Add-on Classifieds for XF2
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Alpha1
Well-known member
You seem to have skipped the previous page then...
A classifieds addon is being built.
A classifieds addon is being built.
Trueprime
Well-known member
ah great, just saw your post
This looks like something very worthwhile. Not sure if anyone has picked this up yet, but it would be something I would be interested in investing into
Yea, it's intended to be released to public.
But I can just repeat what I've said on the page before - it will be solely built upon the expectations I've got. So far the plan is very similar to https://wpadverts.com/ and not the IPS one. As far as I can tell it also includes probably all the features @ichpen has listed in the first post.
I'm open to any adoptations after finishing the initial project. Meanwhile, you could start playing around with the WP demo and filter out what you would miss or expect etc. and contact me via PM if you wish to.
gabrieldespinoza
Member
Pleaseeeee...how can we make this happen?
Alpha1
Well-known member
Some suggestions relating to monetizing classifieds:
- pay to post classified and display for X days
- renewal alert/email.
- pay to renew classified
- pay to display custom fields
- pay to feature classified
- pay to display forum banner in specific forums)
- commission on sales (take a percentage of the sale)
- buy now function
- gift product (buy the product for another member)
- currency support with conversion rates
- first x classified free
- overview of all your classified with purchase/renew buttons
- fund account with money in order to pay for ad or products.
- shopping cart to purchase multiple products
- credit
- member store (page that displays all products by the member)
- affiliate function (give a percentage of sales to referring member)
- Invoices
- Shipment proof
- Shipment tracking
- Shipment alerts
- Disputes
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ichpen
Well-known member
It's been a while since I thought about this. Rather than listing off features sometimes I like to take a step back and think about it from a user or seller perspective. I like what you have down already. The two key workflows that I feel many classifieds miss are ease of use and discoverability.
From a Seller perspective:
1. Listing - single page listing if possible with fields that are gradually revealed (this simplifies the experience).
a. Start with title
b. Pick category and subcategories (or default)
c. Add description
d. Specify for sale/wanted
e. Add price (or free)
f. Other core but optional fields are attachments (multiple images, featured image, ability to reorder/remove), location (option to show saved location or specify Google mapped location), contact (option to show saved contact info or specify).
g. Other custom fields.
I like the idea of a basic templating system where you can group particular items in a category perhaps under a template with its own set of custom fields. For example a car category will have custom fields such as Make, Model, Vin, Mileage etc. So your custom fields should be either global or per category (one or more).
Very importantly put a Post New Classified button/shortcut in forums where classifieds are posted as threads and give option to disable posting of new threads in there.
Ad lifecycle management - as seller quickly mark item as sold, unlist item (soft delete), hard delete item
Add Multi-Currency Support i.e. default currency + user can optionally pick from other defined currencies.
Feedback/Rating System?
User Dashboard:
1. Seller/Buyer preferences - save your location, phone number, contact email
2. Seller/Buyer message board - private conversations filtered by item for sale (my ads) or by interested in (replying to item)
3. My ads, my alerts, my saved items, my search alerts (more below)
Discoverability:
Classifieds Page
1. Filter widgets/sidebar - geo fencing by distance from my current location or specified postal/zip code, city or state/province or country. Filter by for sale/wanted, price min-max, category/subcategory. Should be ajaxified for a seamless experience when filtering.
2. Alerts - subscribe to alerts for new items per category, sub category etc.
3. Watch lists - search term watch + alert (this will be a daily search that generates an alert and email)
4. Order by featured listings then normal listings
5. Add rotating carousel/wide/narrow widgets for latest ads so we can add it to the home page and other pages
6. Integrate with XF search also
7. SEO - Google microdata/markup for product would help also
From a Seller perspective:
1. Listing - single page listing if possible with fields that are gradually revealed (this simplifies the experience).
a. Start with title
b. Pick category and subcategories (or default)
c. Add description
d. Specify for sale/wanted
e. Add price (or free)
f. Other core but optional fields are attachments (multiple images, featured image, ability to reorder/remove), location (option to show saved location or specify Google mapped location), contact (option to show saved contact info or specify).
g. Other custom fields.
I like the idea of a basic templating system where you can group particular items in a category perhaps under a template with its own set of custom fields. For example a car category will have custom fields such as Make, Model, Vin, Mileage etc. So your custom fields should be either global or per category (one or more).
Very importantly put a Post New Classified button/shortcut in forums where classifieds are posted as threads and give option to disable posting of new threads in there.
Ad lifecycle management - as seller quickly mark item as sold, unlist item (soft delete), hard delete item
Add Multi-Currency Support i.e. default currency + user can optionally pick from other defined currencies.
Feedback/Rating System?
User Dashboard:
1. Seller/Buyer preferences - save your location, phone number, contact email
2. Seller/Buyer message board - private conversations filtered by item for sale (my ads) or by interested in (replying to item)
3. My ads, my alerts, my saved items, my search alerts (more below)
Discoverability:
Classifieds Page
1. Filter widgets/sidebar - geo fencing by distance from my current location or specified postal/zip code, city or state/province or country. Filter by for sale/wanted, price min-max, category/subcategory. Should be ajaxified for a seamless experience when filtering.
2. Alerts - subscribe to alerts for new items per category, sub category etc.
3. Watch lists - search term watch + alert (this will be a daily search that generates an alert and email)
4. Order by featured listings then normal listings
5. Add rotating carousel/wide/narrow widgets for latest ads so we can add it to the home page and other pages
6. Integrate with XF search also
7. SEO - Google microdata/markup for product would help also
diretur
Active member
8. AMP - Google accelerated mobile pages
PAPPACLART
Active member
Yeah make this happen already @ThemeHouse
akhan
Active member
https://xenforo.com/community/threads/classifieds-paid.154254/
Is this what we expect?
Any other development?
Is this what we expect?
Any other development?
