ListingPro Theme License Information

The following topics are covered in this knowledge base article.

  • How many directories can I build with a single license?
  • Can I monetize (earn) from my directory with a regular License?
  • How to Renew an Expired Support?

Part 1: How many directories can I build with a single license?

All of the licenses on the Envato Marketplaces are single-use licenses. When you purchase a single license of ListingPro WordPress Directory Theme, you are allowed to use the theme on one single finished directory site, and one sandbox for testing purposes.

If you need to use it on a second site or multiple sites, it requires you to purchase a separate regular license for each individual directory site.

For example:
www.mydirectory-site-One.com
www.mydirectory-site-Two.com
www.mydirectory-site-Three.com

If you need to install on a Test Server

If you need to install and activate ListingPro on a test server for the same directory site that you plan to build on or move to a production server, then you may have a total of two instances running with the same license as long as the test server is not used as the production site for another project at any time.

Test sandbox is recommended to have it as a sub-domain or sub-folder but it’s not required. In some cases, your hosting will provide a unique URL that is separate from your domain so you are allowed to use it.

PART 2: Can I monetize (earn) from my directory with a Regular License?

The simple answer is YES you can monetize. Before we explain further we would like to clarify that usually there three types of users (personas) in a directory.

User 1: Directory Owner

In most cases, it’s you, the site owner, or the administrator who manages the entire backend.

User 2: Business Listing Owner

In most cases, it’s your customer. This is the user who will submit their listing on your directory for a Free or Paid Plan. This is the type of user who you can monetize by offering Paid listing plans or charging for Ads spot in your directory.

User 3: Visitor (End User)

This is the end-user which is the Business (Listing) Owner’s customer. This user visits the directory to get necessary information about a business listing such as the phone number, directions, ratings, etc. This user may also submit a contact/lead form on any particular listing and may leave a positive or negative review.

Now you understand all the three different types of users, let us explain how you as the Directory Owner (User 1) can monetize under the Regular license.

a. If the Business Listing Owner (User 2) is allowed to list their business on your directory for a one-time fee or a recurring fee, along with charging Business Listing Owner additional fee to further promote their listing by running Ads Campaign.

b. If the Visitor (User 3) which also is considered as the end-users can access the site for free. For example, if the visitor is allowed to visit and access the directory listings and their information for free then there is no violation of the Regular license.

It’s uncommon to restrict all visitors from accessing a directory and its business listings and only allowing visitors upon paying a one-time or recurring fee. In case your use case requires you to operate your directory in such a way, then you must consult with us regarding the license as you may require an extended license.

For more information please refer to the below URLs or contact Envato for further clarification:
https://themeforest.net/licenses
https://themeforest.net/licenses/faq

PART 3: How to Renew an Expired Support?

Once the support is expired you must renew your support in order for our support engineer to be able to respond to your technical support-related questions. Also note that all support queries are answered only via the help desk, and not via the ThemeForest comments page or any email.

If you have found a bug in the product, you can report it to us and you do not need to have active support for reporting a bug. Once you report a bug we will evaluate and provide a temporary fix as needed and will fix it in the next release. We can try to provide the patch as soon as possible but there is no guarantee on how long it may take. It all depends on the severity of the bug.

In order to extend or renew an item’s support offering, you must have less than 6 months of the existing support period remaining.

To renew the support component on an item, please follow these steps:

STEP 1: Log in to your  Envato Account

STEP 2: Hover over your username and click Downloads from the drop-down menu.

STEP 3: The download section displays a list of all the items purchased using your account.

STEP 4: Click on Renew support now! or Extend now next to the item you wish to renew the item support for

and that’s it!

See screenshot below

Renew

Extend

Why can’t I extend or renew support for an item?

You cannot extend if you have more than 6 months of support remaining.

If you have less than 6 months of remaining Support, it’s recommended to extend your support for ListingPro. This way we can guarantee support to our customers as we’re working hard to keep the excellence of our Support Team. For more info read the below article.

Why should I renew my support license for ListingPro?

 

 

How to change listing submit page text

In this article, I will demonstrate how to change the listing submission page texts.

If you want to change the text which is displaying inside of the custom field in the detail page then please follow the below steps:

STEP 1: Go to Dashboard > Theme Options > Listing Settings > Listing Submit & Edit

STEP 2: Scroll down the page and change the text.
STEP 3: Click on Save Changes.

Options are available to change texts:

Quick Tip Title
Quick Text
Add Title Text
Add Location Text
Add Google Address Button Text
Add Custom Address Button Text
Add Phone Text
Add Website Text
Add Operational Hours Text
Add Category Text
Add Features area Text
Add Price Range Text
Add Description Text
Add FAQ Title
Add FAQ Tabs Text
Add Tags Text
Add Business video Text
Add User Name Text
Add Email Text
Add Submit Listing Button Text
Add Edit Listing Button Text

What are the differences between demos – Classic, PlacesPro and RestaurantPro

FOR MORE NEW FREE AND PAID DEMOS VISIT OUR ADD-ONS STORE HERE.

Classic and PlacesPro both have different look and some layout difference. In this article I will demonstrate some differences between the Classic and PlacesPro version:

1. Installation
2. Homepage Layout
3. Listing Detail Page Layout
4. Header & Footer

Installation

a) Classic Version
By Default, if you insert the demo data then classic version will be installed.

b) PlacesPro Version
To setup the PlacesPro version please refer to the following link: How to setup PlacesPro demo into ListingPro?

c) Demo Layout
To check the layout for both versions please check our official demo links:

Classic Layout: https://classic.listingprowp.com

PlacesPro Layout: https://placespro.listingprowp.com

Homepage Layout

a) Classic Homepage:

STEP 1: Go to Dashboard > Pages > Home

STEP 2: Edit the Home page and apply WP Bakery (Visual Composer) elements as per your style. By default, the official demo will be installed.

 

b) PlacesPro Homepage:
If you want to make a homepage layout as like as our official demo of PlacesPro please follow these steps:

STEP 1: Visit the official demo link of PlacesPro.
STEP 2: Go to Dashboard > Pages > Home

STEP 3: Edit the Home page and change WP Bakery (Visual Composer) elements as per the demo styles.

If you are new to Visual Composer Elements please read the following article: ListingPro Custom Visual Composer Elements

Listing Detail Page Layout

Classic and PlacesPro both have different detail page layout in the demo. If you want to change the layout as like as the demo layout of PlacesPro then please follow these steps:

STEP 1: Go to Dashboard > Theme Options > Listing Settings > Listing Detail Page Layout Manager

STEP 2: Select the option ”Listing Detail Page Style 2” from the option called ”Select listing detail page Style”.
STEP 3: Change other relevant layout settings as per your choice.
STEP 4: Click Save Changes

Header & Footer

a) Header
STEP 1: To set header please go to Dashboard > Theme Options > Header > Header Layout

STEP 2: Choose a Header layout.
STEP 3: Click Save Changes

b) Footer
Classic and PlacesPro both have different footer layout in the demo. If you want to change the layout as like as the demo layout of PlacesPro then please follow these steps:

STEP 1: Go to Dashboard > Theme Options > Footer > Footer Layout

STEP 2: Choose the PlacesPro footer layout from there.
STEP 3: Click Save Changes

What is a courtesy Listing & how to get the listing ID?

Courtesy Listing usually indicates giving a credit to someone about something (e.g. image only) then you use this feature to highlight their listing as a courtesy of that banner.

To turn on Courtesy Listing:

STEP 1: Go to Dashboard > Theme Options > BannerSettings > Courtesy Listing On/Off

STEP 2: Switch the toggle to turn ON.
STEP 3: An new box will be appeared called Listing ID. So you need to get a listing ID as per your choice.
STEP 4: To get a listing ID go to Dashboard > Listings and choose any listing as per your choice then click on EDIT. Copy listing ID from the listing URL.
STEP 5: Enter copied ID into the Listing ID box.
STEP 6: Click on Save Changes button.

What are the supported Payment Gateways

 

If you like to integrate with any other payment gateways, we provide a developer-friendly payment hooks plugin [Click to Download] that will save time for a WordPress developer. For more guidance open a ticket with our support team.

The following Payment Gateways are supported as of now:

  • PayPal (Recurring Payment)
  • Stripe with (Recurring Payment)
  • 2Checkout
  • Direct Payment/Wire Payment
PayFast, PayStack, RazorPay, PayU India, Mollie, eWAY and Mercadopago are now available as premium add-ons for ListingPro. For more info go here.

 

For ADMIN: Enabling and Managing Gateways

PayPal Express

RECURRING PAYMENTS: YES

In this section, we will cover how to enable and manage PayPal from the backend.

Step 1: Go to Dashboard > Theme Options > Payment Settings > PayPal Settings

Step 2: In the PayPal settings page toggle the switch to Enable.

Step 3: Set the live mode from the Paypal And Checkout API option.

Step 4: Add your PayPal API Username, API Password, API Signature and Receiving Email.

For generating API keys please refer to the following article: Where to find the API Keys

Step 5: Click on the Save Changes button.

Stripe (Recurring Payment)

RECURRING PAYMENTS: YES

In this section, we will cover how to enable and manage Stripe from the backend.

Step 1: Go to Dashboard > Theme Options > Payment Settings > Stripe Settings

Step 2: In the Stripe settings page toggle the switch of Enable.
Step 3: Set the live mode from the Stripe And Checkout API option.
Step 4: Add your Stripe Secret Key and Publishable Key.

For generating API keys please refer to the following article: How to generate Stripe API Keys

Step 5: Click on the Save Changes button.

2Checkout

Recurring Payments is NOT supported and 2Checkout also does not work with Ads Campaign.

In this section, we will cover how to enable and manage 2checkout from the backend.

Step 1: Go to Dashboard > Theme Options > Payment Settings > 2checkout Settings

Step 2: In the 2checkout settings page toggle the switch of Enable.
Step 3: Set the live mode from the 2Checkout Mode option.
Step 4: Add your 2checkout Account ID, Publishable Key and Private Key.

For generating API keys please refer to the following article: Where to find the API Keys

Step 5: Click on the Save Changes button.

Direct Payment/Wire Payment

In this section, we will cover how to enable and manage Bank Wire Transfer from the backend.

Step 1: Go to Dashboard > Theme Options > Payment Settings > Direct Payment/Wire Payments

Step 2: In the Direct Payment/Wire Payment settings page toggle the switch of Enable.
Step 3: Enter Bank information inside of the Wire instructions for direct payment text box.
Step 4: Click on the Save Changes button.

 

How to configure URL structures correctly

After theme installation and importing demo data, it’s required to configure the URL structure under Permalink settings or else you will see a 404 error on the front-end.

STEP 1: Go to WordPress Admin > Settings > Permalinks

STEP 2: Choose the permalink structure which is good for you.
STEP 3: Click to Save Changes

You must also verify the URL configration under Theme Options > URL Config and assign the appropriate URL for Author page, Submit Listing page, Edit Listing page and Price plans page.