Advanced Laravel-based social networking and ad exchange platform for website owners. MYADS Project: MYADS Author: mrghozzi Framework: Laravel 12 Runtime: PHP 8.2+ License: MIT Overview MYADS combines ad exchange, community, marketplace, directory, forum, and admin tooling in one platform. Core areas include: Banner ads, text ads, visit exchange, and Smart Ads with Geo-Targeting and A/B Testing Ad analytics with Hourly Click Heatmaps Community feed with Multimedia Posts (Video, Audio, Music, Files, Reels), reactions, comments, reposts, mentions, and messaging Forum with moderation tools and attachments Store and product knowledgebase Web directory News publishing Gamification with PTS, badges, quests, and ledgers SEO suite with sitemap, robots.txt, and analytics support Security suite with IP bans, session monitoring, and protected public identifiers Optional paid subscriptions and billing Key Features Member Features Ad exchange tools for banners, text ads, visit exchange, and Smart Ads with Geo-Targeting A/B Testing optimization and Performance Heatmaps for advertisers Social profiles with follows, badges, privacy controls, and social links Community feed with Multimedia Posts (Video, Audio, Music, Files, Reels), comments, reactions, reposts, and mentions Forum participation with categories, topics, and attachments Marketplace and knowledgebase access Session monitoring and device revocation Optional paid plans with a billing dashboard and hosted checkout flow Administrator Features Duralux admin panel with module-based ACL Full content and member management Plugin and theme management SEO dashboard and indexing tools Maintenance mode and updater workflows Security dashboard for IP bans and member sessions Billing workspace for: paid plans currencies orders transaction logs Stripe PayPal Bank Transfer Paid Subscriptions and Billing MYADS includes an optional paid subscriptions system that can be enabled or disabled from /admin/billing/settings. Current billing capabilities: Paid plans with durations, pricing, highlights, and entitlements Manual currency management with a base currency and exchange-rate snapshots Hosted checkout via Stripe and PayPal Manual review flow for Bank Transfer Subscription extension for same-plan repurchase Queued subscriptions for different-plan upgrades Profile badge and ad-credit entitlements Promotion discount support through subscription entitlements Privacy rules: No card details are stored inside MYADS No unnecessary personal payment data is collected Only minimal payment metadata is stored Developer documentation: Paid Subscriptions Guide Technology Stack Backend: Laravel 12 Database: MySQL 5.7+ / MariaDB 10.3+ Frontend: Blade, Bootstrap 5, vanilla JavaScript Auth: Laravel auth, Sanctum, Socialite Testing: PHPUnit 11 Documentation Project documentation is available in Documents/: Manual and Overview Installation Guide System Requirements Upgrade Guide Theme Guide Plugin Guide API Documentation Paid Subscriptions Guide Changelog Installation Fresh Install Make sure the server meets the requirements in Documents/SYSTEM_REQUIREMENTS.md. Upload the project files to your server. Point the document root to public, or use the provided root .htaccess for shared hosting setups. Open: http://your-domain.com/install Follow the installer to: verify requirements and writable paths configure the database generate .env run migrations create the first admin account Upgrade Notes Always back up files and database before any upgrade. Read Documents/UPGRADE.md before applying a new release. Billing features depend on the new billing tables, so incomplete upgrades will surface fallback notices through V420SchemaService. Development Notes Public views use theme:: Admin views use admin:: Admin UI lives in admin_themes/ Billing logic lives under app/Services/Billing/ Billing settings live in options through: AppSupportSubscriptionSettings AppSupportSubscriptionGatewaySettings Any billing-dependent code must respect V420SchemaService::supports('subscriptions_billing') Testing Tests must run only against the isolated testing database Never run destructive test or migration commands against a live site database Billing coverage lives in: tests/Feature/BillingFeatureTest.php Roadmap Direction Current platform direction includes: Continued platform polish for v4.3.x Expansion of billing and monetization tooling More API coverage More real-time and marketplace capabilities License MYADS is open-source software licensed under the MIT License.