Some issues with adding and editing a listing

[SMFHacks]

dont use category level permissions at all! delete them it does not do what you want to do.

[ajac63]

dont use category level permissions at all! delete them it does not do what you want to do.

Firstly (and this may seem like a silly question, but what the heck...), what exactly do you mean by category level permissions?

Secondly, if I do delete (deselect??) all category level permissions, will this work?  Will this result in no error message showing when the buy-it-now button is clicked on?

[SMFHacks]

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Firstly (and this may seem like a silly question, but what the heck...), what exactly do you mean by category level permissions?

The permissions link next Edit/Delete by the category. All those permissions need to be removed.
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Secondly, if I do delete (deselect??) all category level permissions, will this work?  Will this result in no error message showing when the buy-it-now button is clicked on?
Yes, that will fix it.

[ajac63]

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Firstly (and this may seem like a silly question, but what the heck...), what exactly do you mean by category level permissions?

The permissions link next Edit/Delete by the category. All those permissions need to be removed.
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Secondly, if I do delete (deselect??) all category level permissions, will this work?  Will this result in no error message showing when the buy-it-now button is clicked on?
Yes, that will fix it.

OK, thanks, only I don't have exactly what you're indicating with the graphic...  If I go to a category I have is this:

ADD LISTING  NOTIFY  EDIT CATEGORY  DELETE CATEGORY  PERMISSIONS

If I click on PERMISSIONS I get this:

Member Group Name  ""             
View
Add Listing
Add Auction
Place Bid
Add Comment

So, do I deselect all these permissions (including Add Listing??) for all member groups?

[SMFHacks]

Yes for all memgergroups delete those entries.

[ajac63]

Yes for all memgergroups delete those entries.

Right, I did this for just one category as a test, but again if a registered member (that's logged-in) clicks on the 'Buy it now' button or link, the error message 'You are not allowed to place a bid in this category' is shown.

Also, when I logged back in as administrator, I discovered that those permissions were still selected even though I had unchecked them.  Something is wrong here.  Or there's something you're not telling me that I should be doing.

One other thing that might help:

Under the list of permissions, View; Add listing; etc, there is a table showing as follows:

Member group name   Permission   Permission   Permission   Permission   Permission   [Delete]

Has this anything to do with it?  Should I in fact be clicking on these [Delete] button/s?

[SMFHacks]

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Under the list of permissions, View; Add listing; etc, there is a table showing as follows:

Member group name   Permission   Permission   Permission   Permission   Permission   [Delete]

Has this anything to do with it?  Should I in fact be clicking on these [Delete] button/s?
Yes you should delete each entry.

[ajac63]

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Under the list of permissions, View; Add listing; etc, there is a table showing as follows:

Member group name  Permission  Permission  Permission  Permission  Permission  [Delete]

Has this anything to do with it?  Should I in fact be clicking on these [Delete] button/s?
Yes you should delete each entry.

Ok, thanks.  Is that as well as removing the permissions or instead of?  Also, if ALL of these permissions are unchecked for all member groups, how will registered members add a listing; view a listing and add a comment?  I don't get it!

[SMFHacks]

The global permissions are the default under Admin -> Permissions modify groups

You only use category level permissions if you want to override the default permissions on a membergroup level.

[ajac63]

I know that; I realise that, but I honestly think you are missing the point!

Bye, bye!

[ajac63]

Right, finally I've fixed the 'buy it now' issue.  A registered member once logged in no longer gets the error message and can also submit a listing of their own.  But you did not (as God is my witness...)tell me to delete the table at the bottom in the first place.  You told me just to remove (deselect) the  permissions.  Anyway, that's that.

[SMFHacks]

5.1.1
+Made text more clear on bid/purchase permissions. Added note on category level permissions.
!Watermark handling improved.
!Removed Google+ Setting no longer used

[ajac63]

Hi,

On reflection maybe I owe you an apology,   maybe I was a bit sharp in this thread, it's just that it came as a bit of a shock when one of my members sent me a PM saying there was no 'buy it now' button showing after he submitted a listing.  Also, it would never have occurred to me that the 'Hide buy it now button' option was checked/selected if you hadn't mentioned it.  I would have thought that this should be unchecked by default... 

Good to hear about the changes in 5.1.1!