Marketplace Update
Hello everyone,
Firstly I would like to say a big thank you to all of those who purchased Gold. It helps The Reefuge grow and allows the community to create and share.
Now, here is a surprise for everyone. Over the last few weeks the marketplace has had an overhaul. It is no longer forum-based. The marketplace is now its very own little script running within the forums. All users can now go and post their listings up in the new version, which is a lot neater than before.
However, I would like to go over a few features, some of which are not yet active and some which are.
The old marketplace archive can be found here. Please do not continue to use this, as it will be locked soon.
Thanks.
Firstly I would like to say a big thank you to all of those who purchased Gold. It helps The Reefuge grow and allows the community to create and share.
Now, here is a surprise for everyone. Over the last few weeks the marketplace has had an overhaul. It is no longer forum-based. The marketplace is now its very own little script running within the forums. All users can now go and post their listings up in the new version, which is a lot neater than before.
However, I would like to go over a few features, some of which are not yet active and some which are.
- Discussions for the listing now have their own dedicated thread which is created automatically upon listing creation. This keeps the main listing clean.
- Listings can be updated to add in more information or questions that are frequently asked.
- Listing information can now be found both in the listing page and the sidebar
- Much more mobile friendly than before
- Listings can be created from the front page now, alternatively you can navigate to the category to post a new listing
- A list of the most active users sits on the side. The more you trade, the more known you are.
- Businesses can set up entire shops in the marketplace. Processing of payments is not done by The Reefuge, but rather from the business itself. It can be a simple thing like a paypal processor, or the processing of payment can be done via the business website.
- Users can view items they have purchased from businesses
- Users can rate businesses / items once they have been purchased
The old marketplace archive can be found here. Please do not continue to use this, as it will be locked soon.
Thanks.