{"id":28790,"date":"2024-08-02T17:14:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T12:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stylemixthemes.com\/wp\/?p=28790"},"modified":"2025-12-25T15:44:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T10:44:48","slug":"changes-in-motors-theme-options-migration-to-motors-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stylemixthemes.com\/wp\/changes-in-motors-theme-options-migration-to-motors-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes in Motors Theme Options: Migration to Motors Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As we continue to enhance and expand the functionality of the Motors theme, we have decided to transfer several settings from the Theme Options to a separate Motors Plugin. This separation allows us to introduce new features while keeping the layout and functionality distinct.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Below is a comprehensive list of the changes that have taken place:<\/span><\/p>\n

General Settings<\/b><\/h2>\n
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  1. Google Maps API Key<\/b>\n
      \n
    • Previous Location:<\/b> Theme Options \u2192 General<\/span><\/li>\n
    • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Google Services \u2192 Google Maps \u2192 Google Maps API Key<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Google Maps Pin Image<\/b>\n
        \n
      • Previous Location:<\/b> Theme Options \u2192 General<\/span><\/li>\n
      • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Google Services \u2192 Google Maps \u2192 Custom Google Maps Pin Image<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • reCaptcha (v3)<\/b>\n
          \n
        • Previous Location:<\/b> Theme Options \u2192 General<\/span><\/li>\n
        • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Google Services \u2192 reCaptcha \u2192 reCaptcha<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Inventory Settings<\/b><\/h2>\n
            \n
          1. Enable User-Friendly URL<\/b>\n
              \n
            • Previous Location:<\/b> Theme Options \u2192 Inventory Settings \u2192 Main<\/span><\/li>\n
            • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Listings Page \u2192 General \u2192 SEO-Friendly URL<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • Gallery Interaction on Hover<\/b>\n
                \n
              • Previous Location:<\/b> Theme Options \u2192 Inventory Settings \u2192 Main<\/span><\/li>\n
              • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Listings Page \u2192 General \u2192 Image Sliding on Hover<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
              • Number of Featured Listings (List & Grid)<\/b>\n
                  \n
                • New Feature:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Listings Page \u2192 General \u2192 Number of Featured Listings List\/Grid<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                • Sold Listings<\/b>\n
                    \n
                  • Previous Location:<\/b> Theme Options \u2192 Inventory Settings \u2192 Main<\/span><\/li>\n
                  • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Listings Page \u2192 General \u2192 Sold Status for Vehicles<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                  • Price Settings<\/b>\n
                      \n
                    • Previous Location:<\/b> Theme Options \u2192 Inventory Settings \u2192 Price<\/span><\/li>\n
                    • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Listings Page \u2192 Currency<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                    • Filter by Location<\/b>\n
                        \n
                      • New Feature:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Search and Filtering<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                      • Grid\/List Card<\/b>\n
                          \n
                        • Previous Location:<\/b> Theme Options \u2192 Inventory Settings \u2192 Grid\/List Card<\/span><\/li>\n
                        • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Listings Page \u2192 Listing Info Card<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          Single Listing Templates<\/b><\/h2>\n
                            \n
                          1. Page Templates<\/b>\n
                              \n
                            • Previous Location:<\/b> Theme Options \u2192 Single Listing Templates<\/span><\/li>\n
                            • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Listing Detail Page \u2192 Page Templates<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              User\/Dealer Settings<\/b><\/h2>\n
                                \n
                              1. User\/Dealer Settings<\/b>\n
                                  \n
                                • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Profile<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                                • Optimizing Image<\/b>\n
                                    \n
                                  • Previous Location:<\/b> Theme Options \u2192 User\/Dealer \u2192 Main<\/span><\/li>\n
                                  • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Listing Detail Page \u2192 General<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                                  • Loan Calculator<\/b>\n
                                      \n
                                    • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Listing Detail Page \u2192 Loan Calculator<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                                    • Listing Creation Form<\/b>\n
                                        \n
                                      • Previous Location:<\/b> Theme Options \u2192 Add Listing \u2192 General<\/span><\/li>\n
                                      • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Listing Detail Page \u2192 Listing Creation Form<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                                      • Layout Builder<\/b>\n
                                          \n
                                        • Previous Location:<\/b> Theme Options \u2192 Add Listing \u2192 Layout Manager<\/span><\/li>\n
                                        • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Listing Detail Page \u2192 Layout Builder<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                          Features Settings<\/b><\/h2>\n
                                            \n
                                          1. Features List<\/b>\n
                                              \n
                                            • Previous Location:<\/b> Theme Options \u2192 Features Settings<\/span><\/li>\n
                                            • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Listing Detail Page \u2192 Features List<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                              Additional Pages<\/b><\/h2>\n
                                                \n
                                              1. Inventory Archive Page, Compare Page, Login\/Registration Page<\/b>\n
                                                  \n
                                                • Previous Location:<\/b> Theme Options \u2192 Inventory Settings \u2192 Main<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                • New Location:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Pages<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                  Monetization<\/b><\/h2>\n
                                                    \n
                                                  1. Monetize Dealer Registrations<\/b>\n
                                                      \n
                                                    • New Feature:<\/b> Motors Free Plugin \u2192 Monetization \u2192 Monetize Dealer Registrations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                      These changes ensure that the Motors Free Plugin can provide a robust and versatile experience, allowing for more advanced features and better separation between layout and functionality.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                                      Discover the latest updates in the Motors theme as we migrate key settings to the new Motors Free Plugin. This article details the changes, including the relocation of features like Google Maps API Key, reCaptcha, SEO-Friendly URLs, and more. Learn how this transition enhances functionality and separates layout from features for a more robust user experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":28795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[395,1391],"tags":[368,1185,1186,316],"class_list":["post-28790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motors","category-updates-features-motors","tag-lms","tag-motors-theme-settings","tag-motors-theme-updates","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stylemixthemes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stylemixthemes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stylemixthemes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stylemixthemes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stylemixthemes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28790"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/stylemixthemes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33460,"href":"https:\/\/stylemixthemes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28790\/revisions\/33460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stylemixthemes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stylemixthemes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stylemixthemes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stylemixthemes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}