Major Additions - [OzzModz] Classifieds

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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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* It helps you to stay on top of updates - members who have installed modifications will be notified whenever new updates are available.

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* Marking a modification as installed also helps me know how many people are using my work, giving me extra incentive to provide more features and new modifications.

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.

[ozzy47]

Hmmm, maybe that is the issue Nelson is having, thanks for sharing your findings.

[abvolt]

I'll check it out & let you know what I think.
Thanks

[ozzy47]

Should you choose to use it, don't forget to mark as installed.

[Nelson58]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Hmmm, maybe that is the issue Nelson is having, thanks for sharing your findings.

And I tried separating the .htaccess as was suggested, and the error persists.

Help!


Thanks,


Nelson




Fatal error: Existing data passed is not an array
Called set_existing in ..../includes/class_dm_pm.php on line 687
Called post_save_each in ..../includes/class_dm.php on line 917
Called save in ..../christeris/classifieds/includes/functions.php on line 69
Called sendInfoPM in ..../classifieds_usercp.php on line 910
in ..../includes/class_dm.php on line 265
#0 vb_error_handler(256, Existing data passed is not an array
Called set_existing in /home/hobbymac/public_html/includes/class_dm_pm.php on line 687
Called post_save_each in /home/hobbymac/public_html/includes/class_dm.php on line 917
Called save in /home/hobbymac/public_html/christeris/classifieds/includes/functions.php on line 69
Called sendInfoPM in /home/hobbymac/public_html/classifieds_usercp.php on line 910
, /home/hobbymac/public_html/includes/class_dm.php, 265, Array ([existing] => ,[line] =>
Called set_existing in /home/hobbymac/public_html/includes/class_dm_pm.php on line 687
Called post_save_each in /home/hobbymac/public_html/includes/class_dm.php on line 917
Called save in /home/hobbymac/public_html/christeris/classifieds/includes/functions.php on line 69
Called sendInfoPM in /home/hobbymac/public_html/classifieds_usercp.php on line 910

[ozzy47]

Could you please create and PM me with a temporary FTP and AdminCP account?

For security reasons, we recommend you create a new FTP account only for OzzModz support, then disable or delete it after we have both confirmed the issue has been solved and there are no further issues.

The same applies to AdminCP accounts; they should ideally be temporary accounts created for OzzModz only.
If we have created an account on your site already, you can optionally boost that account to Administrator and then de-admin this account once the issue has been solved.

If you use a .htaccess password protection for your AdminCP directory, it is recommended that you create a new authorized user for OzzModz and remove this user once the issue has been solved.

Please test any temporary accounts you create to ensure that the FTP account has access to the forum files, and that the AdminCP account can access the administrative controls for the product we are assisting you with.

Ensuring this is all in order before submitting the information will significantly speed up the process of assisting you. We will alert you via PM if there's any issues with the login information you have provided.

When sending the PM, for your security you should also un-tick the "Save a copy in my Sent Items folder" checkbox. When the access details have been received, we will delete the PM from our inbox. Ensuring you have not kept a copy of the PM reduces the risk of security breaches.

I will also need a link to a classified that you are trying to delete, so I can replicate the issue. Also is this your own listing you are trying to delete or someone elses? I will look into it as soon as I get some free time.

Thank you for helping us debug our products and allowing us to assist you, we appreciate it

[Nelson58]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Could you please create and PM me with a temporary FTP and AdminCP account?

For security reasons, we recommend you create a new FTP account only for OzzModz support, then disable or delete it after we have both confirmed the issue has been solved and there are no further issues.

The same applies to AdminCP accounts; they should ideally be temporary accounts created for OzzModz only.
If we have created an account on your site already, you can optionally boost that account to Administrator and then de-admin this account once the issue has been solved.

If you use a .htaccess password protection for your AdminCP directory, it is recommended that you create a new authorized user for OzzModz and remove this user once the issue has been solved.

Please test any temporary accounts you create to ensure that the FTP account has access to the forum files, and that the AdminCP account can access the administrative controls for the product we are assisting you with.

Ensuring this is all in order before submitting the information will significantly speed up the process of assisting you. We will alert you via PM if there's any issues with the login information you have provided.

When sending the PM, for your security you should also un-tick the "Save a copy in my Sent Items folder" checkbox. When the access details have been received, we will delete the PM from our inbox. Ensuring you have not kept a copy of the PM reduces the risk of security breaches.

I will also need a link to a classified that you are trying to delete, so I can replicate the issue. Also is this your own listing you are trying to delete or someone elses? I will look into it as soon as I get some free time.

Thank you for helping us debug our products and allowing us to assist you, we appreciate it

In order to create permission in .htaccess, I will need you to PM me the IP or IPs that you will use for access.

Thanks,

Nelson

[Rich]

Hey Ozzy, I was wondering if there was an ETA on when that paypal feature is going to be released. I myself have continued to try and get something to work but have failed across the board and this is the last thing I am waiting on before I can release my classifieds for use. I would be willing to modify templates and files if there is a quick and dirty way to get the usergroup data for the person who posted the ad if you know of one.

[ozzy47]

Originally Posted by Nelson58

In order to create permission in .htaccess, I will need you to PM me the IP or IPs that you will use for access.

Thanks,

Nelson

Sent.

[ozzy47]

Originally Posted by Rich

Hey Ozzy, I was wondering if there was an ETA on when that paypal feature is going to be released. I myself have continued to try and get something to work but have failed across the board and this is the last thing I am waiting on before I can release my classifieds for use. I would be willing to modify templates and files if there is a quick and dirty way to get the usergroup data for the person who posted the ad if you know of one.

Maybe a bit later today I can PM you the details to get it to work, because it may be a bit before I can get back to this.

[Pieper]

Is it also possible to get a notification ( in notification menu) when a new ad is waiting for approval?