How do I use the List Widget?

• March 29, 2011
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Installation

• Extract the ZIP file you downloaded and upload “wpa_list_widget.php” to the same directory of your WP Auctions plugin via FTP.
• It must be uploaded under the wp-content/plugins/wp-auctions/ folder.
• Once uploaded you need to activate the plugin as well, otherwise it won’t work.

FTP Programs

PC – FileZilla

MAC – List of Mac FTP Clients

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.

Usage

To use this widget simply place the following shortcode into your Post or Page.

[ wpa_list_widget mode="list" maxrec="3" ]

To show the description, use this shortcode -

[ wpa_list_widget mode="list" limitdesc="50" maxrec="3" ]

To show auctions from a certain category, use this shortcode

[ wpa_list_widget mode="list" limitdesc="50" maxrec="3" category="your_category_name" ]

To show auctions in a particular order, use this 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 current starting price.

Please make sure to remove the spaces between the [ ] above.

Properties

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.

limitdesc=”50″ – This will limit the words 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=”your_category_name” - This property lets you specify auctions from one category. Enter the category name for all auctions from that category to show.