There are two types of listing plans:
When users go to the "Submit New Listing" page and select a category, they will see a list of all plans available for the selected category, for example:
When creating a certain plan, if you make it default, the plan will be pre-selected on the listing submit form.
Users can click on different plans and the listing submit form will automatically display/hide fields based on their availability in certain plans.
When a user submits the listing, the next step will be choosing the payment method and making an order.
Before confirming the order, user will be able to enter a Coupon if it exists.
The listing will be published after the user completes the payment.
If you create Upgrade Plans, listing owners will see an "Order Upgrade" link next to their listings. When they click on the link, they will see a list of all upgrade plans available for listings in category where their listing is submitted, for example:
The process of ordering an upgrade plan is the same as ordering a new listing plan: Step 2 is selecting payment method and step 3 is entering a coupon and confirming the order:
To create a Listing Pricing Plan, click on the Pricing Plans link under the Paidlistings Setup menu.
Click the New button in the top right corner and you will get the New Pricing Plan form:
Enable - must be set to Yes if you want the plan to be available for purchasing.
Show in submit form - allows you to hide the plan from the list that appears after category selection. This can be useful in implementations where new listings are free (an example is available in the FAQ section of this manual).
Default Plan - appears pre-selected in the order page. There can be only one default plan of the same type (base or upgrade) per category.
Plan type:
Payment Type:
Free/Trial Limit - if you select Free or Trial as payment type, you can limit the number of times this plan can be used with different listings. Leave empty for no limit.
Duration - Days, Weeks, Months, Years, Never Expires.
If the Plan you are creating is Upgrade plan, the duration must be set like this:
Action after expiration - choose if the listing will be unpublished after the plan expires or a new Free/Trial plan order will be created.
Description - use this field to to provide more details regarding the plan, it will be displayed below the plan name on listing submit page and the plan overview page.
Moderation - if set to Yes, new listing will be left unpublished until approved by admin, even if the user paid for listing submission.
Featured - if set to Yes, the submitted listing will become Featured.
Category & Custom Field Assignment - first choose for which categories the plan will be available and then you will be able to choose which custom fields will be included.
Enter the total number of media items that users will be able to upload for each media type. Leave empty to use the global media count setting for each media type or to default to the base plan setting if this is an upgrade plan.
Custom variables provide additional flexibility to your pricing plans. The variables are made available in the theme files so you can use them for customizations. For example, you can show/hide specific page elements based on the variables that are included in the plan.
Custom variables are explained in detail in the Tips & Tricks chapter.