Major Additions - vBulletin classifieds mod from Panjo

As of September 2015, the Panjo marketplace mod for vBulletin has been completely rearchitected.

You can learn more about the latest version of the mod on Panjo's vBulletin partner page.

This mod enables you to launch a peer-to-peer community marketplace that is integrated into your vBulletin forum.

Here is how it works:
1) Install the plugin.
2) Customize the categories you want in your marketplace.
3) Contact Chad at Panjo: chad@panjo.com to activate your marketplace.
4) When a seller goes to a new or old subforum dedicated to buying/selling/trading, and clicks on the "post new thread" button, the mod will load a listing creation form.
5) The seller will create a listing. The listing will appear in the marketplace. A synchronized copy of the listing will appear in the appropriate buy/sell/trade subforum.

Is this plugin free?
Yes, this plugin is free.

Can you make money with this plugin?
Yes, you can optionally use this plugin to generate marketplace transaction revenue.

How is it with mobile?
The marketplace loads with layouts that are optimized for high res desktop, tablet, and mobile.

Examples:
Porsche Marketplace <syncs with> Porsche classifieds subforum
BMW Marketplace <syncs with> BMW classifieds subforums
Audi Marketplace <syncs with> Audi classifieds subforums
Belly dancing marketplace <syncs with> Belly dancing classifieds subforums

Gallery:
The marketplace home page

A listing detail page

The listing creation form for a seller


Do you have questions about Panjo? Contact the team at Panjo:
chad@panjo.com
1-424-272-0291

[undertable99]

Originally Posted by Panjo

Thanks for the kind words about the mod.

You asked, "will Panjo add features like the ability to feature a listing?"

Yes - we have plans for sellers to enhance the visibility of their listings via promotional options. On that note, Panjo currently supports a widget that features listings. The widget or ad unit takes a variety of input variables. Contact info@panjo.com to get access to the widget for your site.

You asked, "will Panjo add features like the ability to limit listings to certain user groups?"

Panjo currently has a feature that allows you to limit which user groups can create a listing. You can find this setting in your admin cp under the Panjo Marketplace options.

You asked, "if we are not using paypal and someone clicks the buy button, is the listing considered sold?"

Yes, that is correct. If a seller indicates that he/she wants to collect payment on their own. Then the listing gets the equivalent of a 'commit to purchase form.' If a buyer completes that form, then the system marks the item as sold. If the sale falls through, the seller would need to relist the item for sale.

In our experience, falsely completed 'buy now' forms are a rare occurrence. If that becomes a major problem for your community, we would be happy to review features that could help address that. We obviously want to reduce work for buyers and sellers, not create more work for them.

You know what, your product will in our forum because we are so convinced by the way you respond to all posts. we always feared putting up mods that eventually have no response from its coder or poorly answered. We deeply appreciate the reply you gave and we will be looking forward to put up our mod.

[Panjo]

Originally Posted by undertable99

You know what, your product will in our forum because we are so convinced by the way you respond to all posts. we always feared putting up mods that eventually have no response from its coder or poorly answered. We deeply appreciate the reply you gave and we will be looking forward to put up our mod.

We are excited to work with you. You can email or call Panjo anytime. You can also reach the team on Skype:

http://www.panjo.com/contact

[Panjo]

All kinds of good stuff from Panjo:

Redesign of the marketplace is coming. This includes new designs for the main marketplace gallery and the listing detail pages.

There is a new 'relist' feature for sellers.

There is a new feature to 'require payment processing.'

There is a new feature to collect listing fees.

[Panjo]

Panjo was thrilled to win this year's ForumCon Tech Fest prize.

You can watch Panjo's presentation about its vBulletin marketplace plugin on YouTube.

You can read about ForumCon 2014 Tech Fest here.

You can see the trophy here.

[garym]

So is there no way to choose what user groups can see the classifieds? And restrict what user groups can buy?

[forcerm]

I have upgraded my forum to 4.2.2 and now i can't login it says:

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.2:

Invalid SQL:

                SELECT
                        userfield.*, usertextfield.*, user.*, UNIX_TIMESTAMP(passworddate) AS passworddate, user.languageid AS saved_languageid,
                        IF(displaygroupid=0, user.usergroupid, displaygroupid) AS displaygroupid
                        , user.panjo_selling
                FROM user AS user
                LEFT JOIN userfield AS userfield ON (user.userid = userfield.userid)
                LEFT JOIN usertextfield AS usertextfield ON (usertextfield.userid = user.userid)

                WHERE user.userid = 1922 LIMIT 1;

MySQL Error   : Unknown column 'user.panjo_selling' in 'field list'
Error Number  : 1054
Request Date  : Monday, July 28th 2014 @ 10:12:03 AM
Error Date    : Monday, July 28th 2014 @ 10:12:03 AM
Script        : ...login.php?do=login
...

Any idea how to fix?

I'm assuming it means the panjo_selling entry in the user table doesn't exist, but it does .. I don't use Panjo.

[twobrutal]

installed and working fine.

i have one slight issue however.
Im working in GBP and when the classified gets posted to the chosen forum the '£' symbol is not displayed. instead I have the special character code displayed instead. This means editing each post.
Any help appreciated.

vb 4.2.2

[hpidriver]

I remember when this plugin was originally Enthusify. I was excited to try out the new Panjo plugin as it looks really slick, and the function is quite mobile friendly. Unfortunately, as the plugin is *heavily branded* with no paid option to remove, I had no choice but to uninstall.

If there is ever an option to remove the branding, I'd consider this plugin again.

[markoroots]

Hi guys i have the 4.2.2 version installed and was trying this, that look a really nice product but...

I stop when reading your installation guide, i don't know what to think...
Why you ask to disable the vbulletin protections???
And why the plugin doesn't work of default in https??????????????????????
And also why I must insert my admin cp account details in the panjo site??

These are your instructions to install the plugin:

Disable The Apache Module Mod_Security

Symptom:

You are getting a message when creating or managing your Panjo marketplace that says:
There was a problem getting your forum info.



What is causing this?

There are a few potential causes of the above problem, but in 95% of cases, it is because you are running an apache module called “Mod_security” which is known to cause problems with vBulletin. (For this reason, Internet Brands, the developers of vBulletin, have even created a diagnostic tool to detect the more serious issues caused by this module.)

What is this module for?

The short answer is that it exists as a backup for insecure code on your site. vBulletin is secure by default. An example for potentially insecure code would be custom code written by inexperienced vB developers.

Here is a link with a more thorough answer:
http://www.inmotionhosting.com/suppo...s-it-important

How do I disable this module?

In most cases, the module has been enabled by your vbulletin hosting company and can only be disabled by them. You will need to contact them to get this resolved.

In some cases, you may be able to disable it with cPanel. Here is a link that can walk you through that if that option is available: http://www.inmotionhosting.com/suppo...bers/406-error

Alternatively, you may be able to disable it by modifying your .htcaccess file. Here is a link that can help you with that. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1...-htaccess-file

However, we strongly recommend that you contact your host, since the cPanel and .htcaccess solutions have not worked for sites where the module was enabled by the host.

How will my forum be affected if I disable it?

It protects against a certain type of vulnerability if the developer writing the code on your server (vB devs or plugin coders) don't know how to make it safe. It has the unfortunate side effect generating false positives and blocking some secure scripts. If it's gone it will stop doing both of these things. This generally only matters to you if you're running insecure, custom code.
Other Recommendations

1. Make sure your site-clock is accurate.

Time-zone does not matter, but if we make a request at 5:09pm PST and your site says its currently 5:45pm PST, the request will fail.

2. Make sure the plugin is accessible to logged-out users.

The plugin is located at your forum root. (Example: http://www.yoursite.com/classifieds.php)

The reason for this is that our servers will be treated like logged-out users and can’t communicate with the plugin if a login is required for that page.

3. Make sure that cURL is enabled.

4. The plugin will not work if https is enabled site-wide.

The Panjo plugin operates in an iframe and needs to have a certificate FTP’d into your site for HTTPS to work on it. Unfortunately, certificates have to be renewed regularly, which makes it unfeasible for us to implement at this time.


I'm a little bit confused...

[hpidriver]

Also, Panjo is not compatible with https enabled sites!