Robert_ja Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I've found myself in a bit of a quagmire with the latest ipb upgrade I did. My site used to support itself with job listing and from looking around the site there's no longer a viable solution for me to provide this service to employers and I need a little help developing a viable solution. Otherwise ill have to shut my site down. Thanks for any pointers or advice you have to offer. Bobster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BN_IT_Support Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Might be worth saying a little bit more about specs of the 'service' that your trying to provide and how it was previously done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_ja Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Thanks Edward for chiming in and whatever assistnce you can help me with In past I had utilized a CLASSIFIED ADS app that was able to facilitate job listings that employers would pay for. Basic Job listings is all I need, no resume system and it doesnt need an employer area. I have 3 categories / industries I serve (Power, Telephone & Cable TV) and just a simple solution for the employer to pay via credit card and list a basic job opening and a link back to their corporate website where the employee would apply. Basic fields like website, email, phone and contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BN_IT_Support Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 You could create something with Pages and Commerce. Create your own listings database with Pages. You could the sell an 'advertisers' package in Commerce that moved users into an 'advertisers' group which has permission to post listings? Failing that I understand that @Adriano Faria might be working on a V4 version of Classifieds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano Faria Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, Edward Shephard said: Failing that I understand that @Adriano Faria might be working on a V4 version of Classifieds? Yes. ~30 days to release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opentype Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 17 hours ago, Robert_ja said: In past I had utilized a CLASSIFIED ADS app that was able to facilitate job listings that employers would pay for. Basic Job listings is all I need, no resume system and it doesnt need an employer area. I have 3 categories / industries I serve (Power, Telephone & Cable TV) and just a simple solution for the employer to pay via credit card and list a basic job opening and a link back to their corporate website where the employee would apply. Basic fields like website, email, phone and contact. I second what Edward said: This is rather easy to achieve with Pages and Commerce. No third-party solutions necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano Faria Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 10 minutes ago, opentype said: This is rather easy to achieve with Pages and Commerce. No third-party solutions necessary. How payments will work? AFAIK you need an extension to tie any app to Commerce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opentype Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 What app? Commerce would only be used to put members in a member group, which then gives permissions to post in the Pages database category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano Faria Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 We are talking about Classifieds, right? Money, multi currency stuff, monetize the site (payments to advertise, or even sell tge product), comission, etc? So, in the end, pay $70 (commerce costs $70?) only to change a member group? No need. It's just use the ACP. Cost free! Actually, EVERYTHING can be made on Pages: Store, Blog, Gallery, Downloads, Tutorials, Classifieds, Videos System, etc. The main thing you should take into consideration is: have a form to enter the data, make some templates and that's all. The rest is up to the core. But you can't compare a whole customized app with .... Pages DB! LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opentype Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 1 minute ago, Adriano Faria said: We are talking about Classifieds, right? Money, multi currency stuff, monetize the site (payments to advertise, or even sell tge product), comission, etc? No. There was a specific brief (“Basic Job listings is all I need/pay via credit”) and it was pointed out that IPS stock apps can do that. That’s all. The person asking the question needs to weigh the options and decide what’s best for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BN_IT_Support Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 it probably depends on whether you already have Pages and Commerce and are happy to spend time setting them up. If you do and are then you can create something quite effective, but if you don't have both applications and want a tailored turnkey solution then a bespoke app is probably the way to go (and may also be cheaper). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mage Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 On 6/23/2016 at 5:40 AM, Adriano Faria said: Yes. ~30 days to release. Hey Adriano, any updates? Are you still on track for July 23rd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano Faria Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Just now, The.Mage.William@gmail.com said: Hey Adriano, any updates? Are you still on track for July 23rd? Yes, at least the first beta is expected to this date. Let me know if you want to see how it is and participate in feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mage Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 21 minutes ago, Adriano Faria said: Yes, at least the first beta is expected to this date. Let me know if you want to see how it is and participate in feedback. Sure, I'd like that. I will say that I haven't upgraded to 4 yet. The classified section on my site is the only thing holding me back from upgrading, so once the beta is available, I will first upgrade, then add the beta. I will have to let the members know that it is in beta so they are aware of the possibility of bugs, and to send me any issues so I can pass them on to you. Thanks. Also is this post good enough, or do you want a PM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano Faria Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Just now, The.Mage.William@gmail.com said: I will have to let the members know that it is in beta so they are aware of the possibility of bugs, Beta will be available only for those who are donating now (actually buying the app before its release) to sponsor its development and it is totally inadvisable to use a beta application on a live site... plus: it will be UNSUPPORTED while in Beta stage. The porpuse is to find and report bugs/feedback. Also, I'm not sure yet if I will make an upgrade routine to get data from the old app. This is a new app; I have nothing to do with the old one. And if I will, surely won't be there in first Beta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mage Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Adriano Faria said: Beta will be available only for those who are donating now (actually buying the app before its release) to sponsor its development and it is totally inadvisable to use a beta application on a live site... plus: it will be UNSUPPORTED while in Beta stage. The porpuse is to find and report bugs/feedback. Also, I'm not sure yet if I will make an upgrade routine to get data from the old app. This is a new app; I have nothing to do with the old one. And if I will, surely won't be there in first Beta. Ah, I understand about the beta. So I will wait until it is available. I have no problem pre-purchasing it, as long as I know when the full version will be out. And yes I am aware this is not an upgrade or update to the other Classified app. I'm just searching for a replacement. I didn't expect any of the ads to transfer over. I did look at sales portal pro, but not sure if it is what I need. If I understand it, it looks more like an ebay type of addon, and that is not what I am looking for. I don't want to end up the middle man in transactions, and have to help resolve disputes. (I think I might have a solution for that though.) I will wait as long as possible, but since they removed support for anything under 4.0, if my site runs into any glitches, I will probably just upgrade. (No issues yet.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriano Faria Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Just now, The.Mage.William@gmail.com said: Ah, I understand about the beta. So I will wait until it is available. I have no problem pre-purchasing it, as long as I know when the full version will be out. I'll send a PM so you can take a look there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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