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Hi,
I wish that visitors should be able to create ads anonymously leaving their contact emails, which should be hidden. Then another visitor should be able to contact the anonymous advertiser using a contact me button. Is it possible either by changing the code or installing another module?
Thanks.
Comments
Comment #1
ressa CreditAttribution: ressa commentedHey
I have just tested the classifieds system and it looks very good, I am impressed!
I do agree that visitors should be able to create ads without registering and also to be contacted anonymously. Something like this:
1. An ad is submitted, including the visitors email address. A unique password string is created automatically at this point for the ad and inserted into the record of the ad, for example "E4r3dwe9dd" -- the ad is not online yet!
2. An email is sent to the user, containing a link to access the ad, for publishing it. Something like this: http://website.com/ed-classified/tid/5/E4r3dwe9dd.
3. This link leads to an expanded ad form, from where the ad can be further edited, an image can be uploaded, the ad can be deleted or published.
After publishing the ad, it is shown with text and image(s). A form is available below where interested buyers can enter their email and message to the advertiser, which is then sent through the system, thereby not showing the advertiser's email address on the web site.
I hope this is possible, I would really appreciate it 8o)
Thank you
Comment #2
milesgillham CreditAttribution: milesgillham commentedI like the concept, there are really two things here:
I'll leave this one live on the feature list and revisit it once the alpha release of bug fixes is out.
Cheers,
Miles
Comment #3
Omar Khan CreditAttribution: Omar Khan commentedHow does one make the current contact form work? I check the allow users to contact poster of classified ad, but there seems to be no way to do so directly, only via the user's profile page which is linked at the bottom of the ad. Is there another way or is it coming? Exceptional module otherwise.
Comment #4
milesgillham CreditAttribution: milesgillham commentedI check the allow users to contact poster of classified ad
Hmmm, where are you doing that? What menu or path?
At present I believe the only way to contact the user who posted the ad is to click on their name and use their personal contact form on their profile page as you say.
This request is on my priority list for resolving in next couple of weeks, just working out the best approach. The requirement itself is clear enough.
Regards,
Miles
Comment #5
milesgillham CreditAttribution: milesgillham commentedComment #6
MichelleHave you ever used Craigslist? They have a really nice system. For people without accounts, it's all based off the email. You post your ad and give your email. Then you can choose to either show your email or have it anonymized. Other people, whether they are logged in or not, just click a link on your ad and then can send an email to that anonymous email which forwards it. It's really quite slick how easy it is to post an ad on there or to respond to one.
Michelle
Comment #7
milesgillham CreditAttribution: milesgillham commentedWill check it out.
Miles
Comment #8
ratinakage CreditAttribution: ratinakage commentedWas this feature ever added? Can posters of classified ads be contacted by email?
Comment #9
St4t0 CreditAttribution: St4t0 commentedBumping version.
Comment #10
fgmRegarding the way to contact posters, it has always been there, although it is not direct: the author link on ads takes you to the author page, and if
a) contact module is enabled, and
b) anonymous users are allowed to use contact, and
c) the author has not disabled his contact form
...then it will be possible to contact them.
Granted, this is rather indirect, so you may want to add a custom link in your theme or in a custom module by implementing < href="http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/developer--hooks--core.php/function/hook_link_alter/6">hook_link_alter() to add a direct link to the author contact form on the nodes.
Comment #11
fgmRewording to group with related issues.
Comment #12
fgmWith this module end of life approaching along with Drupal 7 EOL, this issue is now moot.