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 To access most of the Ads Factory backend options go to Ads Factory'​s Control Panel and click on **General Settings**.\\ To access most of the Ads Factory backend options go to Ads Factory'​s Control Panel and click on **General Settings**.\\
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 ===== General Settings ===== ===== General Settings =====
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-**1.** Choose the desired **Date and Time format** for ads, on the right side of the drop-down menus you can see how the selected format is displayed on the frontend after saving the changes. “d” stand for Day, “m” for Month and “Y” for year. “H:i” is for a 24-hour representation of time and “h:iA” is for a 12-hour\\+**1.** Choose the desired **Date and Time format** for ads. On the right side of the drop-down menus you can see how the selected format is displayed on the frontend after saving the changes. “d” stand for Day, “m” for Month and “Y” for year. “H:i” is for a 24-hour representation of time and “h:iA” is for a 12-hour\\
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 **2.** Besides the starting and ending date, by enabling **Set Expiration Hour** users will also be able to specify the exact hour and minute when the listings will expire. In case this option is disabled, the ads will expire by default at midnight.\\ **2.** Besides the starting and ending date, by enabling **Set Expiration Hour** users will also be able to specify the exact hour and minute when the listings will expire. In case this option is disabled, the ads will expire by default at midnight.\\
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 {{gallery>​ joomla30:​adsfactory:​date_time_privacy.png?​999x999 }}\\ {{gallery>​ joomla30:​adsfactory:​date_time_privacy.png?​999x999 }}\\
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-**1.** **Messaging on ads** creates a tab on ads where users can interact with each other expressing their opinions by sending messages.\\ ​+**1.** **Messaging on ads** creates a tab on ads where users can interact with each otherexpressing their opinions by sending messages.\\ ​
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 **2.** With the above option enabled, you can also give guests the opportunity to post new messages by enabling **Allow Guest messaging**.\\ **2.** With the above option enabled, you can also give guests the opportunity to post new messages by enabling **Allow Guest messaging**.\\
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-**3.** It is recommended that you also enable **reCaptcha** to prevent unwanted bot spam, this will require guests to enter certain letters or numbers that a computer can not read, thus preventing automated spam messages. Further configuration for reCaptcha will be needed on the **[[joomla30:​adsfactory:​config.display#​spam_protection|Spam Protection]]** tab.\\+**3.** It is recommended that you also enable **reCaptcha** to prevent unwanted bot spam. This will require guests to enter certain letters or numbers that a computer can not read, thus preventing automated spam messages. Further configuration for reCaptcha will be needed on the **[[joomla30:​adsfactory:​config.display#​spam_protection|Spam Protection]]** tab.\\
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 **4.** **Private Messaging List** will display messages only to the users that create them, and to the ad owner. Guest messages are visible only to the ad owner.\\ **4.** **Private Messaging List** will display messages only to the users that create them, and to the ad owner. Guest messages are visible only to the ad owner.\\
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 **2.** In case you choose to add the price field, you can make it mandatory for sellers with the **Require Price** option.\\ **2.** In case you choose to add the price field, you can make it mandatory for sellers with the **Require Price** option.\\
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-**3.** Define how prices are displayed on front end by setting up the **Decimals number** and by picking up the **Decimal symbol** for decimals and thousands.\\+**3.** Define how prices are displayed on the front end by setting up the **Decimals number** and by picking up the **Decimal symbol** for decimals and thousands.\\
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 **4.** **Currency position**: Set where the currency symbol will be displayed, before or after the price.\\ **4.** **Currency position**: Set where the currency symbol will be displayed, before or after the price.\\
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 **1.** Set a **CRON Password** which will be used to safely call the CRON script. ​ Click on **CRON Info** to find out which tasks you can set in your CRON Jobs.\\ **1.** Set a **CRON Password** which will be used to safely call the CRON script. ​ Click on **CRON Info** to find out which tasks you can set in your CRON Jobs.\\
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-**2.** Set how many ads will be placed per listings page with the use of **Items per page** field, in case there are more ads than the added value, pagination will become available.\\+**2.** Set how many ads will be placed per listings page with the use of **Items per page** field. In case there are more ads than the added value, pagination will become available.\\
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-**3.** **Filter includes Subcategories** will display ads from subcategories when a Category Filter is used in the listing pages.\\+**3.** **Filter includes Subcategories** will display ads from subcategories when a Category Filter is used on the listing pages.\\
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 **4.** Enabling **Show Countdown** will display a Javascript countdown for the ads in the lists and details page in order to find out how much time of availability there is left.\\ **4.** Enabling **Show Countdown** will display a Javascript countdown for the ads in the lists and details page in order to find out how much time of availability there is left.\\
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-**1.** ​An useful feature offered by our component is the **Guest posting** option. By enabling it, visitors will be able to post ads without being logged on, they will just need to insert the name and an email address and then edit the ad with the key received on the email entered. In case "Pay Per Listing"​ or "Pay Per Image" items are enabled, the ad will not be published.\\+**1.** ​useful feature offered by our component is the **Guest posting** option. By enabling it, visitors will be able to post ads without being logged on, they will just need to insert the name and an email address and then edit the ad with the key received on the email entered. In case "Pay Per Listing"​ or "Pay Per Image" items are enabled, the ad will not be published.\\
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 **2.** **Enable Attachment Files** will allow users to attach files to their ads while the **Require Attachment** option will make the files mandatory for each new ad.\\ **2.** **Enable Attachment Files** will allow users to attach files to their ads while the **Require Attachment** option will make the files mandatory for each new ad.\\
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-**3.** Prior enabling this feature, you should define the list of **Allowed Attachment extensions** such as zip, rar, txt, etc.\\+**3.** Prior enabling this feature, you should define the list of **Allowed Attachment extensions** such as .zip, .rar, .txt, etc.\\
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 {{gallery>​ joomla30:​adsfactory:​attachments_options.png?​977x315 }}\\ {{gallery>​ joomla30:​adsfactory:​attachments_options.png?​977x315 }}\\
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 **2.** Besides **[[joomla30:​adsfactory:​config.display#​access_control_list|ACL]]**,​ listings can also be actively moderated. By enabling the **Admin Approval** option, all ads will need to be manually approved by the administrator on back end before publishing them.\\ **2.** Besides **[[joomla30:​adsfactory:​config.display#​access_control_list|ACL]]**,​ listings can also be actively moderated. By enabling the **Admin Approval** option, all ads will need to be manually approved by the administrator on back end before publishing them.\\
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-**3.** The availability of ads can be defined by setting up the **Ad extend days** option. Along this you can also set for how many months the ads can be published or for how many months the expired/​closed ads will be kept in archive. Adding "​0"​ for these means unlimited time. Users can extend ads after expiration from **My Ads** page.\\+**3.** The availability of the ads can be defined by setting up the **Ad extend days** option. Along with thisyou can also set for how many months the ads can be published or for how many months the expired/​closed ads will be kept in archive. Adding "​0"​ for these means unlimited time. Users can extend ads after expiration from **My Ads** page.\\
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 {{gallery>​ joomla30:​adsfactory:​workflow_settings.png?​977x315 }}\\ {{gallery>​ joomla30:​adsfactory:​workflow_settings.png?​977x315 }}\\
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   * **2.** **Private Ads** - The address is hidden to users and only the Country and City is viewable. Messages can only be seen by the owner and the user that sent/​received the message. The Google Map is also hidden. ​   * **2.** **Private Ads** - The address is hidden to users and only the Country and City is viewable. Messages can only be seen by the owner and the user that sent/​received the message. The Google Map is also hidden. ​
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-**3.** From this page you can enable/​disable these 2 types and the option to **Set the ad Type** ​if both of them are enabled, this will allow users to set the type of ad by themselves to either public or private ​when creating them. In case you won't allow them to choose the type of ad, you must choose one of them as default from the **Default ad type** option available below.\\+**3.** From this pageyou can enable/​disable these 2 types. You also have the option to **Set the ad Type**. If both of them are enabled, this will allow users to set the type of ad by themselves to either public or private ​upon creating them. In case you won't allow them to choose the type of the ad, you must choose one of them as default from the **Default ad type** option available below.\\
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 **4.** **Set the ad State** enabled will let posters select the status of their ads. In case this option is disabled, you will have to choose a **Default ad state** of the ads status to either Published or Unpublished.\\ **4.** **Set the ad State** enabled will let posters select the status of their ads. In case this option is disabled, you will have to choose a **Default ad state** of the ads status to either Published or Unpublished.\\
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-**5.** From here you can also set the limit of characters for the **Short ​description** and to set a **Tags limit** per ad. Tags are an excellent way for ads to be filtered in a search, however if a user puts too many tag words his ad will pop up in every search, some people may find this annoying. To ensure this does not happen you should leave a decent limit on your tags, make the poster choose only the tags that are suited for his ad.\\+**5.** From here you can also set the limit of characters for the **Short ​Description** and to set a **Tags limit** per ad. Tags are an excellent way for ads to be filtered in a search, howeverif a user puts too many tag wordshis ad will pop up in every search, some people may find this annoying. To ensure this does not happen you should leave a decent limit on your tags, make the poster choose only the tags that are suited for his ad.\\
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 {{gallery>​ joomla30:​adsfactory:​form_and_fields.png?​977x315 }}\\ {{gallery>​ joomla30:​adsfactory:​form_and_fields.png?​977x315 }}\\
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 In case you enabled the images, you can define them on the **Size and Limits** area.\\ In case you enabled the images, you can define them on the **Size and Limits** area.\\
-**3.** Define the maximum size of the uploaded images by adding a value on the **Maximum picture size** field and also set a limit for the **Maximum number of images per listing**.\\+**3.** Define the maximum size of the uploaded images by adding a value to the **Maximum picture size** field and also set a limit for the **Maximum number of images per listing**.\\
 **4.** Enabling **Require Main Picture for listing** will require users to upload a picture in order to create new ads.\\ **4.** Enabling **Require Main Picture for listing** will require users to upload a picture in order to create new ads.\\
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-There are two sizes of images that can be set by you on this page. These are not for the full sized versions but for their thumbnails displayed on the listings and ads details pages.\\+There are two sizes of images that can be set by you on this page. These are not for the full-sized versions but for their thumbnails, which are  ​displayed on the listings and ads details pages.\\
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 **1.** **Listing Thumbnails** settings allows you to change the size in width and height of the images found on the listing pages such as **Ads list** and **My ads**.\\ **1.** **Listing Thumbnails** settings allows you to change the size in width and height of the images found on the listing pages such as **Ads list** and **My ads**.\\
 **2.** **Ad Details Images** has assigned the images found on the detailed view of the ads.\\ **2.** **Ad Details Images** has assigned the images found on the detailed view of the ads.\\
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-**(!)** The full size modal box which appear ​when clicking on the image is resized dynamically in Javascript according to the clients resolution.\\ +**(!)** The full-size modalbox which appears ​when clicking on the image is resized dynamically in Javascript according to the clients' ​resolution.\\ 
-That  ​means that for any resolution the browser has, the image is always centered and about 90% of the height or width available on screen.\\+This means that for any resolution the browser has, the image is always centered and about 90% of the height or width available on screen.\\
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 ===== Access Control List ===== ===== Access Control List =====
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-From this tab you can enable the **ACL** feature that will allow you to select specific groups of users which can post ads.\\ +From this tabyou can enable the **ACL** feature that will allow you to select specific groups of users which can post ads.\\ 
-Click on the **Groups allowed to post ads** field to add new groups, a scrolldown menu will appear from where you can select the groups that will be able to post new ads.\\+Click on the **Groups allowed to post ads** field to add new groups. A scrolldown menu will appear from where you can select the groups that will be able to post new ads.\\
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 ===== Google Maps ===== ===== Google Maps =====
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-For each ad a separate location can be entered using the **Google Maps** system. Users can view the map with all the active ads and their location on the user menu's **Ads on map** page. Besides this, users can also view the location of a specific ad from the details page of it.\\+For each ada separate location can be entered using the **Google Maps** system. Users can view the map with all the active ads and their location on the user menu's **Ads on map** page. Besides this, users can also view the location of a specific ad from the details page of it.\\
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-From this tab you can configure Google Maps, this is needed before it can be displayed on the frontend. To have the feature working you will need an API key, click on the **Get API Key** link provided and follow the instructions found there. ​Afterwards, copy/paste the link in the field and click on **Save**.\\+From this tab you can configure Google Maps, this is needed before it can be displayed on the frontend. To have the feature working you will need an API key, click on the **Get API Key** link provided and follow the instructions found there. ​Afterward, copy/paste the link into the field and click on **Save**.\\
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-Now that the map can be displayed, you can set the default position ​of it by clicking on **Pick Position** or adding the latitude and longitude coordinates manually. Besides this, you can also set the default zoom level of the map from 1 to 10 on the **Google Maps Zoom Level** field.\\+Now that the map can be displayed, you can set its default position by clicking on **Pick Position** or adding the latitude and longitude coordinates manually. Besides this, you can also set the default zoom level of the map from 1 to 10 on the **Google Maps Zoom Level** field.\\
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-**Distance Unit** allows you to choose to either Kilometers or Miles and to add specific values for it on the field below which will be displayed on the actual map.\\+**Distance Unit** allows you to choose to either Kilometers or Miles and to add specific values for it on the field belowwhich will be displayed on the actual map.\\
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   * Ads list - displays a list with all the active ads.   * Ads list - displays a list with all the active ads.
-  * Categories - displays a list with all the available categories.+  * Categories - displays a list of all the available categories.
   * Ads on map - displays Google Maps with the location of the ads.   * Ads on map - displays Google Maps with the location of the ads.
   * Search - displays a search form for ads.   * Search - displays a search form for ads.