Hey Andy,
Nice plugin!
I am currently using GT classifieds plugin, which is turning out to be very similar to yours (but more expensive). Anyway, one of the drawbacks of both systems is that you have to put in how many days a link stays active. It can be cumbersome.
I think the easiest way for an end-user to use an expire feature is to give a date by which it expires. No counting or anything. It could just be in a certain format, like 2003-12-04 or even better if they are dropdown menus.
To Flag or make Inactive?
What about having the ability to "flag" expired links, instead of making them inactive? I have a site that uses LSQL for workshop listings, and currently we flag expired links manually. Would be awsome to have it become automated. Maybe a switch in the plugin admin?
ExpireAction: _ Flag Link _Make Link Inactive
and then you (the administrator) can put the flags in the templates as they like. <%if ExpireAction eq 'flag'%> blah blah
I will check your plugin out for future sites I do. The price and features sure are appealing!
Nice plugin!
I am currently using GT classifieds plugin, which is turning out to be very similar to yours (but more expensive). Anyway, one of the drawbacks of both systems is that you have to put in how many days a link stays active. It can be cumbersome.
I think the easiest way for an end-user to use an expire feature is to give a date by which it expires. No counting or anything. It could just be in a certain format, like 2003-12-04 or even better if they are dropdown menus.
To Flag or make Inactive?
What about having the ability to "flag" expired links, instead of making them inactive? I have a site that uses LSQL for workshop listings, and currently we flag expired links manually. Would be awsome to have it become automated. Maybe a switch in the plugin admin?
ExpireAction: _ Flag Link _Make Link Inactive
and then you (the administrator) can put the flags in the templates as they like. <%if ExpireAction eq 'flag'%> blah blah
I will check your plugin out for future sites I do. The price and features sure are appealing!