How to Claim a Listing?
This addon will add a button on each listing titled “Claim It Now!” and users can use it to claim a listing.
Clicking this button, the user will be redirected to the Claim form. The options on this form are:
- Comment: A Helper Message with the desired text can be shown here. Also, HTML and shortcodes are allowed.
- Form Fields
- Agreement Checkbox: The text can be changed in the settings.
- reCAPTCHA: To enable the reCAPTCHA follow the steps here.
Add-on Settings
A new section will be added to the “Addons” tab of Listdom → Settings called “Claim Addon” after the Listdom Claim Addon is installed and activated. The available options in this section are:
General Options
Show “Verified” Label
If you enable this feature, after your confirmation for claims, a verified tag will be added beside the listing name.
Comment
A comment that is displayed on the claim form as a helper message. The HTML and shortcodes are allowed.
File
Enabling this field, the users can upload files in the claim form.
File Max Size
Maximum file size in kilobytes. For example, 1024KB means 1MB and 20480KB means 20MB.
Allowed File Extensions
This is a comma-separated field and you can enter the allowed file extensions that your users can upload. For example pdf,docx,txt.
Required
Determine whether the File Upload field is mandatory or not.
Agreement Checkbox
If you enable this, a checkbox with a desired text will show in the claim form and users should check it and agree with the conditions to submit the form.
Text
The agreement text that will be shown to the users. It is displayed with a checkbox. HTML and shortcodes are allowed.
Payment Options
To use the Claim addon WooCommerce should be enabled and you should have an active product for a claim.
WooCommerce Product
Select the product that your users should pay for in the claim form. Do not select any product if you like to provide free service.
Auto Order Complete
If you enable this field, the user’s claim will automatically be confirmed after payment.
Payment Time
In this field, you can define when users should pay for their claims. It already has 2 options:
- While sending claim form
- After claim approval by admin
Where Are The Claim Requests Displayed?
Another effect of this addon in the backend is adding the Claims menu to the Listdom menu.
When you enter this menu you can see all claim requests, confirm those, see status, and …
Shortcodes “Claimed” Sort Option
The Listdom Claim add-on adds a new sorting option to the Listdom shortcodes called “Claimed”. With this option activated, the listing of the shortcode will be sorted based on the claim status of the listings.
Notification Hooks
The Listdom Claim add-on adds some new hooks to the Notification Hooks. They are:
- New Claim
- Claim Approved
- Claim Rejected
- Claim Waiting Payment
- Claim Paid
You can send emails and SMS when each of these events happens. To learn more about hooks, read the Listdom Notification documentation.
