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# AWP Classifieds Plugin

The most popular classifieds plugin for WordPress

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://awpcp.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Blog](https://awpcp.com/blog/)
- [The Best Free Classified Ad Software for WordPress](https://awpcp.com/best-free-classified-ad-software/) - AWP Classifieds Plugin (AWPCP) is the #1 Wordpress plugin solution for putting classifieds on your site, fast and easy.
- [How to Make a Classifieds Website with WordPress](https://awpcp.com/how-to-make-a-classifieds-website-wordpress/) - Wondering how to build a classified ads website with WordPress? With the right approach & software, it’s easy! We’ll show you how to get started in just 5 steps
- [AWPCP is Now Part of the Strategy11 Family](https://awpcp.com/awpcp-is-now-part-of-the-strategy11-family/) - Today, I have some big news I'm excited to share. Another WordPress Classified Plugin (AWPCP) and Business Directory Plugin are joining the Strategy11 family. Over the past 10 years, Dave Rodenbaugh has built up a great team, product, and community. But now he's ready to move on to other projects like Recapture. I have known

## Pages

- [The #1 WordPress Classifieds Plugin since 2011](https://awpcp.com/) - AWP Classifieds is the #1 Classifieds Plugin for Wordpress. Put Classifieds on your site in minutes. Easy to install, great support.
- [Show Ad](https://awpcp.com/docs/show-ad/) - The "Show Ad" page displays individual ads when the ad title is clicked. The shortcode used in this page is [AWPCPSHOWAD] If this shortcode is missing or otherwise contains an error the page will not work. You can name this page anything you want. To avoid potential problems please edit the page names from within
- [Documentation](https://awpcp.com/documentation/) - Maybe you'd like to begin with the Quick Start Guide which lists common "I want to do..." scenarios with AWPCP? Installing AWPCP Learn more Initial Setup After installing AWPCP, you will see a Classifieds section of your WP Admin panel (usually on the lower left) that looks something like this (you may be missing the
- [Affiliate Terms and Conditions](https://awpcp.com/affiliate-terms-and-conditions/) - Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin (AWPCP) is a product owned and operated by Strategy11 LLC. By becoming an affiliate for AWPCP, you are entering into a binding agreement with AWPCP. As an authorized affiliate (Affiliate) of Strategy11 LLC (AWPCP), you agree to abide by the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement (Agreement). Please read the
- [Affiliate Program](https://awpcp.com/affiliate-program/) - Interested in making money with Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin (AWPCP)? It's really easy. We will pay you a 20% commission on every sale you generate using your referral link. All you have to do is recommend AWPCP using your affiliate link on your website, blog, Facebook, Twitter, or other social networks. Why Promote AWPCP? AWPCP
- [Features](https://awpcp.com/features/) - AWP Classifieds Plugin Has What YOU Need Creating a powerful, attractive classifieds site that users love has never been easier than with AWP Classifieds Plugin. Make money Keep users engaged Quicksetup Awesome support Get started now FREE, Feature Rich, Easy to Use Plugin Scalable to your needs We're used by directories large and small. We've
- [Affiliate Area](https://awpcp.com/account/affiliate-area/)
- [Affiliate Registration](https://awpcp.com/affiliate-registration/) - Already have an account? Please log in first, then visit this page to apply as an affiliate.
- [Affiliate Login](https://awpcp.com/affiliate-login/)
- [The Easiest Classifieds Website Builder](https://awpcp.com/pricing/) - Premium Modules are add-ons to enhance the functionality of your AWPCP plugin. You can get features such as RSS support, Extra Fields, Category Icons and more
- [Contact](https://awpcp.com/contact/) - Contact us for any questions, concerns or problems with downloads.
- [Module Support Policies](https://awpcp.com/module-support/) - Premium Module Support Policies Last Updated: September 2, 2020. Per the terms of purchase that you accept when you buy a premium module, we have specific policies about support for premium modules. We offer 1 year customer support and updates from the time of purchase. The annual fee covers continued updates and support. Our Support
- [License Key Install](https://awpcp.com/license-key-install/) - How to Install Premium Modules with License Keys As of September, 2015, we've updated our shopping cart to give you the ability to receive updates on your premium modules directly in your Plugins Dashboard. That's a killer new feature for us and one that should improve your experience with AWPCP tremendously. In order to be
- [Support](https://awpcp.com/get-help/) - Support Search the Docs or Browse Docs Get Support Can't find what you are looking for? Our support team is available to help. Submit support request
- [Cancellation Reason](https://awpcp.com/account/cancel-reason/) - Your license has been canceled Your license has been canceled. You will still have access to AWP Classifieds premium features until your subscription ends on . You’ll also have access to support until this time.
- [Showcase](https://awpcp.com/showcase/) - AWPCP is actively used on over 10,000 sites around the world, but here are a few examples for those looking for how AWPCP is used in the "real world". Total Plug and Play. This plugin works hand-in-glove with little-to-no configuration needed out of the gate. Despite that, this plugin still offers a TON of configuration
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://awpcp.com/faq/) - What is AWP Classifieds? AWP Classifieds is the #1 WordPress Classified Plugin available. No other plugin comes close in terms of features, support, and premium module upgrades to give you the functionality you need to add classifieds to your site. Will AWP Classifieds work with my website? AWP Classifieds is a WordPress plugin, so if
- [Maintenance Page](https://awpcp.com/maintenance-page/) - Website is under maintenance We are doing some updates on our site, and we need to be offline for a while. We will be back with you shortly! Can't wait? Send us a message and we will get back to you asap! Name* Email* Your message This form collects your name and email so that
- [Contact Support](https://awpcp.com/contact-support/) - This is an example page where your customers could reach out to support.
- [Knowledge Base Archive](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/) - This is the archive page for the default knowledge base
- [The #1 WordPress Classified Ads Plugin:  Painless Classifieds on Your Site](https://awpcp.com/easiest-classifieds-for-wordpress/) - AWPCP is the #1 classified ads plugin for WordPress. It's fast and easy. 70,000+ downloads to date. Great support from our team. Translate the plugin to your local language. Works with any theme. Download the base plugin from Wordpress.org now. Take a Tour or Buy Premium Modules
- [Help Support AWPCP](https://awpcp.com/donate/) - Another Wordpress Classifieds Plugin Premium modules are handy tools designed for use with Another Wordpress Classifieds Plugin. The premium modules are not needed in order to use the plugin. The plugin by itself allows you to run a fully functional classifieds service with numerous features in the core. The core plugin is entirely free and
- [Put Classified Ads on your Wordpress Site in Minutes!](https://awpcp.com/awpcp-pro/) - Start a classified ad Wordpress site today, or add one on to your existing Wordpress site and watch them trade like crazed weasels. That is, if weasels could use the Internet. Take a Tour or Buy Premium Modules
- [Read AWP Classifieds User Reviews from Professionals Building Easy Classifieds Sites](https://awpcp.com/reviews/) - Looking for a AWP Classifieds Plugin review? Why settle for just one when you can see what 200+ real users are saying in WordPress directory plugin reviews.
- [Download](https://awpcp.com/download/) - Available Downloads for AWPCP Download Another Wordpress Classifieds Plugin (from Wordpress.org)
- [About](https://awpcp.com/about/) - AWPCP is a WordPress plugin painstakingly crafted to meet the high demands of non-technical business users that need to create directories quickly and easily. That's no small task and we're constantly working to make the plugin better. However, the code is but one tiny piece of the puzzle--we know that to make you successful requires
- [Developers Only:  AWPCP Customization Guide](https://awpcp.com/documentation/customization-guide/) - Introduction This document describes the general layout of the AWPCP folder as well as the contents of most of the files and folders inside. The instructions provided here assume that you are an expert in PHP coding, understand HTML very well, and are comfortable with the WordPress PHP API. If you feel that your skills
- [Post Purchase FAQ](https://awpcp.com/post-purchase-faq/) - What Will Happen When I Pay You For A Module? You will receive an email from support {at} awpcp [dot] com very shortly. Make sure you add this address to your Allowed Emails list or at the very least, remove it from any spam list you have. You may need to wait a bit for
- [Privacy Policy](https://awpcp.com/privacy-policy/)
- [Terms of Service](https://awpcp.com/terms-service/)
- [Manage Subscriptions](https://awpcp.com/manage-subscriptions/) - Your AWPCP Subscriptions Need to update your credit card or payment method? You can do that right here. If you need to manage your upgrades, find existing license keys and get new download links, try our Manage Purchases page instead. You must be logged in to see the information below. Not logged in? Start here.
- [Beta Notify](https://awpcp.com/beta-notify/) - Thanks for your interest in the next AWPCP Beta! We've got you on the list and we'll send you an update soon. Frequently Asked Questions about the Beta Program Do you compensate users for participating in any way? While we're deeply grateful for your help and time, unfortunately we don't have the resources to
- [Email Troubleshooting](https://awpcp.com/docs/email-troubleshooting/) - This is a list of known issues with email and the possible solutions: Certain hosting providers do not relay emails using off-domain email addresses Normally, emails go out using your WordPress admin email address in the FROM header. Some servers, however, will not process outgoing emails that have an email address from gmail, yahoo, hotmail
- [Support Team](https://awpcp.com/support-team/) - We're working hard on making sure you're successful with AWPCP! Here's a picture of our team in action: Normally we respond to emails Monday-Friday within 24 hours of receiving them. We usually answer emails from 8am to 5pm, US/Mountain Time (UTC -6 or -7). If you've emailed us outside of that window, we'll get back
- [Listings](https://awpcp.com/listings/)
- [Activate](https://awpcp.com/activate/)
- [How to modify the layout of the show ad page](https://awpcp.com/docs/show-ad/how-to-modify-the-layout-of-the-show-ad-page/) - To change the layout of the show ad page go to your classifieds admin options under Manage General Options->General Settings. Look for and edit: Modify as needed to control layout of single ad view page. Maintain code formatted as $somecodetitle. Changing the code keys will prevent the elements they represent from displaying. $ad_title
- [SMTP Settings](https://awpcp.com/docs/smtp-settings/) - SMTP is used as a last resort alternative when neither the plugin's send_mail(), nor the standard PHP mail() function works to send out emails from within the plugin. There is no guarantee this option will work. To use this option you need to go to your classifieds admin options page under SMTP Settings and provide
- [Email Texts](https://awpcp.com/docs/email-texts/) - The system sends out emails when someone posts an ad someone replies to an ad someone requests to have their ad access key resent something goes wrong when someone tries to pay for an ad listing You can configure the text of the email message to be used with each of these emails the system
- [Website](https://awpcp.com/docs/website/)
- [Price](https://awpcp.com/docs/price/)
- [Phone](https://awpcp.com/docs/phone/)
- [State](https://awpcp.com/docs/state/)
- [View Categories](https://awpcp.com/docs/view-categories/)

## Reviews

- [geddi2](https://awpcp.com/reviews/geddi2/) - AWPCP is vulnerable to SQL Injection
- [saifnasr](https://awpcp.com/reviews/saifnasr/) - good
- [tonyWord1234](https://awpcp.com/reviews/tonyword1234/) - Classifieds Plugin
- [cellweb](https://awpcp.com/reviews/cellweb/) - Great on every level
- [kubrick99](https://awpcp.com/reviews/kubrick99/) - simply the best!
- [devfront](https://awpcp.com/reviews/devfront/) - Renew ads with another plan
- [rivermobster](https://awpcp.com/reviews/rivermobster/) - Full Featured
- [shosho123](https://awpcp.com/reviews/shosho123/) - Perfect Classifieds WordPress Plugin
- [roshjay](https://awpcp.com/reviews/roshjay/) - Amazing!
- [bigbear67](https://awpcp.com/reviews/bigbear67/) - easy, fast and completely customizable
- [kevinmabe](https://awpcp.com/reviews/kevinmabe/) - Nice Classified Ads Suite
- [jonny5](https://awpcp.com/reviews/jonny5/) - Excellent Plugin!
- [lifebus](https://awpcp.com/reviews/lifebus/) - Amazing support
- [tbone2](https://awpcp.com/reviews/tbone2/) - Great Support
- [andreb35](https://awpcp.com/reviews/andreb35/) - Superbe
- [rpersad](https://awpcp.com/reviews/rpersad/) - Responsive Support and Relatively Simple to Use
- [funkotrueque](https://awpcp.com/reviews/funkotrueque/) - Gelnial plugin and support
- [morboz](https://awpcp.com/reviews/morboz/) - a great support
- [givesuccess](https://awpcp.com/reviews/givesuccess/) - AWPCP is awesome!
- [adisscomedy11](https://awpcp.com/reviews/adisscomedy11/) - This a very wonder full lovely site
- [titis14](https://awpcp.com/reviews/titis14/) - very good
- [ireeps](https://awpcp.com/reviews/ireeps/) - Excellent Support
- [bohitio65](https://awpcp.com/reviews/bohitio65/) - It’s Excellent, I love it.
- [horseguards](https://awpcp.com/reviews/horseguards/) - Excellent plugin!
- [saad_rashad](https://awpcp.com/reviews/saad_rashad/) - grid layout.
- [Oaz](https://awpcp.com/reviews/oaz/) - Great plugin
- [jreydet](https://awpcp.com/reviews/jreydet/) - Thank you for this work !
- [caramar](https://awpcp.com/reviews/caramar/) - The best plug-in for classified
- [rlepper](https://awpcp.com/reviews/rlepper/) - Really, Really good plugin
- [robertjbanach](https://awpcp.com/reviews/robertjbanach/) - Great Plug-In, Excellent Support
- [longman2020](https://awpcp.com/reviews/longman2020/) - what a great support!
- [thephil](https://awpcp.com/reviews/thephil/) - Excellent
- [delsergine](https://awpcp.com/reviews/delsergine/) - Un plug-in génial avec un soutien sans faille
- [mitch88](https://awpcp.com/reviews/mitch88/) - Great product and support !
- [adjunctadvocate](https://awpcp.com/reviews/adjunctadvocate/) - Works Like a Charm

## Downloads

- [ZIP Code Search Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/zip-code-search-module/) - Allow users to search listings by a postal/ZIP code and distance to easily find local listings.
- [BuddyPress Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/buddypress-module/) - Add AWPCP activity into BuddyPress profiles, see ads posted in the activity stream, and find all ads from a certain user.
- [Subscriptions Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/subscriptions-module/) - Purchase packages and place bulk ads, for a single price. Great for "dealers" of things you want to promote to.
- [Stripe Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/stripe-module/) - Increase revenue from your site by accepting payments using Stripe.
- [RSS Feeds Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/rss-feeds-module/) - Add the ability to create an RSS feed of your classifieds for external use
- [PayPal Pro Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/paypal-pro-module/) - Accept payments for your ads and upgrades via PayPal Pro.
- [Featured Ads Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/featured-ads-module/) - Highlight classifieds and push them to the top of search results. Great for increasing revenue on your site!
- [Coupons Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/coupons-module/) - Offer special promotions to place ads on your site. Can offer coupons as fixed amount or percentage.
- [Comments & Ratings Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/comments-ratings-module/) - Get more community interaction! Allow users to comment or rate individual classifieds on your board.
- [Category Icons Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/category-icons-module/) - Add images next to each category of your main classifieds page to spice up the look and feel of your ads.
- [Authorize.net Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/authorizenet-module/) - Accept payments for your ads and upgrades via your Authorize.net account to accept credit cards on your site.
- [AWP Module Updater](https://awpcp.com/downloads/module-updater/)
- [Extra Fields Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/extra-fields-module/) - Add custom fields to your classifieds to collect extra details for your site.
- [AWP Classifieds Pro Pack Module Bundle](https://awpcp.com/downloads/pro-pack-module-bundle/) - All available AWPCP Modules--one amazing DISCOUNTED price! The whole package--every AWPCP module available at a fantastically discounted price (over 60% off individual prices). Get all the upgraded functionality for AWPCP--additional fields, location-based filtering, featured ads, ratings for ads, file attachments, additional payment gateways, discount codes, bulk ad packages and much, much more! The Pro Pack
- [Regions Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/regions-module/) - Add location-based filtering to your ads. Much better than using states/cities as categories.
- [Fee Per Category Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/fee-per-category-module/) - Add the ability to charge different prices per category. Essential for mixed paid/free categories, like Craigslist.
- [Attachments Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/attachments-module/) - Include more information on your classifieds, such as menus, price sheets, or other user-useful documents available to download.
- [Mark as Sold Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/mark-as-sold-module/) - Mark listings as "sold" to let visitors know when it is no longer available.
- [Campaign Manager Module](https://awpcp.com/downloads/campaign-manager-module/) - Monetize classifieds pages with rotating banner advertisements. It can be used with AdSense or banner ad sales you create.

## Articles

- [Category Icons](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/category-icons/) - Category Icons is a premium module where you can have AWPCP display small (16×16) icons next to your category names on your main classifieds page. The output looks like this: How to install Category Icons Category Icons module is installed as a WordPress plugin manually. Install as follows: On your WP admin dashboard, click Plugins->Add
- [Renew Ad](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/renew-ad/) - AWPCP supports the notion of renewing an ad just prior to its expiration. Ad Renewal takes place in two places: Inside the Ad Management Panel by clicking “Renew Ad” link Clicking the link in the email generated by AWPCP when an ad is up for renewal, which takes you to the Renew Ad page externally,
- [Mark as Sold](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/mark-sold/) - This module allows website owners to mark listings as sold. When a listing is marked as sold, a special icon will be shown next to the listing to let visitors know is already sold. Behavior When the module is activated, the Edit Ad screen in the frontend shows a Mark as Sold button: If the
- [Admin: Settings](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/admin-settings/) - Main Tabs The settings screen of AWP Classifieds consists of several different groups of settings within the plugin: Each tab represents a category of settings: General Overall settings used by AWP Classifieds that don’t fit anywhere else. Sub-tabs include: General Settings Date & Time Format Currency Format Registration: Settings around whether you want users to
- [Settings: Payments](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/settings-payments/) - The Payments tab is where you setup your PayPal and 2Checkout gateways for accepting payments in exchange for posting ads on your site. IMPORTANT: If you are using PayPal or 2Checkout in test mode, make sure you have the “Put payment gateways in test mode” checked. Conversely, when you are done with testing, make sure
- [AWPCP Module Updater](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/awpcp-module-updater/) - To keep your premium modules working and receiving updates, you’ll need to install the Module Updater. This controls the settings and license management for all AWP add-ons. The good news is that it’s fast and easy. First, make sure the AWP Classifieds Plugin is updated to the latest version Log in to your AWP account
- [AWPCP Premium Modules](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/awpcp-premium-modules/) - AWPCP is a full-featured free classifieds plugin, but there are lots of additional add-ons that you can use to enhance AWPCP and add special functionality that may be of great importance to your kind of site. Currently, AWPCP offers the following modules: Extra Fields Category Icons Regions Control RSS Feeds Featured Ads Fee Per Category
- [Quick Start Guide](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/quick-start-guide/) - Thanks for choosing Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin to increase customer interaction on your site. We have some easy scenarios below that will help you get your site up and running QUICKLY with AWPCP. Installing and setting up AWPCP is easy. Install the plugin. Configure your Classified Page names Take a quick tour of the AWPCP Classified
- [Initial Setup](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/initial-setup/) - After installing AWPCP, you will see a Classifieds Admin section of your WordPress Admin panel (usually about midway down the side menu) that looks something like this (you may be missing some of the fly-out menus if you haven't purchased some premium modules): The very first and most important thing you need to do after
- [Classified Admin: Import & Export](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/import-export/) - The Import and Export area allows you to manage your listing data in bulk. You can mass-create listings with CSV imports, and you can mass-edit listings by doing a CSV export, editing the CSV file, and then re-importing the CSV file with the changes. Depending on which operation you need to perform, you select the
- [How to Translate AWPCP to your Native Language OR Modify Some Labels in AWPCP](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/translate-awpcp-native-language-modify-labels-awpcp/) - The Translation file can serve TWO purposes: To use AWPCP in a language other than English. To change labels, strings and messages that you see in English to something else also in English. Choose the proper steps based on which workflow you are following. Please note — AWPCP does ship with translations for SOME languages! Please
- [Search Ads](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/search-ads/) - AWPCP supports the notion of searching for ads based on various criteria. This is done through the Search Ads page, where the standard search fields are present: You can control which fields are visible in search under Form Fields settings. Also, if you have the Extra Fields module installed, you can display search fields for your extra fields defined
- [Location Based Classifieds](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/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
- [Display Tab](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/display-tab/) - This tab represents most of the settings revolving around the ads themselves. There are three sub-tabs in this section: Layout and Presentation, Classifieds Bar, and Form Fields. Each sub-tab has different functions. Layout and Presentation Layout & Presentation: This section controls options regarding the display of pages and ads on the front end. Show Ad
- [Custom Ad Fields](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/custom-ad-fields/) - Custom Ad Fields are obtained through installing the Extra Fields module and configuring whatever fields you wish. AWPCP allows you to have fields of various types (number, string, URL), as well as private/public, assign them to a particular category or make them available to all ads, and show them in the search form (or not).
- [Settings: Classified Pages](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/settings-classified-pages/) - The Classifieds Pages tab is where you define the WordPress pages used by the AWPCP plugin. You can choose a page from the dropdown menu, or create a new page from this section of the plugin. AWPCP uses the page information designated here to manage the various aspects of your classified ads. For each created
- [Subscriptions](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/subscriptions/) - The Subscriptions module gives you the ability to offer ad “packages” to your users. Instead of just buying one ad at a time, users can have many ads active at once (depending on how you define their packages). These packaged ads give users more flexibility to place multiple ads at once and have them all
- [Creating SEO friendly pages in AWPCP](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/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's integration with Yoast WordPress SEO plugin offers the following features: Window Title in Show Ad page If Yoast WordPres SEO is installed and activated, AWPCP will append (or prepend, depending on the title
- [Integration automation for posts](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/integration-automation-for-posts/) - There are many times when automated tasks will make life easier. Using Uncanny Automator, there are several actions you can take in conjunction with AWP Classifieds, including publishing ads to Facebook, sending emails, and exporting information into Google Sheets. This article will show you how to set up an automated integration. Uncanny Automator is software
- [Settings: Image](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/settings-image/) - This tab controls how AWPCP uploads, resizes, crops, and validates images associated with ads. Image Settings: The following options are supported Allow images in ads: Turn this off if you don’t want to allow images in yours ads. Default is on. This setting affects both free and paid classified boards. Turn off Thickbox/Lightbox: This will
- [Using Placeholders and Field Codes](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/placeholders-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
- [Regions](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/regions/) - The Regions Module allows you to create standard regions, such as cities, states, countries, counties, villages, etc. and present the user with a drop down list for the Place Ad process instead of allowing free form text entry, which is difficult to search on. Location-based classifieds are where your categories can be filtered such that
- [RSS Feeds](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/rss-feeds/) - RSS Feeds allows you to publish your AWPCP ads into an RSS feed that your users can browse in their favorite RSS reader. It allows them to stay in touch with “active content” on your site and bring them back when something catches their interest. Install as follows: On your WP admin dashboard, click Plugins->Add
- [Featured Ads Module](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/featured-ads/) - Featured Ads allows you to highlight certain ads over others, making them more visible than regular ones. This helps to promote certain kinds of ads, or allow you to provide premium fee plans that give users the choice of having this increased visibility. A featured ad in the system appears like this (default style): Featured
- [How to check for conflicts](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/how-to-check-for-conflicts/) - This comes up a lot so I'll walk through a detailed way to check for plugin and theme conflicts with AWP Classifieds. Not all plugins are as well written as they should be and conflicts arise when developers fail to follow the WP standards on plugin APIs and such. So if you're seeing a weird
- [How does AWPCP handle GDPR?](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/how-does-awpcp-handle-gdpr/) - GDPR is a complex subject for everyone, and our take on it is similar to many WP plugins you install on your site. First, AWPCP is neither a data processor nor data controller, and we do not store nor handle any personally identifiable information for your site on our servers. With that said, AWPCP does
- [Allow registered users to manage their ads](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/registered-users-manage-ads/) - Shortly after a user places an ad on your page, they will receive an email containing a direct link to a place where they can edit and update their ad on your site. However, if you'd like to give users an option to access a single page to manage their ads, you can use the
- [AWPCP Administration Panel](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/awpcp-administration-panel-update/) - The Admin panel includes the following menu items: Classifieds Settings: Manage the overall configuration of AWPCP - contains multiple menus and sub-menus. Categories: Where you go to manage the categories used in displaying ads within AWPCP. Form Fields: Shows all the form fields that users may need to fill to create a listing and where
- [Ad Management Panel](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/ad-management-panel/) - Please see how to manage listings.
- [Classifieds Tab](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/classifieds-tab/) - This tab represents most of the settings revolving around the ads themselves. It is comprised of three main sub-sections: Moderation Notifications SEO Moderation This section controls how you want to handle ads after items are posted. You can do the following here: Only admin can post ads: Prevents the Place Ad link from working
- [AWPCP Credit System](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/awpcp-credit-system/) - AWPCP 3.0 or newer includes a feature that allow Ads and Subscriptions to be paid using credit. Each registered user has now a balance associated to his/her account. The balance starts at zero but users can purchase credit from the Admin Dashboard using regular payment methods or administrators can add (and remove) credit to the
- [Settings: Email](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/settings-email/) - The email tab allows you to configure the email templates sent to your users for the notifications you configured under Ad/Listing settings. General Email Settings: Use sender email for reply messages: By default, AWPCP will use the admin email of your WordPress blog to use for emails sent out. If you want your emails from AWPCP
- [Extra Fields](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/extra-fields/) - Extra Fields adds the ability to customize your ad form–by adding any kind of field you wish. Install as follows: On your WP admin dashboard, click Plugins->Add New. At the top, click Upload and then find the downloaded ZIP file for the module on your local computer. Click OK to start the upload. Activate the
- [AWPCP Shortcodes](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/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:
- [Coupons/Discounts](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/couponsdiscounts/) - The Coupons module allows you to offer coupon codes to your users when posting ads or subscriptions on your site. This gives you the flexibility to give away free ads to certain users for promotional purposes, or to discount your plans if you want to run a special promotion. You can turn on the Coupons
- [Troubleshooting Problems with Email and AWPCP](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/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
- [Troubleshooting 404 errors](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/troubleshooting-404-errors/) - 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
- [Customizing the Style of AWPCP](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/customizing-style-awpcp/) - Customizing the Style of AWPCP AWPCP allows website owners to override the CSS rules included in the plugin by using a special stylesheet stored in the current active theme directory, the parent theme directory or the plugins directory. How to use the AWPCP custom stylesheet file Create a file called awpcp-custom.css in one the following
- [AWPCP Ad Campaign Manager](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/awpcp-ad-campaign-manager/) - This module allows website owners using AWPCP to monetize their classifieds pages through banner advertisements. These banners can be sold and managed through the admin interface and rotated throughout the AWPCP classifieds section in various locations. It can be used with AdSense, but is intended for use with banner ad sales you do directly. Sales
- [Restricted Categories](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/restricted-categories/) - This module allows website owners to configure certain categories as restricted, forcing visitors to accept a disclaimer before being able to see the listings posted in that categories. Behavior When a new user visits your website, all listings posted in restricted categories won’t be shown in the list of listings, search results or in widgets,
- [BuddyPress Integration](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/buddypress-integration/) - AWPCP now supports full integration with BuddyPress (as of version 3.2.3) with the BuddyPress integration module. Your users will see all classified activity in their BuddyPress stream and have the ability to fully manage their ads from the front end under their BuddyPress profile. Getting Started The first step is to install the BuddyPress Module
- [How to Create a Custom Payment Gateway with AWPCP](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/create-custom-payment-gateway-awpcp/) - Documentation here pertains to AWPCP 3.3.2 and higher. Implementation Notes All payment gateways should extend classAWPCP_PaymentGatewayand implement at least the four methods described below: process_payment: called when the payment gateway is about to be used in a transaction. This is the method used to render the payment buttons in PayPal or 2Checkout payment gateways, and
- [Allow Unregistered Users to Manage Their Ads](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/unregistered-users-manage-ads/) - This is the default setting for AWPCP. If you have registered users managing their ads now, you must turn off BOTH of those settings to return to the default mode. Users will receive an email upon submission of their ad. Inside this email is an access key they will need when they click “Edit Ad” from
- [Allowing only Registered Users to Respond](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/allowing-registered-users-respond/) - If you only want registered users posting classified ads, do the following: Go to the Classified Admin > Settings > General > Registration. Make sure “Reply To Ad requires user registration?” is checked. Click Save Settings. Now in order to reply to a classified, your users must previously register with your site and be logged
- [Allowing only Registered Users to Post](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/allowing-registered-users-post/) - If you only want registered users posting classified ads, do the following: Go to Classified Admin > Settings > General > Registration. Make sure “Require user registration?” is checked. Click Save Settings. Now in order to post a classified, your users must previously register with your site and be logged in. When they attempt to
- [Set Up a Mixed Free/Paid Board](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/set-mixed-freepaid-board/) - To create a mixed free/paid classifieds board, do the following: Follow all the steps outlined for Setting up a Paid Board first. After you define your paid plans, define ONE or more fee plans that have a $0.00 cost to them. This gives you the “free” option mixed with the paid one. Now you’re ready to have
- [Set Up a Paid Classified Board](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/set-paid-classified-board/) - This setup assumes that: You want to charge fees for all categories on your site You want to use the same fees for these categories You may prefer the Fee Per Category approach if that’s not quite what you want, instead. More information here. To setup a paid classified board in AWPCP, you need to do
- [Set Up a Free Classified Board](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/set-free-classified-board/) - To setup a free classified board in AWPCP, you need to do the following: Part One: Be sure payments are turned off and you are operating in Free Mode Go to Classified Admin > Settings > Payment > General settings tab. Make sure “Charge Listing Fee?” is unchecked at the top. Click Save Settings. Part
- [Fee Per Category](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/fee-category/) - The Fee Per Category (FPC) module allows you to create a free/paid site where certain high-quality categories or high-traffic subjects can generate more revenue for you. If you want to have some paid categories and have others that are completely free, this is the module you need. FPC allows you to charge different amounts on
- [Comments and Ratings Module](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/comments-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
- [Settings: Form Fields](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/settings-form-fields/) - The Form Fields tab controls the display of the “standard” ad fields, such as city, state, and country. You can configure whether such fields are visible and/or required in the Place Ad form. Form Field Settings: Show [field]?: This will turn on the field in both the Place Ad form AND the Show Ad form
- [Classified Admin: Debug](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/classified-admin-debug/) - The Debug screen contains all of your AWPCP settings, minus some sensitive fields (like usernames and passwords) to help the AWPCP support team diagnose your problems more quickly. If requested by the AWPCP support team, you can use the Download the Debug Information link to generate a file that you can send to us.
- [Classified Admin: Categories](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/classified-admin-categories/) - This area is where you define the categories used for your classified ads. Categories help you organize your ads conveniently for users to browse desired areas of interest. IMPORTANT: AWPCP does NOT share categories with WordPress. If you already defined WP categories that you want to use, you will need to redefine them in AWPCP.
- [Classified Ads:  All Classifieds](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/classifieds-ads-all-classifieds/) - All Classifieds is one of two ways that you can manage ads for AWPCP. The other way is through the Ad Management Panel, which is visible to users but only displays the ads for that particular user. All Classifieds is a panel that is only visible to the Administrators of your site. It is always
- [Classified Admin: Fees](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/classified-admin-fees/) - The Classified Admin > Fees section is where you configure the payment plans used to purchase classified ads for a paid classified site. If you are running a free classified site, you do not need to do anything here. To configure a new fee plan Start by clicking the “Add Fee Plan” button at the
- [Installing AWPCP](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/installing-awpcp/) - To install AWPCP from the WordPress.org repository, start by visiting your Plugins section of your WP admin panel: Enter “AWPCP” into the search box, click on “Search Plugins”. This will bring up the Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin install screen. Click on “Install Now”. WP will prompt you with “Are you sure?” Click OK. After
- [How do I embed videos in my listings with AWPCP?](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/embed-videos-listings-awpcp/) - AWPCP has supported this since v. 3.0. You must follow the WordPress video embedding rules (these are not controlled by AWPCP in any way–only certain sources of videos are allowed (whitelisted) by WordPress and only certain formats of embedding are allowed as well). For example, you can’t use iframes in this context. In addition to this, you
- [Reply To Ad](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/reply-ad/) - AWPCP uses a “double blind email system” similar to Craigslist for users and posters to contact each other. They do this through the Reply To Ad form, where the user submits the data they wish to send to the poster, and your WP site sends the email on behalf of the user to the poster.
- [Payment Cancel](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/payment-cancel/) - The Payment Cancel page is where your users will end up if they do the following: They place a (paid) ad They attempt to pay for it via PayPal or similar payment service During this process, they cancel their payment and get returned to your site On this page, they will receive a message that
- [Payment Thanks](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/payment/) - The Payment Thanks page is where your users will end up if they do the following: They place a (paid) ad They attempt to pay for it via PayPal or similar payment service During this process, they complete their payment and get returned to your site On this page, they will receive a message about
- [View Categories](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/view-categories/) - View Categories shows all of your categories (parents and children), along with an optional count of ads present in them. The View Categories page does not use any short code, nor will you find it under WordPress’ Pages admin. This is normal–it is dynamically generated by AWPCP. The View Categories page is shown below:
- [Browse Categories](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/browse-categories/) - Browse Categories is the page used to walk a paginated list of category-filtered ads that exist on your classifieds site. The page size is defined inside your Ad/Listing Settings. The Browse Categories page uses the short code [ AWPCPBROWSECATS ] (removing the spaces to activate it). The Browse Categories page looks like this when you select a
- [Browse Ads](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/browse-ads/) - Browse Ads is the page used to walk a paginated list of all ads that exist on your classifieds site. The page size is defined inside your Ad/Listing Settings. The Browse Ads page uses the short code [ AWPCPBROWSEADS ] (removing the spaces to activate it). The Browse Ads page looks like this when you select the
- [Edit Ad](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/edit-ad/) - Edit Ad is very much like Place Ad, except that instead of entering all data from scratch, you will have the Enter Details form pre-populated with all of the current ad data. The Edit Ad page uses the short code [ AWPCPEDITAD ] (removing the spaces to activate it). The same restrictions on required fields you
- [Place Ad](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/place-ad/) - Place Ad is the primary page where you enter all the data for your classified ad. Place Ad can be accessed from the front end via the Place Ad link, or from the back end via Place Ad button in the Ad Management Panel or Listings panel. The Place Ad page uses the short code
- [AWPCP Classifieds Front End](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/awpcp-classifieds-front/) - This section describes how the AWPCP pages interact on the front end. When you install AWPCP, it installs a number of WordPress pages when you go to Classified Pages setup under General Settings. These pages control the display and workflow of AWPCP. They are: Place Ad Edit Ad Browse Ads Browse Categories View Categories Search Ads
- [Settings: Registration](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/settings-registration/) - Controls the registration settings for AWPCP. Registration in this context means whether someone must be a registered user on your WordPress site to perform certain actions in AWPCP. Registration Settings: Require user registration: Turn this on if you want only users with accounts on your site to post AWPCP ads. Note: If you activate ‘Turn
- [Settings: AdSense](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/settings-adsense/) - The AdSense tab controls the placements of your AdSense blocks inside of the Show Ad and Browse Ads pages for AWPCP. Keep in mind that using AdSense on your AWPCP classifieds may cause your classifieds to be “blocked” by browsers that have ad blocking software enabled. AdSense Settings: Activate AdSense: Turn this on if you
- [Settings: General](https://awpcp.com/knowledge-base/settings-general/) - The General tab handles a number of important configuration items for AWPCP. The tab is broken down into several subsections for easier reading. Here are some screenshots and explanations of the settings: The General section handles these important functions: Turn on Translation File: This is required if you want to use AWPCP’s PO file (language string externalization

## Download Categories

- [Basic](https://awpcp.com/downloads/category/basic/)
- [Pro](https://awpcp.com/downloads/category/pro/)
- [Elite](https://awpcp.com/downloads/category/elite/)
- [Combo](https://awpcp.com/downloads/category/combo/)

## Plugins

- [Stripe](https://awpcp.com/plugins/stripe/)
- [Zip Code Search](https://awpcp.com/plugins/zip-code-search/)
- [Campaign Manager](https://awpcp.com/plugins/campaign-manager/)
- [Mark as Sold](https://awpcp.com/plugins/mark-as-sold/)
- [BuddyPress Listings](https://awpcp.com/plugins/buddypress-listings/)
- [Comments & Ratings](https://awpcp.com/plugins/ratings/)
- [PayPal Pro](https://awpcp.com/plugins/paypal-pro/)
- [Authorize.net](https://awpcp.com/plugins/authorize-net/)
- [Subscriptions](https://awpcp.com/plugins/subscriptions/)
- [Coupons](https://awpcp.com/plugins/coupons/)
- [Fee Per Category](https://awpcp.com/plugins/fee-per-category/)
- [RSS Feeds](https://awpcp.com/plugins/rss-feeds/)
- [Regions](https://awpcp.com/plugins/regions/)
- [Featured Ads](https://awpcp.com/plugins/featured-ads/)
- [Category Icons](https://awpcp.com/plugins/category-icons/)
- [Extra Fields](https://awpcp.com/plugins/extra-fields/)
- [AWP Classifieds](https://awpcp.com/plugins/awp-classifieds/)

## Article Categories

- [Getting Started](https://awpcp.com/article-categories/getting-started/) - How to setup, install and configure AWPCP
- [Troubleshooting](https://awpcp.com/article-categories/troubleshooting/) - If you’re having issues, we have various things to try to help work through those problems here
- [FAQS](https://awpcp.com/article-categories/faqs/) - Frequently Asked Questions about AWPCP
- [Premium Modules](https://awpcp.com/article-categories/premium-modules/) - Information about all premium modules offered by AWPCP
- [Plugin Administration](https://awpcp.com/article-categories/plugin-administration/) - Documentation about how to administer and manage listings for AWPCP
- [Front End (User Facing)](https://awpcp.com/article-categories/front-end/) - Information about the user-facing aspects of AWPCP
- [Customizations/Integrations](https://awpcp.com/article-categories/customizations-integration/) - How to integrate Business Directory Plugin into your site in various ways

## Article Tags

- [installation](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/installation/)
- [translate](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/translate/)
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- [how do i translate](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/how-do-i-translate/)
- [strings](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/strings/)
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- [add video](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/add-video/)
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- [CSS](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/css/)
- [styling the pages](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/styling-the-pages/)
- [HTML](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/html/)
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- [fees](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/fees/)
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- [limit characters](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/limit-characters/)
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- [private fee plans](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/private-fee-plans/)
- [add new fee](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/add-new-fee/)
- [edit ads](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/edit-ads/)
- [flag ads](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/flag-ads/)
- [spam ads](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/spam-ads/)
- [delete ads](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/delete-ads/)
- [approve ads](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/approve-ads/)
- [change images in an ad](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/change-images-in-an-ad/)
- [bulk actions](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/bulk-actions/)
- [bulk edits](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/bulk-edits/)
- [send access key](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/send-access-key/)
- [mark as spam](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/mark-as-spam/)
- [mark as paid](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/mark-as-paid/)
- [make featured](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/make-featured/)
- [make standard](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/make-standard/)
- [how do users manage their ads](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/how-do-users-manage-their-ads/)
- [manage individual ads](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/manage-individual-ads/)
- [wordpress access to ads](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/wordpress-access-to-ads/)
- [add a category](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/add-a-category/)
- [add a subcategory](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/add-a-subcategory/)
- [add a sub-subcategory](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/add-a-sub-subcategory/)
- [child categories](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/child-categories/)
- [category levels](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/category-levels/)
- [change order of categories](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/change-order-of-categories/)
- [update categories](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/update-categories/)
- [troubleshooting](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/troubleshooting/)
- [debug](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/debug/)
- [paypal](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/paypal/)
- [paypal configuration](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/paypal-configuration/)
- [IPN](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/ipn/)
- [gdpr](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/gdpr/)
- [gpdr](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/gpdr/)
- [privacy](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/privacy/)
- [hide fields](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/hide-fields/)
- [show fields](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/show-fields/)
- [nofollow links](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/nofollow-links/)
- [add url in listing](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/add-url-in-listing/)
- [listings sort order](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/listings-sort-order/)
- [order listings](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/order-listings/)
- [changing the order of listings](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/changing-the-order-of-listings/)
- [change the layout of an ad](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/change-the-layout-of-an-ad/)
- [change fields in an ad](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/change-fields-in-an-ad/)
- [add new fields to ads](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/add-new-fields-to-ads/)
- [comments](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/comments/)
- [ratings](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/ratings/)
- [stars](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/stars/)
- [seo](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/seo/)
- [classifieds seo](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/classifieds-seo/)
- [yoast](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/yoast/)
- [moderation](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/moderation/)
- [notifications](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/notifications/)
- [user account](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/user-account/)
- [user dashboard](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/user-dashboard/)
- [ad owner](https://awpcp.com/article-tags/ad-owner/)

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- [For Random Selection](https://awpcp.com/s11_testimonial_tag/for-random-selection/)