EasySocial integration for DJ-Classifieds

Wednesday, 04 March 2015 09:17

Modified: Wednesday, 19 February 2020 11:59

easy social integration

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to install both Joomla plugin and EasySocial application. I will also show a basic configuration that can help you to show ads on your community stream and social profile.

This plugin comes free with the subscription of the extension.
You'll find it installed (you may need to enable it manually) after extension's installation, alternatively it's available in downloads section (available for active subscribers).

Installation

I mentioned already that EasySocial integration consists of two elements. One is Joomla plugin and another one is EasySocial application

Install Joomla plugin using the Extension manager

In the Joomla backend, click on the Extensions ->Extension manager.

start extension manager

On the Extension manager interface, follow the procedure

Click on the “Choose File” button.
Select Joomla plugin package
Click on the Upload & Install button
If everything is alright, you should see the following screen

Install EasySocial application using EasySocial application installation feature

Another part of DJ-Classifieds integration with EasySocial is an installation of the EasySocial application, which needs to be done using the EasySocial application installation feature.

1. Start EasySocial application manager and click on the Install link

start easy social application

2. Select EasySocial DJ-Classifieds application installation package and click on the Upload & Install button

select easysocial

3. If everything goes well, you should see the Installation Successful message

easysocial successful installation

4. When you return to the application list, you should see the newly installed application on the list. All you need to do now is to enable it and configure it so it can be used by your social members on the website

select easysocial

5. The configuration of the application is really a simple one. You can enable or disable the following configuration options (Basic options)

configuration easysocial

State - The state determines if the application should be published or unpublished. When unpublished, users would not be able to access the app.
Default application - If this option is enabled, the application will automatically be installed for the user. When the application is set as the default application, the user will not be able to configure the application in the application area.

Additionally, you can configure Widget behavior and Adverts view of the application as it will be seen on the frontend of the website, in the EasySocial user stream

Configure the widget of the user's DJ-Classifieds adverts in profile.

configure the widget

Enable widget - Decide if you want to display widget with adverts in the user profile
Widget position - Decide on what position this widget should be displayed
Total Recent Adverts - Specify the numbers of recently created new adverts of the user to display
Number of columns - Decide on how many columns do you want to display adverts
Display image - Decide if you want to display the image
Display name - Decide if you want to display name
Display publication date - Decide if you want to display the publication date
Display category - Decide if you want to display category
Display region - Decide if you want to display region
Display price - Decide if you want to display price
Display description - Decide if you want to display description
Description limit - Decide how many characters should be displayed in the description

Configure the application view of the user's DJ-Classifieds adverts in profile.

config the app view

Total Recent Adverts - Specify the numbers of recently created new adverts of the user to display

Number of columns - Decide on how many columns do you want to display adverts
Display image - Decide if you want to display the image
Display name - Decide if you want to display name
Display publication date - Decide if you want to display the publication date
Display category - Decide if you want to display category
Display region - Decide if you want to display region
Display price - Decide if you want to display price
Display description - Decide if you want to display description
Description limit - Decide how many characters should be displayed in the description

EasySocial Profile

In case you didn’t enable Default application parameter in the application configuration, each member needs to manually enable the application on his profile if he wants to show the DJ-Classifieds stream and his own Ads on his profile pages

1. Browse for the application installed on the system from the profile pages

browse app

2. Find Adverts application and click on the Install button

find adverts

3. Accept default terms and conditions and click on the Install App button

accept default terms

4. You should see the Adverts application in your application list and also a notification of the successful installation in your social stream

see adverts app

5. When you click on the Adverts application, you should see your Ads (in case you already created some in the DJ-Classifieds)

see your ads

6. In case someone else creates a new Ad in the DJ-Classifieds, other members should see a notification about that in their profile stream

notification about stream

7. In case you visit other member profile, you should see the list of his own Ads on his profile pages, like this

member ads

Conclusion

With this, I will conclude this article, which hopefully managed to explain all the aspects of the EasySocial integration for DJ-Classifieds. In case something is not clear, please contact our support and we will gladly solve any kind of issues you might have.