Jason Koertge

Theme of the MONTH

Speaking of Classified Premium WordPress themes, I found another great looking theme that utilizes WordPress as a CMS and creates a full blown classified ads site with a WordPress blog installation.

ClassiPress has dedicated their development efforts to this niche and it truly shows in this clean, slick design.

The thing I like about this theme is that it doesn’t look like a dry faceless classified web site.  This theme has style.  When you get to the home page you are greeted with good organization and a focus on why you are there: to find stuff to buy.  At the top left is a big search box with a giant “post an classified” button to the right.  Below you are guided easily through a clean navigation bar with featured listings lined up below like a row of marching ants in a perfect line.

Click here to demo this theme.

Each listing row is adorned with a thumbnail image of whatever the poster uploads with a brief description of the ad.  The whole ad preview is clickable taking you to a full listing page.  The front page is awesome, but it’s when you get to the listing page that the magic happens.

The listing page in this ClassiPress Classified Premium WordPress Theme showcases the product listed with tons of options to keep the information thorough.  With the ability to upload multiple images, a detailed description, a place for an address (which populates a google maps map), a place for google adsense, viewage stats, the ability to share on social networks AND email, plus the ability to contact the “seller” directly, this listing page is all you would ever want in a theme like this.

In fact, I love this theme so much, I’ve made it our Theme of the Month!

Features (from the developer site)

• PayPal Integration – Turn your Web site into a money maker. ClassiPress is built with PayPal integrated right into the theme. This allows you to charge a fee for anyone who wants to post a classified ad on your site. You can also turn this off if you want to offer free ads.
• Instant Image Uploading – No more having to wait for customers to email you their images before posting the ad. Your customers can attached multiple images directly to the ad submission form.
• Image Manager – Easily see what images have been uploaded and moderate as needed.
• Auto Expire Ads – Automatically prune ads older than x amount of days. Makes it easier to set an ad price based on a specific time limit.
• Subcategory Support – Our classified ads system supports nested categories for those who are looking for deeper listing capability.
• Seller Contact Form – Visitors can easily contact sellers right from your Web site. The Ajax-driven contact form is neatly built into each individual ad page.
• Integrated Login Box – Sellers can quickly login to post new ads right from your Web site header (optional feature).
• Report Bad Listings – Visitors can report spam or inappropriate ads on your site. You will be notified by email when this occurs.
• Multiple Currency Support – Choose from 18 different currencies based on your country location. Whatever currency PayPal allows we support.
• Email Notification System – Receive an email when a new ad has been created. You’ll also be notified once payment has been made.
• Widgetized Sidebar – Easily ad or remove widgets from the sidebar without having to touch any code.
• RSS Feed – Visitors can subscribe to your rss feed from any feed reader and instantly see your latest classified ads.
• Advertising Plugin – Create additional revenue on your Web site by using the optional advertising plugin.
• Five Color Schemes – Now you can choose from five different colors on how you want your site to look. Blue, green, pink, red, and classic colors. Easily change the scheme from an options page drop-down which means no messing with any code.
• Updated Options Page – With improved features comes improved admin options. You now get five option pages to give you more control.
• Breadcrumb Navigation – See exactly how deep you are on a page with detailed navigation links.
• Email and Print – You can now easily have your visitors print and/or email the classified ads by clicking a link!
• Tags – Each classified ad supports multiple native WordPress tagging for improved organization and searching.
• Ad Visitor Counter – Shows how many daily and all-time visitors on each specific classified ad.
• Feedburner Support – The new options page includes a field so you can instantly add your Feedburner URL.
• Google Analytics – No need for a plugin. Just paste in your GA code and you’ll start tracking visitor behavior within seconds.
• AdSense Support – Make some additional advertising revenue with Google AdSense. Just paste in your ad code and it appears on each classified ad.
• PayPal Sandbox Mode – You can now test your PayPal account and process dummy payments before opening your site for business.
• Embed Video – It’s now easy for your customers to include videos in their classified ads. ClassiPress supports YouTube, Google Video, MetaCafe, Vimeo or any site that provides “embed” code.
• VIEW MORE FEATURES HERE.

Pricing

Single Use License (with Credit Link):  $59
Single Use License (without Credit Link):  $79
Developer License:  $149

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