"Bidding" for the Next Generation featuring Auction Factory 1.4

The Factory anounces the brand new Auction Factory 1.4. The incredible new versions brings ultimative features that completes the auction platform, fulfilling all the requirements for a professional corporate system.

The new version is build already on the high developed 1.0.3 version but it's extending the features far beyond.

First of all one of the major features is Templating adding a Smarty-engine to obtain a very easy modifiable layout. With this display features the Auction Suite can be easily integrated in a certain template or corporate design.

After Templating another very important web feature is the ability to generate RSS Feeds from the:

  • Latest Auctions
  • Categories present on the platform
  • User Filter.

and the ability to set Tags (Blog Style) for each Auction which can be also used as filters. The system has now also support for a Unique Auction Number, a searchable UAN and SEF implemented.

User Groups ACL are implemented. The groups of Sellers and Bidders which have access to the platform can be generated from the:

  • Native Joomla Groups or
  • CB Community Builder Custom Fields.

To bring also real-time flavour the auction platform there is now a Minutes Countdown. This option can be enabled or disabled from the admin in the back-end of the component and brings itself two settings of the Cron: minute/daily.

Since there was allot of feedback from different site administrators a certain level of productivity was required except the subscriptions mode. Studying this issue the platform has now a integrated Payment Method which brings support for PayPal payments. This option is integrated into the system after the bidding process ends and can also be used to pay for Featured Auctions. Surely the administrator has an overview on the payment list and in order to cover a large area of payment processors, more payment modules will follow.

Powerseller and Verified User are also a new addition to the Auction Factory platform. They can be set by the admin together with other important admin options like:

  • Delete - Purge Auctions
  • Allow / Disable Messages between Bidder/Seller
  • Editing Categories of each auction
  • Setting Featured auctions

The Featured Auctions are payable with PayPal and they are three types:

  • Gold (this auctions will be available on the top of the list)
  • Silver (for example a highlighted background)
  • Bronze (as Silver can be setted different, for example they are presented with bold)

The Rating System is now also displayable in the Template and has separated counting for the Auctioneer, for the Bidder and also avarage value. Regarding the usage the system has also further improvements like:

  • a new Menu Item = My Won Bids
  • Search by Location; the informations are taken from the User fields and they can be also displayed in the list of auctions due to the Template adding.
  • a confirmation window on the BIN button
  • new notification to the user when he was outbidded
  • new notification to the auctioneer when an auction ends and they are no winners
  • new icons in the list of auctions by editing the template
  • module option to display an image before the auction.

Regarding the CB plugins the most important new addition is the Task Pad tab, where all the important Auctions tasks are present. Other additions are the new My Won Bids tab and the notifying when outbidded function on the My Bid tab.

Here we described just the important new features of the auction framework. Other tweaks are also implemented in the new version of Auction Factory 1.4 one of the most complete e-commerce platform available.