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bruleo
07-26-2009, 12:17 AM
Mod Title: Merchant Coupon

Last Updated: 19 August 2010

Supported by Mod Developer: Yes

Where to Download: PM me for details

Support Via This Thread or Download Site: This Thread

Price: $12 instructions and required files (limited support) / $25 fully installed and supported.

Compatible With: 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 4.0 / 4.1

DESCRIPTION:
Allows the creation of a Merchant Coupon to be displayed with your listing details page. Can be created from Admin and/or via regular submit. Ideal for submitters who want to offer visitors to your site discounts at their online or offline stores, or for directory owner that add affiliate links from merchants that also supply a coupon code for each listing.

This is great as an added benefit to entice paid submissions, whilst giving your visitors something they can use.






FEATURES:

Title or tag: Short headline area for your coupon.
Description area: Detailing what the coupon is for or how to use and disclaimer etc.
Logo or image area: Uploader or URL to image. If no image supplied, link title is displayed instead.
Coupon Code: For use in online stores.
Expiry Date: If no date set, coupon will display indefinitely. If date set, coupon will not display once past this date.
Printer friendly version: Allows printing of the coupon only for use in offline stores.
Latest Coupons Page: Listing Coupons by Creation Date.
NEW - URL Field. Coupon title can be linked to suppled URL
NEW - RSS Page - Displays Latest Coupons in RSS feed.
NEW - Admin Configuration - Muliple admin setting added (See below)
NEW - Widgets Compatible - Version for 4.0+ can display Merchant Widdgets panel.
NEW - Print button now hidden from printed output.
NEW ADMIN SETTINGS AVAILABLE:
> Enable Merchant Coupons - Yes / No
> Enable URL for Linked Title - Yes / No
> Number of Displayed Coupons for RSS and Latest Coupons Pages
> Meta Keywords for Latest Coupons Page
> Meta Decription for Latest Coupons Page
> Enable MerchantCoupon Panel (3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 only - 4.0+ uses widgets)
> Coupons in Panel
> Coupon Display Order - Random / Date Added Descending / Date Added Ascending

The instructions for phpLD 4.1 detail exactly how to set up new link types to be able to create stand-alone coupons. The detail page page for this link type will display as a coupon for this link_type, but unchanged for any other link_types you add.

DEMOS:

Frontend submit: http://www.airindexer.com/submit-featured.php You will have to register and confirm to see full Merchant Coupon form (Please note that advanced formatting and tooltips are NOT part of this mod).
Coupon display (details page): http://www.conejovalley411.com/detail/Enriques-Mexican-Crusine-1076/
Coupon display (printer friendly version): http://www.conejovalley411.com/print_coupon.php?id=1076
Latest Coupons @ Airindexer: http://www.airindexer.com/latest_coupons.php
Latest Coupons @ Conejovally411: http://www.conejovalley411.com/latest_coupons.php

Please note that due to the very nature of coupons expiring, the above demo sites may not have any coupons to show. If you are desperate to see a 'live' demo, PM me and I will track down one with a currently live coupon.

SCREENSHOTS:
Admin Submit: http://www.airindexer.com/images/MerchantCoupons/Screenshots/admin.jpg
Details Display:
http://www.airindexer.com/images/MerchantCoupons/Screenshots/details-default.jpg
Printer Friendly Version:
http://www.airindexer.com/images/MerchantCoupons/Screenshots/printer-friendly.jpg

NOTES:
Display date format for the coupon expiry date is set as yyyy-mm-dd, but can be anything you wish. If you pay for installation, let me know which format you prefer. Otherwise, see http://www.smarty.net/manual/en/language.modifier.date.format.php to see how you can do it yourself.

Please do not confuse this mod for my Advanced Coupons (http://www.phplinkdirectory.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29754://)mod which allows you to create coupons to offer discounts to your directory.

Please also mention if you have other uploader mods added to your submit pages as slight coding changes may be needed at the time of the install to prevent any clashes. I now have this working alongside VSDan's file uploader withou any issues, but there may be other uploader mods that I am unaware of.

IMPORTANT: Your self-install purchase allows unlimited installations on as many domains as YOU own. You are NOT allowed to install on third-party or your customer sites. This is against the terms of use and unless prior agreement has been sought. any such use will be deemed as a violation of usage terms and pursuant to the fact, action will always be taken to have those sites taken down. All emailed versions of this mod have very slight coding changes that make it very easy to trace the source, so it is in your own interests not to pass this mod to anyone else, as we have had some success in getting offending websites taken down, often resulting in the loss of the associated hosting account. If you do wish to use this mod for client websites, please contact me to arrange a multi-user discount.

dgDave
08-03-2009, 07:34 AM
This looks great. I can't believe no-one has commented on this, especially with the interest in business directories. I'm trying to decide whether to use Link Directory for a new local site, and this one mod may well make the difference.

That ConejoValley restaurant page with the coupon and the bigger map mod makes for a sharp-looking premium listing page. Real nice work.

bruleo
08-07-2009, 10:17 PM
Thanks for that.

Actually, thanks should also go to Vince over at ConejoValley411 who had the idea initially and partially funded the development.

Bruce.

rishka
12-23-2009, 06:04 AM
Hi there

Anyoone using this mod yet???

I am very interested in using this. I even bought PHP directory software from another compnayand did not realise that phplinkdirectory had such a mod!
I want my customers to offer coupons to their customers :)

Thanks

bruleo
12-23-2009, 08:22 AM
Yes, plenty of sites! See the examples in the first thread... some of them may have moved or expired, but here is another good example:

http://www.kernvalleyyellowpages.com/latest_coupons.php
http://www.kernvalleyyellowpages.com/print_coupon.php?id=66
http://www.kernvalleyyellowpages.com/detail/beyond-juice--sandwiches-smoothies-and-more-66.php

Bruce.

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bruleo
08-19-2010, 03:29 AM
Mod has undergone a major upgrade, including updating to v4.1 compatibility. Please see firs post for details.

Bruce.