ListingPlus:Documentation
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Overview
Content types
Listing+ comes with five build in Content types
- Agent
- Article
- Property
- Slideshow entry
- Testimonial
Of course Listing+ also supports the rest of Drupal's default content types: Blog and Basic page as well as the Webform content type.
Agent
An Agent post, is ideal to add broker staff members and to associate those with properties, making use of all the relevant, special functionality built into the Listing+ theme.
Article
An Article post, similar in form to a story, is ideal for creating and displaying content that carries images and informs or engages website visitors. Time-sensitive content like news, press releases or blog posts may all be created with a article post entry. By default, an article entry is automatically featured on the site's initial home page, and provides the ability to post comments. It has the option to be displayed in the front page slide show. It provides the ability to attach an image which is automatically adjusted to fit into the websites layout. Article post enables free tagging (just like labels), taking taxonomy one step further.
Property
A Property post, is ideal to create and list property entries for sale or rental, making use of all the relevant, special functionality built into the Listing+ theme.
Slideshow entry
A Slideshow entry is ideal for creating commercial banners as well as messages for your website. Use it to promote any page of your website or URL into the front page slide show. It can carry a title, a teaser and an image linking to an internal path or external link.
Testimonial
The Testimonial entry is perfect to showcase the words of love from your users and customers. Use it to easily publish testimonials on your site. A special View Block and a View Page are already configured to show them off perfectly.
Image handling
Listing+ comes with pre-configured image presets ready to be used. All the content types, Agent, Article, Blog entry, Property, Slideshow entry and Testimonial make use of this and produce all necessary thumbnails and other derived images.
Just upload your images and Listing+ will use them for the Front Page and any other place where a derived image is needed.
Pre-configured Blocks
Listing+ comes with a set of pre-configured ready-to-use blocks and view blocks:
Front page Slideshow
This view block collects and displays the promoted to front page Slideshow Articles, Properties, Blog entries and Slideshow entries.
Latest Listings - main
This view block collects and displays automatically the latest published Properties. This block is by default assigned into a quicktabs block.
Latest Listings - sidebar
This view block collects and displays automatically the latest published Properties. This block is by default assigned into a quicktabs block.
Featured Listings
This view block collects and displays the Properties that have enabled the "Featured" and "Promoted to front page" checkboxes. This block is by default assigned into a quicktabs block.
Sponsored Listings - main
This view block collects and displays the Properties that have the "Sponsored" checkbox enabled. This block is by default assigned into a quicktabs block.
Sponsored Listings - sidebar
This view block collects and displays the Properties that have the "Sponsored" checkbox enabled. This block is by default assigned into a quicktabs block.
Offers
This view block collects and displays the Properties that have the "Offer" checkbox enabled.
Similar
This view block collects and displays automatically the similar Properties with the current displayed Property. This block is by default assigned into a quicktabs block.
Agent of Property
This view block shows the Agent that is associated with the displayed Property.
Search of Property
This block provides filter and sorting criteria for searching Properties.
Testimonial Slider
This view block collects and displays the promoted to front page Testimonials.
Looking for offers?
Ready made, html block that also displays a simple subscribe form.
Agents
This view block collects and displays the Agents that have the "Promote on Carousel" checkbox enabled.
Properties by [Agent Name]
This view block collects all the Properties that are associated with the displayed Agent.
Twitter Updates
Connects with a given twitter account and displays automatically the latest tweets.
Popular Tags
This view block collects and displays the tags of the "Tags" taxonomy vocabulary of your site.
Items In Your Watchlist (only Pro Edition)
A link to your watchlist.
Google Map - contact page
This block displays the corresponding Google map configured through the theme settings.
Other ways to contact us
Ready made, html block with eye-candy social icons.
How to
Add a new Article or Blog Entry
- Select "Add Content" and click on the content type you want
- Enter a title
- Enter the Subheader body
- Enter the body text
- Upload as many images as you like
- Optionally enter the taxonomy tags you prefer
- Optionally upload a teaser image and enable the "Promoted on slideshow" checkbox to display the current Article or Blog Entry to the front page slideshow.
Add a new Property
- Select "Add Content" and click on "Property" link
- Enter a title
- Enter the Desrciption of Property
- Enter the body text
- Upload as many images as you like
- Select the Kind of Property
- Select the Type of Contract
- Enter the information about the Property (Rooms, Floor, Baths, Surface, Property ID and Price)
- Enter the Agent of the Property
- Optionally upload a teaser image and enable the "Promoted on slideshow" checkbox to display the current Product to the front page slideshow.
- Add new Product to Store or connect existing Product from Store with the current Product node.
- Enter the information about the Location of the Property (Street, City, Postal Code and Country)
Add a new Agent
- Select "Add Content" and click on "Agent" link
- Enter a title
- Enter the About text
- Upload the photo of the Agent
- Enter the contact information of the Agent (telephone, mobile and fax)
Add a new Testimonial
- Select "Add Content" and click on "Testimonial" link
- Enter a title
- Enter the Body text
Promote a Property to the Latest Listings block
In order to promote a Property to the Latest Listings view block you should enable the "Promoted to front page" checkbox of the corresponding node.
Promote a Property to the front page Featured block
In order to promote a Property to the front page Featured view block you should enable the "Promoted to front page" and the "Featured" checkboxes of the corresponding node.
Promote a Property to the Sponsored blocks
In order to promote a Property to the Sponsored view blocks you should enable the "Sponsored" checkbox of the corresponding node.
Promote a Property to the Offers block
In order to promote a Property to the Offers view block you should enable the "Offer" checkbox of the corresponding node.
Promote an Agent to Agents Carousel
In order to promote an Agent to the Agents view block you should enable the "Promote on Carousel" checkbox of the corresponding node.
Promote a Testimonial to Testimonials Slider
In order to promote a Testimonial to the Testimonials Slider view block you should enable the "Promote to front page" checkbox of the corresponding node.
Publish a post to the front-page slideshow
Property, Article and Blog Entry
- Create a new or edit an existing Property, Blog Entry or Article
- Make sure you have uploaded the Slideshow image using the Teaser image field
- Check the "Promoted on slideshow" option
Your image will automatically be uploaded and resized to fit in the Slideshow. Your post now is part of the front page Slideshow.
Slideshow entry
- Create a new Slideshow Entry
- Enter the title and upload an image using the Slideshow entry image
- Set the Slideshow entry path. It can also be an external link.
- Make sure the Promoted on slideshow check box is enabled.
All customizations regarding the mobile menu can be found at the theme settings.
To change the default responsive menu rendering and display the menu as a select follow the instruction below.
- Disable the Responsive multilevel menu option in the theme settings
- Enable the sf-Smallscreen plugin in the superfish menu settings
