Set Up Frontend Pages

Your WaaS platform needs three customer-facing pages: Signup, Dashboard, and Templates. Each page can use either a shortcode or a Gutenberg block.

Quick Setup (Auto-Create)

The fastest way: go to WaaS → Settings → General and click the Create/Repair Signup and Dashboard Pages button. This creates all three pages with the correct shortcodes.

Then select each page in the corresponding dropdown and save settings.

Manual Setup

Option A: Using Shortcodes

Create three WordPress pages with these shortcodes:

1. Signup Page

Create a new page (e.g., title: "Signup", slug: /signup/).

Add this shortcode as the page content:

[grabwp_waas_signup]

This renders the complete signup flow:

• Plan selection
• Template picker (if templates exist)
• Site details form (subdomain, email)
• Payment redirect (for paid plans)
• Provisioning status

2. Dashboard Page

Create a new page (e.g., title: "Dashboard", slug: /dashboard/).

[grabwp_waas_dashboard]

This renders the tenant owner dashboard:

• Site overview and quick links
• Subscription status and billing
• Custom domain management
• Backup and restore
• Account settings (email, password)

3. Templates Page

Create a new page (e.g., title: "Templates", slug: /templates/).

[grabwp_waas_templates]

This renders the template browser gallery with:

• Template cards with thumbnails and descriptions
• Tag-based filtering (pills and dropdowns)
• Search
• Pagination
• Preview and "Use this template" buttons

Customize the template browser with shortcode attributes. See Shortcode Reference for all options.

Common configurations:

// Show all templates, default filters
[grabwp_waas_templates]

// Show 9 templates per page, industry tags as pills
[grabwp_waas_templates per-page="9" filter-tags="industry"]

// Curated gallery, no filters, no pagination
[grabwp_waas_templates tags="featured" tags-browser="no" per-page="0"]

Option B: Using Gutenberg Blocks

If you prefer the block editor, use the Gutenberg blocks instead of shortcodes.

1. Signup Block

1. Edit your Signup page
2. Click + (block inserter) and search for "WaaS Signup"
3. Insert the block
4. Save the page

2. Dashboard Block

1. Edit your Dashboard page
2. Search for "WaaS Dashboard"
3. Insert the block — supports wide and full-width alignment
4. Save

3. Template Browser Block

1. Edit your Templates page
2. Search for "GrabWP Template Browser"
3. Insert the block
4. Configure via the Settings sidebar (click the gear icon):

Control	What it does
Limit by tags	Server-side filter — only load templates with these tags
Show tag browser toolbar	Toggle the filter toolbar on/off
Pill filter groups	Which tag groups show as pill buttons vs. dropdowns
Cards per page	Number of template cards per page (0 = show all)

5. Save the page

Note: Blocks show a placeholder in the editor. The full gallery renders only on the frontend.

See Block Walkthrough for detailed block usage.

Link Pages in WaaS Settings

After creating the pages, connect them:

1. Go to WaaS → Settings → General
2. Set each dropdown:
   • Signup Page → your Signup page
   • Dashboard Page → your Dashboard page
   • Templates Page → your Templates page
3. Click Save Settings

Shortcode vs Block Comparison

Feature	Shortcode	Block
Ease of use	Paste shortcode text	Visual editor insert
Configuration	Attributes in shortcode string	Inspector sidebar controls
Preview in editor	Shows shortcode text	Shows placeholder
Frontend output	Identical	Identical
Theme compatibility	Works everywhere	Requires block-compatible theme

Both produce the same frontend output. Choose whichever you're more comfortable with.

Test the Pages

After setup, visit each page on the frontend:

1. Signup page — should show plan selection and signup form
2. Templates page — should show the template gallery with your templates
3. Dashboard page — should show login/OTP form (when not logged in) or the dashboard (when logged in)

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