How to create a matching homepage using WordPress! Investigating the main features of the plugin HivePess

We are researching a system that allows you to create your own matching site using WordPress.

To see to what extent a matching system can be created using the HivePress plugin, let's actually install the plugin and give it a try!

Install HivePress

• Plugin
• New additions
• Enter "HivePress" in the keyword field
• Install now
• activation

HivePress is free to use, but it seems like there are a lot of extension plugins available.

Once activated, HivePress will be added as an item in your WordPress dashboard.

Install the official HivePress free theme

Since there is an official HivePress theme, click on the [Official theme] text link.

There was only one free official theme. I think it was compatible with page builders, so I'd like to start with the free theme and then use a page builder plugin to build the design.

The free HivePress theme is now activated.

Install the HivePress Free Extension Plugin

• HivePress
• Extensions

Activate the free extension from here.

• Invoice function
• Favorites feature
• Map feature
• Private chat feature
• User billing function
• Review feature

These are the free extensions.

What's included in the paid HivePress extension?

You can see from the paid extensions that there are some things you can't do for free.

• reservation
• Sold by users
• Offers
• Membership Charges
• Search Notifications
• Social Login
• Social Links
• Importing a List
• business hours
• User access analysis
• tag

To get full access you will need to pay $179.

Mail Settings

• Password reset
• Email Authentication
• Rejected listings
• Approved Listings
• Expired Listings
• Registered Users

You can set up email.

Install demo content

It is recommended to install the demo content.

Install the [One Click Demo Import] plugin by going to Plugins > Add New.

Appearance > Import Demo Data

Go to.

Download the demo data from the official website.

https://help.hivepress.io/article/66-how-to-import-listinghive-demo-content

Import the demo data downloaded with Import Content.

It will be downloaded as a zip file, and when you unzip it you will find three files:

• content.xml
• customizer.dat
• widget.wie

Set it up like this and then import it.

After setting the display in the homepage settings

It was done!!!

Can I really use HivePress? Check

Finally, let's check whether the matching site system is really complete with HivePress.
Since the administrator is registered as a vendor (seller), let's look at the flow from the buyer's side.

New User Registration

User My Page

Once you set this, more items will be displayed on the user's personal page.

Matching with demo data

Let's try matching using the data included in the demo data.

Click the [Reply to Listing] button

Send Messege

Message log will be saved on My Page

Notification to seller

You will be notified that a message has arrived.

Service listing

List your services by clicking Add Listing in the top right.

First, choose a category

Enter the required information and submit. In the demo, it seems to be approved by an administrator.

View and approve your listings from your WordPress dashboard

Now added!

Add a listing to your user page

New items have been added to the user's My Page. You can edit or hide the contents.

summary

We checked the seller's and buyer's flows without adding any paid options.

If it's free, there's no money flowing

maybe.