Now we are going to set up the classified ads. There is no documentation for this, but I am assured that it is simple. Well, let's just see about that, shall we?

Log in to your Admin center. In the left hand column click Classifieds. In the Classifieds Admin Menu, you'll see links to Help. They don't work (at least mine don't). So, let's do this the old fashioned way - we'll poke everything and see what we can break.

First, I'm going to define some categories. It would be smart to have your categories defined in a Notepad document before you get started. Prepare them one to a line, then you can paste them right into the category definition window. Once you've done that, save them. It is now important that you reset your permissions. (note: this functionality may or may not really work. If your classifieds are

Now, click the Classifieds link again, then Edit Ad Layout. There's not too much that needs to be done here. You can probably leave it alone. I personally don't like borders on tables, so I set the border to 0. You can get fancy with fonts and graphics later if you'd like.

OK, just one more thing to do. Click the link to get back to the Classifieds Administration menu again. Once there, click Edit Template. You can do anything you like with the template - banners, searchboxes, plugins, you name it. The only thing you need to do to make sure that the PLUGIN:BODY is placed where you want the classifieds to show up.

To link to your classifieds:
http://yourportal.searchking.com/bin/classifieds.cgi

That's it! Now you've got free classifieds to offer your community. If you're smart about setting up the categories to match your site's topic, they should help you build traffic to your portal.

Take a look at the PortalHelp Classifieds.

Note: The classifieds program is NOT sending out email. You should add a note to your template page telling people to include a mailto: link in the text of their ad.

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