Classified Ads
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The Classified Ads section of the admin area is where you can add/edit/delete classified and job ads.
You can also authorize user-entered classifieds if your site has this feature enabled. Toggle the ability for users to post ads by checking the Site Configuration parameter CLASSIFIEDS_POST_ENABLE.
Note: There will be an email sent to your site's main contact whenever a classified/jobs listing is posted from the front-side of your site.
You are presented with a list of classified ads that have future expiration dates.
In the example you see two ads. The top one is an active classified ad. The second is a user-entered or otherwise unauthorized job listing. The expiration dates are in the future, but only the first one will show on the site because the second has not been authorized. When a user enters an ad, it is not marked as authorized. You will receive an email on your chapter's main contact email address indicating that an ad has been entered and must be authorized to show.
Press "Show Expired Ads" to show ads that are past their expiration date. Press "Hide Expired Ads" to toggle them back to being hidden.
If an ad is past its expiration, a "Renew" button will appear that you can click to set the date forward one year. You can also edit the renewal date directly and set it to whatever you wish.
If an ad is not authorized, an "Authorize" button will appear that you can click to mark the ad as authorized. You can also edit the ad and set the authorized checkbox manually.
Press "Edit" to edit an ad.
- Content
- The content of the ad will appear in a Wysiwyg Editor
- Title
- The title for the ad. This must be entered for the ad to appear as a link on your classifieds page.
- Company
- Enter if applicable.
- Type
- Select Classified Ad or Job Listing
- Username (optional)
- Select a member if applicable. If an ad is entered by a member from the front side of your site, this field will be set automatically.
- Expiration Date
- Enter a future date if you want the ad to show on the front side of your site.
- Authorized?
- Check this box to indicate the ad is authorized and should show on your classifieds page.
Available Pages
Classified ads are available on multiple built-in pages. If you have not used the ads feature before, you will need to create links to these pages through Navigation Builder to allow users to get to them. The page names (the names that they are referred to with in Page Content, Page Properties, and Navigation Builder) are listed below with brief descriptions.
- Classified Ad Listing (classifieds.php?type=classified)
- Lists only those ads marked as "Classified Ad" and none marked as "Job Listing"
- Classified Ad Posting Form (classin.php)
- Shows either the built-in form (not editable) or a custom form created in Form Builder. Any form set to insert submissions into the classifieds table will display a check box in Form Builder to set it as the standard classified ad posting form. Please see the Formbuilder documentation for more details on using the forms.
- Classified Job Listing (classifieds.php?type=job)
- Lists only those ads marked as "Job Listing" and none marked as "Classified Ad"
- Classifieds (classifieds.php)
- Lists all ads
