WordPress Auto Dealership Plugin Tutorial w/ Screenshots
February 17, 2010 by Gainesville Detailing
Since we last wrote about the new WordPress Car dealership plugin we have received requests on how to set it up. I hope that this short tutorial will help you get things set up and running on your blog. First thing that needs to happen is go to wordpress and download the Get Custom Field Values plugin. The get custom field values plugin will allow wordpress to print the values entered into the auto dealership plugin.
Install this plugin and make sure to activate it. Once activated the plugin will add a new box to the page/post edit. You will notice it in this screenshot that I have highlighted. This is all that needs to be for the get custom field values plugin. This will allow it to fetch the pre-styled image and text that we will input into WP1stop’s new Auto Dealership plugin.
Remember to download and install the Wp1stop auto dealership plugin for wordpress and activate it. Once you active the plugin there will be new fields that correspond to an auto dealership. In a previous post I wanted to see if anyone could come up with any other ideas. I am sure a programmer could do this quite easily.
Now all you have to do to get the plugin to work is enter in values in the fields that you want to appear. As you can notice above I have it highlighted with arrows pointing to the different areas. After inserting the correct values in each field we are going to enter the shortcode [ cardealer ] where we want the picture and information to display. Remember that anyplace left blank will not show up in the post.
If you are having trouble getting the picture to show then maybe doublecheck the url. Make sure it is in http://websitename.com/image.jpg format or something similar and the link actually is pointing to the picture. If you copy and paste the link you are trying to use into a web browser it should take you directly to the picture and display nothing else. This is a great way to doublecheck your work. Now all you have to do is hit the publish button. This will print the values in a post much like what is seen below. Notice I have put a box around the fields and an arrow to show you how it is going to look. Like I said in a previous post this is a great plugin for auto dealerships. It allows auto dealerships to easily insert items from their inventory directly through wordpress.
This auto dealership plugin for wordpress is a great way to display vehicles for sale. If you have some programming knowledge I am sure you could figure out how to get different names for the fields. I am going to try to implement this for my auto detailing so I can show what cars received what treatment. This is the only free auto dealership plugin for wordpress that I know of. WordPress plugins are great to use and now that there is an auto dealer plugin everyone should be happy.
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This seems to be pretty easy and a great tool to use for a car dealer. I really like the information that you offer. It has always been easy to use and very helpful. I have found so much on your website and would recommend it to anyone who is wanting to advance their business. Thanks!
Nice Plugin … before to start the installation I’ve a quest … is there any way to add multiple pictures of the car (gallery) or it’ ispossible to have only one ?
thx a lot … great job
There is a way if you know how to edit the PHP file. For now the plugin only supports one picture, but maybe that would be good to ask the developer for in future releases.
This plugin is just what I’ve been looking for, thank you!
I just have a few questions about the plugin, my apologies if they are stupid questions :
*Under “Car Dealer Post Settings” how do I go about changing the default fields listed there?
-I have tried adding new custom fields below the car dealer post settings, but it does not seem to work.
-I have also tried to changed the field type wording in the php code of the plugin itself, to try and change the field names, but this made no difference.
-Should I be entering new custom fields on the right hand side of the page instead? If so, how to go about it?
*If I do not enter all the values in the current custom fields, the field name still appears on the webpage, albeit with an empty value. How to disable custom fields with empty values from appearing on the webpages?
I should also add that I am totally newbie to custom fields.
I have however, installed the “Get Custom Field Values” Plugin.