This help explains how listings are added in WPRentals, how the front-end User Dashboard works, and which admin settings control the listing submission form.
How Listing Submission Works
In WPRentals, listings are added and edited from the front-end User Dashboard.
The correct paths are:
User Dashboard → My Listings → Add New Listing
or:
User Dashboard → My Listings → Edit Listing
This is the recommended workflow because the front-end dashboard includes the rental-specific fields, such as price, images, location, booking type, calendar, availability, guest options, and owner-related settings.
Who Can Add Listings
WPRentals supports two common listing management workflows:
1. Multiple owners / users submit listings
Use this setup when different owners register on the website and submit their own listings from the front-end User Dashboard.
In this case:
- Owners register or log in.
- Owners use the User Dashboard to add and edit their listings.
- The admin controls which fields are available in the submission form.
- The admin can approve listings manually or allow automatic approval, depending on the site setup.
2. Single site owner / admin manages all listings
Use this setup when the website belongs to one owner, agency, or company, and the admin manages all listings.
In this case:
- The admin logs in.
- The admin uses the front-end User Dashboard to add and edit listings.
- The website does not need to allow public owner registration if all listings are managed by the site owner.
Create or Check the User Dashboard Pages
The User Dashboard pages are needed so owners or admins can manage listings from the front end.
If you imported demo content, these pages are usually already created. If you did not import demo content, you must create them manually.
The most important pages for adding and editing listings are:
- Add New Listing page – created with the User Dashboard Submit – Step 1 page template.
- Edit Listing page – created with the User Dashboard Edit page template.
- My Listings page – used by owners or admins to see and manage their submitted listings.
To create a dashboard page:
- Go to Pages → Add New.
- Add the page title.
- Select the correct WPRentals dashboard page template.
- Publish the page.
How to create User Dashboard pages
Manage the Listing Submission Form Fields
The site admin controls which fields appear when an owner or admin adds a listing from the front-end dashboard.
Go to:
Theme Options → Add Listing Page & Payment Settings → Listing Submission Form
From this section, you can:
- Choose which default listing fields show in the form
- Choose which custom fields show in the form
- Choose which Features and Amenities show in the form
- Set which fields are mandatory
How to manage submit form fields and mandatory fields
Set the Booking Options Used in the Submission Form
Before listings are added, configure the global booking settings.
Go to:
Theme Options → Booking Configuration
From this area, you can manage important booking options such as:
- Booking type: per day, per hour, or mixed booking
- Weekend days
- Long-stay price thresholds
- Guest selector settings
- Calendar settings
- Booking form display options
These settings affect how the listing submission form and booking form behave.
Theme Options – Booking Settings
Increase the number of months in the calendar
Manage Guest Options
Guest options control how guests are selected in the booking form and how guest fields appear in the listing submission form.
Go to:
Theme Options → Booking Configuration → Guest Selector Settings
From this section, you can manage options such as:
- Use advanced guest control
- Use a simple total guest dropdown
- Show or hide the guest field in the submission form
- Set the maximum guest number for dropdown selection
Theme Options – Booking Settings
Manage Categories and Location Fields
Before listings are added, set how categories and location fields should work in the submission form.
Listings can use taxonomies such as:
- Listing categories
- Listing action categories
- City
- Area / neighborhood
- Country, state, or county, depending on your setup
- Features and amenities
For location fields, you can choose how users add the location:
- Autocomplete location search
- City and area dropdowns
- Manual city and area input
Location Options in Submit Listing Form
How to manage listing location with theme autocomplete
Manage Custom Fields and Default Listing Fields
WPRentals includes default listing fields, and you can also create custom listing fields when you need extra information.
Default fields can include fields such as price, images, listing details, guests, location, categories, features, and booking options.
Custom fields are managed from:
Theme Options → General → Listing Custom Fields
Use custom fields when you need extra listing information that is not included in the default WPRentals fields.
After creating a custom field, enable it in the listing submission form settings if owners must complete it when adding a listing.
Add, edit, and delete listing custom fields
Submit Listing Form: Price Details Explained
Property Description Editor and Formatting
In the WPRentals front-end Dashboard Submit / Edit Listing form, the Property Description field uses a plain textarea field.
This means the front-end dashboard form does not load the WordPress visual editor for this field. Formatting buttons, such as bold, headings, colors, or lists, are not available in the default dashboard form.
There is no Theme Options setting that replaces the front-end Property Description textarea with the WordPress visual editor.
If you need users to keep formatted content in the front-end Dashboard description field, this requires custom development. A developer can override the submit template and replace the description textarea with a custom editor solution.
The template files usually involved are:
- wp-content/themes/wprentals/templates/submit_templates/property_description.php
- wp-content/themes/wprentals/templates/submit_templates/property_description_first.php, if your setup uses the description-first layout
Add a New Listing From the Front End
After the dashboard pages and submission settings are ready, owners or admins can add a listing from the front end.
Go to:
User Dashboard → My Listings → Add New Listing
Then complete the listing form:
- Add the listing title and description.
- Add the listing price and price details.
- Add the listing category, type, city, area, and location.
- Add the map location, if required by your setup.
- Add images and media.
- Add listing details, custom fields, and features or amenities.
- Add booking settings, availability, and calendar details.
- Save or submit the listing.
To edit an existing listing, go to:
User Dashboard → My Listings → Edit Listing
Can Listings Be Added From wp-admin?
Listings can be created from the WordPress admin, but the recommended WPRentals workflow is to add and edit listings from the front-end User Dashboard.
The front-end dashboard is designed for the WPRentals rental workflow and gives access to the listing details, pricing, booking, calendar, availability, and owner-related options.
This applies to both website models:
- Multiple owner website: owners register, log in, and submit their own listings from the User Dashboard.
- Single owner / site admin website: the admin logs in and uses the User Dashboard to add and manage all listings.
Related Help
User Dashboard and Submission Setup
- How to create User Dashboard pages
- Submit a Listing from the User Dashboard
- How to manage submit form fields and mandatory fields
- Adding Listings with Free Submission
- Paid Submission
- Membership Submission
- Approve listings manually or automatically
Single Owner or Multiple Owners
- How to use WPRentals as a single owner or site-admin website
- How to use WPRentals with multiple owners
- Login and Register setup
Booking, Calendar, and Guests
- Theme Options – Booking Settings
- How to enable Instant Booking
- Increase the number of months in the calendar
- How to setup hourly booking