Major Additions - microBUSINESS (Business directory and more)

Removed by Author
as I've upgraded to vB4
and thus I can't have vB3 legally installed
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microBUSINESS
ver 1.1.0 (Released 16 Oct 2009)

This is the Full Commercial Version
You must *** UNINSTALL *** any other version before

by MicroHellas
http://www.microhellas.com

DEMO:
http://www.microhellas.com/forums/business.php

User: demouser
Pass: demopass

Compatible with versions 3.6.x, 3.7.x, 3.8.x

Version 1.0.1 fixes the missing procedures: deleteprofile and deleteitem

To upgrade just upload business.php and re-import product-microbusiness.xml (check overwrite).

This is the Full Commercial Version (1.1.0)
You must *** UNINSTALL *** any other version before

1.- Usage

• Business directory, Links directory and much more.
• Each user can has unlimited companies
• Each company can has unlimited items (shops, links etc)
• Google Maps
• Rating and Reviews

2.- Installation










The installation is pretty easy, has been checked many times for installing and uninstalling the product. Just follow these steps below:

• Download and unzip the file microBUSINESS.zip
• Open the folder vbulletin and select all files and subfolders inside it
• Connect to your website and open the directory where is your vBulletin installation (usally forum, forums, portal etc).
• Upload the selected files to your site. If you fellow the right way then the file business.php must be on the same level as the index.php file of vBulletin.
• CMOD 777 folders:
  • microbusiness/files/
  • microbusiness/photos/
  • microbusiness/photos/thumbs/
  • microbusiness/photos/tmp
• Before any new installation is good to backup your database before, even if nobody is doing it (including me). At lease turn your site off
• Check at your AdminCP->vBulletin Options->Plugin/Hook System that Plugin system is enabled.
• From your AdminCP->Plugin System->Manage Products choose Add/Import Product and import the product: product-microbusiness.xml

3.- Configuration










As every vBulletin product, you need to make some initial configurations before it goes live.

• MicroSUPPORT Options
• Google Map API key. If you plan to use Google maps you must obtain a free api key.
• Setup categories and feature list (if you plan to use it).
• Setup usergroup permissions.

4.- Template Modification


The module is using it's own templates, so it doesn't needs any template modification except if you want to add a link to the navbar. In this case you need to modify the NavBar template.


Open it and find:

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]">
$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>

Add below:

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="business.php$session[sessionurl_q]">
Directory</a></td>

5.- Copyright

• This software is copyrighted work of Maria Avlatzi (MicroHellas) and copyright removal doesn't allowed.
• You can NOT re-distribute this module even for free.

6. Commercial Version

In the upcoming days I'll release a commercial version with some additional features:

• Thread for each post (depending on usergroup permissions)
• Post appoval or not (currently all post are auto approved)
• User should be able to post unlimited companies and/or items. Now all usergroups can post unlimited.
• more are coming....

Enjoy it

Maria

[bartek24m]

MicroHellas : when we can expect a new release ?

[chet]

Originally Posted by Wird0

hi, i was wondering if there are any updates yet?

Last Friday she said she would do it on the Saturday, guess she has been busy!

[jr1234]

I have your MicroBusiness installed on our forum. I was wondering if there is a way NOT to let the regular USER add companies, and only allow admin to add them to the directory? As we would like to charge for a listing.

Thank you in advance for your reply,
JR

OR
Maybe be able to deactivate the USER CP tab??
thanks

[MaryTheG(r)eek]

Hello,

Sometimes I hate myself being out of schedule, but my life dosen't works the way that I want. Even with a week delay, I've released version microBUSINESS ver 1.0.1 which fixes the missing procedures: deleteprofile and deleteitem.

To upgrade just upload business.php and re-import product-microbusiness.xml (check overwrite).

Without to specify an ETA, hope that soon I'll release a new version with some more features like: Suggest Category.

Maria

[klaush]

Thanks for going this on. It is now working for us!

One issue, Maria: implode() [function.implode]: Invalid arguments passed in [path]/business.php (Zeile 524)

Any idea?

[MaryTheG(r)eek]

Originally Posted by klaush

Thanks for going this on. It is now working for us!

One issue, Maria: implode() [function.implode]: Invalid arguments passed in [path]/business.php (Zeile 524)

Any idea?

Lots of ideas, lets see how I can find sometime to solve it
Most probably you're trying to add/edit an item when you're getting this error. Are you seeing an empty list in field "Features"? Have you deactivated features from admincp? ..or if you want to use features, have you added at least one?

Sorry for asking, but I've installed only the full version, so I can't check the free one right now.

Maria

[ShadMan]

Originally Posted by MicroHellas

You can't assign categories to companies. Just to items. The logic is simple. If a company has items (items is not equivalent to product, but to shops etc) in different categories, what category can be used for company??? That's why, when you select "Companies" in search form at the top, the category list becomes inactive.


You can't rate a company. Company's overall rating is auto calculating from ratings of it's items. I think that this is the right approach to rating.

Hi Maria,

Great work on this mod! This is almost exactly what I am looking for, but I, too, would greatly love to be able to add a company to a category and be able to rate the company, rather than needing to use items.

For example, if you run a website dedicated to outdoor activities, perhaps you would list a company "ABC Fishing Equipment" under a category titled "Fishing", and a company "XYZ Hunting Equipment" under the category of "Hunting". For a fishing equipment retailer, listing 5000 different types of fishing rod styles as items is not feasible, so I would greatly prefer to just list the company under the category of Fishing.

Another example would be a nonprofit organization that does not offer items at all, but should simply be listed under the category "Nonprofit/Charitable". I'd rather just completely skip adding items, and just use the mod as a sponsor directory, with each business listed under a category.

I hope this is possible. Thanks in advance for your time!

[MaryTheG(r)eek]

Originally Posted by ShadMan

Hi Maria,

Great work on this mod! This is almost exactly what I am looking for, but I, too, would greatly love to be able to add a company to a category and be able to rate the company, rather than needing to use items.

Hello,

microBUSINESS had been developed and will continue developing having in mind to become a TRADE module and not a business directory. Let's say an Alibaba clone. So seperation of Companies & Shops (Items) is a must. Also rating (always talking for a Trade script) must goes to Shops (Items) and not to the company. Company's rating is auto calculating.

But as I don't like to let disappointed all like you, who want just a business directory, I'm planing to modify the current version by merging companies & items in one table and thus the rating should works the way that you want.

Maria

[chet]

Thanks for the fix but I'm a little confused now on how it works.

I have created business categories in the AdminCP one called Computers.
I then go create a new company with the hope of having a drop down for the categories, however there is no drop down.

The only way I can see of using the categories is by creating a company first, then go into new items and select the category and set up company info again, is there any way of selecting a category whilst you are creating a company profile?

Thanks

[MaryTheG(r)eek]

Originally Posted by chet

Thanks for the fix but I'm a little confused now on how it works.

I have created business categories in the AdminCP one called Computers.
I then go create a new company with the hope of having a drop down for the categories, however there is no drop down.

The only way I can see of using the categories is by creating a company first, then go into new items and select the category and set up company info again, is there any way of selecting a category whilst you are creating a company profile?

Thanks

I believe that my previous post is clear enought, I'll try once more

1. First of all forget anything about listing directory. microBUSINESS is NOT a listing directory.
2. microBUSINESS is a TRADING module, and thus companies can't be assigned to category, because a company can have shops/departments on different categories.

Maria