The listings also known as directories, are the main part of the Listdom. A listing can be a job position, a house ad, a service provider, etc. To Add a new listing (directory) in Listdom Just go to Listings → Add Listing. There are several sections on this page and we will investigate them individually.
1. Add Title
Enter a name for this listing.
2. Listing Description
The description of this listing. A description can include any information about the listing that the users will need.
3. Locations
The locations are useful for categorizing listings according to different regions. There are two ways to make a new location and use it for this listing. You can use the Listdom Location taxonomy menu to configure more details of the location. This way the made location will appear on this list and you can use it. You need to reload the page to see the newly created locations in the list.
The other way is to make the location directly on this page. Hit the “+Add New Location” link, enter a name, and select the parent location. The Parent Location is useful to make a parental relationship between locations. Like countries and cities, cities and zones, etc. Finally, press the “Add New Location” button and it will be created and marked as selected in the list. A listing can have several locations. Select the desired locations from the “All Locations” list or hit the “Most Used” tab which shows the frequently used ones and is useful for finding them more quickly.
4. Tags
A tag is a useful taxonomy for grouping the listings with the same options. For example, the 24/7 tag is used for listings that are available during the 7 days and 24 hours. You can use this option based on your listings. They will be shown on the listing details page and also some styles of the listing cards.
To add a new tag just type it and press Enter or “Add” button. While typing, you can see the already created tags with the same name and choose them. You can both add the tags individually or type and separate them with a comma and enter several tags at once. If there are other tags created before, then hit the “Choose from the most used tags” and select tags from the appeared list. The larger the name of the tags, the more listings with that tag on your site. Note: A tag that’s not selected in any listing is not displayed on this list. You can remove a tag by clicking the X next to the tag name. To make a tag with more detailed options you can use the Tags menu too.
5. Features
Features are used to specify the specific capabilities of a listing. For example Free Wifi or Parking Lot. The process of adding a new feature on this page is the same as the tags. Also, you can make the features with more detailed settings in the Listdom Features menu.
6. Labels
Labels are a way of highlighting a listing by showing a special badge that indicates an extra feature. They are visible to visitors, and you can use them to draw attention to listings with special labels. For example, you might use a “Recommended!” label. The process of adding a new label on this page is the same as the tags. Also, you can make the labels with more detailed settings in the Listdom labels menu.
7. Featured Image
Select a featured image for this listing. A featured image is the main image used on the listing details page and the listing cards.
8. Categories
The categories are the main taxonomy of the Listdom listings. They are used in different functionalities of the Listdom and are necessary to select before publishing a listing. Each listing can have a primary category and also some additional categories that you can select from the lists. To create a category go to the Listdom categories menu.
👉 The Additional Categories section is included in the Listdom Multiple Categories Add-on.
9. Price Options
Define the price for each listing. The price can refer to the cost of a service, the price of a house, a hotel reservation fee, etc. The available options are:
Currency: Select the price currency. For example USD. You can set the default currency for all of the listings in the settings.
Price: The price amount of this listing. For example, $250.
Price(Max): You can enter the maximum price here if the listing prices are in a range.
Price Description: This is an additional description displayed with the price. It’s usually used to define the unit of the cost. For example “per night”.
Price Class: The price class is an arbitrary field that can give quick information to the site visitors about the price level of this listing. based on the class selected, a series of the “$” sign will show on some skins. For example the Style 3 of the Grid view. The available options are:
- $ (Cheap)
- $$ (Normal)
- $$$ (High)
- $$$$ (Ultra High)
Front-end view:
10. Work Hours
Specify the working period and off days for your listings. In this section, you can see one row for each day. Enter the work hours period for each day. For example 9 AM to 9 PM. It is possible to mark a day as an off day too. It means that the listing does not work on that day.
How the Working Hours look on the listing details page:
11. Contact Details
Enter the contact information like the email address, phone number, etc. which will be used in the “Contact Info” section of the listing and also on the listing cards. The social network list can be managed in the Listdom Social Networks settings.
12. Listing Link
Enter a desired link so the listing cards will redirect the user to this address to see more details about the listing. It’s useful for the affiliate links too. You can activate this option in the settings.
13. Remark
The Remark or Owner Message is a place for listing owners to display a message to viewers. If you enter a message in this field, it will appear on the listing detail page.
Based on the website theme, It will look like:
14. Gallery
In this section, you can add multiple images and those will show as a list or slider gallery on the listing details page. Also. it’s possible to show them as a carousel of images on the listing cards instead of the featured image. To start, click on the “Add Image” button and you can select images from the WordPress media or upload new ones. When at least one image is added, the “Remove All Images” button appears to remove all added images.
The are two icons on the bottom of each image. The Drag Icon is used to change the order of the images. The Delete Icon is used to delete the image.
15. Embed
In this section, you can add multiple Embed Codes to display different contents on the listing details page. This feature is a good option to add external videos from YouTube, Vimeo, etc. To do that, hit the “Add” button to add a new form in which you can add the data of the embedded content. The form includes a “Title” field which will show above the content in the front view and a “Code” field to put the embed code. Click again on the “Add” button to add more forms. As far as one form is added, the “Remove All Embed Codes” appears. This button removes all of the embed codes that have already been added.
Featured Video
You can use the embed section to add a featured video to the listing. Enable the star icon of an embedded video to be used as the featured video of the listing. The featured video can be displayed separately on the listing details page. It means that you can display it as a separate video element from the embedded videos.
👉 The Embed section is included in the Listdom pro Add-on.
16. Ads
Add the 3rd-party ads codes and iframes in the Ads section. To learn more about it, read the Listdom Ads Add-on documentation.
👉 The Ads section is included in the Listdom Ads Add-on.
17. Auction
View the received offers in the Auction section. To learn more about it, read the Listdom Auction Add-on documentation.
👉 The Auction section is included in the Listdom Auction Add-on.
18. Claimed
Adjust the claim status of the listing in the Claimed section. To learn more about it, read the Listdom Claim Add-on documentation.
👉 The Claimed section is included in the Listdom Claim Add-on.
19. Listing Parent
Select the parent of the listing in this section. To learn more about it, read the Listdom Franchise Add-on documentation.
👉 The Listing Parent section is included in the Listdom Franchise Add-on.
20. Listing Rank
Enter the rank score of the listing. To learn more about it, read the Listdom Rank Add-on documentation.
👉 The Listing Rank section is included in the Listdom Rank Add-on.
21. Listing Team
Select the listing team members in this section. To learn more about it, read the Listdom Team Add-on documentation.
👉 The Listing Team section is included in the Listdom Team Add-on.
22. Visible Until
Adjust the visibility duration of the listing. To learn more about it, read the Listdom Visibility Add-on documentation.
👉 The Visible Until section is included in the Listdom Visibility Add-on.
23. Location
Each listing includes a map on its page showing the location of the listing. You can set the default setting of the Listdom maps in the settings.
- Listing Address: enter the address that will be converted to latitude and longitude.
- Map Center Latitude: Listing’s latitude which is calculated automatically when the address or marker location changes. Also, it is possible to enter it directly.
- Map Center Longitude: Listing’s longitude which is calculated automatically when the address or marker location changes. Also, it is possible to enter it directly.
- Exclude from map: This option is used to remove the listing from the map. Learn more.
👉 The Exclude from map section is included in the Listdom Advanced Map Add-on.
- Marker / Shape: This is map mode, it is possible to define a region for a listing instead of a pin.
Front-end view – Marker:
Front-end view – Shape:
24. Attributes
The Attributes are custom fields that are used to add more details and features to the listings. They are created and managed in the Attributes menu. To learn more, read the Listdom Attributes documentation.
👉 The Attributes section is included in the Listdom pro Add-on.
25. ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) Fields
You can use the ACF plugin to add custom fields to the listings. Those fields appear in this section. To learn more about it, read the Listdom ACF Add-on documentation.
👉 The ACF section is included in the Listdom ACF Add-on.
26. Slug
Enter or change the slug of the listing. Slug is the specific terms of the listing in its URL. For example:
- https://YOURDOMAIN.com/listings/all-star-cafe
- https://YOURDOMAIN.com/listings/bonino-pizza
Learn more about the Listdom slugs.
27. Discussion
Enable or disable the comment (not reviews) section for the listing. Also, allow the trackbacks and pingbacks for this listing.
28. Author
Select the author of the listing from the already registered WordPress users. All of the roles are available except the subscribers.
29. Booking Options
Configure the booking options of the listing here. To learn more about it, read the Listdom Booking Add-on documentation.
👉 The Booking section is included in the Listdom Booking Add-on.
30. Display Options
While the style and active elements of the listing page are configured in the Details Page Settings, in this section the admin and the listing owner (if the admin allows in the settings) can change the style and active elements of each listing separately.
👉 The Display Options section is included in the Listdom pro Add-on.
Style: Select among the pre-made or created styles for the listing. Currently, there are 4 ready styles. Learn more. Also you can use the Listdom design builder to design a customized style for listing details page. Learn more. Additionally, you can use the Listdom Elementor add-on or Listdom Divi add-on to create customized styles too.
Element: Define which elements should be shown on the listing details page. The available options are:
- Labels
- Featured Image
- Image Gallery
- Listing Title
- Categories
- Price
- Tags
- Listing Content
- Embed (Added by Pro add-on)
- Attributes (Added by Pro add-on)
- Features
- Contact Information
- Remark / Owner Message
- Locations
- Address
- Map
- Availability
- Owner
- Share
- Report Abuse
- Discussion (Added by Reviews add-on)
- ACF (Added by ACF add-on)
- Ads (Added by Ads add-on)
- Auction (Added by Auction add-on)
- Booking (Added by Booking add-on)
- Franchise (Added by Franchise add-on)
- Application (Added by Jobs add-on)
- Stats (Added by Stats add-on)
- Team (Added by Team add-on)
- Featured Video (Added by Pro add-on)
Learn more about disabling a section on the listing pages.
31. Publish
It’s the final option you must get to. After finishing all of the configurations of the listing, click on the publish button. Other options in this section are:
- Save Draft: Before publishing the listing, you can save it as a draft and get back to it later.
- Status: Choose the status of the listing to be:
- Published
- Pending Review
- Draft
- Expired
- On Hold
- Offline
- Denied
- Inactive
All of them except the Pending Review and the Draft are usable after the listing is published. Read more about the listing statuses.
- Visibility: Select the visibility condition. Available options are:
- Public: The default, viewable to all.
- Password protected: Clicking this radio button followed by “OK” causes a further text box to appear, into which you can enter a password.
- Private: This option hides the content from the public completely.
- Published on / Published immediately: Select the publish date and time.
