I received an e-mail saying that there will be a new version of phpLinkBid coming out soon, with over 30 promised new features! As my bidding directory is starting to get regular new bids & has recently acquired a Page Rank of 3, after only running for 5 months, I’m looking forward to just some of the enhancements:

1. Site Pages – new WYSIWYG page editor and integrated image & file management
2. Administration – improved link & bid management, searching, sorting & interfaces
3. Reports – new charts & reports show directory earnings, growth, and stats
4. Payments – new payment processor support, payments API, and fee tracking
5. User Accounts – users can manage & update links, new admin user manager, change approvals
6. Category Leaders – optional category leader lists for top bids by category
7. Free Links – enable unpaid links listed with $0 minimum bid
8. Search – improved search interface w/ extended options
9. Link Tags – custom tags, tag pages, clouds
10. SEO – sitemaps, improved META tags, proper 404 page not found errors
11. Email Manager – manage subscriptions, custom lists, signatures, segments & HTML emails
12. Bad Word Filter – scan & automatically deny submissions with certain words
13. SPAM Prevention – new image CAPTCHA, custom Q&A verification, IP blocking, link cleanup
14. RSS Feeds – new RSS feed options & custom parameters, tag feeds
15. Themes – faster rendering, easier to customize, 1.4 compatible
16. Addons – less conflicts, easier to install w/ new addon manager
17. Categories – category suggestions, category icons, locked categories, new display options
18. Error Handling – cleaner, more detailed error handling for server & database errors
19. Site API – optionally provide site info, link and/or bid details in public API