Help Sheet 14

 Classified Ads
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Classified Ads

The Classified Advert can be used to post and reply to adverts buying and selling items or services.

Adding a classified advert

• Enable the ‘Classifieds’ page from the ‘Manage Website’ and ‘Use standard pages’ menu
• Select the ‘Classifieds’ page from the left hand navigational menu
• Click ‘Add a classified’ and fill in the details of your ad
• Create a title, add a description for your entry and choose the type of advert
• To add an image click ‘Browse’ button, choose an image and click ‘Open’
• If you have added an image enter alternative text in the box provided (this is descriptive text to aid the partially sighted and is displayed when you hover over the image)
• Select the start and end date for your classified ad to appear on your website
• Click ‘Create’

Editing classified adverts

• Click on the title of the advert on the classified page
• Click ‘Edit this item’ underneath the details of your advert
• This will take you to the original form where you added the advert. Make any changes and click ‘Edit’

Deleting classified adverts

• Click ‘Manage Classified Adverts’ at the top of the Classifieds page
• Check the box in the ‘Select’ column for the classified ad you would like to delete
• Choose delete from the drop down menu below the table and click ‘Go’

Administrators, members and subscribers can respond to classified ads and as the administrator you need to manage these responses.

Managing responses to classified adverts

• As the administrator, you can see all the latest Reponses by clicking on the classified ad
• When you receive a satisfactory response click the name of the person sending the response. You can then send a confirmation email to the respondent
• To stop further responses to the advert Archive it by selecting this option from the same drop down menu you use to delete an advert, see ‘Deleting classified adverts’ above

Note: the member or subscriber can only view their response, whilst the administrator can view all responses.  Users can only make one response to each classified advertisement.  However, by clicking the classified advert and clicking ‘View details’ and selecting ‘Edit’, users can update and edit their response as many times as they wish.

 You can reach the Help Desk on: 01245 436559 or via email support@essexinfo.net

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