EZ Autos version 5.1.0 stable is now available, and it introduces a number of new features - including the new Autos Map component - which can display all of your vehicle listings on a single google map  There are new template layouts for the full details page, a new slideshow module, new static content manager to handle some of the larger items from the language file and more.

Important site information to avoid confusion:-

We use JoomlArt template club templates for display purposes on our software demo site - and you can get the Ja Villadi template we're currently using over there.

About EZ Autos:- 

EZ Autos is an easy-to-use motor vehicle listing component for the Mambo content management system.  Also, just because something is easy to use doesn't mean you have to settle for little in the way of features or a low-quality presentation that requires hours of custom modifications.  EZ Autos was designed with presentation in mind - to make your sales listings look great!  It also doesn't matter what sort of site you want to run - EZ Autos has the flexibility to run a site for your own listings, multi-dealer listings or a community sales portal offering free and/or paid listings - EZ Autos is PayPal IPN enabled to do it all!

For example - to run a sales portal - start your site off in "free listings mode" to establish a membership base of listings with quality information, progress on to the "combined mode of operation" where you offer free listings with the option to pay for upgrades - and suddenly you've got a money-making site.  As the success of your site grows - you can then progress onto a "paid listings only" basis if you want - and now you've got the opportunity for some serious income.

EZ Autos can be used by:-

• A single dealer wanting to list his/her own business listings
• Multiple dealers employed by a single business to list their individual listing responsibilities
• Multi-dealer co-operatives wanting to list on a shared site
• Online entrepreneurs wanting to run a FSBO motor vehicle sales portal
• A new sales dealership wanting a display library for their stock
• An automotive club wanting a way for members to display their cars - eg. restoration or customization projects

Features:- 

Quick Install

It takes a minute to install EZ Autos on your web server - and another couple to install the multitude of modules available. Yes, it's that quick.

Multiple Business Models

EZ Autos is designed to meet the needs of multiple business models - from the single dealer listing their motor vehicles for sale online, multi-dealer cooperatives, and community sales portals offering FSBO listing services.  Simply configure it to meet the needs of your business model.

Profiling System

EZ Autos allows your sellers to promote their business, and share their contact details.  Supports multiple contact methods, including direct contact, snail mail, email, telephone, SMS via Clickatell, and 3 online messaging systems.

PayPal IPN Enabled

Turn your EZ Autos-powered site into a money-maker with the paid listings functionality.  Two sales levels allow you to charge for upgrades from free listings to "premium" and "featured" listings - or run in paid listings only mode.

Expiry Management System

Limit your listings based on page impressions or time - eg. 30 day listings.  Easy to use "clean listings" function to remove expired listings, and email notification for expired listings.

SEO

EZ Autos comes with support for SEF Advance, and also works on the core Mambo/Joomla SEF system - so you've got two SEF-friendly URL choices for your vehicle listings.  Also, add a meta description and meta keywords to your description, and the meta title is generated from existing data.

Easy Layouts

Front-end templating system makes changing the layout of data on listing pages and the full details page. Four different layouts are currently available for the listings pages, and 10 different layouts are available for the full details page - including tabbed pages, and a variety of image layouts/systems including javascript rollovers, slimbox and javascript slideshows.

Professional Image Presentation

In an industry where looks are everything, EZ Autos gives you a top-quality image display system.  Templates come with Javascript rollover images, and some have the slimbox image system available.

Leads Management

Don't miss sales opportunities just because you don't have a listing people want.  The leads management systems allows you to collect details of purchaser requirements.

Mapping Support

Comes with Google and Yahoo mapping support built-in - your choice for your needs - or turn it off.  EZ Autos mapping system displays both the property address of the vehicle seller - and supports driving directions.  If you want to use the Google decimal coordinates system - then you can also display a map of where the vehicle is for sale.

RSS 2.0 Feeds

RSS 2.0 feed of new vehicle listings enables you to get your listings out to subscribers and other web sites easily.

Customer Tools

Cross-browser "add to favourites" bookmarking function, recommend to friend email, print vehicle details, contact seller/dealer, add to mailing list request.  Add to mailing list requests are now saved to database, and can be exported in XML format for import into a mailing list manager.

Multi-Lingual

EZ Autos has multi-lingual support - meaning it is coded with language tags and has a language file system to enable the translation of embedded page text, and it comes with a set of JoomFish content element files to enable you to translate the database content.

Bonus Addons

Comes with a range of modules to extend your site, including:- new vehicle listings, random vehicle listings, single featured vehicle listing, multiple featured vehicle listings, loan calculator, featured seller, latest sellers, large search filter, dealer/seller search by locality, image slideshow and a Community Builder plugin.  New with the 5.1.0 stable version is the AutosMap component - a Google mapping component that displays your vehicle listings on a single map.