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Classifieds Plugin For Wordpress

by raiko
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I've got a wordpress site that deals with vintage stuff and people are always trying to sell their related item in the comments section of my posts. Something like, "I've got one just like this if anyone is interested". I get those comments all the time. So, I thought maybe I would add a classifieds section, or something similar, to the site where people could sell their item. It's not really eCommerce because people would only be selling their one item and not have inventory.

Is there a good wordpress plugin that will do this? Preferably something that the user's can manage themselves without my involvement. Also something that won't get spammed to death or slow down the site. Is anyone else doing this? And, if so, what are you using? Any problems related to the idea?
#classifieds #plugin #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author Paul M Smith
    There are few on the wordpress site here is a couple I found when searching through their plugin directory.
    WordPress › Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin « WordPress Plugins
    WordPress › classyfrieds « WordPress Plugins
    WordPress › Business Directory Plugin « WordPress Plugins
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    • Profile picture of the author raiko
      Thanks for the reply Paul. I saw those as well. Apparently, Another Wordpress Classifieds plugin has some issues in terms of efficiency and old coding.

      Classyfrieds gets 10 5-star ratings and 5 zero star ratings. Strange.

      The business listing plugin is a little more extensive then I need.

      I thought maybe someone was using a paid plugin that might work well and they would recommend. I guess I can install one of the free ones and see how it looks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul M Smith
    There is also a stand alone open source classifieds script that is starting to gain a good community following also. Maybe you could install it on the same server as your wordpress site and customize it to suit your needs and link to it via your site.
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    • Profile picture of the author raiko
      Originally Posted by Paul M Smith View Post

      There is also a stand alone open source classifieds script that is starting to gain a good community following also. Maybe you could install it on the same server as your wordpress site and customize it to suit your needs and link to it via your site.
      That looks very interesting. I'll try it out. Thanks Paul!
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  • Profile picture of the author AdNetworks
    for wordpress:
    https://wordpress.org/plugins/anothe...ifieds-plugin/
    https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-classified/
    https://wordpress.org/plugins/bepro-listings/

    for joomla :
    Best Classifieds Script | Professional Classified Script
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeffery
    You might consider a forum wherein your visitors can create their own threads to sell their classifieds.. similar to the WF. There are a few major considerations such as security and the specifics depend on rather your forum is active on shared or private hosting. Another consideration is how the sales and payments affect your own website and your business which can have a positive or negative impact. Most forum professionals recommend a private server.

    The trick is to install your main website on a private server and the forum on a separate server, but to the general public and bots it appears as if both sites are installed on the website's server. Of course the more advanced bad guys can differentiate between the two, but he script kiddies fail.

    Another trick of the trade is.. simple automation (keep it simple). You may automate most of the simple backend admin tasks you will be required to do compared to other applications that require daily manual tasks.

    Jeffery 100% :-)

    PS. A Warrior Member that seems to know more about it is ForumGuru. He might be helpful if you ask him to join this thread.

    Jeffery 100% :-)
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