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| **3.** Enabling **Show Contact information** hides users address or email address from details page or listings.\\ | **3.** Enabling **Show Contact information** hides users address or email address from details page or listings.\\ | ||
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| - | {{gallery> joomla30:adsfactory:date_time.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 other expressing their opinions by sending messages.\\ | ||
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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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| - | {{gallery> joomla30:adsfactory:messaging.png?977x315 }}\\ | + | {{gallery> joomla30:adsfactory:messagingoptionss.png?977x315 }}\\ |
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| **1.** Since Ads Factory is not handling the sales directly and users have to contact each other in order to sale items, the **Price field** is optional and can be disabled altogether from this section.\\ | **1.** Since Ads Factory is not handling the sales directly and users have to contact each other in order to sale items, the **Price field** is optional and can be disabled altogether from this section.\\ | ||
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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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| - | {{gallery> joomla30:adsfactory:price.png?977x315 }}\\ | + | {{gallery> joomla30:adsfactory:price_settings.png?977x315 }}\\ |
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| - | 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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| - | 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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| - | **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 in the listing pages.\\ |
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| - | 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.\\ |
| - | Choose to order ads either by **Starting Date** or by **Ending date**. Along with this, users can also order the ads on front end by title or price.\\ | + | |
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| - | {{gallery> joomla30:adsfactory:listing.png?977x315 }}\\ | + | **5.** Choose to order ads either by **Starting Date** or by **Ending date**. Along with this, users can also order the ads on front end by title or price.\\ |
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| - | 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.\\ | + | {{gallery> joomla30:adsfactory:listing_and_display.png?977x315 }}\\ |
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| - | **Enable Attachment Files** will allow users to attach files to their ads while the **Attachment File Required** option will make the files mandatory for each new ad.\\ | + | **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.\\ |
| - | 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_settings.png?977x315 }}\\ | + | **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.\\ | ||
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| + | {{gallery> joomla30:adsfactory:attachments_options.png?977x315 }}\\ | ||
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| ===== Ad Settings ===== | ===== Ad Settings ===== | ||
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| - | Set the **Workflow** used for new ads posting, you can choose between 2 ways on how the users can post their ads, a one step posting process where all the listing information is entered in one page, and another, that will require users to set the category first and then the rest of the listing.\\ | + | **1.** Set the **Workflow** used for new ads posting, you can choose between 2 ways on how the users can post their ads, a one step posting process where all the listing information is entered in one page, and another, that will require users to set the category first and then the rest of the listing.\\ |
| - | 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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| - | 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 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.\\ |
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| {{gallery> joomla30:adsfactory:workflow_settings.png?977x315 }}\\ | {{gallery> joomla30:adsfactory:workflow_settings.png?977x315 }}\\ | ||
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| There are 2 different Ad types that are available for posters:\\ | There are 2 different Ad types that are available for posters:\\ | ||
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| - | * **Public Ads** - Regular ads where all the information can be seen by all users and messages are seen by everyone. Unless the admin overrides it and messages can be seen only by logged in users. | + | * **1.** **Public Ads** - Regular ads where all the information can be seen by all users and messages are seen by everyone. Unless the admin overrides it and messages can be seen only by logged in users. |
| - | * **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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| - | 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 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.\\ |
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| - | **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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| - | 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, 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.\\ |
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| {{gallery> joomla30:adsfactory:form_and_fields.png?977x315 }}\\ | {{gallery> joomla30:adsfactory:form_and_fields.png?977x315 }}\\ | ||
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| ===== Image Settings ===== | ===== Image Settings ===== | ||
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| - | On the **Image Settings** tab you can view the current version of the graphic library and the option to **Enable Images** for listings. In case this is disabled, there will be no gallery on the listings and no fields to upload images.\\ | + | **1** On the **Image Settings** tab you can view the current version of the graphic library and the option to **Enable Images** for listings. In case this is disabled, there will be no gallery on the listings and no fields to upload images.\\ |
| - | **Gallery Type** allows you to choose from 3 different gallery types that are available and selectable from the scrolldown menu: Scroll Gallery, Lytebox, and Picture Slider.\\ | + | **2.** **Gallery Type** allows you to choose from 3 different gallery types that are available and selectable from the scrolldown menu: Scroll Gallery, Lytebox, and Picture Slider.\\ |
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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.\\ | ||
| - | 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 on the **Maximum picture size** field and also set a limit for the **Maximum number of images per listing**.\\ |
| - | 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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| {{gallery> joomla30:adsfactory:image_settings2.png?977x315 }}\\ | {{gallery> joomla30:adsfactory:image_settings2.png?977x315 }}\\ | ||
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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 the thumbnails of them shown 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 the thumbnails of them shown on the listings and ads details pages.\\ | ||
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| - | **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**.\\ |
| - | **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 modal box which appear when clicking on the image is resized dynamically in Javascript according to the clients resolution.\\ | ||
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| Here is an incomplete list of them containing the most important and at the same time the ones that are published on Ads Factory's menu from the installation:\\ | Here is an incomplete list of them containing the most important and at the same time the ones that are published on Ads Factory's menu from the installation:\\ | ||
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| - | * Ads list - Shows a list with all the active ads. | + | * Ads list - displays a list with all the active ads. |
| - | * Categories - Shows a list with all the available categories. | + | * Categories - displays a list with all the available categories. |
| - | * Ads on map - Shows Google Maps with the location of the ads. | + | * Ads on map - displays Google Maps with the location of the ads. |
| - | * Search - Shows a search form for ads. | + | * Search - displays a search form for ads. |
| - | * New Ad - Shows a form for users to post new ads. | + | * New Ad - displays a form for users to post new ads. |
| - | * My Ads - Shows a list with all the ads posted by the logged user. | + | * My Ads - displays a list with all the ads posted by the logged user. |
| - | * Watchlist - Shows a list containing ads added as favorite by the user. | + | * Watchlist - displays a list containing ads added as favorite by the user. |
| - | * Profile - Shows a page where the logged user can view and edit his profile, check his payment balance, and more. | + | * Profile - displays a page where the logged user can view and edit his profile, check his payment balance, and more. |
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