I really like PHP Link Directory as far as a normal web directory. However, I have something specific in mind. Does anyone know of a script that can be purchased that works like http://the100lists.com ? That is, it allows submissions with payment, and the submissions are ranked by the amount paid, and submitters can later add more funds to increase the ranking, etc. Thanks.
yes Chris i was also thinking of creating a script like that and I am don't think these kind of scripts will be sold commercially but you can always get it custom coder by a coder
hitesh david is always busy in many more things, and the one chris is referring to is too different from phpld Or else why not ask that guy at 100lists [at] gmail.com
I was thinking about that. Just wanted to be sure there was not something that already existed first.
we all think alike don't we? I've been thinking of it for months, waiting on a script for it. I will be using this on one of the sites I own. The idea of bidding has been around for some time though.
We have support for this functionality in an upcoming release of our directory script, should in the next couple of days, if you want to try it then I’ve put the latest beta at http://www.tolranet.co.uk/directoryscript-v3.8.7d4-trial.zip The trial is limited to 20 listing and is encoded with ioncube therefore you’ll need the loaders on your server, they are available free at http://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php if they are not already present. The source is supplied with the full version once a license has been purchased. First follow the installation guide in install.html then to rank listings by bid price edit wdcfg.php and: Change define('WDFEATURE', 1); to define('WDFEATURE', 2); Change define('WDAUTODERANK', 2); to define('WDAUTODERANK', 0); Uncomment, remove the leading // from the line, //define('WDNORANKORDER', 1); Uncomment, remove the leading // from the line, //define('WDBIDRANK', 1); Change define('WDALLOWVOTE', 1); to define('WDALLOWVOTE', 0); Change define('WDPPSERV', 'https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr'); to be define('WDPPSERV', WDDOMAIN . '/emupal.php'); The last change is only needed so that you can do paid submissions without having to go through PayPal. Once done save the changes to your server. Next login to the admin interface and go to the Admin > Pricing page, then set the minimum bid price for standard submit and express submit (ignore any times). The bid price used to rank the listings is the price they pay after the minimum value you set above is subtracted. Therefore if they bid the minimum then their bid total is 0. Anytime a listing is updated anything over the minimum bid is added to the bid total for the listing and the listing orders updated as appropriate. The templates will need to be modified to remove vote information and obviously to be given your personal style. If you have any problems at all then please don't hesitate to ask however I’d rather you raised a ticket at http://support.tolranet.com or asked in our forums rather than cluttering up digital point with our product support. Paul
Does it have where the user can login and manage listings? That is, login, the submissions made are shown, can click to add funds to one of them, etc.
No the user can't login and see all their listings, but they can add funds to a listing via the modify listing option.
It's probably a long shot, but do you have a demo available in this mode? Also, do you offer design services for this script?
I'm just setting up a demo, will be a little while. As for design services yes we do offer it depending on current work loads and also have another design company that does quite a lot of builds with this script.
I've placed a demo at http://stuff.tolranet.co.uk/bidrank/ the admin interface is at http://stuff.tolranet.co.uk/bidrank/admin/ login with admin for the username and password all lowercase. Do a submission or update and you are offered a PayPal button click it and the click the Pay button on the form that appears, it does not take you to PayPal. Once done go to the admin interface and the submission will be in the review queue. Standard updates are currently set to free and don't change listing orders. I've not enable banners and left most options in their default settings. Some of the text in the templates isn't quite right for this mode of operation but it's something you can change fairly easily once you decide how you wish to use the script.
shouldn't be a problem to code, though, I am not familiar with how phpld works (im an eSyndiCat'r). Does phpld currently track the amount a customer purchased? (as in if someone spent 50 dollars, is that currently stored in the db)? Also is their user accounts in phpld when they submit a dir? If these two components are already in place, developing it should be pretty cut n' dry: I would drop Rob (an0n) a PM, He's a PiMp with phpLD mods. (I would code it, but I refuse to purchase phpLD just to develop a mod, hehe)
Chris and I had this chat many many months ago. I'm always just too busy with other tasks. This would need some extra coding to accomplish due to a storage module not being in place, and phpld's code is getting pretty spaghetti as of lately, and you know what that means!. I told chris "snap snap" alivedirectory of the pitfalls in it, but if he wants it... that's his decision.
In this case the functionality is built into the core of the script rather than a mod. The script has been powering the likes of worldsiteindex.com and artweblinks.com since 2004. I've now had a chance to upload one of the free skins for the public interface and populate it with a few sites.