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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[migratoria]

Hi Matt

BUG:

If the administrator or a moderator edit the ad, a notification appears in the case of Shipping not specified.

This notification hinder modification of the ad

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Warning

Your ad is marked as non digital object, so it requires a shipping option. Please go back and select a valid postage.

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by migratoria

Hi Matt

BUG:

If the administrator or a moderator edit the ad, a notification appears in the case of Shipping not specified.

This notification hinder modification of the ad

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Warning

Your ad is marked as non digital object, so it requires a shipping option. Please go back and select a valid postage.

Interesting problem. I'll have a look at it and see how we can fix it.

Matt

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by migratoria

Hi Matt

BUG:

If the administrator or a moderator edit the ad, a notification appears in the case of Shipping not specified.

This notification hinder modification of the ad

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Warning

Your ad is marked as non digital object, so it requires a shipping option. Please go back and select a valid postage.

Fixed in the next update.

Matt

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by My Hattiesburg

Can someone explain to me what "specifications" and "options" should be used for? We're wanting to use this for general type classified ads.

Just noticed your message. To answer your question the best way of explaining it is like this:

Specification: Colour:
Options: Red, Green, Blue.

We intend on expanding how Specifications/Options work, at the moment users can only select options from a drop down menu, but plans are to make it more capable.

Matt

[DragonByte Tech]

Hi everyone,

This week we have the gold release of DragonByte Classifieds v1.1.0 which has a number of bug fixes as well as a couple of changes. Among the bug fixes are several MySQL errors that have cropped up and and further fixes and workarounds for any corrupted listings that might exist. Additionally users can no longer edit a listing that has completed or been marked as inactive, and the page correctly redirects back to the page of origin when updating the stock amounts.

The updates of version 1.1.0 brings a lot of new features as well as continued improvements and bug fixes. Among the main highlights of this series of updates are the listing views allowing users to see the popularity of listings, new notifications that use the vBulletin notifications system, new and improved advert boxes that include randomization and JavaScript rotation settings as well as new locations. Additionally we've added more settings and controls, like the ability to set which usergroups can select from various listing lengths.

We've got a lot more planned for Classifieds over the course of the next few months, and look forward to getting more feedback and ideas from you all as to where we can take this mod. I've compiled a changelog of the updates from Beta 4, as well as a complete changelog for all the fixes, changes and features that have been introduced in the v1.1.0 updates.

Remember, we have installed the latest Beta of Classifieds here on DBTech. We have created some 'fake' items and have left PayPal in Sandbox mode so that no real money changes hands allowing anyone to test how the system works. We look forward to your feedback. Go here for the latest listings: View Listings - DragonByte Tech | vBulletin Mods & Addons.

To create a PayPal Sandbox account you need to head over to this page: https://developer.paypal.com/webapps...tions/accounts. Once you login with your regular PayPal account you can then create a sandbox testing account to use to 'purchase' the items on our Classifieds.


The full changelog for v1.1.0 gold can be found below.

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:
Fixed: Potential MySQL error when viewing a corrupted listing with no items associated with it in the database
Fixed: Item marked as sold when at least one item out of several is sold, but not all are sold
Fixed: Missing category data when submitting a listing with an existing category in the edit listing form could cause a invalid category error
Fixed: MySQL error when viewing older listings with incorrect item data (pre v1.1.0 Beta 4)
Fixed: Error when editing the postage of another user as a moderator, now the system will only load postage options for the user who created the thread
Fixed: Redundant code removed from the Lite version
Fixed: Issue with Current Maximum bid for a user not showing when loading a listing a user has already bid on
Fixed: Issue with Current Maximum bid for a user not showing when refreshing a listing via AJAX that a user has already bid on
Fixed: Link appearing to usernames when viewing the offers list for a listing and who is not the user who has made the offer, or a moderator, or the seller
Fixed: Error when trying to delete a currency in the Admin Control Panel
Fixed: Incorrect unsold stock details on the My Listings page

Changes To Existing Features:
Change: It's now not possible to edit a listing that has completed
Change: When adjusting stock, the page now redirects to either the My Listing page, or the View Listings page, depending on where you started from


The full changelog for all versions of v1.1.0 are:

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:
Fixed: Issue where invalid listing lengths could be inserted into the page before submitting the listing that would not trigger an error
Fixed: Style issue with advert boxes on the top of the View Listings page
Fixed: Invalid plugin loading in Lite version
Fixed: Issue that would prevent the total featured items updating for a user on a buy-it-now listing
Fixed: Issue where fees could be created even when an item has gone unsold
Fixed: Problem where listings that hadn't been approved before their expiry time would still count in the moderated listings count
Fixed: Missing date details from My Classifieds feedback images (in the alt and title parts of the HTML)
Fixed: Sale Email/PM not being sent when purchasing a listing with a buy-it-now
Fixed: MySQL error when viewing a thread in TapaTalk (In Beta 1 PL1)
Fixed: Watchlists items of other users being displayed for the user viewing the page (In Beta 1 PL1)
Fixed: Issue with random adverts not being correctly randomized (In Beta PL1)
Fixed: Images bleeding through drop down menus
Fixed: Issue which caused every bid from a listing to receive a 'item won' PM/email
Fixed: MySQL errors when viewing a thread in TapaTalk (In Beta 2 PL2)
Fixed: MySQL errors caused by missing column in the user table (In Beta 2 PL2)
Fixed: Issue with Offers not displaying when the seller's listings are displayed in the post footer
Fixed: Problem where not adding a valid category wasn't triggering an invalid category error
Fixed: Added missing tables and columns from the uninstall process
Fixed: Watch Item button and Bid/Buy now options are removed from the View Listing page of the person viewing the page is not logged in (doesn't have a User ID)
Fixed: Issue where a user could create the wrong or invalid listingtype when creating a new listing
Fixed: Issue where in rare circumstances no prices could be set for a listing when first created
Fixed: Missing category information when trying to relist an item
Fixed: Missing listing type information when trying to submit a relisted item
Fixed: Missing Pages when viewing or searching through listings
Fixed: Missing defaut settings for default thread and forum when using the Pro version (now set to 0)
Fixed: MySQL error in some rare cases of not finding a valid listing in the Admin Control Panel
Fixed: MySQL error if there is a bad listing with no current items when trying to complete the listing
Fixed: Missing Listing Length options when relisting a listing
Fixed: Permissions error when a user is trying to edit their own listing for and has canedit permissons
Fixed: Potential MySQL error when viewing a corrupted listing with no items associated with it in the database
Fixed: Item marked as sold when at least one item out of several is sold, but not all are sold
Fixed: Missing category data when submitting a listing with an existing category in the edit listing form could cause a invalid category error
Fixed: MySQL error when viewing older listings with incorrect item data (pre v1.1.0 Beta 4)
Fixed: Error when editing the postage of another user as a moderator, now the system will only load postage options for the user who created the thread
Fixed: Redundant code removed from the Lite version
Fixed: Issue with Current Maximum bid for a user not showing when loading a listing a user has already bid on
Fixed: Issue with Current Maximum bid for a user not showing when refreshing a listing via AJAX that a user has already bid on
Fixed: Link appearing to usernames when viewing the offers list for a listing and who is not the user who has made the offer, or a moderator, or the seller
Fixed: Error when trying to delete a currency in the Admin Control Panel
Fixed: Incorrect unsold stock details on the My Listings page

Changes To Existing Features:
Change: Moved several settings to the new DragonByte Tech: Classifieds - Listing Settings group
Change: Items that are not marked as 'Is Digital' now require a valid postage option before they can be submitted. Note: This change does not fix any existing listings that are missing postage options
Change: Improved checks when submitting a new listing to prevent mismatches with listing settings
Change: Threads created after a new listing is submitted include the listingtype in their title and their post text
Change: The Feedback to Leave link now is to the My Classifieds section of the User Control Panel
Change: It's now not possible to edit a listing that has completed
Change: When adjusting stock, the page now redirects to either the My Listing page, or the View Listings page, depending on where you started from

Additions To Product From Feature Requests Or Just Something Else Added:
Feature: Listing Lengths now include usergroup controls to allow restriction to particular usergroups
Feature: Postbit Link to My Listings for users with currently active listings
Feature: Links to Usernames now link directly to a page displaying all the user's current listings
Feature: Seller's Items box above signature in postbit
Feature: Views of Listings are now tracked and stored either immediately or via a Scheduled Task once an hour
Feature: Random Adverts for Classifieds and Featured boxes
Feature: New Notifications for Feedback left and received, Items won, Items Sold and Unsold
Feature: New settings to Post a thread or post for each new listing submitted
Feature: JavaScript controlled rotation setting for the Advert boxes
Feature: New Setting to enable choice of email or PM notifications, or the option to send both types or neither type
Feature: Now possible to Recount the Stock of a listing, update the information or complete/cancel the listing and notify the seller and the webmaster of issues
Feature: Maintenance tool to check the stock count of all the listings and closes corrupted or no stock listings
Feature: Maintenance tool to check the prices are valid for listings and deactivates and ends them if they are not
Feature: Threads created when posting a new listing are automatically closed when the last item in a listing has been sold (this does not apply to threads which automatically have posts inserted into them with the listing details)

Matt

[Nelson58]

I tried to reactivate it in general settings after having it disabled with the "Coming back soon" message, and it will not re-enable....

Sighs...

[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by Nelson58

I tried to reactivate it in general settings after having it disabled with the "Coming back soon" message, and it will not re-enable....

Sighs...

For reference, I'm working with Nelson on the DBTech site to identify what might be the issue.

Matt

[reesev]

Any way to integrate this with a points/credit system? looking for a way that users can list items and sell them for points/credits.

[moonclamp]

I might be missing something here, but are there any ways to change the fields a user has to fill in when creating an advert?

I'm trying to create something for second hand vehicles only, and want to have compulsory fields like make, year of manufacture, tax etc.

Also, in the same manner, is it possible to remove any of the default fields (such as payment type and auction option)?

[Alan_SP]

Originally Posted by reesev

Any way to integrate this with a points/credit system? looking for a way that users can list items and sell them for points/credits.

I think that you should look at this thread: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=246427

It could be what you looking for.