{"id":46,"date":"2026-05-04T02:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.fasterthemes.com\/best-classifieds-wordpress-theme\/2026\/05\/04\/posting-first-listing\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T02:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:15:55","slug":"posting-first-listing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docs.fasterthemes.com\/best-classifieds-wordpress-theme\/2026\/05\/04\/posting-first-listing\/","title":{"rendered":"Posting Your First Listing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Posting Your First Listing<\/h1>\n\n\n

There are two ways to post a listing on Best Classifieds:<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. WordPress admin<\/strong> (free theme, available to anyone with editor capability)<\/li>\n
  2. Frontend submission form<\/strong> [Pro]<\/em> \u2014 [bc_submit_listing]<\/code> shortcode, available to logged-in members<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n

    This page covers the admin path; see Frontend Submission<\/a> for the Pro flow.<\/p>\n\n

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    The admin path (works on free theme)<\/h2>\n\n\n

    1. Navigate<\/h3>\n\n\n

    Posts \u2192 Add New<\/strong>. (If you’ve enabled the Pro listing<\/code> CPT, it’s Listings \u2192 Add New<\/strong> instead.)<\/p>\n\n\n

    2. Title and description<\/h3>\n\n\n
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    Field<\/th>\nWhat to write<\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead>
    Title<\/strong><\/td>\nThe listing’s display name. Be specific: “2018 Honda Civic Sport \u2014 One Owner” beats “Used car for sale”.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Content<\/strong><\/td>\nThe listing’s full description. Use real paragraphs, not bullet points. The first 16 words appear as the excerpt in search results.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

    The Block Editor (Gutenberg) works fine. Most sellers use only Paragraph blocks; some add an Image block in the middle if they want photos inline.<\/p>\n\n\n

    3. Featured image<\/h3>\n\n\n

    Upload via the Featured Image<\/strong> panel in the right sidebar. This is the first photo<\/strong> that appears in:<\/p>\n\n\n