404 errors most commonly arise when one or more AWPCP pages are deleted, hidden, made private or moved. First thing you should check is whether you have any AWPCP pages in the trash, or if they were made private. All pages should be public and published for AWPCP to work. Second, your pages must all […]
AWPCP Shortcodes
Page Shortcodes The following shortcodes take no parameters. AWPCPCLASSIFIEDSUI: Shows Classifieds main page. AWPCPSHOWAD: Shows Show Ad page. AWPCPPLACEAD: Shows Place Ad page. AWPCPEDITAD: Shows Edit Ad page. AWPCP-RENEW-AD: Shows Renew Ad page. AWPCPSEARCHADS: Shows Search Ads page. AWPCPREPLYTOAD: Shows Reply to Ad page. AWPCPBROWSEADS: Shows Browse Ads page. AWPCPBROWSECATS: Shows Browse Categories page. AWPCPBUYCREDITS: […]
Troubleshooting Problems with Email and AWPCP
Some people report never receiving emails on their system from AWPCP or our sister plugin Business Directory Plugin. Here is an article that talks about some possible things to look for, a debugging tip and plugin to use, as well as things to try. Try an Email Logging Plugin WordPress Mail Logging plugin allows you […]
Creating SEO friendly pages in AWPCP
There are two main ways to create SEO pages in AWPCP — Yoast and SEO settings in the plugin. Using Yoast AWPCP recommends (only) using Yoast SEO for WordPress as they provide the only plugin with an API that AWPCP can integrate with. AWPCP’s integration with Yoast WordPress SEO plugin offers the following features: Generate window […]
Comments and Ratings Module
Comments & Ratings allows you to give users the ability to rate and comment on classifieds in the system. The rating scale is on a 5-star system. Comments are similar to WordPress comments but with additional moderation options for AWPCP. How to install Comments & Ratings The Comments & Ratings module is installed as a […]
Using Placeholders and Field Codes
Placeholders (also known as Field Codes) are special words that you can use in the Singe Ad layout and Listings layout settings to show information about your Ads. They take this format: $PlaceholderName and they help you to customize the look and feel of your ads. This article contains the most current list of placeholders […]
Location Based Classifieds
Location based classifieds are where your categories can be filtered such that the results are specific to your user’s current location. Users only see relevant results, much like Craigslist does. Location based classifieds also allow you to restrict what cities, states and countries the users are allowed to enter during the Place Ad process. By […]