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Hi, all--
Is there any reason why this mod (which sounds excellent, by the way) would not be compatible with Drupal's already-existing ad module? While not a deal-killer, it would seem a shame to have to replicate the ad module type in CCK, especially with its built-in tracking, reports, etc.
From what I gather this SHOULD work with any node type, so I don't see why it wouldn't work with the ad mod. But thought I'd ask, first, before I take the plunge.
Thanks!
Willow,
I was curious about this, so I installed the Advertisement module, which is very impressive, and gave it a shot.
It is mostly working, but there are a few things that need to be reconciled.
First, the Advertisement module has it's own status value for each Ad. It can be 'Active', 'Pending', 'Approved', 'Expired', etc. This status is used to determine whether the Ad will show in the blocks. This status is separate from the Node Status. So an ad node can be published but still be expired or inactive.
The Ad module is smart enough to know that when an Ad is unpublished, it should be set to expired. So Pay to Publish is able to successfully unpublish the Ads. But when users try to republish them, and the node is set to Published, the Ads module still lists the Ad as expired.
There are other gotchas here and there. This is something that I'm interested in, because I think this module could be a great asset. I will look into ways to provide specific support for the Advertisement module in Pay to Publish. Keep your eyes out for it in the future.
Sincerely,
Leighton Whiting