Add Listing

It is recommended to create a special page where private sellers and dealers can publish their listings.

Enabling the "Add a Car" Button on the header

In Classified layouts, the "Add a Car" button can be displayed in the header navigation. To do this go to the Dashboard > Theme Options > Header > Buttons/Actions and enable "Show Add a Car Button":

Customize the label, change colors, and set a link for the page with the Add a Car form.

To make the button work, the page should contain "Add Listing" or "STM Add a car" widgets based on the page builder.

How to build a "Listing Submission" page with Elementor

The page where users submit listings comes with demo import and it has the following view by default:

By editing the page it is possible to apply the default Advanced settings of Elementor:

The Content of the page is managed from theme options directly.

Add Listing general setting

In Elementor demos, by opening Dashboard > Theme options > Add Listing > General section, the layout of the Add Listing page can be managed by dividing it into sections.

Description & Slots

The number of available slots can be disabled when it is not necessary to show.

Title

When the option is enabled, Users/Dealers can set a custom title for the listing.

By default, the listing title will be generated using listing categories by the system:

{condition} {ca-year} {make} {serie}

To display the custom title of the users to the cars, go to Theme options > Inventory settings > Grid/List Card then edit “Display Generated Car Title as” need to leave the input empty.

Details

In this section users/dealers provide details about the vehicle by selecting to which category it belongs.

Required Categories - Select which categories are compulsory to select before submitting the listing.

Transform numeric categories to input fields - When the option is enabled users can type numbers on themselves. Otherwise, the system displays a drop-down with numbers to select.

Registered Date - When enabled, the field with Datepicker will be added to the Add Car page.

VIN - The input field to type the vehicle's VIN number will be added. Using this number buyers can check car history.

History - Allows users to provide external reports for the vehicle through the link.

Allowed Histories - Car history providers that dealers can use.

Location - Option to set coordinates to show where the car can be located.

Features

In this section, users and dealers can select additional features for the car they are publishing.

Site administrators can group the listing features by assigning a title to the group in the settings. Please type the car features separated by commas without any additional spaces.

Gallery

The listing images will be uploaded in the Gallery section.

Site administrators can provide guidelines on how to upload images, including recommended resolution and size.

Videos

This section allows for the inclusion of a video listing through external links.

Seller Note

In this section, users and dealers can provide a short description of their listing.

In the settings, it is possible to define template phrases by separating them with commas.

Subscription Plans & Price

You can set the price for uploading a listing in this section.

Price label - The label from settings appears behind the price.

Show Sale Price label - When Enabled, users/dealers can set the sale price while uploading the listing.

Sale Price label - Custom label for the sale price.

Show Custom label - When enabled, the price is hidden and a custom label appears. Customers must request the car price through a form.

When a guest user tries to upload a listing, they will be offered the option to create a new account or log into an existing one.

Administrators of the site have the ability to notify users who are in the process of creating their accounts.

Add Listing Layout manager

Elementor demo layouts have the option to rearrange or disable certain sections from the "Add Listing" page. To do this, Dashboard > Theme options > Add Listing > Layout Manager and move fields to the "Disable Layouts" column:

The sections for Details and Price are mandatory and cannot be disabled.

How to build a "Listing Submission" page with WPBakery

The page where users submit listings comes with demo import and it has the following view by default:

It is possible to adjust settings and add custom content by editing the page.

The STM Posts Available widget - shows the number of slots available for the user to upload their listings.

The STM Add a Car widget generates a form for adding listing details with the following customizable settings:

Step 1. General:

Include car title - When the option is enabled, Users/Dealers can set a custom title for the listing.
Main taxonomies to fill - select which categories are compulsory to select before submitting the listing.
Show number fields as input instead of dropdown - when the option is enabled users can type numbers on themselves. Otherwise, the system displays a drop-down with numbers to select.
Allowed histories - Car history providers that dealers can use.

Step 2. Features:

In this section, users and dealers can select additional features for the car they are publishing.

Site administrators can group the listing features by assigning a title to the group in the settings. Please type the car features separated by commas without any additional spaces.