Configurations

Configurations

Backend Settings

These are some configurations for backend operations.

You will also be prompted to enter this information at the time of installation.

  • Admin User - This is your administrator username which you will use to signin to backend of the website.
  • Admin Password - This is your administrator password which you will use to signin to backend of the website.
  • Site Name - Whatever site name you specify here, it will be visible in outgoing emails/newsletters.
  • Administrator's Email - All administrative alerts are sent here, for example: bad content report or new user content added email.
  • Website's Email - Any outgoing email from your website will be generated from this email. Set as noreply@sitename.com or similar.
  • Website URL - The URL where you're installing this application.
  • Website Time Zone - Used for matching application time with your desired timezone.
  • Site Status - This can be used when you want to turn off your website for performing maintenance.
  • Offline Text - This text/HTML block will be visible on website on all pages when your website is turned off using configuration above.

General Configuration

These are general configurations which can be used to alter various functions on website globally.

  • Disable HTML editor - Checking this box will disable HTML editor on whole website.
  • Disable editor reviews - Checking this box will disable 'Editorial reviews' on whole website.
  • Enable tags - Checking this box will add an input field for tags on listing submission form for users to add tags for that listing.
  • Enable breadcrumbs - Checking this box will display breadcrumb navigation to users of whole website.
  • Allow comments on gallery - Checking this box will allow registered users to post their comments of gallery pics.
  • Allow guest comments on gallery - Checking this box will allow guest users to post comments on gallery pics.
  • Enable captcha on guest comments form - Checking this box will add a captcha on comment add form of guest users.
  • Moderate gallery comments - Checking this box will submit all posted comments to admin for approval first, instead of publishing the comments directly on website.
  • Send an activation email to user on registration - Checking this box will force users to verify their email address before becoming a member with website.
  • Use default logo - Checking this box will use default logo of the theme you are using instead of the logo uploaded by you from admin panel.
  • Upload Custom logo - You can upload logo for your website from here.
  • Upload favicon - You can upload your custom favicon for your website here. (32x32 preferred).
  • Enable Captcha on registration - Checking this box will add a captcha on registration form.
  • Analytics Code - You can paste your google analytics code here
  • Show images in lightbox - If enabled, the images posted with listings or reviews will be shown in a lightbox allowing you to navigate through all images at once.
  • FFMPEG file path - FFMPEG file path must be added if you are using video field functionality or else your videos upload functionality will not work. Contact your hosting provider to know your FFMPEG path.

Listing Settings

These are listing configurations which can be used to alter various functions related to listings on website globally.

  • Allow guest to upload photos on listings - Checking this box will allow guest users to upload pic for listings.
  • Disable listing RSS feed - Checking this box will disable RSS for new listings. RSS icon is displayed in title bar of browser on home * page for latest listings.
  • Enable Moderation - Checking this box will send all listings for admin approval instead of publishing them instantly.
  • Notify me when new listing is added - Checking this box will send an email to admin whenever a new listing is added.
  • Default View - Table view will display listings in a tabular format on website and Blog view will display listings in a linear format.

Blog View



Table View


  • Listings per page limit - You can set the number of listings to be displayed per page for pages like- category page, All listings page, User listings page.
  • Only Editors can add listings - Checking this box will restrict normal registered users from adding listing.
  • Allow poster to edit his listing - Checking this box will allow users to edit the listing added by them.
  • Moderate edited listing - Checking this box will send all edited listing for admin approval before publishing them to website.
  • Enable comparison for listings - Checking this box will show a compare check box for listings on category pages.
  • Enable rich snippets for listings - Checking this box will enable rich snippets. You can read more about it here Google Rich Snippets
  • Type of listings for rich snippet - Select the format for your rich snippets from the dropdown. We have provided following options to select-

a) Creative works - A review of an item - for example, a restaurant, movie, or store.

b) Organization - An organization such as a school, NGO, corporation, club, etc.

c) Person - A person (alive, dead, undead, or fictional).

d) Place - Entities that have a somewhat fixed, physical extension.

e) Product - A product is anything that is made available for saleā€”for example, a pair of shoes, a concert ticket, or a car.

  • Enable claim listings functionality - Enabling this feature, will display a link on listings pages, using which any registered user can send a request to admin to make him owner of that listing. By becoming an owner of a listing a user gets privilege to edit the listing information and he can also upgrade it to paid listing if your website have paid plans.
  • Allow Users to delete images uploaded by them - This will allow users to delete images uploaded by them. Link to delete image is displayed on gallery page.
  • Truncate description on listing view page after ? words. - Using this feature you can hide some part of your listing description from listing view page. For example if you will select 500 words and your listing description is more than 500 words, then users will see a link to "See More" after 500 words.
  • Enable adding review along with listing - If enabled and if review settings allow the listing poster to review his own listing, then the listing poster gets an option to add a review at the time of adding listing.
  • Show Facebook like button on listing pages - This would work only if Facebook app settings are provided
  • Allow multiple categories in listing - If selected the listing poster or the person who edits the listing will get option of selecting more than one category for the listing. 

Review Settings

These are review configurations which can be used to alter various functions related to review on website.

  • Allow guest to review listings - Checking this box will allow guest visitors to write reviews for listings.
  • Enable captcha on guest review form - Checking this box will add a captcha on review add form for guest visitors.
  • Allow comments on reviews - Checking this box will allow registered users to post their comments on reviews.
  • Allow guest to write comments on reviews - Checking this box will allow guest visitors to post their comments on reviews.
  • Enable captcha on guest review comment form - Checking this box will add a captcha on comment add form for guest visitors.
  • Use moderation on comments - Checking this box will send all review comments for admin approval instead of publishing them instantly.
  • Stop users from reviewing their own listings - Checking this won't allow users to post a review on listing added by themselves.
  • Allow users to modify their reviews - Checking this box will allow users to edit the review added by them.
  • Don't allow multiple reviews from one IP address on a listing - Checking this box will restrict multiple reviews on a listing from same IP address.
  • Moderate new editor reviews - Checking this box will send reviews added by editors for admin approval instead of publishing them instantly.
  • Moderate edited editor reviews - Checking this box will send reviews edited by editors for admin approval instead of publishing them instantly.
  • Moderate new user reviews - Checking this box will send reviews added by users for admin approval instead of publishing them instantly.
  • Moderate edited user reviews - Checking this box will send reviews edited by users for admin approval instead of publishing them instantly.
  • Reviews per page limit - You can set the number of reviews to be displayed per page for pages like- All reviews page, User reviews page.
  • Notify me when new review is added - Checking this box will send an email to admin whenever a new review is added.
  • Default View - Table view will display review in a tabular format on website and Blog view will display review in a linear format.
  • Users can upload images with reviews - Checking this box will display image upload form on add review page and reviewers will be able to upload images for listing while adding a review.

Newsletter Settings

  • Send verification email - Checking this forces users to verify their email address before letting them subscribe to newsletter..