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Verified Account System
This feature adds the ability to charge a user $1 (or any amount that you choose), and when payment is received, it shows a “verified” icon next to their username and/or next to the title for any listings the user places. It also shows an icon in the listing details page for any listings placed by a verified account.
This is done as an anti-spam measure, since most spammers are not willing to pay money to spam a site. It is the most useful on sites that offer free listing placement and might get a high quantity of "spam" classifieds or auctions. When a visitor sees that the classified ad was placed by a verified account, it helps to identify that listing as legitimate.
The feature may not be for all sites, particularly sites that either have closed registrations, or sites that "always" charge for listings and as such do not get very many spam listings.
The main capabilities:
- Charge $1 (or any amount you wish) to "verify" an account. <
- Can also verify an account that pays for something on the site, such as listing extra or similar, without having to specifically purchase to verify the account. <
- If an account is not verified, it will force require admin approval for anything that account does. <
- Able to use the default "verified account" icons, or switch to one of the alternative icons, or even create your own icon. The icons are language-specific so can create different icons for each language on a multi-language site. <
Main Settings
You turn this feature on/off in the admin at Site Setup > User Account Settings, in the section Verify Account Settings1). In that same section, when it is turned on you will see additional settings specific to how the account verification will work.
Icon Images
When turned on, you will be able to set 2 different icon URL's in the admin at Site Setup > Browsing Settings (Icons Used in... section), as illustrated below:
Using the default icons included, a listing placed by a verified account will look something like this when browsing the site:
| Smaller Icon | Larger Icon (used in Listing Details) | Info |
|---|---|---|
 |  | Default Icons |
 |  | Verified seller alternate available |
 |  | Verified user alternate available |
| Create your Own! | Create your Own! | You can create your own icon(s) if you wish! |
1)
See the linked page for more information on the settings on that page
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