For the initial directory I wanted something fairly simple. It would have categories which listed certain types of services (some businesses have multiple categories). These services would be managed by businesses. Sort of like a private profile page which would let them list their own information in the directory which would also be moderated and recaptcha to make sure spam didn't get injected into the index.
Each business profile could contain multiple pictures and information specific to that business. Name, address, contact info, Google Map would be nice, etc I would also like to create a related link group which would allow the businesses to link to their partners that they do business with in the area. This would be more like a social proof for that company and would allow networking between those types of businesses. On the front end clients would be able to create an account and browse services but it must be separate from the business listings. I would like their information to ultimately be used for checking out via ecommerce in the future. (not sure how this would be done with the auth system) And this being my main stumbling block so far. I suppose I could just offer links on the front end that would take the user/business to the correct registration area and use two different forms for this purpose. The customers would be able to rate and review services they've used sort of like eBay. The business would be able to respond to these entries if needed. Ultimately I would like to have a payment option where businesses could advertise or bid on link placements/banner placements. Naturally I would like this all automated with something other than PlayPal. I have a dedicated resource server for this project over at Linode so it can scale easily as resources are required. I think that's about it for now. It's a very niche project but it is a requirement that I have something running to show the people asking for the work to be completed. I could throw some money at it and use Joomla/Wordpress/Drupal modules/ plugins but I would rather use Web2Py for it. Thanks, David On Jun 28, 5:18 pm, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > Give us some specs. We may build one just as an exercise. > > Massimo > > On 25 Giu, 22:19, David <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Has anyone completed an online directory type of application with > > web2py before? > > > I've been asked to build a local city directory of vendors and > > services that clients can log into and pay for products and services. > > I thought web2py would be a good test for this kind of application but > > I don't want to reinvent something that's already been done before if > > it has. > > > Also I would need to find more information on payment processing for > > online ad space etc. I saw the paypal module but I would rather stay > > away from that company since it is a private entity and not subject to > > US banking rules. > > > Thanks, > > David
