Embarking on a new script

Discussion in 'Directories' started by klown, Oct 9, 2006.

  1. #1
    I'm starting work on a new script for directories, tell me what you would want in your dream directory.

    Also tell me what I need to make sure I include (the basics one forgets when starting a project).

    I'll be working with PHP, Ajax, and Dojo
     
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    ! Ask ! Peon

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    #2
    Make it more flexible than phpld. Where you can configure and extend all functionalities.
    Example you can define as many types of links as you want, featured, regular, sponsored, reciprocal, Permanent/yearly/monthly/weekly/daily, and you could put the price depending on the category.
     
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  3. klown

    klown Peon

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    #3
    Interesting Idea, I'm definatly planning on allowing people to edit price and duration by category, and also change the name of link types. However i was only planning on allowing: Sponsor, Featured, Recip, and Normal link ranks.

    Might be just as easy to allow unlimited.

    Any other areas where phpld is limited?
     
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    #4
    You can not add extra fields easily like phone, address etc.
    Just take a look WSNLINKS a script that is light years away from phpld.
     
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    WSNlinks is too exhaustive with a crappy interface! :(
     
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    #6
    I love all the extra functionality, it’s the more adaptable directory script I know off
    I agree the interface could be better.
     
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    Yeah the admin interface will be the most difficult part, I'm planning to add in full drag and drop functionality in it, along with other things. I'm going to try to make it as intuitive as possible. Most all the graphics and layout will be done in CSS for the final product, with a bit of tabling, hopefully this makes it easy to apply templates. I think making scripts easy to mod gives them huge advantages.
     
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    I get a lot of no paying submissions to my directory a god option is to pay first and then submit. :D
    Another option block websites and e-mails accounts from submitting, blocking ip is worthless and could even damage your business, blocking innocent submitters
     
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    #9
    1. I should be able to manually add listings.
    2. There should be a way to turn on and off PR, Alexa Rank etc, if you use them.
    3. Optional reciprocal requirement.
    4. For reciprocal ones, there should be a following-up.
    5. One click functions for sending approved emails etc.
    5. Within the page, the listings should rotate for equal exposure.
    6. Within a category the home page should rotate for equal exposure.
    7. Features for setting up featured listings above and below regular listings.
    8. Customizable parts for inserting AdSense etc.
    9. Easy integration to an existing look-and-feel.
    10. Easy upgrading with new versions.

    webgaya.
     
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  10. klown

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    Ok let me list off the features i've got so far:
    Entire website's design runs through css, divs are displayed if they're turned to "on" in the admin panel.
    IE: you want an logo box, so you turn logo on, and you can edit the css for it to control location within the site and style.
    Deep Links
    Unlimited link types, (IE featured, sponsored etc.) Recip is special type.
    All link types have seperate display controls and prices
    Prices are controlled by category with the prices defaulting to link type prices.
    IE: Featured categories cost 10$, So the Adult category defaults to 10$, you can go to the Adult category and modify featured price to 20$
    Automatic Screenshots
    Details Page:
    Expanded Description
    Deep Link Descriptions
    Deep Link Screenshots
    RSS Feed
    Ajaxified submission page with CAPTCHA that doesnt suck
    Admin validation section
    Drag and Drop Pending links to categories
    Tooltip (full div with html) website info
    Contains submission info like: link type, payment status, description, title
    Also contains an Iframe which will load the website with a click
    One click Pending link delete
    One click pending link approve
    No page reloads, everything controlled with ajax

    Areas Still working on
    Rest of the admin section
    Editing of css within admin section
    PR, Alexa Rank Detection
    Reciprocal follow up
    Option for link type rotation
    My own page quality detection script, which detects all sorts of things and ranks a site.
    Automatic Members area option
    Link Popularity
    Max links per category option
    Links per page option
    Paypal Payment Intergration
    EZ Modification
    Website/Email Blocker

    I'm not sure if i'll do all of this for the first edition however I'm making everything easy to update and add to later.
     
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