Portal Software - [Chris] Classifieds

Classifieds
by Christos Teriakis
aka ChrisTERiS

Please note that from
11 Aug 2013
you can get support only in my site
http://www.teriakis.com

Demo: http://www.christeris.net/dev42/classifieds.php
Demo Accounts:
demouser1 / demopass1
demouser2 / demopass2
demouser3 / demopass3

1.- What's this mod?

Is better to say what is NOT this mod . For those who have used MarysClassifieds, I can say that they are 2 products which you can't compate. MarysClassifieds had dozens of features, but when I installed in my site I realized that I need only 10% of those features. Maybe less. This is SL Classifieds. A minimalist version of MarysClassifieds, but I bet that 70% of the webmasters will find this one more pretty, more usefull.

• It supports 4 types of Classifieds:
  • For Sale
  • Wanted
  • For Trade
  • Free Offers
• Supports unlimited categories
• Supports Extra fields (but not searchable)
• Has PM templates for:
  • PM user when admin approves his Classifieds
  • PM user when admin rejects Classified
  • PM seller when a user Makes an Offer
  • PM seller when a user clicks Buy it
  • PM seller when a use uses the contact form
• Supports 5 statuses:
  • Open
  • Hidden
  • Reserved
  • Expired
  • Sold
  • Please note that unlike my old mod, here nothing is automatic. The seller has to take care to switch between statuses.
• There are listings for:
  • Category classifieds
  • Timeframe (What's New) Classifieds
  • Seller Classifieds
  • Search Results
• In view Ad page the visitor can see also:
  • Other classifieds from the same seller
  • Similar classifieds from the same category
• In all pages there are available the follow blocks having the appearance of widgets:
  • Category Menu
  • Search Form
  • Statistics
  • Latest classifieds
  • Popular classifieds
  • Soon to expire classifieds.
• Version 1.5 additions:
  • Facebook Like Advanced (Shows users who liked it)
  • RSS Feeds of last 10 Classifieds
  • Seller has the ability to not mark a classifieds as reserved when a user clickc BuyNow, in case that he has stock of the same items and he wants to keep classifieds active.
  • Added description in extra fields appearing as help text in add/edit form.
  • In case that a category has no subcategories, beside the "No more categories" added an icon/link to previous category level.
    

2.- How you can make (a bit) money with it.

Using vBulletin's Subscriptions Manager you can set subscription which will upgrade the subscribers to a higher usergroup with more privilenges in SL Classifieds. eg:

• To restrict post in specific categories. The system works such a way that for each category you can set who can post:
  • All usergroups
  • None usergroup
  • Specific usergroup(s).
• To allow more days for postings. eg usergroup A can set a maximum of 15 days before the Ad will remove from the system, while usergroup B can set the Ad's duration for 45 days etc.
• Concurrent Ads. eg Register users can have only 1 active ad, while your VIP usergroup can has 5 ..or 10 ... or whatever you want.
• More photos per Ad

3.- Installation

1. Download and unzip the file Classifieds_XXXX.zip
2. Upload the content of upload folder to the directory where your vB installation is. As a check: classifieds.php must be on the same directoru as global.php, forum.php etc. SL Classifieds are not working out of vB installation directory.
3. CMOD 777 the directories:
   1. christeris/classifieds/photos
   2. christeris/classifieds/photos/thumbs
   3. christeris/classifieds/photos/tmp
4. Goto Admincp and import product-classifieds.xml. Double check before if you have another product with the same name.
5. Set the various settings in Classifieds->General settings
6. Set usergroup permissions
7. Check and modify if you want PM templates.
8. Set categories
9. Set Extra fields (in case that you want them).

4.- SEO URLs

• If you're using vbSeo open the file Classifieds_vBSEO_Custom_Rewrite_Rules.txt and add them to your vbSeo installation.
• If you're using .htaccasse file copy the contents of htaccess.txt and add it to your current .htaccess files. If you don't have such file and your server is compatible with such files, upload htaccess.txt to your vB directory and rename it to: .htaccess

5. CMS Widget / Forum Sidebar Block for Latest Classifieds

1. Shows latest 5 Classifieds. If you want to change the number to another value change at 1st line: $maxitems = 5;
2. Installation as CMS Widget
   1. Goto Admincp-> vBulletin CMS-> Widgets
   2. Click "Create New Widget" at the list bottom
   3. Set Widget Type: PHP Direct Execution
   4. Give a Title which appears at the widget. eg Last Classifieds, or.. Last 5 Classifieds etc
   5. Click SAVE
   6. Find in the list the new widget and click configure at the right side
   7. Replace the example code, with the code from Widget_Latest_Classifieds.txt
   8. Click Save
   9. Goto Layout and add it in any section you want
   10. Click Save (Layout)
3. Installation as Forum sidebar Block
   1. Goto Admincp-> Forums & Moderators -> Forum Block Manager
   2. Click Add Block
   3. In the next screen "Select block type: Custom HTML/PHP"
   4. Click Continue
   5. Title: Latest Classifieds
   6. Content Type: PHP
   7. Content: Copy & Paste the code from Widget_Latest_Classifieds.txt
   8. Click Save. The block will be now visible to your forum sidebar

6.- Copyright Link

Since the time that DBTech released their Copyright Manager, I've removed my own copyrights. I found their action insulting me to maximum. Their wording "Site is powered by vBulletin AddOns and Modules by Dragonbyte Tech" (and not "Some parts of this site"), means that everything there is their own work, ignoring on the worst way the fact that there are 100's of other coders and designers who are supporting this community for years. So, I'm letting the glory to them. No copyrights from my side.

Enjoy it
Christos Teriakis
aka ChrisTERiS

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by Dr. HaZaRd

Nice mod, thanks! I use it for my community of Gran Turismo game. The users use this mod for trade the cars and game object.

Glad that it's useful for your community.

Originally Posted by Dr. HaZaRd

2 question: it's a bad idea to add comments?

I've in plans to add it. Personally, I don't think that classifieds (unlike reviews or articles) needs comments. But if the community here has different opinion I respect it and I'll try to add this feature.

Originally Posted by Dr. HaZaRd

I can add extra field, but I cann't remove them.. we will never see these features in the next release?

Don't I have remove extra field available?

[sadiq6210]

I opened [Chris classifieds] for around 25 moderators to test it and give me their feedback after that I will open it for all ~30,000 students.

I have two points not clear for me

1- If I put (Grace period) = 0, then no classified will be removed yes? I don't want to remove any classified. Even if it is expired I want to keep it as archive.

2- As administrator, how can I see the expired classifieds for a user? and how can I see all the closed/expired classifieds?

Thanks dear

[cryhav0c]

Hi Chris,

I am really having fun with this but I've come across an issue with the "Categories" & "Search In Classifieds" images not displaying while on the classifieds page when using Internet Explorer and only partially displaying when using Firefox. Also, the "Latest Classifieds", "Should Expire Soon" and Popular Classifieds" on the right side appear incorrectly. I've tried to verify everything but have not been able to figure this out. Could you give some advise. Thanks again.

[cryhav0c]

I have found the problem. It is due to the style I am using. It appears to only work with the default style. Is it possible for me to address this? Thank you for your help.

[cryhav0c]

Does anyone else utilize the classifieds with different styles? I would like to retain my style but it would seem that I'd need to modify it somehow?

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by cryhav0c

Does anyone else utilize the classifieds with different styles? I would like to retain my style but it would seem that I'd need to modify it somehow?

I believe that the best way to get help on this issue is to post your installation URL. This way is easier to understand what's going wrong. Otherwise "does not works well.." is very general.

[sadiq6210]

Any update Chris?

[cryhav0c]

This is my install URL: http://internethopexchange.com/forums/classifieds.php The userid = "guest" The password is "classified" .

I utilize a purchased theme called Primus Slate. Thanks for taking a look. I'm really enjoying the mod.

Thanks,
Chris

[studify]

Hello,
I encountered two bugs within the file "classifieds_usercp.php". From around line 90 I've modified the code like shown below.

The first edit is a fix for the possibility, that no adtype is given (e.g. http://www.example.com/classifieds_u...php?do=addedit).

The second one is a quick and dirty fix for a permission error, cause the function getCheckMaxAds() did not execute correctly, which means that users who already had maximum number of ads running were able to create unlimited new ones.

	if(!$adtype){
		$item["adtype"] = 1;
	} else {
		$item["adtype"] = $adtype;
	}//EDITED so that if no adtype is given we'll make it 1
	$item["categoryid"] = 0;
	$item["userid"] = $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'];
	$checkuserid = $item["userid"];
	$docheckmax = getCheckMaxAds($checkuserid);//EDITED cause of permission

Correct me if I'm wrong Oh, and nice mod, chris!!

All the best,
Alex

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by studify

    
if(!$adtype){
    $item["adtype"] = 1;
} else {
    $item["adtype"] = $adtype;
}

Even if your additional check is 100% correct, I prefer to avoid giving default values, as you never know where the link comes from. As this URL is accessible only from 2 menu options, and on these options there is the adtype=xx, means that the link is not really comes from a normal menu option. eg maybe a bot.

[quote=studify;2431133]
    $item["userid"] = $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'];
    $checkuserid = $item["userid"];
    $docheckmax = getCheckMaxAds($checkuserid);//EDITED cause of permission

Why do you think that this is mistaken? First of all have you seen that the function getCheckMaxAds, calls another function getMaxAllowed ? Also have you understood how this function works? eg My primary usergroup is Registered Member which allows me to have 3 concurrent Ads. But at the same time I'm member (additional usergroupids) to VIP usergroup, which allows me 5 concurrent Ads. These 2 functions will return the maximum allowed value, which in this example is: 5.

But to be honest I haven't checked it in this version. But as these 2 functions are copy&paste from my previous Classifieds addon where it has been tested globaly, I can't see a reason that they don't work. But as I said, I haven't tested it, so you maybe be right and thank you for reporting it.