Bepro Listings

Product Description

Are you interested in creating a Listings OR Directory website? Maybe you simply want to give a searchable address to your wordpress posts. Well welcome to BePro Listings, your tool-set for creating the listings and directory type features. Integrate what you need, where you need it, within your existing setup, with this wordpress plugin.

Popular Uses

The goal of this plugin is to allow you to add Searchable Contact and/or Geographic data to wordpress posts. This plugin is for those looking to implement listing type features into their own custom design.

Note: For the basic FREE version of this plugin, some CSS knowledge is recommended although not 100% needed.

Setup categories and control various aspects including, number of images, default search distance, and page details. With the new buddypress option, you can allow your members to control their own submissions (add/edit/delete). Look at some of the ways people are using the plugin:

• Store Finder - List your stores including, location and contact details
• Directory - Employee, Business, Job Search, Fleet Tracking, Job Board, or any other type of listings site
• Classifieds & Listings - List anything or alow your users to list anything
• Products & Services - List them yourself or allow your members to list products and/or services
• Informational - Tourism, points of interest, and other details best shown via map
• User Contributions - Using the submission form shortcode, let users contribute blog posts for you to review and publish

Features

This will help you to make your listing site stand out and be unique. All listing sites have very similar features. This plugin gives you all of the functionality you need. This leaves you with the job of styling the functionality for your needs.

• Alternative WordPress listing plugins, force you to use their layout and organization as opposed to allowing you to integrate.
• Our plugin utilizes the wordpress api so its fully integrated where possible. This means the admin is familiar and the functionality is easily utilized via shortcodes and widgets.

Features in the Free version include:

Shortcodes

• Dynamic Map – Setup a map anywhere showing the last X listings on your site
• Basic Search – Allow users to search listings
• Filter Search – Allow users to do a more in depth search including, cost, date, etc
• Listings – Show X listings with optional paging
• Add Listing Form – Give your users the ability to create listings. You can set a default user id for the listing or force registration.
• Categories – You can list categories and assign photos to them

Widgets

• Dynamic Map – Setup map to show last X listings on your site
• Filter Search – Allow users to do a more in depth search including, cost, date, etc

How To Use

The shortcodes and widgets all work together. Thats right, if you use the basic search, on a page with the dynamic map, the map will show the processed requested results. The shortcodes come with lots of options

[search_form]

• listing_page – enter any url path under your website url set in admin e.g. (Listings)
• geo – If to show geographic related fields e.g  [create_listing_form geo=1] or leave blank for default which is “0″ aka no

[filter_form]

• listing_page – enter any url path under your website url set in admin e.g. (Listings)
• geo – If to show geographic related fields e.g  [create_listing_form geo=1] or leave blank for default which is “0″ aka no

[generate_map]

• num_results – Number of results to show on map. Any positive integer.
• pop_up – If set, map icons pop up and informational balloon with link in it instead of default direct linking to post
• size – accepts 4 numeric sizes 1-4 from smallest to largest.

[display_listings]

• shorten – Don’t show address and post content information
• num_results – Number of listing results to show
• show_paging – Display paging option to user
• site – In a WordPress Multi Site setup you can use this to pick which site to draw listing from
• type – List only those of a particular listings type

[create_listing_form]

• default_user_id – The default user id for the listing submission in case the user does not have one.
• geo – If to show geographic related fields e.g address. Usage e.g. [create_listing_form geo=1]
• num_image – Number of listing images to allow user to upload
• register – Show registration fields, user and pass. If user is already a member, we use their user_id

[ display_listing_categories ]

• url_input – link to a page with the listings shortcode [ display_ listings ]
• type – category ID that you want to filter listings by

Some Details

Bepro Listings uses the wordpress api where possible. So you will notice that managing your listings is exactly like managing a post. Specifically, this was done via the wordpress functionality known as custom post types. This means that the listings are isolated from your other posts but retain all of the functioality you are used to.

Check out the following features:

Galleries – BePro Listings puts user submissions into wordpress galleries which makes it easy for you to manage

Details Page – If the post is set to private, any link to the post/page will be hidden. Otherwise, your listing details will be shown on the post page via wordpress filter

Geo – Several features have this option. We know that not everyone wants to create listings with addresses. For this reason, we allow you to turn off all geographically related fields from search forms and listings. Otherwise, we attempt to create a Lat/Lon from address information

Troubleshooting

With plugins there is always the possibility of conflicts and unexpected issues. Consider the following points if you run into any issues.

404 Error - Unfortunately, wordpress has an existing issue with custom post types. If Listing pages produce a 404 error, try resetting your permalink settings in the admin. Simply re-save them your current settings so that they are reset for all urls. The option is under your settings menu.

Conclusion

Its finally here, a plugin that will help you to make that perfect listing site. Don’t be restricted by someone else telling you how your listing site should look and work. Here you have a FREE solution that does most of the work for you. If you require more features, consider our advanced paid plugin below. Start your next Listings site project with this plugin.

Get the free version at wordpress.org