glClassifieds Administration

The systemwide administration of glClassifieds is done through the glFusion Configuration option under Command and Control.

Quick documentation for each field can be accessed by clicking on the question mark icon next to the field description. More complete documentation is included here.

Max Image Height

Maximum height, in pixels, for images. Uploaded images will be scaled to the maximum width/height, preserving the aspect ratio.

Max Image Width

Maximum width, in pixels, for images. Uploaded images will be scaled to the maximum width/height, preserving the aspect ratio.

Max Thumb Size

Maximum dimension for thumbnails. Upload images will be scaled to this size, preserving the aspect ratio, to create thumbnails.

Max. number of images

This is the maximum number of images that users may upload to a single ad.

Use submission queue

Set this to True if user ads should be moderated. If this is False, ads will be publically available as soon as they are submitted.

Default Duration

Default number of days before an ad expires. This can be overridden by the user when the ad is created, and additional days can be added to the ad later, up to the maximum allowed duration.

Number of days for a category to be considered new

The number of days after a category is added that it will show with the new flag on the home page.

Number of days for an ad to be considered new

The number of days after an ad is created that it will show up in the Whats New block.

Hide the “New Ads block

If set to True, ads will not be displayed in the Whats New block.

Email the admin when an ad is submitted

Determines when, if ever, the site administrator will receive an email upon the submission of a new ad. May have the following settings:

Always: the site admin is always notified of a new ad submission.

If Submission Queue: the site admin will receive notification only if the ads are moderated.

Never: the site admin will never receive notifications.

Email the user when an ad is accepted or rejected?

Determines the condition under which a submitter of an ad is notified when the ad is accepted or rejected.

Never: The submitter is not notified of acceptance or rejection.

Always: The submitter is notified upon acceptance or rejection.

Acceptance: The submitter is notified only upon acceptance. No email is sent when an ad is rejected.

Rejection: The submitter is notified only when an ad is rejected. No email is sent if it is accepted.

Hide this plugin from the User Functions menu

Set to Yes to keep this plugin from appearing on the User Functions menu.

Link to seller's eBay items

Set to Yes to create a link in the ad detail to the seller's eBay items. <b>Experimental</b> - This function has not been tested.

Max ads shown per page (expanded listing)

The maximum number of ads to be shown in the expanded listing. This is the list which is shown under the Recent and category links, and includes detailed information about the ad.</td>

Max ads shown per page (listing)

The maximum number of ads to be shown in the compressed listing. This is the list which shows the ad subject on one line, typically with links to edit, approve, and delete the ad.

Maximum total ad duration, in days

The maximum number of days that an ad may run. This number limits the amount of time that an ad may be extended.

Days after expiration to purge ads

If this number is greater than zero, then ads which have expired more than this many days ago will be purged from the ad table. Set to zero to disable purging.

Days before expiration to send reminders

Enter the number of days prior to an ad's expiration date for a reminder to be sent to the ad owner. The reminder is only sent to owners who have requested them by updating their account preferences.
Set to -1 to disable reminders completely. Setting to 0 causes a message to be sent immediately upon expiration.

Login required for all access?

If set to Yes, users must login to view or search ads. User login is always required to submit ads.

Users can edit their own ads?

If set to Yes, users can edit their own ads after approval. Setting to No disables editing for everyone except administrators.

Use glFusion Task Scheduler?

If set to Yes, then the glFusion task scheduler is used to purge old ads and send expiration notifications. If you'd like more control over when these tasks are performed, then set this field to No and use the included standalone cron.php (located in &lt;plugin_dir&gt;/classifieds/utility) with your server's cron facility.

Path to Uploaded Images

This is the absolute path to user-uploaded ad images. This directory must be writable by the web server.

URL for user-uploaded images

This is the URL to the user-uploaded images.

Path to category images

This is the absolute path to admin-uploaded category images. This directory must be writable by the web server. Images uploaded here should be 48x48px icons.

URL to category images

This is the URL to the admin-uploaded category images.

Default Ad Group

This is the default group which will be assigned to the group_id value for newly-submitted ads. The Ad Default Permission[1] selected will be applied as well to give read and edit permission to the ad.

For ads, permissions have the following meanings:

None: Users may not view the ad. The ad will also not appear in search results.

Read-only: Users may view the ad.

Read-Write: Users may view and edit the ad.

Default Category Group

This is the default group which will be assigned to the group_id value for newly-created categories. The Category Default Permission[1] selected will be applied as well to give viewing and submission permission to the category.

For categories, permissions have the following meanings:

None: Users may not view ads under the category.

Read-only: Users may view ads under the category.

Read-Write: Users may view and submit ads to the category.

Anonymous users may never submit ads, so read-write permission only grants read permission to them.