Editing a free listing places the listing back into draft mode

When I log in as a free listing user and want to change my listing I find that whatever I do it places the listing back into draft mode and removes it from the users desktop listings view. It therefore has to be re-published by an administrator with all the waste of time.

I've deactivated nearly all plugins just to be sure theres no conflict - whats happening?

Edit: although the listing is in draft mode the listing now appears as 'expired' in the users desktop view I've since found out

 

We have updated this feature, Now there is no need to re-publish listing after editing.
Download updated theme in couple of hours from your members area.

 

We discussed this feature with the team and we felt that immediate publishing of an edited free listing is not a good approach. The reason being a Free listing owner can misuse his rights to edit and publish the listings immeditely. What if he places spam content in place of his already approved content. Thats the reason, we need the edited listing to be re-approved from the Administator.

 

Thanks Neeraj, I can appreciate and accept your reasoning as keeping the site safe is a major priority especially for fee paying customers.

However, should'nt there be some sort of a warning to the user that this will happen if he edits his listing and that re-approval may take a little while. A small text field near the update listing button perhaps?

 

Yes, We will update it in our next version.
If you want to add it now, Then go to the
Theme directory \ library \ controls \ dashboard \ dashboard_functions.php and add code after line no (1403).
As shown in image.

Code:

 <br><p style="color:red; font-size:13px;">Enter warning here</p> 

 

Has not been added in v 1.6.6 !!

 

That is a very sensible point Neeraj, and could actually happen and spoil the directory.
Thank you.

 

Please download theme again from members area in a couple of hours and upload it. It will resolve your issue.

 

Just updated theme - version number is the same. Text does not appear.

 

In updated version, we have added this feature.
There is a popup that will display while editing free listing, With the message
"Note: After editing your listing will be queued for approval."

 

Unfortunately on an Apple mac the pop up box also asks if you wish to continue with the script - users will not know what thats all about.

Worse this only happens AFTER the update button has been clicked - you can't cancel your update at that point!

All that was needed was some (coloured/bold) static text as you described above in this thread to be permanently placed near the Update button.

 

Yes currently it is working as an information, We will definitely set it as a warning above update button in our next version.