Listing Feeds

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What Is a Listing Feed?

A listing feed is a curated block of listings you place on any page. Each listing appears as a preview card, the same compact tile visitors see on the Explore page and in search results. Think of it this way:

• The Explore page is your full search experience with filters, maps, and tabs.
• A listing feed is a smaller, hand-picked slice of listings you control. You choose which listings appear, how many show at once, and whether they display in a grid or a sliding carousel.

Listing feeds are perfect for homepages, landing pages, category pages, and anywhere you want to highlight specific listings without building a full Explore page.

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Where Do You Manage Listing Feeds?

Listing feeds are not configured in wp-admin settings. You add and configure them in Elementor using the 27 > Listing Feed widget.

1. Edit the page in Elementor (homepage, category page, landing page, etc.).
2. Search the widget panel for Listing Feed under the 27 category.
3. Drag 27 > Listing Feed onto the page.
4. Configure the widget settings in the left panel.
5. Update or Publish the page.

Each feed is independent. You can place multiple Listing Feed widgets on one page, each with its own filters, layout, and listing count.

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Where Visitors See Listing Feeds

Visitors see listing feeds wherever you place the widget. Common spots include:

• Homepage: Featured listings, newest listings, or listings from a specific category
• Category or region pages: All listings in “Restaurants” or “Downtown”
• Landing pages: A focused set of promoted listings for a marketing campaign
• Blog posts or static pages: Related listings alongside other content

The feed shows published listings only. Each card links to the full single listing page when clicked.

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Grid vs Carousel

The Template setting controls how listings are laid out.

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Grid Settings

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Carousel Settings

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How Listings Are Chosen

The Find listings using setting controls where the feed gets its listings.

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Filter Options (Filters Method)

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Explore Page Query URL Method

This method is useful when your Explore page filters are complex and you want the feed to match them exactly.

1. Open your Explore page on the front end.
2. Apply the filters you want (listing type, category, location, sort order, etc.).
3. Copy the full URL from the browser address bar.
4. In the Listing Feed widget, set Find listings using to Explore page query URL.
5. Paste the URL into Paste the URL here.

Example URL: https://yoursite.com/explore/?type=restaurants&category=italian&sort=latest The feed uses the same query engine as the Explore page, so results stay in sync with how Explore interprets those URL parameters.

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Preview Cards and Listing Feeds

Each listing in a feed renders using that listing’s preview card design. Preview cards are configured per listing type under WP Admin > Listing Types > [Type] > Preview Card. What visitors see on each card depends on the listing type:

• Cover image or gallery style
• Fields shown (category, rating, price range, tagline, etc.)
• Quick View, bookmark, and compare icons (if enabled for that type)

If you filter by multiple listing types, each listing uses its own type’s preview card design. Cards may look slightly different within the same feed.

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Caching

Caching applies to the initial server load when pagination is off. When pagination is enabled, visitors loading additional pages fetch fresh results via AJAX. For faster card rendering site-wide, enable Preview Card Caching under Theme Tools > Theme Options > Preview Cards. This stores pre-built HTML for each preview card and speeds up listing feeds, Explore pages, and similar listings sections.

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How the Pieces Fit Together

A practical example for a restaurant directory homepage:

1. Featured carousel: Template Carousel, filter by Priority = Featured, Listings per page = 6, autoplay on.
2. Newest listings grid: Template Grid, filter by listing type Restaurant, Order by = Date, Listings per page = 9, 3 columns on desktop.
3. Italian restaurants row: Template Grid, Find listings using = Explore page query URL, paste the Explore URL filtered to the Italian category.

Each widget is a separate 27 > Listing Feed block on the same Elementor page. They do not share settings.

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Common Listing Feed Setups

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Helpful Tips

• Start with one listing type. Filtering by a single type keeps preview cards visually consistent and makes troubleshooting easier.
• Use Explore URLs for complex filters. If a filter combination is hard to reproduce in the widget, set it up on Explore first, then paste the URL.
• Disable isotope on uniform grids. When all your preview cards are the same height, turn on Disable isotope masonry? for a noticeable speed boost.
• Hand-pick with Included order. When using Or select a list of listings., set Order by to Included order so listings appear in the sequence you chose.
• Random refreshes every few hours. Random order uses a seed that changes roughly every 3 hours, so the same feed shows variety without shuffling on every page load.
• Leave cache at default unless needed. The 12-hour default works well for most sites. Lower it only if listings change frequently and you need feeds to update sooner.
• Match pagination to page design. Load More suits long scrolling pages. Prev/Next suits compact sections. Pages suits feeds where visitors expect numbered navigation.

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Quick Reference