I am working on a listing website using Sobi2. I need to list some items under 'Buy' and others under 'Hire'. I have a check box in the Sobi 2 add entry form to select under which the item has to be displayed. But how can I realize this..? I mean how can I show the items for which the user has Buy under a 'Buy' menu..? I have different categories and these categories are same for the Buy and Hire. It is like I have two types of listings and the parameters for both are same. Please advise me how can I realize it in Sobi2...?
Thanks in Advance.
You'll need to clone the SOBI2 Extension and have 2 installations of it.
This process is a little involved but there is great documentation of how to do it HERE.
I had to do something similar on a site once and cloning the installation was great - then I didn't have any worry of anything getting crossed up. It sounds like this is what you'll need since they're 'identical' but do 2 vastly different things.
For anyone who sees this question in the future the preferred method now would probably be to use SobiPro instead (still a free component despite the 'pro' name). This, amongst other things allows you to run multiple distinct directories within the one component, without the rigmarole of cloning.