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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 sadiq6210

I modified few templates and it is working perfect in RTL except the numbers shown in this screenshot

I can't find from where should I change it

You need to make a global search / replace in file christeris/classifieds/includes/functions.php

Search for:

style="float:right;"

Replace with:

style="float:left;"

[sadiq6210]

Originally Posted by TheForumMarket

You need to make a global search / replace in file christeris/classifieds/includes/functions.php

Search for:

style="float:right;"

Replace with:

style="float:left;"

Thanks Chriss

Perfect :up:

[Christos Teriakis]

Hello all,

Classifieds version 1.5.0 is available for download. In this version:

1. Have fixed all reported bugs. There is still a reported bug, but I'm unable to reproduce it, so I need your help. If any user has found the editor missing in add/edit classified, I'll appreciate if he/she reports it.
2. New features in 1.5.0
   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.
3. How to upgrade:
   1. Please download, unzip and upload ALL files. There are changes almost in all files, plus new images in the image directory. So a selectable upload is not advisable.
   2. Import product-classifieds.xml from your admincp. Don't forget to check "Overwrite".

Thank you
Chris

[Toorak Times]

Originally Posted by TheForumMarket

RSS Feeds for last 10 Classifieds added in version 1.5.0 which will release tonight. See attached screenshot.

Chris

WOW, you move fast mate, that is awesome!!! So I can feed that into a Forum or an RSS widget mate?

[DirtRider]

Originally Posted by TheForumMarket

Fixed. Should be on version 1.5.0

Ah cool thanks and I am also looking forward to the added RSS as that was something I also needed

[Toorak Times]

Originally Posted by TheForumMarket

Added Facebook Like in Classified view page. It also shows users who have Liked it. See attached screenshot. Should be on version 1.5.0

Mate, thank you so much for the Facebook like option too, now we can set up our sales page when needed, cheers.

[Akangage]

Hi Chris,

I face this problem when I tried to post.

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.0:

Invalid SQL:
INSERT INTO vb_classifieds_items
SET adtype = '1',
categoryid = '4',
userid = '912',
username = 'admin-aja',
title = 'Lisensi Lv 5',
bodytext='Sale lv5 license. \n\n\n',
keywords = '',
location = 'Jakarta',
price = '500000',
tradewith = '',
shipping = 'Free',
payment = 'Paypal, Ipaymu, Bank Transfer',
katastasi = '6',
sellertype = '1',
starts = '1368280172',
days = '30',
ends = '1370872172',
active = '1',
status = '1',
flagreserved = '1',
views = '',
logo = '3b78e4a3e9e2d13490cf874a4b5b3e99.jpg';

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'flagreserved' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Request Date : Saturday, May 11th 2013 @ 08:49:31 PM
Error Date : Saturday, May 11th 2013 @ 08:49:32 PM
Script : http://www.xxxxx.com/classifieds_use...?do=saveupdate
Referrer : http://www.xxxx.com/classifieds_user...dedit&adtype=1
Classname : vB_Database_MySQLi
MySQL Version : 5.1.63-0ubuntu0.11.10.1

Solved by adding 'that' error in Sql table

[CharlieDelta]

Excellent update Chris! Fantastic work!!

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by Akangage

Hi Chris,

I face this problem when I tried to post.



Solved by adding 'that' error in Sql table

The problem is why that field didn't created by the product-classifieds.xml. Have you imported that file??. I seen the code and is correct:

<code version="1.5.0">
<installcode><![CDATA[
$vbulletin->db->query_write("ALTER TABLE ". TABLE_PREFIX ."items ADD flagreserved INT( 1 ) UNSIGNED DEFAULT '1' NOT NULL");
$vbulletin->db->query_write("ALTER TABLE ". TABLE_PREFIX ."item_fields ADD description mediumtext);
]]></installcode>
<uninstallcode>
</uninstallcode>
</code>

[Christos Teriakis]

Originally Posted by CharlieDelta

Excellent update Chris! Fantastic work!!

Thank you Charlie. But what about your editor issue? Has it fixed? It became my nightmare. Maybe you have manually edit the template classifieds_addedit_item and then xml does not updates it?

Chris