DragonByte Classifieds v1.0.0 Beta 8 - Open Beta Released!

Mokonzi

Former Developer
Hi everyone,

Beta 8 is here which also brings DragonByte Classifieds to the Open Beta stage. After lot's of feedback from an excellent group of testers we've implemented further improvements and bug fixes. Beta 8 introduces the ability to approve/unapprove listings as well as to allow users to 'feature' them. Featuring listings basically pushes it to the top of the queue. How many featured listings are displayed, and how many listings a user can display are customizable. Additionally Beta 8 allows users to mark their listing as 'digital'. This then is used to inform the buyers that they aren't going to receive a physical item. Once completed links can then be sent to the users who have bough the item(s).

You can purchase DragonByte Classifieds here.

A special thanks to all the testers that have helped during the Closed Beta stage: CharlieDelta, Mick, ozi, Joey Seminara, JaiKai, heyzeus909, Freekoid.

Product Summary
Allowing your users to sell items has never been easier with a feature rich Classifieds system that allows for Auctions as well as stock controlled Buy-it-Now listings.

Integrated into vBulletin, DragonByte Classifieds also allows users to see current listings, create their own postage and address options for use with their own listings and upload pictures to be displayed along with the listings.

With a permissions system, automated bidding on auctions, customizable feedback system, fees and fully customizable categories and specifications, and featured and digital items, DragonByte Classifieds caters for a wide range of requirements.

Major Features

Multiple Listing Types: Auction, Buy-it-Now (with stock support) and Wanted Items Listings Types to allow your users to sell and barter for items in a variety of ways.

AJAX Integration: We used AJAX wherever we could to help reduce the page reloads, including bidding, checking for new bids as well as other areas.

Automatic Image Resizing: All images added to the classifieds system will be resized and have a thumbnails generated. This will help reduce the page load time but not having to dowload the full image when you just need the thumbnail.

Stock Control: Buy-it-Now listings have a complete stock control that can be adjusted and allows for multiple purchases by different users.

Postage and Address: Mulitple postage options can be added per user as well as a variety of addresses letting users choose where they want items delivered to and at whatever price they prefer.

Feedback System: Allow users to leave feedback about transactions including comments and a customizable ranking.

Watch Items, Save Searches and Users: Users can save items to their watch list and choose to store searches for easy reuse at a later time. Sellers and Buyers can also be added to lists so that their latest items can be found easily.

Categories and Specifications System: An unlimited amount of categories can be created, allowing for subcategories and specifications creating a huge range of options that can help users specify exactly what they are selling.

Payment Processors: Integrated payment processors, including PayPal, to allow users to pay for their items and their fees.

Featured Listings: Allow users to feature their items for an optional fee as well as allowing control over how many items they can feature.

Feature List
Payment Processors
  • Supports PayPal
  • Configure the description to display to your users when they checkout
  • Configure your Merchant ID (such as PayPal email address)
  • "Sandbox" Mode toggleable via vBulletin Options, for testing purposes

Listing Types
  • Auction
    • AJAX Bidding
  • Buy-it-Now
    • Adjustable Stock Control
  • Wanted Items

Email and PM Notifications
  • Users receive emails and PMs when items end, are sold, or are on their watch list

Categories and Specifications
  • Categories can be added and assigned as subcategories
  • Specifications can be added per category and used in multiple categories
  • Options can be added to each specification and used in multiple specifications

Featured Listings
  • Mark a listing as Featured to gain a higher position in the list
  • Optionally add fees per usergroup to use the featured system
  • Optionally add a limit on how many listings a user can feature via their usergroup permissions.

Search
  • In depth searching of:
    • Titles
    • Descriptions
    • Categories
    • Users
  • Many Options to narrow down the search

Fees
  • Custom Fees can be created
  • Global or restricted to specific usergroups
  • Charge for reserve prices, items initial listing and an items final price as well as for featuring items

Multiple Currencies
  • Show prices in multiple currencies
  • Set a tax rate for purchases in currencies other than your home currency
  • Configurable exchange rate
  • Choose a "Primary Currency" that your prices will be based on

Conditions
  • Set the conditions for items

Returns
  • Set the returns options

Country and State Codes
  • Control the countries and states/counties that are available to be added to addresses

Addresses
  • Allow users to add multiple address
  • Define default address for when selling or buying items

Postage Options
  • Create unique postage options
  • Can be done per user
  • Currencies can be defined
  • Countries postage is available to can be defined

Link Control System
  • Create unique links at the foot of Classifieds pages to whatever URL you need

Attachments
  • Upload images to the vBulletin Attachment Manager
  • Thumbnails created and used on upload

Digital Listings
  • Mark a listing as digital to help users understand they aren't bidding for physical items
  • Send links to users on completion of the listing

Feedback System
  • Allow users to submit feedback about transactions
  • Users can submit comments along with their feedback
  • Customizable feedback ranks to mark reliability

Notes System
  • Users can submit notes on their listings

Resolution Centre
  • Create and respond to issues in listings either as the seller or the buyer.
  • Change the issue's status
  • View how many issues are active on a listing

Bug Fixes And Issue Fixes:
Fixed: Several Style issues on the main listings pages
Fixed: Permissions in the My Classifieds and My Listings pages which would display seller only links to the buyer
Fixed: MySQL error when saving Question Categories in the Admin Control Panel
Fixed: When bidding on an item the total bids wasn't updating on the AJAX update
Fixed: When a user was increasing their existing bid it was creating a new offer and increasing the current price of the listing
Fixed: When a user bid identically to the max bid of another user it was hitting a perpetual loop
Fixed: When a user first bid they received an 'outbid' notification
Fixed: A division by zero error when a user had not received any positive feedback

Changes To Existing Features:
Change: The View Listing page Seller Information block has been moved below the Item Basic Details block
Change: The column titles (Buy-it-Now and Wanted) on the main listings page have been changed to reflect what they contain better
Change: Descriptions of what options do when submitting a listing are now included

Additions To Product From Feature Requests Or Just Something Else Added:
Feature: Page navigation added to the main listings pages
Feature: Page navigation added to the search pages
Feature: Listings can be marked as Digital and a notification is displayed to the user when viewing a listing that they are purchasing a digital item
Feature: Links for downloading items from a Digital Listing can be sent via email/PM to the winning user
Feature: The View Listing page now uses more icons to improve the display
Feature: The main Listings page now uses more icons to improve the display
Feature: Listings can be placed into moderation by moderators or can be automatically set to be unapproved by usergroup settings
Feature: Moderation menu on the View Listing page for usergroups with moderation permissions
Feature: Listings can now be Featured and fees can be created for the cost of featuring and item
Feature: Usergroups can individually be setup to allow for limiting the amount of Featured listings a user can have
Feature: A customizable amount of Featured listings are displayed at the top of the search results or at the top of the main Listings page

Things Still In The Works:
Expanding the Payment Processors
Improving the styling and block layout on the main listing pages and view listing pages
Many other tweaks and improvements

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