Installation
- Upload the ZIP file you downloaded as you would normally do any other plugin, via the Plugins > Add New > Upload area..
- Once uploaded you need to activate the plugin as well, otherwise it won’t work.
Uploading via FTP
These are programs that let you connect to your host via FTP. You need your hosting account FTP username and password to connect. Contact your hosting provider for more information.
PC – FileZilla
MAC – List of Mac FTP Clients
Usage
Important note:
To have auctions displayed in your list widget, you need to bind them each individually to a post or page.
So, if you have created for instance an auction for a boat, you need to:
- first set up the auction
- create a post or page with the same name
- bind the auction to it (there is a button at the bottom of a post or page saying: “insert and bind auction”
After that, use any of the following shortcodes to display the list widget.
1. To use this widget simply place the following shortcode into a Post or Page:
[wpa_list_widget mode="list"]
2. To limit how many auctions you want to show, use the maxrec filter:
[wpa_list_widget mode="list" maxrec="3"]
In the example above, 3 auctions will be shown randomly from all your Current Auctions.
3. To show the description, use the limitdesc filter in the shortcode:
[wpa_list_widget mode="sidebar" limitdesc="50" maxrec="3"]
In the example above, your description will be limited to the first 50 characters (not words). The word “Hello” is 5 characters.
NOTE: The description will not be shown in the “list” mode.
4. To show auctions from a certain category, use the category filter in the shortcode:
[wpa_list_widget mode="list" limitdesc="50" maxrec="3" category="CategoryName"]
In the example above, auctions from the category “CategoryName” will be shown. Category names with spaces will not work unfortunately, so “Art Gallery” would not work, whereas “ArtGallery” will.
5. To show auctions in a particular order, use the order filter in the shortcode:
[wpa_list_widget limitdesc="50" maxrec="3" order="xxx"]
Where xxx can be: random, date, datedesc, price or pricedesc.
NOTE: price or pricedesc will show the auctions based on the current bid price only and NOT the starting bid price.
6. To paginate your auctions, use the perpage filter in the shortcode:
[wpa_list_widget perpage="1"]
In the example above, all your auctions will be shown in 1 page. If you want to show less per page then increase the number accordingly. So if you have 10 auctions, you can use perpage=”2″ and the List Widget would only show 2 auctions per page.
7. To show future auctions:
[wpa_list_widget futureauctions="yes"]
Choices: yes or no
8. To show closed auctions:
[wpa_list_widget closedauctions="yes"]
Choices: yes or no
Filters
mode=”list” – This will show your auctions in a list format. Descriptions are not shown in this mode. Leaving it out will show it in an alternative list format. Properties: list and sidebar.
limitdesc=”50″ – This will limit the characters in your description to the first 50. You can enter any number you like there.
maxrec=”3″ – This limits how many auctions you would like to show.
category=”CategoryName” – This filter lets you specify auctions from one category. Enter the category name for all auctions from that category to show.
order=”xxx” – This filter lets you specify the order in which you want to show your auctions. Properties: random, date, datedesc, and pricepricedesc.
perpage=”1″ – This filter allows you to list a desired amount of auctions per page with the List Widget.
futureauctions – Choose to show your future auctions or not
closedauctions – Choose to show your closed auctions or not
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