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Kent
Junior Member
United States
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 Posted - 29 October 2002 : 10:01:34
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Since the v3.3 owner hasn't come forward to update the existing classifed ads mod, is anyone else working on one? Here's some ideas or suggestions:
Use the topics DB (similar to the new events calendar), just set them up in separate forums -- one for each type of ads you'll support. Add fields for location (pre-fill from profile but allow changes) and price. Allow replies so people can ask follow-up questions.
Make sure you can administer them like you do other forums for deleting after a set amount of time. Also allow the person who posted the ad (topic) to delete their ad -- and all replies to it.
Anyone who's a "real" programmer (I'm not) want to work on one? If so, I'll help in any way that I can...
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HuwR
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29 October 2002 : 10:11:11
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Use the topics DB (similar to the new events calendar), just set them up in separate forums -- one for each type of ads you'll support. Add fields for location (pre-fill from profile but allow changes) and price. Allow replies so people can ask follow-up questions.
This is a very bad idea, mod writers should not be writing mods which do this kind of thing, it makes them very unportable and not easily upgradeable, you should always try and keep changes to the core database tables to an absolute minimum, it makes installation and upgrading a lot easier, and you are also affecting your forums performance by adding extra informaton to one of the core tables which isn't even used by the core functionality. |
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GauravBhabu
Advanced Member
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Posted - 29 October 2002 : 10:21:40
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...you should always try and keep changes to the core database tables to an absolute minimum, it makes installation and upgrading a lot easier...
I agree with HuwR. Mods should be written in such a way that they can be easily ported with each upgrade. It is not all that difficult... |
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Kent
Junior Member
United States
193 Posts |
Posted - 29 October 2002 : 20:55:52
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See why I'm not a programmer?  I guess I was just describing it in functional terms. Couldn't a separate table, with a relationship by topicID link the two and provide the same functions -- yet keep the path open for upgrades. post.asp would need to be modified to conditionally show the other fields... or something similar.
Oh well, if Huw makes his 3.4-portal available, I'll use the classified ads in it... |
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