A lot of newspapers around the country are turning to Drupal as a one stop solution for their web needs. One of the big drawbacks is that there is no solution yet for handling printed classifieds. This module does a great job at allowing classifieds to be created, displayed, and charged for online, but there is no way to also charge for the cost of a printed ad in a newspaper at the same time.

I hired Tamer Zoubi, who did the fantastic Videofield module, to help in developing a solution, with the stipulation that the finished work be contributed back to the community. Tamer has done a great job so far, and I wanted to share what we've done so far.

This submodule will create a second content type, Printed Classified, and allow certain important elements to be set from the UI, like line width, and character sizing if one chooses. It also interfaces with the LM_Paypal module to allow for those printed ads to be charged for as well based on your criteria.

The idea is that a news or magazine type publication can allow someone to place a classified ad on their site, and then upsell a printed version of that ad to run in their publication.

This module works very well with the current alpha version. I think this can add a lot to printed publications that want to migrate to Drupal for their web needs, so feel free to have a look and do with the code ad you wish. I'd love to see this become a part of the module because I would really benefit a lot of organizations as it grows and is expanded upon.

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fgm’s picture

Status: Active » Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

Hi,

I had a look at your module, and before anyone proceeds further with it, there is a legal problem: the code carries no explicit license, and can not be assumed to be licensed under the GPLv2 and later, as required from any code to be committed to the d.o. repositories.

If the terms under which Tamer Zoubi developed this module grant you ownership of the module, as is often the case in any work for hire, you would need to add a GPLv2 and later license before the code can safely be considered for reuse and/or integration with ed_classified.

If, on the other hand, the developer kept ownership of the module and granted you a license, as often happens with custom open software, it is for him to confirm he placed this code under said GPLv2 and later.

Can you confirm what the exact situation is ?

djudd’s picture

The agreement was that I retained ownership of the code, and that it would in fact be submitted back to the Drupal community for maintenance.

djudd’s picture

FileSize
16.95 KB

No code changes, just the GPL included. Hope that solves the problem.

St4t0’s picture

Status: Postponed (maintainer needs more info) » Fixed

Since there hasn't been any more discussion in 14 months, assuming fixed.

tamerzg’s picture

Hi fgm,
I wrote the module for Don Judd, and also I confirm that module can be published as part of Classified Ads.

fgm’s picture

Status: Fixed » Needs work

OK, then. But it will need work to be ported to 6.x-3.x.

fgm’s picture

Version: 6.x-2.0-alpha6 » 6.x-3.x-dev

Tagging accordingly, for some version after 6.x-3.0.

PepeMty’s picture

Any advance here?

Warm regards from sunny México!
: )
Pepe

fgm’s picture

Hello. None at the moment, and I am not adding features until 7.3.0/6.3.0 has a stable release. Did you test the existing version (-dev or -RC2) extensively ?

PepeMty’s picture

Hey there!
Thanks for your prompt reply : )

No, actually I haven't used your module yet. I intend to do so soon, though. Probably next week.

I was asking because I found this code which is claimed to export your online classified ads to XML so you can print 'em as well. You have to agree that it's a nice and useful feature ; )

Best regards!
Pepe

PS.- Can you tell me of any sites using you module I can look at? Thanks!

fgm’s picture

@PeptMty : no public-facing site that I know of, that's why I have put a request for showcase on the project case. My only use cases (customers) are for intranet use.

Also, note that there is already a good number of node export solutions independent of this module, so there is no point in reinventing them.

PepeMty’s picture

True!
I already checked some node export possibilities.
I deeply appreciate your comments : )

Warmest regards, from sunny México!
: )
José

fgm’s picture

Status: Needs work » Closed (won't fix)

Since Drupal 6 was EOL-ed in 02/2016, no additional fixes will be added ; so marking won't fix.