Immediately after installing and activating the WPL, you can use it out of the box. You just need to add your listings! BTW, you may need to configure some parts of WordPress and WPL based on your needs.

GENERAL

THEMES

It’s recommended to use one of WPL native themes or compatible themes. If you’re using PRO version of WPL, then you can install and use Theme28 of WPL. You should receive this theme upon purchasing WPL PRO.

It is not mandatory to use WPL themes. You can also use your preferred WordPress theme. However, you may need to make some CSS/HTML tweaks in the WPL interface in order to match your desired WordPress theme.

HOMEPAGE

If you want to show listings on the homepage of your website, you just need to create a Home page and put [WPL] shortcode into the page. You shouldn’t use WPL Properties page as home page.

MENU

For adding WPL pages in your website menu, you should use Appearance->Menus. First select the menu group that you want to work on from the top of the page. Based on your WordPress theme, they may be listed in order of: Top Menu, Footer Menu, Side Menu, etc.

The next step is selecting the page that you want to assign to the new menu. Type the menu name and click on Add to Menu. Then you should select the right position for the new menu among other menus. The final step is to click on the Save Menu button on top of the page.

WPL SEARCH AND CAROUSEL WIDGETS

For adding WPL search and WPL carousel widgets you can use Appearance->Widgets and include them in your theme’s sidebars.

PERMALINKS

Also you should set the WordPress Permalink Setting to one of advanced options. You can find this option on Settings->Permalinks menu. See the image below.

WPL Configuration

WPL

After the installation, a menu named WPL will be added in the admin section of the website. You can manage all of the administration activities of the WPL through this menu.WPL Configuration

WPL has a very advanced and flexible data structure. It It allows you to add/edit property fields of the “Add Listing” menu from the administration section through the Flex Add-on without any programming.

Additionally, you can manage the Property Types (such as Apartment, Villa, Office, Land, etc.) and Listing Types (such as For Sale, For Rent, Vacation Rental, Student Accommodation, etc.). These types are pre-populated by some default values, but you can always add more fields or edit/delete existing ones.

Furthermore, you can:

  •         Change the position of items by dragging and dropping them
  •         Change enabled/disabled status of items, modifying details and etc.
  •         Manage unit types, room types and property sort options
  •         Manage WPL Settings
  •         Manage your profile information. This data will be shown in the Frontend of the website on pages such as Listing Details and the Agent page. If you fill in all of the fields, you will have a better view on the frontend.
  •         Manage users through adding new WordPress users into WPL as agents. If needed you can add some users from Users->Add New menu first and then add them to WPL. You can assign specific access and limits for your agents by clicking on the edit icon too.

Remember to change default currencies of WPL as needed. For example: If your currency is C$ you should enable it from “Unit Manager” and disable other useless currencies.

Warning: Do not change any settings that you are not familiar or certain of!

Add Listings

You can simply add your listings from WPL->Add Listing menu. Also you can manage previously added listings from WPL->Listing Manager menu. Please see Add Listing and Listing Manager tabs for more details.