GoodForNothing Classifieds [Paid] [Deleted]

[Mr. Goodie2Shoes]

Thoughts on this @Mr. Goodie2Shoes ?

I'll work on the changes to better viewing on mobile devices

Shouldn't these be overriden when I select a package being available to certain groups only?
Otherwise, what is the use of designating a package for a certain group?

Not all users are donors. It should not be associating all registered users with donors.

You are only looking at only one use case: one package per user group.
But what I had in mind when I worked on this is to allow admins to provide users with different packages like one package will create classified that will expire after 30 days and will be available to all user groups, another will mark the classified as featured and will expire in 10 days and maybe make it available to certain user groups.

 

[creativepart]

I'd like to hear from users of this mod - do you auto post to forums or not? I'm setting up a new classifieds using this mod and I'm torn. On one hand it seems like a good idea but there are problems with it too. What do you do? What works best?

The thing that worries me is that no Classifieds will show up on my custom mobile app provided by Tapatalk. But I don't know for sure.

 

[DPF]

I'd like to hear from users of this mod - do you auto post to forums or not? I'm setting up a new classifieds using this mod and I'm torn. On one hand it seems like a good idea but there are problems with it too. What do you do? What works best?

The thing that worries me is that no Classifieds will show up on my custom mobile app provided by Tapatalk. But I don't know for sure.

I've turned on the auto thread posting. Disabled the ability to reply to discussions though to try to force everyone to leave comments directly on the classified.

I'm working on some more edits that will enhance that functionality to focus leaving comments right on the classified, but I haven't had the time for that yet.

 

[DPF]

Is there any way to make the comment form and comments available on the thread_view page when the thread is a classified.

as described above I've disabled the ability to "discuss" classifieds, but have kept the ability to "comment". However I also needed a thread to be created every time to a forum where members can't post.

This of course created the "You do not have permission to reply" message in place of the "Reply" button, however that was easily overcome with a simple if statement in the thread_view template. So basically if I can get the comment functionality in place of the default thread discussion, I'd be pretty golden atm.

 

[Mr. Goodie2Shoes]

@DPF unfortunately this can't be solved with just template edits. You'll also need to extend some core XenForo classes to add classifieds' comment system.

 

[creativepart]

I'm trying it right now with "starting a new thread" turned off. Though to cover all the basis, I may turn it on and then hid the Classifieds forums. That way if I change my mind the forum will be populated with ads and all I have to do is display it on the Node Tree.

I need a way for new Classified Ads to show up on the BD Widget Framework - it could be a sidebar "recent activity" or part of the "Recent Threads" listing.

Even when Classifieds is set to create a new thread automatically, it does not appear in Recent Threads in the BD Widget Framework.

Also, is there a way to make the Classified Listings show up in List View rather than Grid View by default?

 

[oljo]

Sadly i just bought this addon but i can see now that i cannot use it i need a configuration where i can change currency to my own, We use NOK.

I Guess i have to use XFMG until this addon is more finished

 

[JulianD]

Sadly i just bought this addon but i can see now that i cannot use it i need a configuration where i can change currency to my own, We use NOK.

I Guess i have to use XFMG until this addon is more finished

If you use bd Paygates you can use your own currency.

 

[creativepart]

But there is a Custom Currency option in the main settings:

 

[oljo]

Nice, thanks i will get paygate then there is hope!

 

[DPF]

@DPF unfortunately this can't be solved with just template edits. You'll also need to extend some core XenForo classes to add classifieds' comment system.

Hmm, how about changing the links to go directly to the classified then? So instead of a user going to a classified forum, clicking a link and being taken to a thread and then to the classified.

Is there a way to change the thread_item_list link from going in to the thread, right to the classified?

Thanks

 

[Nelson T.]

I'll work on the changes to better viewing on mobile devices


You are only looking at only one use case: one package per user group.
But what I had in mind when I worked on this is to allow admins to provide users with different packages like one package will create classified that will expire after 30 days and will be available to all user groups, another will mark the classified as featured and will expire in 10 days and maybe make it available to certain user groups.

If a user is active on the forum, we want them to pay less for a classified ad.
If a user donates to our forum, we want them to pay less for a classified ad.
This add is supposed to make packages available to certain groups- but it doesn't do that.
It adds other groups that it considers "associated with" those groups.

This is a bug that needs to be fixed.

 

[creativepart]

We're getting image upload problems with this mod from our beta testers.

A significant number of our beta testers are finding the JPG is not showing up as a supported file type in the uploader - "JPE" is but JPG isn't so no jpg files are shown in the uploader browse for upload window at all.



Seems to be a Windows/Firefox/HTML5 issue possibly. We have not found one unified reason for some to see this. We've heard it's not this way on Chrome. I use Firefox on a Mac and it's not an issue. We're also hearing issues of problems using a mobile device for image upload but I've not tested this yet.

 

[creativepart]

We turned the "start a new thread" feature back on - and we've changed the permissions in the Classified forums to prohibit ALL users from starting new threads or making posts in the Classifieds forums. So far.... this seems to be a workable solution. This also let us create a BD Framework widget that picks up the 8 newest threads in the Classifieds forums for display on the homepage:

 

[creativepart]

We've found that in Windows 10.1 using the MS Edge Browser that the Upload Image popup doesn't load if you have HTML5 uploads turned on in your preferences.

Also, we've found that if you upload an image - say, just one image - in classifieds the "STAR" on the image to make it the thumbnail for the ad is pre-selected. BUT you can unselect it by clicking on it. The star should be uncheckable if there is only one image uploaded.

 

[Mr. Goodie2Shoes]

A significant number of our beta testers are finding the JPG is not showing up as a supported file type in the uploader - "JPE" is but JPG isn't so no jpg files are shown in the uploader browse for upload window at all.

That's weird because 'jpg' is listed in the supported file types:

$attachmentConstraints['extensions'] = array('jpg', 'jpeg', 'jpe', 'png', 'gif');

Nice, thanks i will get paygate then there is hope!

You don't need [bd] Paygates to add support for custom currencies.

Is there a way to change the thread_item_list link from going in to the thread, right to the classified?

You'll have to edit the template thread_list_item, search for:

{xen:link "threads{xen:if '{$thread.isNew} AND {$thread.haveReadData}', '/unread'}", $thread}

and change that to:

{xen:if $thread.classified_id, '{xen:link classifieds, $thread}', '{xen:link "threads{xen:if '{$thread.isNew} AND {$thread.haveReadData}', '/unread'}", $thread}'}

We've found that in Windows 10.1 using the MS Edge Browser that the Upload Image popup doesn't load if you have HTML5 uploads turned on in your preferences.

I'll have to check that out.

Also, we've found that if you upload an image - say, just one image - in classifieds the "STAR" on the image to make it the thumbnail for the ad is pre-selected. BUT you can unselect it by clicking on it. The star should be uncheckable if there is only one image uploaded.

That is as expected: giving the user the freedom to have a classified icon or not.

This is a bug that needs to be fixed.

There's nothing to fix because isn't a bug. I might not be able to express it properly so if someone can give me a helping hand that would be awesome.
Like I said before, what you are thinking of is only a single use case: force a user of a certain user group to use a certain package only.

But what the system does is, for example:
There are three users: John, Jane and Dave.
All of them are, by default, members of the Registered user group.

John is also a member of the Staff, Donors, Active user groups.
Jane is a member of Donors user group.
And Dave is in no other user group.

Now, you have four packages:
Basic: available to all user groups, including Registered.
Donors: available for those who belong to the Donors user group.
Active: available for those who belong to the Active user group.
Staff: available for the staff members.

So:
John will be able to choose between: Basic, Donors, Active and Staff (so all four).
Jane will be able to choose from: Basic and Donors.
and Dave will have only one selectable package: Basic.

This IS how I envisioned the package module to work and it works just like that. I am not entirely sure why you want to restrict your users to a single package only, why wont you give them the freedom if they want to pay more or less, depending packages they are allowed to select.

 

[Nelson T.]

That's weird because 'jpg' is listed in the supported file types:

$attachmentConstraints['extensions'] = array('jpg', 'jpeg', 'jpe', 'png', 'gif');

You don't need [bd] Paygates to add support for custom currencies.


You'll have to edit the template thread_list_item, search for:

{xen:link "threads{xen:if '{$thread.isNew} AND {$thread.haveReadData}', '/unread'}", $thread}

and change that to:

{xen:if $thread.classified_id, '{xen:link classifieds, $thread}', '{xen:link "threads{xen:if '{$thread.isNew} AND {$thread.haveReadData}', '/unread'}", $thread}'}

I'll have to check that out.


That is as expected: giving the user the freedom to have a classified icon or not.


There's nothing to fix because isn't a bug. I might not be able to express it properly so if someone can give me a helping hand that would be awesome.
Like I said before, what you are thinking of is only a single use case: force a user of a certain user group to use a certain package only.

But what the system does is, for example:
There are three users: John, Jane and Dave.
All of them are, by default, members of the Registered user group.

John is also a member of the Staff, Donors, Active user groups.
Jane is a member of Donors user group.
And Dave is in no other user group.

Now, you have four packages:
Basic: available to all user groups, including Registered.
Donors: available for those who belong to the Donors user group.
Active: available for those who belong to the Active user group.
Staff: available for the staff members.

So:
John will be able to choose between: Basic, Donors, Active and Staff (so all four).
Jane will be able to choose from: Basic and Donors.
and Dave will have only one selectable package: Basic.

This IS how I envisioned the package module to work and it works just like that. I am not entirely sure why you want to restrict your users to a single package only, why wont you give them the freedom if they want to pay more or less, depending packages they are allowed to select.

1. That is incorrect on our forum. Users are getting choices of packages of groups they are not members of, and

2. Users should NOT have a choice of packages for EVERY group they are part of. That defeats the whole purpose of having you chose which groups the package is available to. Why put that as an option if the system defaults to EVERY group they are part of?

 

[creativepart]

We've also found that on an iPad that the image upload button does nothing if the HTML5 uploader is on in preferences.

The JPG, JPEG problem also seems related to Firefox on a Windows computer - but this may be solely a bug in Firefox as we see other references to it in a generalized search for the problem.

Could it be possible to make the Classifieds menu tab default to the LIST view rather than the grid view as an option? The list view works much better on tablets and small screens.

For "Wanted to Buy" categories it would be good to remove the "Price" field AND not have it required.

Lastly (for now) The "star" to denote the thumbnail image should really be a radio button - but regardless of a star or button it should have some instruction such as "Select Ad Thumbnail" or something.

 

[Kintaro]

1. That is incorrect on our forum. Users are getting choices of packages of groups they are not members of, and

2. Users should NOT have a choice of packages for EVERY group they are part of. That defeats the whole purpose of having you chose which groups the package is available to. Why put that as an option if the system defaults to EVERY group they are part of?

How the system should prioritize what packages to show and to hide? Hiding the identical but with lower price?
And if packages are not identical and have different duration/options?

 

[JulianD]

hello @Mr. Goodie2Shoes

Do you have an ETA for the RC4 including the mentioned improvements?