AdForest - Classified Ads WordPress Theme

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Classified Ads WordPress Theme – Adforest

AdForest is one of the leading and the best Premium Classified Ads WordPress theme with outstanding front-end UI. Get ad posting WordPress theme with different color options and with awesome WP functionality. Google map is also integrated in WordPress ads theme. Our WordPress classified theme usability and overall user experience according to the Modern Era. If you want your classified business to stand out from the crowd AdForest is the one-stop solution to start and make it easy to sell your products online.

AdForest is a Premium Classified WordPress Theme, super flexible, has Multiple Reusable sections with a lot of possibilities, and has a fully responsive design. We Built it with HTML5 , CSS3 and Latest bootstrap 5 and Latest JQuery 3.1 .

We Build a Complete Classified Solution according to all kinds of ad posting requirements. We carefully handcrafted this theme with a strong focus on typography, usability, and overall user experience. It’s very quick to set up and easy to customize.

Our Theme comes up with Extensive Documentation to guide you and set up your components correctly. Last but not least, AdForest is designed concerning adopting any kind of classified business in the world.

Here are some exceptional Features:

Features:

• Multivendor using MultiVendorX
• Directory Listing and Events Demo available now
• Ad Alerts
• Rating & Reviews on ads
• Advance Search Added
• Multi Currency front end Added
• Complete New look
• Multiple new Home Pages added
• Advanced Google map integration
• Radius Search Added
• 3 types of Ad Search Pages added
• New header Styles added
• Translation for famous Languages added
• New User Registration verification added
• Images Re ordering added
• Category Based Featured ads feature added
• Simple ad expiry added
• Compatible with 100+ social media ad share
• Ajax Drag and Drop Image Up loader
• Bad Word Filter
• Google Map Locations
• Unlimited Custom Fields
• Safty Tips and Tricks
• Featured Ads
• AD Expiry Limits
• Free and Paid Package Admin control
• Auto/Manuel AD Approval
• Currency Change from Back end
• AD Related Taxonomies
• Woo Commerce Payment Option
• Two Type of Layouts
• Different Sidebar Widgets
• Advertisement Spots
• Mode Of Communication
• Messaging System
• Hidden Phone Number
• Google Map Location
• Contact Form 7
• Built in Coming Soon Theme
• Related Ads
• Sticky Sidebar advertisement
• Ad Status ( Sold, Expired etc)
• Widget Ready Search Drag & Drop
• Taxonomies Base Search
• Price Based Search
• AD Type Based Search
• Biding System
• Seller Public Profile
• Seller Rating
• Location Based Search
• Featured Ads Based Search
• Title Based Search
• Sidebar Widgets
• category Based Search (Up to 4 level)
• Warranty Based Search
• Advertisement Within Search Result
• Mail Chimp
• 1 Click Demo Imp.
• Lang.Translation ready
• Redux Framework
• WPBakery Page Builder for WordPress
• Bootstrap 5
• Latest JQuery
• HTML5 & CSS3
• Truly Responsive
• Font Awesome Included
• Classified Icons Included
• Clean and Creative Design
• Clean Code
• Easy to Customize
• Completely Reusable Section
• Targeted Ad Spots
• Smart and creative Category Grid
• Multiple Listing Style
• Cross Browser Compatible
• Multiple Blog Pages
• 2 type of single ad page
• Complete User Dashboard
• User Profile Pages
• Login and Register Models
• 404 and Contact Us Page
• SEO Optimized
• Well Managed Documentation
• Advance Search Sidebar

NOTE: Kindly update your theme to the Modern version as soon as possible if you are using the classic version as the Classic version will not be supported in the future.

We are using Woo Commerce for the package system in AdForest. we are not using it for shopping for products.

Note: We are not providing support for any kind of adult/dating website. If you want to buy then you can proceed but do not expect support for illegal dating or Adult Websites.


Attention: Google Maps Service has updated its policy. Please read details over here

Important Note

Please note that, Before taking any update, take a backup for your previous stable version website.

This Theme is supported by WhizzChat WordPress Chat Plugin

Adforest Update History

Change log / Updates: v 5.1.5 —�� September 27th, 2024

Fixed:
1- Fixed the shop and shop details page view issue.
2- Update the missing strings.
3- Update the WooCommerce version of the theme files..

Change log / Updates: v 5.1.4 —— September 9th, 2024

Fixed:
1 - Fixed Ad post page redirection issue.
2 - Fixed the Categories display on the ad post page.
3 - Fixed ad details page bullet issue.

Change log / Updates: v 5.1.3 —— September 3rd, 2024

Fixes:
1 - Added "Make child Categories selection required on ad post form" is ON, (Categories Load Style selected Grid.)
2 - Fixed the checkbox fields through the category-based template. when editing the ad. 
3 - Fixed The Ads Approval is set to Auto Approval. The user has set some categories "Is Paid" (Gigs and Jobs ). When someone posts ads in the paid categories, it shows them as admin approval.
4 - Fixed When we make any ad sold or expired, the ads can't show on the front end, but the categories show the ad count. The expired/sold ads are not showing on the front end. 
5 - Fixed the same translation issues.
6 - Added If we make any category "is Paid," it'll not work in the Grid style. It'll redirect users to the next page without the category base package.
7 - FIxed Event details are not showing on the Event details page.
8 - Fixed Thousands Separator Issue.
9 - Fixed ad search page sub-categories loading correctly, but on the categories search page the sub-categories are not loading
10- Category level five has been added on (ad_post and Search Page)
11- Fixed, redux compatibility issue.
12- Fixed I've assigned one Ad for the newly registered users. After posting one ad, the user needs to be redirected to the packages page, but the users can post multiple ads without any issue.
13- Fixed TGM function issue in this file class-TGM-plugin-activation.php
14- Fixed post-rating issues.
15- Update WooCommerace templates.
16- Fixed Package shortcode issue.
17- Fixed In the "search - with bg-video", a field is available to add a YouTube video URL. But in the Elementor widget, the YT video URL field is missing.
18- Fixed tags and video URL fields are not showing in the ad_post form when you select a categories-based template.
19- Fixed "Vendor services" shortcode, the section title is duplicated in the section description
20- Fixed "Search - Hero 3" shortcode. In the shortcode, an option is available to add button text, but there is no option for the button link.
21- Fixed user profile rating issue.
22- Fixed ad details sidebar issue.
23- Added leaflet location search auto-suggest on ad_post form. 
24- Fixed ads widget issues.

Added:

1 - Added ACF Custom Fields While creating an Event.
2 - Added Custom fields to the detail page of Events.
3 - Added searching events using custom fields.
4 - Added Package-based event creation.
5 - Added Category based Packages.
6 - Added Package based Ad creation
7 - Added Package to make features from the dashboard and Ad detail page.
8 - Added package-based bump up add
9 - Added Verify user phone number using Whatsapp (to turn on go to Theme Options => Users => Verify Number with Whatsapp(turn on) & Add Your Twilio Verified Whatsapp number(put your Twilio Whatsapp number here)
10- Added Recently Viewed Ads for User
    i- When an ad detail page is visited again after visiting it once a recently visited alert is shown on the ad. To enable or disable it go to Theme options=>Ad View Settings=>Show Recently Viewed on the Ad Detail Page
   ii- Added recently viewed ads in the Search page, to enable or disable this feature go to, Theme options=>Ad Search Settings=>Recently Viewed
12- Added Show More Ads and Infinity Scroll in the ads search page to enable any of these features go to, Theme Options=>Ads Settings=>Search Settings=>Choose Ads Loading Mode.

Change log / Updates: v 5.1.2 —— January 1st, 2024

Added:

 1. ​Added a pay-per-post feature with a theme option.
 2. Added paid bump-up ads with a theme option. Only ads update case.
 3. A rating feature image with a theme option was added. Update and add case.
 4. Added new WP Bakery listing shortcode with sidebar.
 5. Added new Bakary banner shortcode.
 6. We added a new elementor listing widget with a sidebar.
 7. We added a new elementor widget.
 8. Upgrade profile location field with Google API.
 9. Added the default value option in the widgets map and widgets radius.
10. Added the Show/hide option in the widgets map and widgets radius.
11. Added a widget editable option in the widgets map and widgets radius.

Fixes:
 1. Fixed calendar styling issue
 2. Fixed default images not showing.
 3. Fixed styling issue on the search page.
 4. Fixed the "search - with bg-video," a field is available to add a YouTube video URL. But in the Elementor widget, the YT video URL field is missing.
 5. Fixed: A user has added the "Date" custom field. While posting the Ad, the date field is not showing correctly.
 6. Fixed the tags and video URL fields that don't display in the category where we've selected the default template.
 7. It was fixed. The posted ad was not showing on the home page or search page.
 8. Fixed the profile page pagination color not liked with the default theme color issue.
 9. Fixed translation issue.
10. Fixed the breakpoint issue on the "sugercandy" Home page.
11. Fixed the wrong message on the WooCommerce Thank You page.
12. Fixed the image re-arrangement issue in the mobile view. 
13. Fixed the Ad description images that were not showing on the mobile view. 
14. Fixed the Map location issue while editing the Event.
15. Minor CSS fixes
16. Fixed the event detail that was missing while editing the Event.
17. Minor js fixes
18. Added the search button for the location widget in the search at the top.
19. The video upload section was missing in the "Search - with bg-video" Elementor widget.
20. The sold and Expired ads did not appear on the search page, although the option was turned on. Now we've fixed it.
21. The Tags and video fields were linked with each other. Now we've fixed it.

Updated:
All plugins updated to the latest version.

Change log / Updates: v 5.1.1 —— August 24th, 2023

Fixes:
1. Fixed an issue where ads were redirecting to a 404 page after publishing when admin approval was enabled.
2. Resolved the problem causing incomplete WooCommerce orders.
3. Added missing translations for various elements.
4. Fixed the category description issue on the category archive page.
5. Resolved the bug that affected ad expiry days after social login or OTP login.
6. Fixed the field click problem on the registration and login pages.
7. Resolved the currency issue when using the ad feature.
8. Ads redirection to the blog page after posting.
9. Author profile access from the back end.
10. Fixed the "ADs Tabs Modern" widget, and the shortcode does not show the tagline, title, and description on the front end.
11. Fixed WooCommerce outdated copies warnings.
12. Dashboard Mobile layout issues.

Added:

1. A new theme option redirects users to a specific page after login or registration.
2. Preloader image change option and text field.
3. Hide the Comment option while posting a review on the author's profile page.
4. Updated the WP Bakery plugin.
5. Tested with the latest WordPress version.

Change log / Updates: v 5.1.0 —— May 25th, 2023

Added :

1. Make ad feature directly from woo commerce purchase,   (theme options ->ads settings -> ads post settings)
2. Users can update and delete their rating on ads      (theme options ->ads settings -> ads rating settings)
3. User can  update and delete his rating on the user profile (theme options ->user)
4. Advertisement section added for blog and blog detail page
5. Show listing/ad id on the ad detail page, with on/off 
6. Option added on backend where user can activate all his ads in one click.

Fixes:
1. Header toggle issue in vendor dashboard in mobile view, Multivendor X.
2. Custom location issue in user dashboard.
3. Custom location icon issue when all locations are selected.
4. Vendor grid shortcode critical error after demo import.
5. Number of days for simple ads and feature ads is set as zero for new users despite being set in the theme options.
6. Fatal error due to no categories in category fancy shortcode after demo import.
7. Unlimited bidding after user registration, issue fixed.
8. Duplicate ad ratings are being posted in some cases.
9. Contact email to the vendor on the vendor detail page not working.
10 Responsive issues for different sections on the Firefox browser
11 . Bulk plugin install error resolved

Updated :
All plugins updated to the latest version

Change log / Updates: v 5.0.9 —— February 27th, 2023

NOTE: Please read this article before updating to for the Multivendor demo (MVX) How to update to MVx

Added :
1) Compatible with MultivendorX
2) The dynamic time interval for appointments instead of an hour 
3) Widget open/close behavior in search with the map widget

Fixes :
1) Fimple, the feature option not working in ad posts from the backend
2) Without login appointment system not working
3) Make your self vendor button was not working
4) AdForest Vendor hero signature image missing in the wp bakery plugin
5) Top location issue on search page/
6) Current location issue in ad post-modern Google map 
7) Double heading on breadcrumb at the ad detail page
8 ) Re-arrange images were not showing properly in the pop-up
9) Category order on the ad detail page 
10) The newsletter in the footer was not working
11) The notification was not redirecting to the messages tab in the dashboard
12) Redux updated to the latest version warning removed
13) Compatibility added with the latest Elementor plugin 

Change log / Updates: v 5.0.8 —— November 30th, 2022

Fixes : 
1) Profile page broken issue fixed.
2) Business hours issue fixed,

Change log / Updates: v 5.0.7 —— November 24th, 2022

Added :
1) Option to turn on/off the rating star on the ad detail page.
2) Events now are packaged based.

Fixes : 
1) email template issue on ad alert, ad expiry, and package expiry email.
2) add to favorite heart icons was not working on all grids
3) unable to add and edit adforest packages
4) Mark, as featured, was not working from the dashboard
5) fix all broken images linked in CSS.
6) compatible with WordPress 6.1.1
7) process cycle 2 widget description issue
 duplicate phone number when added from user profile.
9) timezone selection for business hours was not working

Change log / Updates: v 5.0.6 —— October 18th, 2022

Fixes : 
1) Empty the image tag on the product detail page.
2) Category modern shortcode issue
3) Same user as multiple attendees at the event
4) Ads cat shortcode layout issue
5) Ad post-modern and ad post-fancy, categories required text translation issues.
6) Search button on search with radius widget on search with top bar
7) Shop page layout issue when sidebar widgets are added
 Other translation and responsive issues resolved
9) Plugin updated

Change log / Updates: v 5.0.5 —— September 05th, 2022

Added :
1) A All new Directory listing demo was added. Now you can use AdForest as a Directory theme as well. Demo included
2:Events option added, now you can create events. demo included.
3:Bussniess hours added now you can create your business hours.
4:Booking/ appointment system added. book your appointment according to business hours.
5:Time kit booking/custom booking options are available.
6:Category page description added with on /off in ads setting->search settings-> category description

Fixes :
1:Header responsive issue
2:Some another design issue on mobile devices.
3:Set gallery first image to ad feature image on admin side
4:Message icon in headers 4 and 9
5:Ad_block text widget was missing in the visual composer
6:Pricing tag  was not showing in category base templates when the price type in hidden
7:If add the same shortcode 3 or 4 times for Ads and select different categories for all shortcodes. When filtering Ads through top location it shows the same Ads in all shortcodes locations base, not the category base.
 Messages screen issue in the mobile view.
9) ​Removed the reset password option during login with Phone Number.
10) Added some missing translation strings.

Change log / Updates: v 5.0.4 —— May 24th, 2022

Added 
1: hide the show address field on the ad post from theme-options->ad post settings
2: make subcategories Required  in ad post form theme-options-> ad settings ->ad settings

Fixes:
1: WPML compatibility issue, multiple emails were sent for different languages when the admin approved the ad.
2:-Hide Recaptcha badge option is not working.
3: Vendor dashboard menu not showing in the following headers.2,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,13
4 : feature date not showing in ad info in dashboard-> dashboard->my-ads->ad-info
5: In RTL Ads details page styling issue.
6: Currency range issue in RTL
7: Menu classes from the backend were not being  included in the child menu
8: ajax loader not working when element or header is active
9: ads alert email was not sent properly
10:Category title in ads grid in rtl
11: Facebook login
12: All headers were not displaying correctly on the Safari browser.
13: Search with map page: Map issues on mobile devices
14: Unavailability of H1 tags in the blogs and categories pages for SEO purposes.
15: some of the demos were not being imported like real estate decor forest  to forest
16: +sign in phone number causing the issue in WhatsApp chat on the ad detail page
17: Email to admin on Ad, update was missing, when admin approve ad update in turned on
18: Translation strings like user type individual and dealer and many others on the dashboard are added.
19: Mark as feature button removed from expired ads

Change log / Updates: v 5.0.3 —— February 03, 2022

Added
1) Upload video in ad post form with on/off option theme options->ad post-> upload video
2) After an ad expires, an email is sent to the creator, and a template is added to the theme options.
3) Filter tags on search with a top bar and search with the map page 

Fixes
1) Map page collapsed mobile view
2) Duplicate phone number users unable to register
3) Email field not functioning user updated profile
3) Ad alert not working in elementor pro
4) Coming soon mode page distorted
5) Product category not clickable
6) Category base template was not being translated when posting other than the default language
7) Ad detail page slider without thumbnail
8 ) Related ads list grid view
9) Ad expires ad sold image not showing
10) Trusted user button text on the user profile page
11) Ajax base category load backend shortcode
12) Expired image issue on the Ad Detail page.
13) Rating issue of the user on the Ad Detail Page.
14) Scrolling issue was fixed for the search with Map Layout on a Mobile device.
15) Category image issue resolved if the Adforest Apps API option is activated.

Change log / Updates: v 5.0.2 —— January 21st, 2022

Added:
1-Ad claim now the user can claim on ad, admin can approve the decline (with an email to author,  admin, and claimer)
2-set column of short features on ad detail page theme option -> ad view setting -> short features column
3-hide show map and filter on the search page with map theme options-> search page

fixes :
1- Search layout grid issues resolved
2- image click  to ad detail fixed 
3- layout not change in search pages
4- footer-1, the section titles don't get changed on the front end.
5- no follow href in header top bar and in footer social widget
6- ReCaptcha v3 issues on the user profile, while sending a message
7- Twilio verifies the identity issue.
8- ad post fancy, notification issues.
9- multiple image uploads in ad post fancy.
10- translation issue in the ad alerts section
11- search page, category selection issue on the category filter(loads parent category after the child selection)
12- advertisement issue on the search pages.
13-Dashboard collapse button missing.
14-Dashboard rtl collapsed.
15-Missing users and why our shortcodes.
16- Header white toggle button on iPhone and iPad.
17-Regular Price on product modern shortcode.
18- Shop now button on product sliders in mobile view.
19 - and other responsive and styling issues.

Change log / Updates: v 5.0.1 —— December 18th, 2021

NOTE: Please follow this article to update the theme from 4.6 to 5.0 How to AdForest update 4.6 to 5.0

Fixes  :
1- Small Fixes and Plugin Updates

Change log / Updates: v 5.0 —— December 10th, 2021

NOTE: Please follow this article to update the theme from 4.6 to 5.0 How to AdForest update 4.6 to 5.0

Added  :
1 - Paid biding from the front end added with on/off option .package base(theme option > bidding settings)
2 - The address field hides req/no-req in ad post form. (theme option > ads settings > ad post settings)
3 - Ad email on the ad post page if the email is not entered by the user in case of social login or OTP
4 - Ad report comments will also be sent by email.
5 - packages page link was added to paid category notice
6 -  on activating ad automatically bump up.
7 - Currency filter added for search pages
8 - compatible image size optimization with the tinypng plugin while uploading
9 - admin can change the header on woo-commerce pages, like the product detail, shop, and product category pages (theme option > shop settings)
10- 404 page title and description added..  (theme options > general settings)
11 - login -registered page show the password option added.
12 - Register page password and confirmation password option added
13 - Ad alert Feature (get info of specific category ad by mail)
14 -  user name field on register user with OTP
15 - free video URL while registering the user
16 - free tags while registering users
17 - simple ad days and feature ad days on the admin side 
18 - default image on ad detail page if ad image not available
19 - WhatsApp number is shown to login/without login user
20- login / register with OTP in the new style
21 - the author can view the expiry and feature expiry detail  of an ad
22 -Search category on the ad post page when the category grid style is selected
23 - Bootstrap 5

fixes  :
1- bidding show on all cats issue----- resolved
2- font-awesome issue resolved with elementor icons ...   (when elementor solid icons were placed on the page our icons were dismissed)
3- input type number in category base template, error message ---- fixed
4- image upload count issue in category base template 
5- currency slider issue in rtl
6- add update mail to admin when the status is pending
7-  feature ad button on expiring ads
8- Allowed images issue in category base
9- required images in default form error
10- change the user name on the ad detail page after changing the ad author from the backend

Change log / Updates: v 4.6 —— November 18th, 2021

Added:
Category base template translate in wpml
Compatible with WordPress 5.8.2

Fixes:
Bidding date autocomplete off in ad post-modern
Vendor access to the backend profile
Feature ad mobile grid 2 column
The vendor filter is hidden in all vendor

Update  : 
Plugin updated to the latest versions
Style files updated
Language files updated

Important Note: AdForest is going to be bigger, better & up to the mark with the latest trends. We are going to release AdForest 5.0 in the coming week or two. Please take a backup of the database and files before updating your theme to AdForest 5.0. Customers using child themes must test AdForest version 5.0 in a testing environment before updating.

Change log / Updates: v 4.4.9 —— August 5th, 2021

Added:
Translated re-Captcha in Firebase OTP.
WordPress 5.8 Block widgets with on /off option.

Update:
Plugin updated to the latest version. 

Fixed: 
Password field not required when OTP enabled. 
User star rating issue on the public profile. 
Making the user trusted from the backend edit profile. 
WCMP vendor was unable to edit the shipping zone. 
Icons problem on activating the WhizChat plugin.

Change log / Updates: v 4.4.7 —— June 23rd, 2021

Fixes:

Added:
1- Verify phone number through Firebase OTP
2- Register and log in as user with a phone number with Firebase OTP
3- Elementor pro header/footer on/off option added
4- Woo-commerce recurring payment
5- No more inactive ads in recent and similar ads
6- Expired ads with published/draft/trash option

Fixes :
1- Remember me not working
2- Editor role unable to visit wp-admin  / multivendor plugin activated
3- Send message styling issues on the ad detail page
4- Woo-commerce template files updated
5- Fatal error on completing woo-commerce order status
6- Features ad slider on a mobile device
7- Ad posted date issue on some shortcodes
8- Breadcrumb issue in multivendor
9- Whatsapp button styling issues on mobile devices
10- Trusted user from user backend profile
11- Ad type value at ad detail page in WPML

Change log / Updates: v 4.4.5 —— March 23rd, 2021

Fixes:

1- Small Fixes

Change log / Updates: v 4.4.4 —— March 21st, 2021

4.4.4

Added:
1- Multivendor WCMP Compatible
2- Email notification before ad expiry with on/off
3- Whatsapp chat button on ad detail with a page on/off
4- WhizChat chat button on the ad detail page

Updated:
1- Update required plugins

Fixes:

1- Custom fields on the ad detail page
2- Reset the password in WPML and return to the language in which it was sent 
3- Solid element in category minimal widgets in AdForest-Elementor 
4- Breadcrumb collapse when blogging as a home page 
5- Ad feature image as social share image 
6- Hero section map location in Elementor 
7- Sticky logo in the transparent header 
8- Register page Recaptcha in case of Elementor 
9- Custom links in the ad description 
10- Ad type, condition, and warranty taxonomies translation in multilingual on the Ad detail page 
11- Hero section (Elementor) all custom location problem 
12- 403 in case of social login 
13- Rejected ad redirected to 404

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