Thread: Unanswered questions 3.0?

Unanswered questions 3.0?

I posted these questions here back in July but never received a response. Now that 3.0 is around the corner could someone please answer these questions?

1. Can site visitors pick a region/location for ads they see? I don't want them to see everything globally.
2. Can visitors search by location? zip code? zip code radius?
3. Can ads have status flags such as: ACTIVE, SOLD, PENDING, RELISTED? and have these flags displayed next to each ad in the main listing and the ad itself? I'd like my users to be able to update these flags so everyone knows whether an ad is still valid. These status flags should be customizable; so I could call them whatever I want (not necessarily ACTIVE, SOLD, PENDING etc)
4. Could visitors search ads using Status Flags (see #3) as additional filtering criteria? lets say someone wants to see only RELISTED ads, or ACTIVE ads.
5. Can users search ads by Posted date, Expiration Date? Days to ending? Lets say I want to see ads posted in the last 3 days only. Or ads that are expiring in 2 days.
6. How can categories be customized? Your live demo of ClassiPress does not show the ability to edit categories, it looks like they're hard-coded.
7. Can you delete categories? How many categories can you have (limit)
8. Can ad posters be ranked/rated? Like ebay feedback, users should be able to rate each other using Stars and one line comments. Users can only leave feedback if they've exchanged communication (more than 3 message each, this would prevent people from leaving feedback without actually buying anything)
9. Does your software allow users to contact each other without using email? another words if I want to buy something that is listed can I contact the seller via a Form instead of directly emailing him/her?

that is about it for now!

thank you!
Jake

Re: Unanswered questions 3.0?

Sorry you never received a reply back when you posted it. We have really tried to improve service in more recent months to ensure that all questions are answered. I imagine some of your questions will still be difficult to answer because we (as in, nobody apart from the CP owner), has actually seen/used CP 3.0 yet. So, some of these are still unclear.

1. There will be improved search function in 3.0 due to the addition of regional dropdowns when users are placing their ads.
2. As above.. although I don't believe this will include zip code information? Not all countries have zip codes like the US.
3. I am unaware of ad status flags. This is something I will need to find out about, but have to say I haven't seen it mentioned.
4. As above.
5. Again, not something that has been mentioned for this release.
6. Categories are set within the WordPress Dashboard, so you are totally free to set up whatever categories you want, exactly like you can within the current version of CP.
7. You just delete them within the WP Dashboard (same place you set them up). I don't believe WP has any limits to this, but obviously you have to consider how it's going to look having so many, and whether it's really necessary. Personally I have 3 rows of them, so many more than the demo has.
8. No, you cannot currently place user feedback, and I don't believe it is in the next release. Something I would like to see as well though.
9. Currently the options are that you can phone or e-mail the seller. I believe there are some who have customized their themes to send from a site address so the users e-mails aren't involved, but this is a modification not supported by CP.

I hope this clarifies some of the information you are asking. The sneak peek at 3.0 shows that the look is obviously going to be quite different to the CP we have now, so you should check it out if you haven't already http://wpclassipress.com/sneek-peek-at-classipress-3-0/

Re: Unanswered questions 3.0?

Also, there was list of features which was released some time ago, however this was not finalised - so some of the items on the list may not be included in 3.0..but to give you an idea of the changes you will/may see in 3.0.

3.0 FEATURE LIST
-Completely rebuilt and redesigned product backend and UI for a much cleaner and professional look
-Featured ads module is larger and will use a jquery carousel that automatically rotates through your featured ads
-Built in blog option so you can now post articles on your classipress site
-User image editing. Your customers can now add, remove, or delete their images straight from their edit ad dashboard.
-Ad details within WordPress post edit section are grouped together in a new "ad" module instead of down below as separate custom fields
-Multi-step ad posting that shows a summary page before submitting a new ad
-Tighter integration with PayPal
-Set the number of image uploads allowed per ad submission
-Ad package manager. Build your own ad packages (i.e. 30 days $5, 60 days $7, etc) so customers can get discounts for longer term commitments
-Coupon code option. Promote your site by building and distributing special coupons.
-PayPal subscription option to automatically
-Email reminders sent to both you and the ad owner once an ad is set to expire
-Ability to add your own custom fields-Better category displaying. There will be a new mega tab that will show all your categories which allows for growth
-Replaced thumbnail image code with popular TimThumb. Easy to resize images to your own dimensions.
-Less plugins required. A breadcrumb is now built into CP
-Larger ad thumbnail images on the home and category pages.
-Individual ad images are at the top of the ad which also includes a new image preview module.
-Homepage now contains a right-hand sidebar with an "about your site" module
-Contact poster sidebar module includes a bcc option so you know when ad posters are being contacted.
-New poster's other items sidebar module shows what else is listed by the same owner. Includes a thumbnail image as well.
-New similar items section shows other relevant ads to help promote your other listed items. Also includes a thumbnail image.
-Cleaner sign-up and login page without a sidebar
-Additional sidebars so you can have different widgets on your blog posts vs your ads
-Enhanced comments section and ad poster styled comments. When the ad poster comments on the ad, it identifies him/her as the ad owner
-RSS feeds available at the category-level
-Record the ad poster's IP address with the submission
-and much more!