How to Build Marketplace Pages with Blocks and Shortcodes

How to build marketplace pages with blocks and shortcodes in WP Sell Services. See Service Search, Service Categories, Featured Services, Service Grid, Vendor Card and Buyer Requests blocks on a page, and the same pieces placed with shortcodes.

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You want pages your own way, without code. The plugin gives you six blocks, and short codes for the same pieces, to place on any page. Here is what they look like. You need the free WP Sell Services plugin. It takes about three minutes. There are four steps. Find your pages. See the blocks. See more blocks. See the shortcodes. Step one. Find your pages. Open Pages. Two pages here are built from the marketplace pieces, Marketplace blocks and Marketplace short codes. You edit them like any other page, and add the pieces from the block menu or as short codes. Step two. See the blocks. This page is made of blocks. Service Search is the search box at the top. Service Categories shows the categories you set up. Featured Services shows the services you feature. Step three. See more blocks. Service Grid lists services, here Latest in Logo Design. Vendor Card introduces one seller. Buyer Requests lists the open requests, so sellers can answer them. Step four. See the short codes. This page has the same pieces, placed with short codes, which work in any editor or widget. Search first. Then categories, featured services and the list of all services. The result looks the same, so use whichever your editor makes easier. That is all four. You found your pages, and looked at the blocks, more blocks and the short codes. Pages, your way. Next in this series: See what WP Sell Services Pro adds.