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User Experience
User Registration & Login Controls
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Registration Page - Simple, one-page registration process.
Secure Registration Process - Allows you to secure the registration process for your visitors. This setting requires that you have an SSL security certificate installed your server.
Email Verification Routine - You can implement an email address verification routine that forces the user to confirm their email address:
Reduces fake registrations Ensures unique email addresses are required (no duplicates within the site) Assures that the user registering at least has current access to the email address used
Lost Password Routine - Sends the user's password to their email address.
Registration Fields - You can specify which fields are to be used and required. If the user fails to fill in a field, an error message displays.
Suspend Users - Admin has the ability to suspend users.
Maximum Listings - Admin can set the maximum number of listings a user can have active at any given time.
API Addon Compatible - Allows you to share user registrations across multiple installations of our software or a Bulletin Board. (Purchasable as an Addon for all Editions - API Addon)
IP Banning - You have the ability to block registrations by users from specified IP Address.
Post Login Page - You can specify that either the Front Page or My Account Page is displayed after a user logs in.
Registration Code - You can create User Groups and assign each a unique Registration Code. When a user registers with that code, they will automatically be placed into that User Group and subject to that User Group's Price Plan fees. This allows you to advertise radio spots to some groups with one code, newspaper spots with another code, and etc.
Credits (free listings) - You can automatically issue credits upon user registration.
Registration Splash Page - When a user enters a Registration Code during registration you can display a Splash Page to them which displays any html you wish. For example, you might use the splash page to review the advertised pricing scheme that they will enjoy while using your site.
Security Image - A Security Image will display at the bottom of each form for your visitors to verify each time they submit a form. Included with the Enterprise Edition. (Purchasable as an Addon for Basic and Premier Editions - Security Image Addon)
Custom Registration Fields - Add up to 10 custom registration fields and set them to 'required' or 'dependent' based upon the use of another Registration Field.
Domain Blocking - You have the ability to block registrations by users from specified domains.
Domain Allowing - You have the ability to allow registrations only by users from specified domains.
Registration Required to View Listings Option - This setting allows visitors to browse your site's categories but requires them to be logged in to view listing details pages.
Starting Balance - You can automatically issue credit (money) into a user's account balance upon registration.
Registration Required to Contact Seller Option - This setting allows visitors to browse your site's categories and listings but requires them to be logged in to contact the seller.
Registration Required to Browse Option - This setting allows visitors to browse your site's categories but requires them to be logged in to view individual listings.
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My Account Pages
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My Account Pages - Each registered user will have their own personal My Account section on our site in which they can edit their registration information and personal settings.
Listing Process - Process guides the user through the Listing Process, which consists of choosing a category/subcategory for their listing, adding photo(s), entering the listing's details, and the payment processing for the listing.
My Active Listings - This section displays all of the user's active listings on your site. Based upon your permission settings, the user can edit and renew their listings prior to its expiration.
My Expired Listings - This section displays all of the user's expired listings on your site. Based upon your permission settings, the user can renew their listings within a set number of days you specify after expiration.
My Favorites - Allows the user to add listings on your site to a 'favorites' or 'watch list'. These listings may be either removed by the user or automatically when the listing expires.
My Listing Filters - Allows the user to set up 'filters' or 'email notifications' in which the software will monitor user specified categories and key words on the user's behalf, and automatically notify the user by email if a listing fits their criteria. This routine is run each time a listing is added to the site.
My Account Information Allows the user access to their personal (registration) information. They have the ability to view and edit their data, as well as, specify which of these fields they are willing to display publicly on their 'sellers other listings' page. A table of current fees is also displayed to them on this page.
My Messages - Allows the user to communicate with other users of the site through a personal messaging system. They can view and reply to messages that were initiated through the 'contact seller' link on the Listing Display Page.
Message Settings - Allows the user to specify either "Public" or "Private" communications when using the software's messaging system. The "Public" setting will reveal the user's email address. The "Private" setting will keep the user's email address private.
Renew Listing - User can renew their listing prior to the listing's expiration, or within so many days of expiration, per your permission settings.
Account Balances - If you allow for 'account balances' to be used on your site during the listing process, the user will be able to view their account balance, add money to their account balance, and view past transactions on your site.
Invoice Balances - If you allow for 'invoicing' to be used on your site during the listing process, the user will be able to view past and currently owed invoices on your site. They will also be able to pay for their invoices directly through this section of the My Account pages.
Signs & Flyers - Each user has the ability to print out a sign and flyer for each of their active listings on your site. Each sign and flyer is automatically populated with the listing information they have already entered during the listing process. You will predefine the look of the sign and flyer by implementing a template with the desired html and fields. When creating the template, the user can edit the fields prior to printing if they wish to. (Purchasable as an Addon for Basic and Premier Editions - Signs & Flyers Addon)
Upgrade Listing - User can upgrade their listing during the renewal process by adding new feature 'add ons', such as featured status, bolding, and better-placement.
Affiliate Page - Users are allowed to have an Affiliates Page based upon the User Group they are in. An affiliate page is a URL specific page for that particular user in which a table of the user's listings are displayed, as well as, additional html the user themselves can choose to display.
My Current Bids - Shows the bidder their current and past bids on the site, as well as, the status of those bids...i.e. 'outbid', 'high bidder', etc.
Feedback Management - Ability for users to view and provide feedback for auctions that they have either placed or been the high bidder on. Feedback comments and the seller's rating are displayed on each of the seller's Listing Display Pages.
Invited List of Buyers - Each user can set up a list of buyers (based upon their usernames) that they are willing to accept bids from on their auctions. Only those users on the "Invited List" will be allowed to place bids on the user's auctions.
Black List of Buyers -Each user can set up a list of buyers (based upon their usernames) that they want to "black list" from bidding on their auctions. Only users on the "Black List" will not be allowed to place bids on the user's auctions. All other users on the site can place bids on the user's auctions.
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Listing Expiration
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Listing Duration - Based upon your permissions settings, the user can choose the number of days before the listing will expire.
User Initiated Expiration - Users can 'expire' the listing themselves and provide a reason for the expiration for you to view.
Expired Listings Page - User can view the details of their recently expired listings.
Listing Expiration Email - The software will send an email to the user warning them of a listing's pending expiration. You can specify the number of days that the email will be sent out prior to the listing's expiration. The email will prompt the user to renew their listing.
Listing Renewal - Based upon your permissions settings, the user can renew their listing for a certain number of days after its expiration.
Email Alert - Email of listing's pending expiration is sent out at a time you specify prior to the expiration date.
Enhanced Listing Renewal - Allows the user to renew their listing and pay you for "listing extras" that they select with their renewal.
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Email Notifications to Users
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Registration Confirmation Email - The software will send an email to the user confirming their registration. You have the option to require the user to 'confirm their registration' by clicking on a link that will appear in the email. Using this feature confirms that the user supplied the correct email address when they entered their information during registration.
Registration Success Email - The software will send an email to the user confirming that their registration has been approved. This can be set to an automatic approval process, or you can manually approve all registrations prior to letting the user log in to your site.
Lost Password Email - The user can retrieve their password via email from the system by accessing the software's lost password routine.
Listing Confirmation Email - The software will send an email to the user confirming their listing placement.
Listing Expiration Email - The software will send an email to the user warning them of a listing's pending expiration. You can specify the number of days that the email will be sent out prior to the listing's expiration. The email will prompt the user to renew their listing.
Listing Expiration Email Frequency - You can specify that the software send multiple "listing expiration emails" every few weeks, days, hours, etc. prior to the listing's expiration. In other words, you can choose the frequency at which the seller will receive expiration emails for each listing that is about to expire.
Listing Success Email - The software will send an email to the user confirming that their listing has been approved. This can be set to an automatic approval process, or you can manually approve all listings prior to the listing going live on your site.
Contact Seller Email - When a visitor of the site uses the 'contact seller' link on the Listing Display Page, the seller will be sent an email with the visitor's questions.
Filter Match Email - When a user places a listing on the site that matches another user's 'listing filter' criteria, an email is sent to the user notifying them of the match.
Admin Email - You have the ability to send out a mass email to all of your users.
Subscription Expiration Email - The software will send an email to the user warning them of their subscription's pending expiration. You can specify the number of days that the email will be sent out prior to the subscription's expiration. The email will prompt the user to renew their subscription to your site.
High Bidder Email - The software will send an email to the user when they have submitted a successful bid on the site.
Outbid Email - The software will send an email to the user when they have been outbid by another user on the site.
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Searching & Browsing Capabilities
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Advanced (Dynamic) Search Page that allows for a variety of different search criteria. When the visitor selects a category to search, the search page refreshes and presents to the visitor additional "fields" that relate to the "category" they just chose. All category specific fields that the "seller" was given during the listing process are also "searchable fields" for the visitor to use on the Advanced Search Page.
Category / Subcategory Browsing - Visitors will find your site easy to navigate as they click from one category to the next and through your site's subcategories.
Zip / Postal Code Search Addon Compatible - Allows visitors to enter their U.S. Zip Code and a search radius from that Zip Code. The software will return a set of results that meet the specified "proximity" search radius. The use of this feature requires that you have the Zip / Postal Code Search Addon installed, which is currently set up with only U.S. Zip Codes. However, the addon may be used for any country if you have the appropriate Postal Code data. (Purchasable as an Addon for all Editions - Zip / Postal Code Search Addon) Please contact us if you would like to use this addon outside of the U.S.
Featured Listings - Displays a list of your site's featured (high profile) listings.
Newest Listings - Displays a list of the listings most recently placed on your site.
Hottest Listings - Displays a list of your site's most popular listings.
Search Box - Displayed on front page and/or subpages of your site and allows for search by keyword and category.
Sortable Listings - While browsing categories, visitors can 'sort' the listings by 'title', 'description', 'city', etc. Any "Extra Fields" that you are using for each category are also 'sortable' by the visitor.
Recent Listings Links - Allows your visitors to view only those listings that were placed within the last 24 hrs, one week, two weeks, or three weeks.
Custom Search Forms - You have the ability to create your own html search forms to be displayed on most pages of your site. Simply create the form using html and use the software's normal Search routine to produce results.
Custom Search Page - You have the ability to deactivate the default Advanced Search Page and insert your own html driven search form instead. Additionally, you can set up your html driven Search Page for each category of your site.
State Filter - Allows visitors to filter out listings by selecting their state from a dropdown menu.
Zip (Postal) Code Filter - Allows visitors to filter out listings by selecting a zip (postal) code from a dropdown menu. This filter uses a proximity search (radius search) routine and therefore requires the Zip / Postal Code Search Addon in order to process the results.
Field Filter - Allows you to set up two or more levels of dynamic dropdowns for your visitors to select from. These dropdowns, when selected by the visitor, will automatically filter listings on the site based upon the value chosen by the visitor.
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