Major Additions - VBay! Transform your vbulletin into an auctionhouse!

VBay.

This will add an auction section to your bulletin!

If you want to donate to me click the link over there ---------------------->

I am open to suggestions, bugs, comments, insults, and anything else you might say to me at the time :P

To do list:
*use forums/categories/subforums for your auctionhouse.
high bidder userid -> username
*" in description cuts the description at that point
add buyer name
fix pm formatting
add more currencies
intergrate with trader ratings
add paypal api
bidder usergroups
*hot auctions on main < - Available with addon (wont be packaged in vbay)
admin editing auctions
*set up for use with forum commenting.
*fix amount of days an auction can be posted (more than 2 char)
ability to prune old auctions
make sure buy it now is using buy it now price, not bid.
allow admin ability to specify bid/buyitnow/both overrides.

* = Completed.

Features:
Full BBCode support.
Specification of everything, Money Auction length ECT.
Image uploader for auctions.
Closed auction section.
3 auction types, bid, buy it now, or both.


To install
Upload files, and import product as usual
Make a new usergroup and call it the sellers usergroup, do what you want with this group (allow people to request addition maybe?)
Go to vbulletin options and into vbay, set the usergroup id of the sellers group you just made.


To upgrade
re upload all files
import new product
REVERT YOUR TEMPLATES

[Blaine0002]

Next version will have phrases fixed, for everyone thats having an issue not being able to post auctions even though you are in the usergroup, make sure you have reverted all your vbay templates! (to do this go into your admincp, expand the styles and templates category, and click find updated styles, everything with the prefix vbay_ should be reverted!)

[Blaine0002]

Originally Posted by Geiri

Domestic on (vbay.php?do=postpreview)

This has already been added o.o Check through again, it should be called vbay_preview_domestic_shipping

[Wild Bronco]

Originally Posted by Blaine0002

This has already been added o.o Check through again, it should be called vbay_preview_domestic_shipping

vbphrase[vbay_preview_domestic_shipping]
Text - Domestic Shipping:

That phrase is translated..

That phrase is for the cost of the Shipping and tells you how much the shipping cost will be..

[Blaine0002]

I see what you mean

Next version should be up tonight

[Blaine0002]

New version up!

Added the following phrases:

vbay_navbits_browsing_categories
vbay_navbits_browsing_closed_categories
vbay_navbits_viewing_item
vbay_navbits_post_listing
vbay_navbits_viewing_help
vbay_navbits_editing_options
vbay_navbits_my_vbay
vbay_navbits_edit_auction
vbay_auction_place_bid
vbay_options_submit
vbay_buy_yes
vbay_hour
vbay_day
vbay_minute
vbay_second
vbay_browse_buy_it_now
vbay_browse_bid
vbay_browse_both
vbay_pm_you_have_been_outbid
vbay_pm_you_have_been_outbid_message
vbay_preview_domestic
vbay_preview_worldwide
vbay_pm_your_auction_of
vbay_pm_no_reserve_message
vbay_pm_your_bid_on
vbay_pm_no_bids
vbay_pm_you_bid
vbay_pm_i_bid

Fixed a few bugs:
Reserve bug, can now be left as 0 or blank instead of bugging out.
Redirect bug, when you create an auction you will now be redirected to the auction you created.

New features.
Started adding hook system, currently the only hook is vbay_init which is executed on each vbay pageload.

Upgrade instructions:
Upload all files, import new product xml file
REVERT TEMPLATES

have fun!

[Skitty]

I also have the description only partially being posted, must edit after the auction has been posted to correct it.

After todays upgrade, no notifications are being sent, and no record of who bought the item

[DarthRevo]

thanks for the updates, is there a way we can be able to edit the prices or end the auction early ourselves?

[Blaine0002]

Originally Posted by Skitty

I also have the description only partially being posted, must edit after the auction has been posted to correct it.

After todays upgrade, no notifications are being sent, and no record of who bought the item

You seem to have missed on of the steps in upgrading
check and redo the following
1. reupload all files contained in the upload folder, maintain directory structure, overwrite all files
2. import the new xml file via admincp, check to overwrite previous installation.
3. revert all templates (this is the main cause of many problems). In the admincp expand the styles and templates menu, and click find updated templates. click revert for all templates with a prefix of vbay_

If you are still having problems post and ill see what i can do.

[Skitty]

Hello Blaine, I tried to revert the vbay templates, but none of them show any customization and the "revert" button is shaded out/inactive. Do I still need to revert those templates ? If so, how would I attempt that with the "revert" button not being clickable ?
Thanks !

Originally Posted by Blaine0002

You seem to have missed on of the steps in upgrading
check and redo the following
1. reupload all files contained in the upload folder, maintain directory structure, overwrite all files
2. import the new xml file via admincp, check to overwrite previous installation.
3. revert all templates (this is the main cause of many problems). In the admincp expand the styles and templates menu, and click find updated templates. click revert for all templates with a prefix of vbay_

If you are still having problems post and ill see what i can do.

[Blaine0002]

are you lookng at the templates in the 'find updated templates' page or in the vbay category of the templates page?