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Other OnList Settings

FAQ, Getting Started, Support

Set # of listings on home page

This setting can override the WP blog posts setting for setting how many posts show on the blog page. Blog Posts are controlled by WP Admin and OnList Listings per Page are controlled from OnList settings. See image.

This setting will control how many listings you see on the Main Listing Page and all additional Listings will show as paginated with pagination navigation built into the bottom of every page.

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Set # characters in excerpt

This setting can help disperse the listing words inside of an Excerpt for the Main Listing Page boxes. Number selector uses “characters” per excerpt and not words. This helps to make more finite paragraph sizes so you can control the amount of content that is displayed on the page.

Set the height of excerpt box

This setting is a height adjustment for the boxes which hold the Excerpt content. You may or may not have to do anything with this setting for most themes. If you theme is behaving funny and you are having trouble with mobile or tablet views, then try using this setting to adjust the height accordingly.

Set text for listing link

The listing link is what shows at the end of content inside of the Excerpt boxes and links to the actual Article (or single post as WP calls it). By default this is just a greater-than sign to appear like a “forward” arrow. You can replace this with text or even three dots (ellipsis).

Check to Show Comments for Listings

OnList plugin uses the built-in WordPress Comments API to display a form area on each listing at the bottom of the listing page. WP Comment API is very robust and can serve as a tool to implement several use case scenarios that will help your customers, visitors and listing owners create a way to communicate.

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Comment form can be used to ask questions between site visitor and listing owner.

  • Use for responding to a job listing
  • For bidding
  • Setting up a service call for services
  • Share URLs
  • Share names of ‘interested’ customer/members
  • Writing review about listing
  • Just plain commenting about listing

Checking box to Show Comments for Listings will allow comments to be shown and used globally on your website.

Un-checking Removes comment completely from listings. (existing comments will still be saved in database)

Remember that these comments are separate from WP Posts Comments and do not show in any Blog page posts.

Check to Allow Individual Authors to Choose Response View

If Check to Show Comments is Checked, checking this setting will create a dropdown selector in the listing Editor for Listings; allowing the individual Authors/Owners of listings to have control over whether or not the comment form area is display on their individual listing, or not.

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Every listing an Author has can now have the choice of showing comments or not showing comments. A listing author may turn on the comments/review/advert for one listing they own on your website but may turn off the comment for another separate listing they have on the site.

Check to Show Ratings View

Check box to allow Ratings system on every listing. Un-check to remove.

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Enter text for above rating form

Text will show above the OnList Rating form if you add text into this field from the admin settings Options tab. Leaving the field blank will show no wording on the public view of your Single Listings.

This text is handy for many uses.

  • Grade services
  • Rate a song or painting
  • Voting system

Please note that OnList Rating system runs distinct from most systems and is a bit more concise in the results it returns. Ratings are based on a simple One to Five choice range and have half digits for each number… 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5… 4.5, 5. The total can become be more precise than a five Star system. Results are displayed using two digitals after the decimal place. So a rating may show as 4.67 as apposed to 4.5. We just felt it was a nice outside-the-box type of system to use.

Insert Images into a Listing

FAQ, Getting Started, Support

Adding text to your listing should be self explanatory, it is a lot like Word or Write where you find the tool at the top of the editor and select the option to change color size and alignment.

Images are a bit more complex and when you get used to how it works you can do a lot of things with images.

Your main image will be added using the “Featured Image” upload box in the lower right corner of the editor page. All you need to do is click on the “Set featured image” link in the box.

 

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Once you select your picture—via uploading new, or using current images in the Media Saved toolkit—then it will be saved, once you click “Publish” ( or “Update” ). You may always use this image again for additional posts since it will be saved to your Media Library.

To add more images to your listing you should consider the page layout and where you want to add them. You may add them inline—sort of like this instruction page is doing—or you can add the images to the bottom of your listing in a more standardized, common gallery fashion.

Step 1.

Open “Add Media”

 

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Step 2. Upload or select images and place as Gallery or simply place one at a time.

 

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Setup OnList

Getting Started, Support

== Installation ==
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

1. Upload `onlist.zip` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, or use the Add Plugins button.

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2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

 

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3. Go to OnList Settings and configure OnList settings. (Head back to Instructions page for detailed list of items you can configure that are in the Admin panel settings page.)

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4. Add shortcode to a page to display listsings …………………………………………..[onlist-listings]
5. Optional, add shortcode to a page or use widget to display categories …..[onlist-categories]
6. Optional, add shortcode to a page to display login form ………………………..[onlist-loginform]

Create your Menu with the links to the above shortcoded pages so people can find the listing pages etc. You may want to make the Main Listing Page as your home page.

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7. Suggested to set Permalinks to `post name.` This shows your listings by name and will attract SEO Search Engines.

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9. Have Fun.

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OnList Plugin Instructions

FAQ, Getting Started, Support

General Overview. For more Info click on Topic.

Setup
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
1. Add shortcode to a page to display listings  ………………………………………[onlist-listings]
2. Optional, add shortcode to a page or use widget to display categories [onlist-categories]
3. Optional, add shortcode to a page to display login form …………………….[onlist-loginform]
4. Go through all options in OnList Settings to activate what you want to use.
5. Suggested to set Permalinks to `post name.`
Listings Shortcodes
Main Listing Page onlist-listings
A Categories Page onlist-categories
A Log In Page onlist-loginform
There is also a Widget for Category Lists. Appearance > Widgets > Onlist Category Sidebar.
User Levels

Upon install of OnList, change user roles to ‘Author’!*

* If site is not open to ‘anyone can post,’ then do not change user levels.
Displaying Fields (or not)
Provides the option to display fields in many formats on several pages, or not.
Address Presentation
Provides the option to display address on one line.
Images For Listings
All image placement uses the WP native Media Library. One nice advantage of Media Library is that you can insert an image ANYPLACE within your post/listing and can make galleries. Suggestion would be to put your images at the bottom of the content.
Show Maps on Page
Toggles whether or not Maps show on pages
Google Maps Key
For an API Visit: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key.
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Before Content
Copy or write HTML into the textarea that will either match your theme or that you want to use to display before the listing. Before and After Content are only effective on the Single Template (single listings).
After Content
Both before and after textareas can be as simple as a clearfix element or you might use a section of your current theme to offset or create areas around the OnList section.
Comments on Public View
By default, ALL responses will show on public views*. Check OnList Options, Check to Allow Individual Authors to Choose Response View, to allow the authors to choose whether or not they want to receive comments for their listing. *If Show Comments Form is activated.
All Other OnList Settings
Set # of listings on home page.
Set # characters in excerpt
Set the height of excerpt box
Set text for listing link.
Listing Editor
Listing Tips and Tricks

For custom configuration of OnList please email Larry @ support@tradesouthwest.com

TSW

General Support

FAQ, Getting Started
User Levels
Upon install of OnList, change user roles to ‘Author’!*
* If site is not open to ‘anyone can post,’ then do not change user levels.
Listings Shortcodes
Main Listing Page onlist-listings
A Categories Page onlist-categories
A Log In Page onlist-loginform
There is also a Widget for Category Lists. Appearance > Widgets > Onlist Category Sidebar.
Setup
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
1. Add shortcode to a page to display listsings  onlist-listings]
2. Optional, add shortcode to a page or use widget to display categories onlist-categories]
3. Optional, add shortcode to a page to display login form onlist-loginform]
4. Go through all options in OnList Settings to activate what you want to use.
5. Suggested to set Permalinks to `post name.`
Address Presentation
Provides the option to display address on one line.
Images For Listings
All image placement uses the WP native Media Library. One nice advantage of Media Library is that you can insert an image ANYPLACE within your post/listing and can make galleries. Suggestion would be to put your images at the bottom of the content.
Default Locations
Listings Categories can be anything… business, music, food. OnList only provides the states as a time saver.
Show Maps on Page
Toggles whether or not Maps show on pages
Set Field Name
If field is left blank then that field will NOT show in the dashboard Editor. If checking box below each field input, field will NOT show on the front-end but still be available on the Single listing page.
Google Maps Key
For an API Visit: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key.
link opens in new window
Before Content
Copy or write HTML into the textarea that will either match your theme or that you want to use to display before the listing. Before and After Content are only effective on the Single Template (single listings).
After Content
Both before and after textareas can be as simple as a clearfix element or you might use a section of your current theme to offset or create areas around the OnList section.
Comments on Public View
By default, ALL responses will show on public views*. Check OnList Options, Check to Allow Individual Authors to Choose Response View, to allow the authors to choose whether or not they want to receive comments for their listing. *If Show Comments Form is activated.

For custom configuration of OnList please email Larry @ support@tradesouthwest.com