Web Server Support
Capability to run on both
Unix and Windows web servers.
Capable of being run with
"register globals" on or off .
Ability for the software to operate with server configurations that have been set to
"persistent connections" as being "on" or "off".
Software configured to run with php4 or php5.
Scalability
Ability to handle extreme amounts of traffic due to its database functionality.
BENEFIT: Handle a high traffic load without sacrificing page load time.
Scalable to offer an unlimited number of ads, visitors and users. Limitations are based solely upon your web server's capacity.
BENEFIT: One product to buy that is as expandable as you want while your site grows.
Unlimited categories and subcategories with an admin tool to manage their name, description and hierarchy. Add category specific questions in the form of custom dropdown boxes, custom checkboxes, and text fields.
Robust category management system allows the admin to assign category/subcategory/ad specific html templates. Category management tool also allows the admin to copy entire subcategories, and category specific questions, from one category to another...saving significant setup time.
Intelligent thumbnail scaling. The thumbnail size will be controlled from within the admin tool.
BENEFIT: Faster page download times keep visitors browsing rather than waiting and finally giving up.
Graphical User Interface
Powerful administration interface that gives the admin complete control over all aspects of the site with ease.
Displays various GeoClassifieds Stats on front page of admin.
Unique data fields connected to each category. This allows you to connect as many of your own data fields to categories and their child categories as you like. Child categories inherit data field questions from their parents making management easier.
BENEFIT: Save time by creating each category question once, and then let it filter down to its subcategories.
Admin can copy entire subcategory structures from one category to another.
BENEFIT: Significant time saver.
Admin can copy entire category specific question structures from one category to another saving setup time.
Each main category (category with no parent category above them) can have its own category specific look and genre. Completely change the look of each category page or just the header area…complete flexibility.
Create a distinct design for every page of the site if you like, or use one default design to be
used on every page. It can be as complex or simple as you would like, just as an Enterprise level piece of software should be.
BENEFIT: Your site doesn't "have to" look like every other user of that same software...be totally unique! Take a look at customer examples of our competitor's software...you can spot where those customers bought their software from in an instant, even if they were allowed to remove the software company's logo from the bottom of the page.
Optionally show the total number of ads in brackets for each category and each subcategory.
BENEFIT: You can hide this at first...then when your site is populated simply turn the feature on.
Valuable "logged in/logged out" modules which allow you to display one set of html design when the user is logged in and another set of html when the user is logged out. One use could be to show one navigation bar before they log in and another with different buttons after they log in.
BENEFIT: Time...time...time. There are 20 of these modules which can be used to display virtually any html you want. By default, we have used these modules for displaying the Header, Footer, etc. so that you can simply change the logo image or a link within the module's html and that same change will reflect instantly throughout your site wherever that module is used.
Category tree is optionally displayed at the top and/or bottom of each page that indicates the user's current location and allows the user to quick jump between the category hierarchy.
Search results pages generate quick links to additional results pages when the number of ads exceed the max number the admin designates to be shown on any given page.
"Back to" buttons displayed on various pages such as "edit ad" and "place ad" pages.
User can show a "SOLD" sign next to their ad after it sells.
BENEFIT: This helps you, as the admin, to market your site by showing that your current customers are selling their items from using your site.
"Tell-a-friend" button on each ad display page allows visitors to fill out a form to send to their friends that they know may be interested in that ad.
BENEFIT: Gets people talking about your classified ad site amongst themselves...increased awareness.
Insert your own "User Agreement" text in the admin, which will display on the registration page. This forces users to click "I agree" before registration will be completed.
Help buttons are located throughout the program to assist users in making decisions or to better explain a certain function. The admin can designate their own help button (icon).
BENEFIT: Reduces the amount of emails you receive and will have to reply to.
Customization
HTML template-based program allows for a truly customizable appearance for each page of the site. Take a look at some of our current Enterprise Version customer's sites to see its versatility.
BENEFIT: Don't look like everyone else who uses the software. Create your own look.
Extra Pages feature allows you to set up additional PHP driven pages. This allows you to easily launch your "About Us", "Contact Us", etc. pages without having to link outside of the program to html pages on your site.
BENEFIT: Since these are PHP driven pages, you can insert the software's many PHP Modules to display dynamic content from the database as well.
Categories and subcategories pages can have their own unique appearance. For example, you may want to change up the header of the "automobiles" category to show a collage of vehicles, but then show collage of electric devices in the header of the "electronics" category.
BENEFIT: Offer a truly customized experience to your customers when they are browsing each category....different genres for different categories.
Hottest Ads module displays a table of ads that have been viewed the most times. As with all modules, place this module wherever you want on your page.
Complete variable control over the ad display page to include fonts, colors, and fields. Place fields wherever you want them on the page.
BENEFIT: You can assign different AD DISPLAY TEMPLATES for each category if you want to.
Title Module displays dynamic content into the Browser's Title Bar depending on which page of the site the visitor is on. For example, if the visitor is on an ad display page, the title of that ad will be displayed in the Browser's title bar.
BENEFIT: Search engine friendliness. Search engines read page titles. Having a dynamic title module that reads and displays results depending on the current page increases your site's search engine results.
Add as many extra questions as you would like to the ad display page including blank text boxes, custom checkboxes and custom dropdown boxes. Optionally give the seller an "other" box to fill in if none of your dropdown values meet their criteria.
BENEFIT: You are giving your visitors a more personalized experience by giving them category specific questions and prevalued dropdowns to choose rather than making them physically type in every answer.
Featured and Newest Ad module tables can each be set to either display a photo of the item, or an icon of your choice (such as a camera).
Featured and Newest Ad module tables can be set to display an image of your choice when the user has not entered any images. For example, an image that displays "NO PHOTO".
Checkboxes save the seller time when placing their ad. They allow the seller to display certain features of their item very neatly and cleanly within the body of the ad. For example, in the automobiles category you can list typical auto features such as "automatic transmission", "cd player", etc. The seller clicks the radio button and that feature is automatically assigned to their ad…no typing!
Complete variable control over all site text and backgrounds including text colors, fonts (including bold, italic, etc.), background colors.
Can replace GeoClassifieds standard buttons with your own buttons.
BENEFIT: Yet even more customization ability. We strive to give you a good starting point with attractive images and buttons, but you can replace all of these with your own if you wish to.
Over 50 modules included that can be placed anywhere throughout your site to display different sets of data or perform distinct functions. These modules consist of varying ways to display ads, html content, custom php modules, and user information.
BENEFIT: Each module is displayed by using a short tag (usually less than 30 characters). You can move this tag around anywhere with your html template that you want to display the module. For instance, you can display featured ads in a table in the center of the home page, or in the left or right column of the page...or anywhere you want to place it within your template.
Ability to display up to five (5) levels of featured ad status.
BENEFIT: Charge sellers different fees based upon which feature ad level they select during the Place an Ad process. Each level will have a different level of exposure on your site, which allows you to charge more for higher levels.
Ability to display featured picture ads, where only a thumbnail of the ad, and an optional display of price and title are shown. Picture ads can be displayed in as many columns and rows as desired.
Ability for the user to sort columns while browsing. For example, the user can sort by Title, Price, etc. Also, each Site Wide Field (unique fields you enter) can be displayed in browsing results tables and they too become sortable!
BENEFIT: This makes your site categories much easier to browse and creates interactivity between your site and the user.
Set the number of category browsing columns to be different than on subcategory pages. For example on the front page display 2 columns of categories. Then on the subcategories pages display 3 columns of subcategories.
Specify the page that users will be directed to after they have logged in to your site
either the "user management home" or "site home".
Ability to display the current user's first and/or last name, email or username in an effort to personalize any page.
BENEFIT: Gives you the ability to personalize the user's experience, or keep it more formal.
Display ads placed in the last 24 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks.
Display total number of registered users.
Display total number of live users.
Ability to turn 'on' and 'off' columns within browsing tables.
Fee Based Features
Admin can enter as many price plans and user groups as desired.
BENEFIT: Advertise in as many places as you want and be able to determine where your registrants heard about you. For example, radio spots can contain one promo code, while newspaper advertisements can contain another promo code. As users register and enter their promo codes, you will know where they heard about you based upon the promo code they enter. This will help you to evaluate your marketing efforts and adjust your focus accordingly.
Offer free listings, fee-based listings, or subscription
based listings.
BENEFIT: The software allows you to offer periods of free listings (such as during start up when you are populating your site) and then automatically begins charging users based upon a date or time period from registration you specify.
Admin can optionally accept payment for ad placements by Cash, Check, Paypal, WorldPay, Credit Card (Authorize.net, 2Checkout.com, WorldPay.com, InternetSecure.com), or Money Order.
BENEFIT: You have the ability to give your visitors a wide range of payment methods.
Optionally charge users for posting ads.
Optionally charge users for renewing their ads.
BENEFIT: Easy renewal process increases their probability or relisting.
Optionally give "credits" to users upon registration, which allow for free ad placements. You can manually assign "credits" to users at a later time for referring others to your site, or as a special promotion, etc.
BENEFIT: Gives you flexibility using the software to cut deals.
Optionally allow credits to be used for ad renewals.
Optionally place cash, check, or money order paying ad renewals on hold until payment is received.
Limit the max number of ads a seller can have at any given time.
BENEFIT: Gives you added control over your site's activities, especially with those users who fall under a Subscription Based Price Plan.
Optionally charge sellers extra for having their ads ranked better.
BENEFIT: Increased revenue potential in additional to typical ad placement.
Optionally charge sellers extra for being a featured ad.
BENEFIT: Increased revenue potential in additional to typical ad placement.
Optionally charge sellers extra for bolding their ad. This feature allows you to also change the font color and background to really make these ads stand out.
BENEFIT: Increased revenue potential in additional to typical ad placement.
Optionally charge sellers extra for each picture they upload.
BENEFIT: Increased revenue potential in additional to typical ad placement.
Charge sellers based on the length of time they want to display their ad.
Charge sellers based on price field of the ad.
BENEFIT: High ticket items can increase your revenue potential.
Charge users extra for using an "attention getter". You can use the default GeoClassifieds attention getters or easily add your own.
BENEFIT: Increased revenue potential in additional to typical ad placement.
Limit the number of characters used in the Ad Title and the Ad Description.
Limit the number of pictures that the seller can upload.
BENEFIT: Allows you to maintain control over the amount of content and disk space used on your server.
Ability to attach Discount Codes to Groups so that users can enter specific codes to get discounts when they place ads.
BENEFIT: Allows you to give Sales Staff or Affiliates a special discount code so that when they sell advertising space on your site, they can charge the advertiser the normal rate, but when they enter the ad details for the advertiser, they only pay you the discounted rate.
Ability to charge users for placing ads in various levels of featured ads.
BENEFIT: Increased revenue potential in additional to typical ad placement.
Featured ad levels are displayed in the form of modules and can therefore be displayed anywhere you want within your page. Each module has its own settings...you can choose to display the number or rows, columns, background colors, etc, etc.
BENEFIT: Customize, customize, customize...
Site Visitor Preferences & Features
This software is packed full of features not only for you, but also for you to offer your site visitors. After all, they are the ones using your site and providing you with your income. Why not do everything you can to make their experience on your site as easy to manage and attractive as possible?
Powerful User Interface CLICK HERE to view what you will be offering your visitors on their "My Account" Page.
Place New Ad Pages allow your visitors to enter their own ads, including the ad's title, description, category specific fields, photo / video / pdf / MS Word / etc. uploads and so on. Give your visitors control over their ads and make your site's management a little easier on yourself.
My Active Ads Pages allow your visitors to view all of the active ads they currently have on your site. Based upon your settings, they can access their active ads and upgrade each ad with a variety of "add-ons", such as: attention getters, featured ad status (up to 5 featured levels with various site exposure), ad better placement, and ad bolding. They also have the ability to renew and edit (based upon your preferences) and delete each ad in their Active Ads list. Another unique feature they have is the abiility to keep their ad on your site for the remainder of it's payment term, even after it has already been sold. They can simply access their Active Ads page, find the sold item, and select the "SOLD" icon. This will leave the item on your site, but mark it as sold to the public. Thus, they get to keep the item up on your site for the duration they paid for.
BENEFIT: Better yet, new visitors to your site will see that items are actually being sold through your site, and entice them to register and place ads.
My Expired Ads Pages allow your visitors to view the ads that have expired from your site, and offers them ability to renew their ads (within a time period you specify).
BENEFIT: Gives your customers another opportunity to renew their ads (increasing your revenue) without them having to type in their ad's details all over again.
My Favorites Page allows your visitors to create a list of items they want to keep for quick recall at a later time...You might call this a "watch list".
BENEFIT: Keeps visitors coming back to check the status of their "Favorite" items in a conveniently located place.
My Ad Filters Pages allow your visitors to set up an auto-notification by email if an ad is later placed within the category they specify with the key words they specify.
BENEFIT: This will keep your visitors coming back to your site without having to ask them to sign up for a newsletter.
My Current Information Pages allow visitors to manage their account information themselves. They can edit their site password, email address, physical address, affiliate page html, add money to their account balance, pay an invoice, etc.
BENEFIT: Allowing users to maintain their own data frees you up from having to enter this information for every user.
My Communications Pages allow users to use their site account to communicate with other users of your site. Messages will be stored in a table on the users page for reviewing and replying. Using the software's communications system allows sellers to maintain their privacy from interested buyers if they wish to.
BENEFIT: You have the ability in the admin control panel to be secretly copied on all communications between the seller and potential buyer when they use this software's communications system.
Communications Settings allow your visitors to select either "public" communication or "private" communication. "Public" communication means that when an interested buyer selects the "contact seller" button on a seller's ad, their message will be sent via email and the seller's email address will be exposed to the buyer. "Private" communication means that the seller will return to your site to communicate with an interested buyer. Their email address is never exposed during this process.
Print Signs & Flyers Pages allow your sellers to print out a Sign and/or Flyer of their item. Each sign and flyer is prepopulated with each ad's information. They have the ability to change this information prior to printing.
BENEFIT: FREE MARKETING!!! You have the ability to control the overall template that gets printed for each sign and flyer. Therefore, each can display your site's logo, website address, etc. So, not only are your customers paying you for their ad placements, but they are also advertising for you, because each sign/flyer entices the interested buyer into logging on to your site for more information about the item.
Account (Site) Balance Payment Feature*** allows your sellers to have running account balance with your site for them to pay for ad placements, ad renewals, ad upgrades, etc. How it works: Your sellers can access their account and make a payment to you for whatever amoun they want. Let's say they pay you $100. That $100 goes into their site's account balance with you. Each time they perform an action that requires a payment to you (i.e. placing an ad), they will have the option to pay you from their account balance, which will then automatically deduct the cost of the ad. This keeps them from having to go to your merchant account and reenter their credit card details every time they need to pay you for a service.
BENEFIT: Less merchant account charges. Most merchants charge you a minimum fee for every transaction that they process for you. Using the software's Account Balance Payment Feature reduces the number of times a user sends a payment to you through your merchant. Instead, smaller merchant transactions are combined into one large merchant transaction.
Invoice Payment Feature*** allows your sellers to have a negative account balance with your site. In other words, they can place ads at will on your site without being charged a fee at the time of ad placement. Then, at a time of your choosing (i.e. at the end of the month), you can send them a single invoice (sent by email) for all charges incurred during that period. How it works: Your sellers will place ads on your site and pay you by credit card, check, etc. _or_ they can select to be "invoiced" for their accrued transactions at a later time. Your sellers can access their account on your site and view their total "uninvoiced charges" (charges you have not yet sent an invoice for). They can also pay for invoices that you have sent to them through their account. They can pay you for each invoice by credit card, check, etc.
BENEFIT: Less merchant account charges. Just as with the Account Balance Payment Feature, you are compiling transactions and charging for several at one time, thereby reducing the number of accesses to your merchant acount.
***Account (Site) Balance Feature and the Invoice Payment Feature cannot be used concurrently. You will need to select only one method for all users of your site. The choice is yours, you just need to decide if you want the payments from your sellers "up front" (Account Balance Payment Feature) or if you want to allow sellers to say "put it on my tab" (Invoice Payment Feature).
Affiliate Page Privileges can be given on a User Group by User Group basis. Each user that has Affilitiate Page Privileges has access to their own personal page on your site which displays a table containing their active ads. Their personal account then gives them the ability to enter their own html that will be displayed on their Affiliate Page just above their ad listings. So, for instance, if they have their own website, they could display some of their website's products directly on their Affiliate's Page. Also, since their Affiliate's Page has it's own URL, they can send out this URL in emails or post it on websites for visitors to click through directly to their personal Affiliate's Page located on your site.
BENEFIT: Increased visitor traffic to your site, as well as, increased Search Engine Optimization. Since search engines look at domains that are linking into your site as part of their search engine results criteria, you will get increased attention from Search Engines, the more users you have linking to their Affiliate Page.
Ad Display Preferences & Features
Optional display of a "splash page" when user goes to place an ad.
BENEFIT: Can be used to advertise another product, review a price plan, etc. This splash page can be different for each User Group.
Rich Text Editor allows your customers the ability to customize their ad descriptions with headings, fonts, colors, italics, bolding, underlines, justification, copying, pasting, etc...
Optional display of "sponsored by" html within the ad display page. For example, an area of your ad display template can be used to display a sponsor's banner ad using this feature. Can be different for each User Group.
Ability to ask specific questions (fields) during place an ad process, based upon that user's User Group.
BENEFIT: Allows you to personal the Place an Ad process based upon specific User Groups.
Font variables and display settings are unique for each page of the site and therefore allow for optional settings for the same item on each page.
Allow sellers to select from a predetermined dropdown list the number of days they want to post their ad. Charge them based upon the length of time they choose.
Turn on/off the ad counter on the front page for each category.
Turn on/off the ad counter on the sub pages for each subcategory.
Monitor and track each seller's ads and transactions through the user section of the admin.
Populate your own states/provinces dropdown box.
Populate your own countries dropdown box.
Multiple ways for admin to display the ad tables while browsing. For example, admin can show certain columns category by category. Or, admin can show the Title and Description together or separate…etc.
Intelligent thumbnail scaling. The thumbnail size will be controlled from within the admin tool.
BENEFIT: Gives you control over the resolution of uploaded images so that you can reduce the file sizes and conserve server space without substantially sacrificing image quality.
Control the size of thumbnails displayed while browsing. Featured ad thumbnails can be different size than Newest ad thumbnails.
BENEFIT: Gives your site a nice appearance and draws more attention to the Feature Ads.
Admin can allow the seller to use html to place their ad.
BENEFIT: Shows off the flexibility in ad placement that you are willing to give your customers.
Optionally show start and expiration dates within ad display.
Clickable seller link for buyers to contact the seller easily.
Contact Seller button on ad display page.
Seller's Other Ads button on ad display page.
Tell-a-friend button on ad display page.
Add to Favorites button on ad display page for buyers to watch this item.
Printer Friendly button on ad display page.
View Comments button on ad display page.
Vote on Ad button on ad display page.
MapQuest button on ad display page that automatically maps the item for the buyer.
BENEFIT: Shows customers your connection to a World renound Mapping Engine.
Sellers can upload up to the max number of photos that the admin has defined.
Seller can input a title to each photo uploaded. For example in the Real Estate category the seller may want to label their photos: Master Bedroom, Entry Hallway, Brick Fireplace, etc.
Admin can control the image file types allowed as well as maximum size of the uploaded image. Mime type tool allows the Admin to upload an example file of the one they want to allow. The system will recognize that file type and then allow that file type to be uploaded by site visitors. The admin can also designate an 'icon' to be associated with each file type. For example, if a visitor uploads a 'Word' document, the 'Word' icon would then appear in the ad.
BENEFIT: This allows you to use the software for a variety of different industries. For instance you can offer a typical classifieds site where users upload images of their items, or you can offer a Job Listing Engine where visitors can upload .pdf or MS Word documents of their resumes.
Seller has the ability to log in and modify their ad's title, description, photos, and even the category the item is located in.
BENEFIT: Frees you up to concentrate on other areas of your site.
Admin can optionally force sellers to place their ads in the lowest possible subcategory.
BENEFIT: Since ad results filter upstream through the Category structure, forcing users to place ads at the lowest level subcategory makes your site's ad results tables appear to be more populated.
Admin can limit the number of characters that can be used in the ad.
Bad word filter screens ads for admin defined "bad words" and replaces them with a substitute word.
BENEFIT: Keeps you from having to constantly screen ads for questionable language.
Long word filter screens ads for words that have exceeded the admin defined maximum character limit.
Preview feature allows users to preview the contents of their ad and then make any necessary changes before actually placing the ad.
GeoClassifieds automatically assigns a unique ad number and URL to each posted ad. This allows sellers to advertise and give out their ad number to site visitors who have the ability to search by ad number.
BENEFIT: Increased site traffic potential since users can "link to" and distribute their ad's URL to friends, etc.
A "My Favorites" page is offered to users who want to bookmark certain items for later viewing. When selected the item is added and saved to their "my favorites" list for quick reference.
Each ad has a "times viewed" counter which indicates the number of times that item has been viewed by site visitors.
"Thank You" email sent to user when an ad is successfully (active/live/approved if necessary after payment) placed. Can be turned off in admin. The information will contain basic information about the ad.
All emails sent to users are customizable within the page administration provided by the admin facility.
Admin can strip HTML from ads by choosing the tags you want removed within the "allowed html" section of the admin tool.
BENEFIT: Reduces the chances of someone entering code that can potentially conflict with the software's code when displaying the ad.
Popup window for ad images on ad display page can be html template based and allow for you to designate a horizontal and vertical size (in pixels) greater than the size of the image.
Admin can implement up to 20 Site Wide Fields to be used on the during ad placement. These fields can be used to ask the seller various questions about the item for sale. If the seller fills in a question, it will be displayed on the Ad Display Page.
Seller can input a title to each photo uploaded. For example in the Real Estate category the seller may want to label their photos: Master Bedroom, Entry Hallway, Brick Fireplace, etc.
Ability to automatically display a "NEW" image next to each category and subcategory when an ad has been placed in that category within a certain time period designated by the admin.
BENEFIT: Keeps visitors coming back and targeting certain categories when they know that new ads have been entered in those categories.
Allow users to place up to three URL's within their ad display page. These URL's become hyperlinked on the ad display page and can be named something other than the URL path. For example, the user can type in "My Home Page" as the hyperlink and then designate it to point to any URL desired.
Admin can allow users to have their personal affiliates page, which displays only that user's ads. The user has their own unique url to their ads on your site and can post that url on their own site to redirect their visitors to their personal "storefront". The affiliate has the ability to load their own html to their personal affiliates page.
Expiration of Ads
If allowed by admin, user can choose the number of days before the ad will expire.
Automatic email notification to users notifying them that their ad is about to expire.
BENEFIT: Automatic email reminder and increased potential of ad renewal.
Expired ads and photos automatically purge from the database after 30 days.
BENEFIT: Keeps the server size down to a minimum.
User can view their expired ads in their personal password-protected user account.
BENEFIT: Gives them yet another opportunity to renew their ads and pay you a renewal fee.
Ads are removed from active status by either the user, or automatically upon expiration of ad. All photos will remain associated with the ad for 30 days, after which time they will be stripped and the ad is archived.
Manually restart ads as the administrator after expiration.
BENEFIT: Shows users the control you have over your site.
Ad renewal process that allows the seller to relist their ad, submit payment, and add new features.
BENEFIT: Not only can they renew their ad for a fee, they can add more features to it for additional fees.
Email Alert Feature (Ad Filters)
Valuable feature that allows buyers to set up personal search criteria so that when an ad is placed by a seller that meets the buyer's search criteria, an immediate and automatic email notification is sent out to the buyer with a link back to the ad. The buyer may select which categories to filter and/or keywords that will be used to search the title and description of all newly placed ads.
BENEFIT: Keeps users coming back forever, or until they remove the filter from their account.
Users can set up as many search filters as they would like.
Users can log in to their personal account to view and delete their current ad filters.
Personal Messaging System
Messaging system that logs messages from other users. Allows for public and private messaging. The user has two options to communicate with other users.
"Public Communication" exposes the user's email address to other users and allows email exchange.
"Private Communication" allows the users to communicate with each other through the GeoClassifieds messaging system, but not through email. Users will login to receive and reply to all communications.
Ability to force users to log in before they can contact the seller of an item. Allows only registered users to be able to contact sellers.
Admin can select to have a blind copy of all "notify friend" and "contact seller" messages sent to the admin as well.
BENEFIT: Allows you to secretly monitor all communications that are sent within the communications system.
Search & Browsing Capabilities
Ability to deactivate the standard search page and insert your own customized search page.
BENEFIT: Set up the Search Page to look any way you want.
Advanced Search page allows for searches by category, subcategory, keyword, titles & descriptions, titles only, descriptions only, whole word matches, partial word matches, price range, and by ad number.
An enhanced search is available while browsing categories or ads. In this case, category specific questions become searchable values.
"NEW" ad icon is displayed next to categories and subcategories when an ad has been placed within a time period specified by the admin. Admin can designate their own icon. This helps visitors find ads that have recently been placed on the site.
Search by businesses or individuals.
User can choose to browse recently placed ads posted in the last 24 hrs, one week, two weeks or three weeks.
Browse results tables can be sorted by clicking on the appropriate columns header. For example, Titles can be sorted alphabetically, or Prices can be sorted numerically, etc. Additionally, if you use Site Wide Optional Fields, those fields can be placed within browsing tables and sorted as well.
Ability to reverse sort desired columns.
Included Quicksearch box can be conveniently placed anywhere and on any php page. Module allows for search by keyword and category.
Sophisticated "Search Filters" turn normal browsing results tables into dynamic results tables by essentially weeding out ads that do not fit that "filter" criteria. Administrator generated filter drop
down boxes dynamically repopulate as the user clicks on each one and then search results are delivered.
Browsing State Filter allows visitors to weed out ads from a results table by selecting a state from a dropdown menu.
Browsing Zip Code Filter allows visitors to weed out ads from a results table by selecting a zip code from a dropdown menu. This is NOT the ZipSearch module. The ZipSearch Module is an add
on feature which allows users to perform a proximity search based upon the zip code they enter.
Ability for users to find and print out the location of an item through MapQuest with the click of a button located on the ad display page.
User Registration & User Groups
Simple one page registration process.
BENEFIT: One page does it all. You don't have to worry about visitors giving up half way through.
Optional display of a "splash page" when user goes through registration process.
BENEFIT: This page can be used for anything you want...maybe advertise some promo codes that they can select from depending upon how they plan to use your site.
Admin can turn "on" and "off" certain fields from displaying during the registration process.
Admin can "require" certain fields to be filled in during the registration process.
BENEFIT: Forces the user to provide you with specific information that you may be collecting for marketing purposes, etc.
Admin can set the max characters allowed in each registration question.
Admin can enter up to 10 additional registration questions to be asked to every registrant.
Admin can block email domains from registering.
BENEFIT: Cuts down on abuse from known domain name spammers and violators.
Admin can manually approve registrations.
Ability to create as many user groups as you want. When a user registers they will have the option to enter a "promotional code" that you create.
BENEFIT: This allows you to advertise radio spots to some groups with one code, newspaper spots with another code, and etc. You can then assign a different pricing plan to each group. If the registrant does not have a code, they will be placed in a default user group/price plan of your choice.
New Price Plan flexibility added -Each User Group can have more than one Price Plan attached.
Create User Group specific questions during the registration process.
Optional email confirmation can be sent to confirm registration. If admin uses this approach, registration is not complete until the user clicks on the link within the email.
BENEFIT: This serves as a built
in email checker as well as a welcome message to the new registrant.
Optional immediate registration process where the user is automatically signed into their new account upon registration completion.
BENEFIT: Allows them to begin placing ads immediately after registration.
User facility within the admin keeps track of user's current ads, price plan, ad credits, and other pertinent user data.
Admin can limit the number of ads placed by users.
Admin's ability to search the user database by username, last name, email address, company name, url, city, date joined, and more.
BENEFIT: Quickly call up a user and view their data and transactions.
Admin's ability to search for users based upon a registration date range or window.
Admin's ability to display only suspended users.
Lost password routine emails the user's password to them.
BENEFIT: Self-help routine keeps you from having to look up a user's info or resetting their password.
Admin decides which registration fields are required and which are not. If the user fails to fill in a field, they are prompted to with an error message.
Users have the ability to update their registration info at any time.
BENEFIT: Users help themselves, keeping you from having to spend the time to do this for them.
Admin can view or modify the users data from the admin facility.
Admin can view all of the users transactions from the admin facility.
User can choose which fields they want to allow to be shown to other users on their "seller's other ads" pages. If they want to maintain privacy, they have the ability to show only the personal information they want to.
Admin has ability to suspend users.
BENEFIT: Bans users who are causing problems or who have not paid for their invoices, etc.
System automatically checks for duplicate usernames and email addresses during registration.
Admin approves all registrations.
BENEFIT: Gives you control to stop suspicious registrations before they can place ads, etc.
Email Communication Settings
Supports Sendmail on UNIX servers.
Admin can send bulk emails to entire user database or to select user groups.
BENEFIT: Quick and easy notification process to your entire database of users.
Users can email ads to friends by way of a form that is accessed from each ad display page.
Advanced email settings to accommodate for different hosting requirements.
International Capabilities
Ability for the admin to manually translate the entire site to as many languages as desired through the admin facility.
BENEFIT: Open your site up to as many countries as you can translate.
If allowed by the admin, site visitors can choose which language they wish to view the site in. The next time they return to the site, the last language they chose will be displayed.
Currency tool allows for the display of multiple monetary prefixes and suffixes. (dollar sign, peso, etc.)
Admin can select from multiple date formats.
Ability to set up any number of countries.
Accept International payments through its integrated payment system.
Set up with a variety of payment gateways: Authorize.net, Worldpay.com, 2Checkout.com, InternetSecure.com, and PayPal.
BENEFIT: Merchant gateway access to some of the most commonly used merchants in the world.
Additional Miscellaneous Features
We have not encoded the PHP code for this software.
BENEFIT: You have access to the PHP files so if you want to hire a programmer to edit the PHP code, you have the ability. (This will require an ammended license agreement.)
When removing an ad from the site the seller is presented with a short form to give a reason for removal.
BENEFIT: Helps you to keep track of whether or not the item was sold or simply being removed from your site.
Exclusive "Signs & Flyers" module that allows a user to print out a sign or flyer for each of their ads. Form fields are pre-populated with the ad's data for quick printing. Each sign and flyer can contain your site's logo and url, therefore bringing more visitors to your site simply from your sellers attempting to advertise their own items.
Admin automatically notified when an ad is modified.
BENEFIT: Allows you to review the ad for content.
Admin automatically notified when an ad is placed on hold.
BENEFIT: Gives you the ability to quickly review the ad and determine whether or not to set it active or wait for payment.
Admin can log in to the front side and browse the classified ads using his username and password. "Edit" and "Delete" buttons automatically appear next to each ad for the administrator's exclusive use.
BENEFIT: Allows you to quickly edit or delete ads from your site.
Bad word filter automatically removes words deemed "bad" by the admin.
Admin can receive Blind Carbon Copies (BCC) of all correspondence between users that are communicating through the GeoClassifieds System. Users will not know you are monitoring their conversations.
Quick stats displayed on the front page of admin.
Quick link to ads awaiting admin approval on front page of admin.
BENEFIT: Quickly review and approve ads to be posted on your site.
Easily control the creation and deletion of categories within the admin tool. You can add and delete categories and sub-categories. When deleting a category you can move the ads within that category to its parent category thus preserving the ad but still giving you the ability to remove unused categories.
Upgrades & Updates
You will receive FREE updates for one year from the date of purchase of your classified software.
BENEFIT: Any feature we add to the software within the first year of purchase, you get for absoultely free!!!
Discounted upgrades for current GeoClassifieds customers are available. If you have the Basic, Full, or Premier version, please contact us for pricing information on upgrading to GeoClassifieds Enterprise Version.
BENEFIT: You don't necessarily have to pay full price every time you make a new purchase. If you are upgrading, please contact us for an upgrade rate.
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