All functionality is available within the simple-to-use Block Editor or Classic Editor visual editor UIs, however, manual shortcodes are available for those editing in the Classic Editor’s text view.
For those using Elementor, you can add Fast eBay Listings to your pages by adding a Shortcode widget and entering the following shortcode text.
For your reference, details of the shortcode parameters are here.
‘eBay Search’ – Display items from a custom search
Shortcode:
[ebay_search query="apple MacBook" categoy="123" maxprice="1500" columns="2" rows="2"]]
Use this shortcode to search eBay for items and present them in your post or page. You can filter your search by a number of criteria like keywords, categories, seller price etc.
Shortcode parameters:
| query | keywords to search for on eBay |
| category | eBay category ID to filter results by |
| seller | filter results to given seller (eBay username, not store name) |
| minprice | filter results to those above the given price |
| maxprice | filter results to those below the given price |
| sort | search results are sorted by this (default BestMatch) |
| columns | display results in a grid this many columns |
| rows | display results in a grid with this many rows |
| picwidth | desired width dimension of thumbnails |
| customid | a custom token to pass to EPN to track links clicked by your visitors |
| slideshow | display as a slideshow: Manual, Auto, LoadMore or Default (from settings) |
| slides | number of slides to cycle between |
If items are omitted, defaults from the plugin setting will be used.
Additionally, the shortcode tag ‘content’ can be used to populate a header link:
[[ebay_search query="apple MacBook"]Check out these MacBook's![/ebay_search]
Sorting of results is achieved through the ‘sort’ parameter. Valid values for this are:
BestMatch, CurrentPriceHighest, DistanceNearest, EndTimeSoonest, PricePlusShippingHighest, PricePlusShippingLowest, StartTimeNewest
eBay provides images in the sizes 225px and 1000px. To avoid in-browser scaling choose one of these, otherwise, Fast eBay Listings will utilise the next largest to the stipulated ‘PicWidth’ parameter.
‘eBay Item’ – Display a single item
This shortcode resents details of a single eBay item listing.
Shortcode:
[ebay_item item="1234567890"]
Parameters:
| item | the eBay item number to display |
| variation | the eBay item variation id. Required for items with variations, but left blank otherwise. |
| picwidth | desired width dimension of thumbnails |
| customid | a custom token to pass to EPN to track links clicked by your visitors |
How to find an eBay item’s variation id
- View the item on eBay.
- Select the desired variations/options, e.g. size, colour.
- Add to your eBay ‘watch list’
- Browse to your eBay ‘watch list’ and find the item.
- Inspect the item URL, it will contain the item ID and the variation ID. e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115710830111?var=415848756053
- Item ID = 115710830111
- Variation ID = 415848756053
- Copy these IDs into the Fast eBay Listings single item Shortcode or block
‘eBay Image’ – Display a single image
This utilises the same parameters as the above ‘eBay Item’ Shortcode.
[ebay_image item="1234567890"]
‘eBay Feedback’ – Display Account Info & Feedback
Shortcode:
[ebay_feedback seller="myebayusername" columns="1" rows="10"]
Use this Shortcode to show eBay seller account info, feedback ratings and comments.
Shortcode parameters:
| seller | show account info and feedback for this eBay user (enter username, not store name) |
| accountinfo | show eBay seller account summary info (values 0 or 1) |
| ratings | show eBay seller feedback star ratings (values 0 or 1) |
| comments | show eBay seller feedback comments (values 0 or 1) |
| show | show eBay seller feedback commenting user and date (values 0 or 1) |
| columns | display feedback comments in a grid this many columns |
| rows | display feedback comments in a grid with this many rows |
| customid | a custom token to pass to EPN to track links clicked by your visitors |
| slideshow | display as a slideshow: Manual, Auto, LoadMore or Default (from settings) |
| slides | number of slides to cycle between |
If items are omitted, defaults from the plugin setting will be used.