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First off this mod, [Chris] Classifieds, has been taken over by me. It did belong to Christos Teriakis. He has since given me full rights to the mod, so I am releasing it here. Only thing I have changed as of yet is the title, added the link and changed some template names, so it is basically the same mod. To upgrade from that mod is the same as any other time, unzip the files, load them to your server, overwriting the old files, then import the new xml. Please remember, this mod is as new to me as anyone installing it, so we are both on a learning curve.

1.- What's this mod?

Is better to say what it is NOT. For those who have used MarysClassifieds, I can say that they are 2 products which you can't compare. 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 slimlined 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.

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 privileges 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 directory as global.php, forum.php etc. Classifieds won't outside 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
   1. 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

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I appreciate the support!
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v1.5.0

1. Facebook Like Advanced (Shows users who liked it)
2. RSS Feeds of last 10 Classifieds
3. 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.
4. Added description in extra fields appearing as help text in add/edit form.
5. In case that a category has no subcategories, beside the "No more categories" added an icon/link to previous category level.

v2.2.0

1. Bug Fixes
   1. Missing Terms
   2. DB Error in My Offers
   3. Price decimal seperator in edit mode
2. Improvements
   1. Show Make offer when the price left 0 in forum sideblock
3. New features
   1. Show local time if the server is in different time zone.
   2. Classifieds Tab in User profile
   3. Classifieds link in User Popup
   4. Different font color for different classified types
   5. Send PM to Sellet when Admin deletes a classified from view page
   6. Set Userid to appear as sender in automated PMs
   7. Hide empty fields in view page
   8. Change the way that PMs are sending to activate popup modifications. Done but nor checked as I don't have such configuration in my site. But it must works as I'm using the native vB functions to send PMs.
   9. Set Extra fields as Required. Work with Text and Textarea fields only.

v2.3.0

Initial release under OzzModz.
Changed the files as to not interfere with the new mod from Panjo that is in vBulletin by default now.

v2.4.0

1. Bug Fixes
   1. Fixed the dates, so they can be auto translated, by your locale settings.
   2. Changed some phrases.
   3. Added some missing phrases.
2. Improvements
   1. Removed some now defunct settings.
3. New features
   1. A new block on the left side of the main pages, that contains the navigation links to various parts of classifieds. So now a user can see them better, rather than having to look in the sub-navigation menu.

v2.4.1
Patched some vulnerability's that was found in the mod. No sites were affected by this, it was just found by a user and now is patched.

[RPSmedia]

I tried both of them. The vbseo one causes it to not be found. When I use the non vbseo one, the url is correct (matches the title) but when you click on it you get the "page not found"

[ozzy47]

I'll check it out when I get a chance, I am a bit tied up at the moment, building my site. For now I would just leave that set to NO.

[RPSmedia]

yeah I did, I have it working on the sites that never had vbseo installed on it so just trying to get my others working so I can start seo work. Thanks for the help and truly appreciate your mods.

[ozzy47]

Strange it is working on sites that never had vBSEO, it is quite possible it is coded that way, so if the vBSEO stuff is there, it won't work.

[Marv]

ozzy,

may be you´ve already noticed that little issue with the display of classifieds in the userprofile tab? The end date won´t show up. But so far, you´ve done a great job in overhowling the original version. Both thumbs up!

[ozzy47]

I'll check into that as well when I look at the other issues. Thanks for the kind words, and marking as installed.

[Marv]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

I'll check into that as well when I look at the other issues. Thanks for the kind words, and marking as installed.

Nono, it?s up to me to say thanks. You?re doing all the work - I?m just another happy enduser

But - if you have a look into the files.. Keep an eye on the forums side block. I doublechecked my settings, doublechecked your code which seems to be pretty fine, but it?s not updating the block now for the last 24 hours (and quite a few classifieds have been posted since). I have no idea whats causing that problem. But I guess - or hope - you?re wearing thicker glasses than me

[ozzy47]

Om I'll check that out too. I am not sure if it's done by a cron or direct query, I have not played with it yet.

[Marv]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Om I'll check that out too. I am not sure if it's done by a cron or direct query, I have not played with it yet.

It?s a vbcron. I`ve already threatend the code, that I will print him out, nail him to the cardboard and start shooting holes for his refusal of work.

And I could swear I heard him say "A**hole"... :erm:

[RPSmedia]

A couple of questions for you. I love your mods btw and I think they have great potential.

1. Can it be added where we can see how many times that ad had been viewed?
2. Can there be a quick reply box at the bottom to make it easier for people to ask questions AND easier to get them to engage?
3. Social media - there is a facebook like button but what about a "share this" button where the member can post it on somebody elses fb page in case they know of somebody looking for that particular item for sale and a way they can email it to somebody?

Not being critical at all, I love your work and want to throw out the things I see that work really well with other things.