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Connect for Mobilox

by Naiche

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Description

Connect for Mobilox syncs your vehicle inventory from the Mobilox/Hexon dealer management system to your WordPress site. Vehicles are stored as a configurable post type with full data available to your theme.

Features:

  • Real-time sync — vehicles are added, updated, and removed automatically via the DV incremental XML feed.
  • Configurable post type — sync to the built-in “Vehicle” post type or any existing custom post type in your theme.
  • Full data storage — every field Mobilox sends is stored in a custom table as JSON, accessible via template helpers.
  • Image management — diff-based: only new images are downloaded, unchanged images keep their attachment IDs, removed images are cleaned up.
  • Endpoint security — protect your sync endpoint with a secret token or HTTP Basic Auth.
  • Status dashboard — see synced vehicle count, errors, last sync time, and a full activity log.
  • Read-only meta box — view all vehicle data grouped by category on the post editor.

For theme developers:

Access vehicle data in your templates:

$vehicle = mobilox_get_vehicle();
echo $vehicle->{'general.make.name'};
echo $vehicle->{'powertrain.engine.power.pk'} . ' pk';

Or field by field:

echo mobilox_get_field( 'body.colour.name_nl' );
  1. Upload the plugin to /wp-content/plugins/ or install via Plugins Add New.
  2. Activate the plugin.
  3. Go to Mobilox Settings and select a post type.
  4. Copy the endpoint URL from the Mobilox Dashboard page into your DV management tool.
  5. Vehicles will sync automatically as Mobilox pushes updates.
  1. The Mobilox dashboard — vehicle count, sync status, endpoint URL, and activity log.

    The Mobilox dashboard — vehicle count, sync status, endpoint URL, and activity log.

  2. Settings — post type selector, endpoint security, and log retention.

    Settings — post type selector, endpoint security, and log retention.

Which post type should I choose?

If your theme already has a vehicle/occasion post type, select that. Otherwise, use the built-in “Mobilox Vehicle” type. You can change this at any time — existing vehicles will continue to work.

How do I access vehicle data in my theme?

Use mobilox_get_vehicle( $post_id ) to get the full data object, or mobilox_get_field( 'field.name' ) for a single field. Field names match the Mobilox XML element names (e.g. general.make.name, powertrain.engine.power.pk).

Is the sync endpoint secure?

By default, the endpoint is open (for easy setup). Go to Settings to add a secret token or HTTP Basic Auth credentials.

1.1.3

  • Fix: the consumer price was read from the wrong DV element (verkoopprijs_particulier prijs bedrag), but the DV schema places it directly at verkoopprijs_particulier bedrag, so prices were stored as 0. The price is now read from the correct element, with a fallback for feeds that wrap it in a <prijs> node.
  • New: the vehicle description (opmerkingen) is now saved to the post content, so themes that render the_content() show the full description.
  • Fix: an “Undefined array key” notice when a vehicle had no <titel> element.

1.1.2

  • Fix: incremental sync did not import vehicles from the standard DV (“Doorlinken Voorraad”) feed. The XML parser now reads the flat voertuig.xsd (2.21) element names — voertuignr_hexon, merk, model, tellerstand, verkoopprijs_particulier, afbeeldingen, verkocht — so make, model, price, mileage, fuel, build year, sold status, and photos are stored correctly.
  • Fix: the sync endpoint returned a JSON-quoted response ("1"), which the DV client rejected as “Answer unequal to ‘1’” — every push was reported as failed even when the vehicle was stored. The endpoint now returns a bare 1 / 0.

1.1.1

  • Fix: saving the Settings page could fail with “Cannot load mobilox-settings.” — the Post Type field was named post_type, which shadows a reserved WordPress admin request variable used to resolve the current admin page, making the page-hook lookup fail on save. All settings fields are now plugin-prefixed so they can’t collide with core request vars or other plugins.

1.1.0

  • Complete rewrite — OOP architecture with namespaced classes.
  • Custom database table for vehicle data (no postmeta bloat).
  • Configurable post type — sync to any existing CPT or the built-in one.
  • XML-only sync (v2.23+ compatible) — dropped legacy POST field support.
  • Diff-based image handling — only downloads new/changed images.
  • Secured REST endpoint with token and HTTP Basic Auth.
  • Admin dashboard with stats, activity log, and endpoint URL.
  • Read-only meta box showing all vehicle data grouped by category.
  • Template helper functions for theme developers.
  • Full uninstall cleanup (tables, posts, attachments, options).

1.0.0

  • Initial version.
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