Site Showcase - Suzuki Kawasaki of Gastonia
Motorcycle dealership using 68 Classifieds as a dealership management system. This site includes a custom template and a few custom modules. You can read the full write up at my site Eric Barnes.
July 4th Holiday
First off I want to wish everyone a happy fourth of July which here in the USA is Independence Day.
In observance of this holiday we will be short staffed starting June 27th through July 12th. We will be checking tickets but responses will be delayed and the time we can answer will be sporadic. So if it all possible we recommend you post any questions to our community forums so you receive a quicker response. The wonderful thing about forums like ours is we have customers from all over the world and in different time zones so chances are someone is looking at them when you are.
Thanks again for being a customer and we wish you all the best!
v4.1.4 Is Now Released
V4.1.4 is now released and is available from our customers section. This is a bug fix release and fixes all bugs reported to date. You can view the full list of bugs fixed here.
Changes:
This is mainly just a bug fix release with the exception of the stats module. This release has the template files renamed so it is best to replace all the files in that module with these.
Notes:
If you find any bugs please post them to our bug tracker here:
68 Classifieds Issue Tracker
The download is available in our customers area:
68 Classifieds Customers Area
Included in the download is a changelog between the last release and this one. You can also view this in our documentation.
Yes, You Can White Label 68 Classifieds
A common question or concern about 68 Classifieds is whether or not you can white label the script. We have a very liberal policy on our copyrights and you are free to remove any mention of 68 Classifieds in both the administration and your sites front end.
A white label product or service is a product or service produced by one company (the producer) that other companies (the marketers) rebrand to make it appear as if they made it.
The only requirement is you must keep the copyrights in the php files. Which would generally not be seen by anyone except those doing physical work with the files.
I know we have never really outlined any information on how to change this and this post will go over how it is done.
Read more…
The Tortoise Or The Hare?
I am sure we have all heard the story about the tortoise and the hare. If not let me give you a quick recap. The tortoise and the hare are in a race and the hare takes off like lightning but quickly tires out and the tortoise passes him and wins the race. The moral of the story is slow and steady will always win against something fast that quickly tires out.
The reason this story came to mind was because as web site owners we tend to want to be like the hare when we should really strive to be a tortoise. To me this seems to be very common in folks just starting out, a lot think they have the next million dollar idea and after a few months of being unsuccessful they give up. When in fact their idea maybe the next big thing but they didn’t plan or wait long enough in order to reach that goal.
As a prime example I have seen people work on a site for months and months and never launch. Or after they do finally launch don’t see the initial response they had hoped. Which would cause any of us to loose that drive. A better option may be to get started with something or really anything and then gradually build it up. By doing it slowly you can build your customer base and also receive feedback on what your customers like and dislikes. I can honestly say this is vital in my opinion and if I would have only considered my own ideas for 68 Classifieds then it would have never reached what it has. Customer feedback is one the easiest and best ways to find out what is needed and what isn’t.
What do you think? Is it better to be a tortoise or a hare?
Benefits of the Smarty Template Engine
68 Classifieds uses Smarty, the PHP Template/Presentation framework. We have used it for several years now and personally I really like the system. It has so many advantages to suit both beginners and advanced programmers.
I just read an excellent Smarty tutorial over at the In the Woods blog and thought it would be great to share with you.
This also got me to thinking. Can you think of any tutorials that would help you? Or any tips and tricks for working with 68 Classifieds that you want to share? If so please post in the comments.
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