it more visible.

Originally Posted by migratoria

BUG: With the credentials of an administrator or moderator in 'ad posted by a user is missing "Contact Seller"
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BUG2: / profile.php? do = EditProfile
When I edit a user's profile get a swap of non-standard fields

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Can you provide me some images of what you mean? I can then take a look at the issues and get some fixes for them.

Matt

[btedition]

DBTech, thanks for your reply

- State issue: This is what I'm getting, I'm not sure if I'm following your instructions properly but this is what I'm getting when selecting UAE.




- Fee Issue: I'd like the cost to be listed BEFORE posting the actual item, what if users don't accept the fee and don't want to get charged for it?


Thanks in advance

[xony]

Originally Posted by DragonByte Tech

I'll have a look at the database error for you. Can you PM me the contents of that MySQL error? Thanks for the bug report.

Hi, thanks for replying, is already sent, I think it has something to do with Panjo, see if you can see the problem, thanks.

[ost]

Originally Posted by DragonByte Tech

That's yet to be decided.

it would be interesting to see this mods for 3.8

[klaush]

We will support a 3.8 Version as well!

Originally Posted by blind-eddie

Nice... Will this be made for 3.8?

[HotLink]

Originally Posted by CharlieDelta

It is listed in the first post.

the thing is that i've left the bank transfer option only (disabling all other), yet it says it needs a paypal acc on clicking the Buy Now button. I might miss a setting somewhere

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by btedition

DBTech, thanks for your reply

- State issue: This is what I'm getting, I'm not sure if I'm following your instructions properly but this is what I'm getting when selecting UAE.

Thanks for the report. I'll look into what's causing that error. You should be able to leave the state blank. Will sort that for the next update.

Originally Posted by btedition

- Fee Issue: I'd like the cost to be listed BEFORE posting the actual item, what if users don't accept the fee and don't want to get charged for it?


Thanks in advance

If you have a relevant fee for a usergroup and for that listing type for featuring, it should appear something like this:

Attachment 147937

If you are an admin with no restrictions and no applicable fees (for your usergroup and/or the listing type, i.e. auction, buy-it-now) it won't show for you.

Originally Posted by xony

Hi, thanks for replying, is already sent, I think it has something to do with Panjo, see if you can see the problem, thanks.

Can you try disabling Panjo and seeing if you get that error. It looks like Panjo hasn't properly installed somehow, which may be the issue.

Originally Posted by HotLink

the thing is that i've left the bank transfer option only (disabling all other), yet it says it needs a paypal acc on clicking the Buy Now button. I might miss a setting somewhere

Have you disabled the options in the Admin Control Panel, or on the submit listing page?

PS, thanks to everyone for the feedback and the bug reports.

Matt

[btedition]

Dear Matt, your quick reply timing is actually what makes you a respectful coder/designer. Thanks once more.

- Fee Issue: These are my settings, and what I can see when listing. The item is "Buy-it-now" to match the settings, unfortunately nothing happens.




- Page Not Found Issue: When clicking "Feature Fee (Red Circle)" I get "Page Not Found" but if I click the "Manage (Go) (Green Circle)" then the page opens to the desired location.




Thanks in advance,
BT