Differant Types of Forms: Limitations

mainman · #1 (**permalink**) 03-08-2008, 05:20 AM

Hi
I am looking to have a scenario where the client selects for a example a BASIC listing and the BASIC listing allows them :
-Website link
- Description

- No phone number, no contact number, no email address

UPGRADE BUTTON to Upgrade to Premium

PREMIUM LISTING
-Website link
-Description
- Phone Number
- Rest as is

UPGRADE BUTTON to Upgrade to Premium

SPONSORED LISTING
All the above plus:
- Cleint can add an article - Summary of the service offered in more detail and upload there logo

Anyone know how it can be done, basically its a MOD of the Add a listing Form and encourages the client to upgrade there listing, adding a value added service.

M

FSGDAG · #2 (**permalink**) 03-08-2008, 12:45 PM

If you have a membership to IndexUDirectory.com, Zubby has made a MOD that will due this

Bruceper · #3 (**permalink**) 03-08-2008, 02:05 PM

The easier way to do this would be let the user submit it all, but tell them that only if they purchase a sponsored or premium link will that information be displayed.

This way, if they upgrade in the future all that information will already be there.

CEC · #4 (**permalink**) 03-08-2008, 06:57 PM

I like the psychology of having dimmed fields available only if premium. Not sure about leaving it open ... I'm sure some will fill out fields only available to premium, certainly not all ... and you loose that initial visual limitation that may compel premium listings. Just thoughts.

Bruceper · #5 (**permalink**) 03-08-2008, 10:29 PM

Use javascript to enable the fields. Offer an initial choice of free or premium or sponsored. Depending on what they click then the selected forms are presented. Or perhaps you can use IF statements.

To me it doesn't matter if users add info for premium/sponsored buyers only. They will see that the information doesn't get added and will perhaps want to pay then.

If you want to hide/disable the fields it just makes it a bit harder to create the page. How you do it is all up to you and how nice you want it to look.

FSGDAG · #6 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 01:23 AM

Take a look at my add form on Web4URL.com

http://www.web4url.com/add.php?cat=2409

CEC · #7 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 03:03 AM

Nice. My directory has been free, but I am interested in a form like this in the future. One question, FSGDAG, why didn't you put the listing type at the top?

FSGDAG · #8 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 03:14 AM

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Content visible to License Owner only.

Because that would have made wayyyyy too much sense!

I just changed it. Be interesting to see if the amount of prem or sponsor listings go up now

CotswoldAdvisor · #9 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 10:35 AM

Code:

Content visible to License Owner only.

Wow, that is great how did you go about doing that?

FSGDAG · #10 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 11:41 AM

Code:

Content visible to License Owner only.

Its a Mod created by Zubby from IndexUDirectory.com. Get a membership at his site ( see link in my sig ) and you'll be able to do it too

esm · #11 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 01:27 PM

Code:

Content visible to License Owner only.

While I think this should be part of V6 of INDEXU, I also think it should be an option that can be selected by the INDEXU owner. Some of us will like things one way and others will like it another way.

Having done a fair amount of programming over the years, I've learned a couple of things. First, it is fairly easy to make things optional.

Second, never substitute the way I want things done with the way another person wants to do something.

I think I will take a look at this. But maybe after v6 is released

.

echo@ · #12 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 02:52 PM

Code:

Content visible to License Owner only.

any idea what the mod is called FSGDAG??

esm · #13 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 08:34 PM

Code:

Content visible to License Owner only.

I take it the reference to "deeplinks" is a different mod...?

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FSGDAG · #14 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 09:57 PM

Code:

Content visible to License Owner only.

Its actually two MODs... You can find them here :

http://www.indexudirectory.com/blog/...or-deep-links/

http://www.indexudirectory.com/blog/...-limiter-mods/

Code:

Content visible to License Owner only.

I agree ESM.. It would be nice if it was built in and something you can turn on / off in Admin section.

What I'm really hoping to see in IndexU is a WordPress type of MODs. I know Bruce has suggested it to Dody already. It will make life so much better and make the script that much stronger

Bruceper · #15 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 10:05 PM

You didn't read the newsletter did you? Did I write it for nothing? /me cries

Version 6 is going to have a plugin engine apparently very similar to WordPress, with the ability to enable/disable plugins.

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