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Native Joomla 1.5.x MVC code; no legacy plugin needed.

Ads Factory is fully SEF including dynamic page titles! Automatic metadescription and keywords are integrated in the component to comply with the actual standards. Tags on ads and a tag cloud module is also present to provide a huge SEF improvement.

The component offers Categories support including a category module, which can be also used as a filter option. The present Watchlist can be set on existing categories or ads based and includes also email notification. Aside this advanced search and filter options are avaialble for the extension.

For each ad a separate location can be entered using the GoogleMaps system. Also the user has the possiblity to upgrade his ad to a featured ad: gold, silver or bronze. The ads can be also saved for later publishing (publish/unpublish; save ads now publish later) or can be date triggered published. A republishing option is avaialble for expired ads; also on expiry a email notification is sent. If not replublished the ads will go to the existing archive system. Ads can de reported to the admin in case of fraudulent behavior. In case that a user wants to ask an ad publisher a certain question, he can use the integrated user messaging system.

A main image and secondary images can be attached to each ad. This will be automatically included in a small image gallery present for each ad. The image gallery is slider based and has also a detailed view option. File attachements can be used also, in order to provide detailed informations. This attachements togheter with the gallery and GoogleMaps are displayed on the detailed view of each ad. GoogleMaps is part of the Community Builder integration and contains the CB "My Ads" and "GoogleMap" tab.

The administrator has extensive control over all ads. He can easily block certain ads with a single click, set up the picture resize values, etc. If desired he can enter multiple currencies and configure all email notifications. Bulk import with images and file attachemnts is possible and also a very easy export to the excel file format.

The webmaster can require (if desired) user payments for:

• pay per Listing (publishing)
• pay per Featured (gold, silver, bronze)
• pay per Contact (publisher details)

Paypal is implemented as payment method along to the multiple payment gateway system.

What do I get buying this product?

• The fully functional open source (no encrypting) component, meaning that you are able to perform modifications if needed for your site.
• Modules: Menu Module, Categories Module (including number of ads and filter funtion), Featured Ads, Random Ads, Popular Ads, Most Valuable Ads, Latest Ads and Tag Clouds Module.
• Community Builder Plugins: My Ads, GoogleMap Tab.
• Full SEF integration, easy configurable language file, Categories Support and Template Engine!

Requirements:

• Joomla 1.5.x
• CRON (a general CRON Tutorial is available in our documentation section).

Demo: The demo-server for Ads Factory is available under http://ads-factory.thefactory.ro - to login for the frontend or backend, just click the login buttons available on the left side. Feel free to test as you please; the server resets itself each hour.

Version History:

Ads Factory 1.1.0 released on March 6, 2009. 

• New feature: enable/disable messaging
• Fixed issues regarding Missing ItemId in list view links, in listing module, on redirects between tasks, user profile must be filled to add a new ad, hardcoded constants in backend.

Ads Factory 1.0.1 released on February 18, 2009.

• New feature: Start/End date editable in admin.
• Improved Private System; for private ads: if the pricing plugin contact is not enabled, user info and link are hidden and notice text is displayed, if the pricing plugin contact is enabled a link to user profile is displayed where the current user (if not the same user as the ads owner) will be noticed that he will be charged with credit if he chooses to continue to view the page or send to buy credit if he has no credit.
• Fixed issues regarding: name for addtype in template (it was add_type and it was not saved), JS Countdown possible issues for some browsers.

Ads Factory 1.0.0 released on January 25, 2009.