Design & Layout

Design and layout settings control the visual appearance of the site. All options are found under Admin → Settings → Design.

Site Theme

PHP Pro Bid admin — Site Theme settings with theme selector, color scheme (Light/Dark), and font selectors for Standard and Headlines
  • Site Theme — select the active theme for the site.
  • Color Scheme — choose between Light (default) and Dark mode.
  • Fonts — select the standard body font and the headlines font. Both default to Inter.
PHP Pro Bid admin — Header design settings with header type, container width, announcements box, and categories menu options
  • Header Type — choose between Standard (default) and Compact header layouts.
  • Container Width — set the header width: 1080px, 1200px, 1320px (default), or Fluid (full width).
  • Announcements Box — add a promotional banner or announcement that appears at the top of the site using the rich text editor.
  • Categories Menu — enable the categories navigation menu in the header. Select which categories to display and whether subcategory boxes appear on hover.
  • All Categories Link — display a link to the full categories page in the menu.

Main Content

PHP Pro Bid admin — Main Content settings with Container Type (Compact/Padded) and Container Width options
  • Container Type — choose between Compact (default, no extra padding) and Padded (adds spacing around the content area).
  • Container Width — set the main content area width: 1080px, 1200px, 1320px (default), or Fluid.

Home Page

PHP Pro Bid admin — Home Page design settings showing carousel options and multiple listing sections with card type, items per row, and carousel toggles

Configure the home page layout. The page is built from sections, each displaying a set of listings. For each section you can configure:

  • No. of Cards — how many listing cards to display in the section.
  • Card Type — List or Grid layout.
  • Desktop / Phone: Items per Row — the number of cards per row for each screen size.
  • Carousel — enable horizontal scrolling for the section.
  • Display Featured Only — only show featured listings in the section.

The top of the page also includes carousel settings: width (Standard or Fluid), autoplay toggle, and autoplay speed.

Listing Details

PHP Pro Bid admin — Listing Details page design with title position, information section width/position/color, purchase form, history tabs, and details section tabs display
  • Listing Title — Position — where the listing title appears on the detail page (Top or Inside).
  • Information Section — configure the width (50% / 100%), position (Left / Right), and background color of the listing information panel.
  • Purchase Form — Display Quantity Box — show or hide the quantity selector on product listings.
  • History Section — Tabs — select which history tabs are visible: Offers and Sales (Products Only).
  • Details Section — Tabs Display — choose between Horizontal and Vertical tab layout for the listing details section.

Listing Card

PHP Pro Bid admin — Listing Card settings with title lines, purchase buttons, wish list button display, and display seller toggle
  • Listing Title Lines — the maximum number of text lines for the listing title on cards (e.g. 3).
  • Show Purchase Buttons — display Buy Now or Bid buttons directly on listing cards.
  • Wish List Button — choose between Always Display or Display on Card Hover.
  • Display Seller — show the seller’s name on listing cards.

Language Selector

PHP Pro Bid admin — Language Selector with Enable checkbox
  • Enable Language Selector — when checked, visitors can switch the site language from a dropdown. This only applies if the site has multiple languages installed.

Recently Viewed Listings

PHP Pro Bid admin — Recently Viewed Listings settings with Enable checkbox and Expiration Time field
  • Enable Recently Viewed Listings Box — when checked, a “Recently Viewed” section is displayed in the site footer showing listings the visitor has previously viewed.
  • Expiration Time — the number of hours after which a listing is removed from the recently viewed list.