User signup, upload ads.

Dimitri · 2011-01-05 16:40:18

Hi all.

I need some guidance, the more i type here about this topic. The bigger the cloud of doubt grows above me.

I have been told to develop a site something similar to Gumtree but much more simpler.

Is there any plugin so people can sign up to the website to become a member, without getting to the backend.

After the signup, the users will have the ability to upload an ad such as apartment rent, etc etc. But before they post it, they have to make a payment.
More like pay per listing method.

I am not sure if Txp are capable of handling this website.

Any advice. Thanx

aslsw66 · 2011-01-05 23:27:56

I’m sure others will chip in here, but for starters:

mem_self_register will help you to allow users to sign up as members,
ign_password_protect will let you secure areas of your site so that only registered members can access them,
mem_public_article allows users to create new articles in your textpattern database. I assume your ads will take the form of an article, so that they can be searched and sorted.

I have used all of these so far with success; sometimes tweaking is required to get them to do things exactly the way I want. But they are all supported by the developers and others in the forums.

In terms of making payments, there is yab_shop but I have never used it.

My only suggestion is to break apart your site functionality into small pieces. Start with the registration functionality as user manager is critical to success (eg. sign-up, password reset, change personal settings, etc). Then move to posting of articles (including lists, searching sorting). And then move to the payment side.

renobird · 2011-01-06 03:45:43

This TXPTIP on integrating aMember with Textpattern might be useful.

The plugins above a great. However, as far as I know there is still no way to allow users to upload “content pairs”. So mem_public_article works well if your users only need to upload articles – but uploading an article and an image together is not possible.

It’s been a while since I looked at doing front-end content submission with TXP, so things may have changed.

Dimitri · 2011-01-06 17:50:16

Wow thanx for the guidance.

Now the cloud of doubt have disappeared but a block of wood just grew.

@renobird, what do you mean by “content pairs”? aMember looks good. Will look into that. But I guess I keep it simple for now thanks to Anura advice. If it successful, will expand.

Dont they have any plugin (I hope, but I know you said it not “possible”) or it is possible for some1 who signed up, upload 1 or 2 images for the article, automatically resized (by imgsizer) and then goes to the database. Then the <txp:article_image /> (or some tag with php variables) auto picks up the image id and will be displayed on the article. In my opinion, could it be achieved if the plugin “sed_afu” and “mem_public_article” work together.

My other idea, is it possible when some1 creates an article but there is no “submit” button, but “Pay” button, it will auto create the cost of the advert depending the category been chosen. It will go straight to paypal. After the payment, the token code will be generated in a new window. The person will have to add the token code to submit the article.

Thanx. I love the TXP community, forever friendly and helpful.

Bloke · 2011-01-06 19:12:27

renobird wrote:

as far as I know there is still no way to allow users to upload “content pairs”

True from a single plugin persepctive, but it’s possible.

When we (TXPBuilders) did the BISA site, Jakob used the jQuery Uploadify script within a mem_simple_form (now it could be done within mem_public_article, but that didn’t exist back then). People browsed for an image on their HDD and, once chosen, it was immediately uploaded to the images table via AJAX. The image insertion process returned the ID of the image which was then placed in a hidden form field within the mem_form. The person could then continue filling in the article details in the form, and when the Submit button was hit, the image ID went along with the article submission, populating the article_image field.

Thus to the end user it appeared as if they had uploaded a single article but in reality we had populated two tables of data and linked them. Uploadify is simply brilliant. And allows multiple uploads.

EDIT: You might want to talk to jstubbs about his Snoooz tennis site which, iirc, was a site that allowed people to place ads. Someone will correct me if I’m wrong or if it was another of his sites, but I’m sure it was Jonathan that did it and integrated aMember too, as in the TXP Tip that renobird posted.

EDIT 2: Pro Tennis Jobs, that was it!

Last edited by Bloke (2011-01-06 19:36:54)

Dimitri · 2011-01-06 19:24:49

Will def look at Uploadify.

Just saw the site – link
It is exactly what I need to make, just a tad different.
Will pop an email to Jstubbs soon.

Thanx super bloke.

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#1 2011-01-05 16:40:18

User signup, upload ads.

#2 2011-01-05 23:27:56

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