> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Welcome

> Find common how-to guides, popular marketplace help, and recent updates for The Animal Traders

# Welcome to The Animal Traders docs

Find practical help for buying, selling, reviews, trust, organizations, payments, and app settings.

If you are not sure where to start, choose the task that matches what you are trying to do.

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  <Card title="Browse marketplace lanes" icon="layout-grid" href="/help/browse-lanes">
    Switch All, Livestock, Pets, Adoption, and Feed to focus Browse on the right kind of listing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Search sellers and organizations" icon="search" href="/help/search-sellers">
    Find a specific seller, farm, breeder, shelter, or organization and filter Browse to their listings.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Messages" icon="message-circle" href="/help/messages">
    Start conversations from listings, manage unread messages, and use message actions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Notifications" icon="bell" href="/help/notifications">
    Manage email, in-app, and push notifications from Profile → Preferences.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Update your profile" icon="user-round" href="/help/update-profile">
    Change your name and avatar, and find Account, Selling, and Preferences settings.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Help & Support" icon="life-buoy" href="/help/help-support">
    Message Animal Traders Support, report a problem, or open these help articles from Profile.
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## Popular docs

These pages cover the areas members tend to need most often.

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  <Card title="Reviews & reputation" icon="star" href="/help/reviews">
    Learn when reviews unlock, how buyer feedback works, and where reputation appears.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Trust badges" icon="shield-check" href="/help/trust">
    Understand Trusted, Earning trust, and Not yet rated badges across sellers, buyers, and members.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cash purchase confirmation" icon="receipt-text" href="/help/cash-confirmation">
    Use confirmation codes to verify cash deals, unlock reviews, and keep transaction history accurate.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Opening app links" icon="link" href="/help/opening-app-links">
    Fix links from email, push notifications, messages, listings, and review reminders.
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## Selling and listing help

Use these when you are creating, publishing, editing, or promoting listings.

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  <Card title="Quick vs complete listings" icon="list-checks" href="/help/quick-vs-complete-listings">
    Choose the right listing form when you start the create-listing wizard.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Listing fees, Extend, and Renew" icon="badge-dollar-sign" href="/help/listing-fees-and-activation">
    Understand Step 5 checkout, listing fees, free credits, paid extensions, and renewal.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Manage published listings" icon="clipboard-list" href="/help/manage-published-listings">
    Open a live listing from Sell, edit details, update status, and manage listing actions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Manage listing inventory" icon="package-check" href="/help/manage-listing-inventory">
    Learn how inventory changes after cash sales, pricing edits, and restocking.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Listing photos and videos" icon="images" href="/help/listing-media">
    See what media sellers can upload, what gets blocked, and how to avoid file issues.
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## Payments and buyer checkout

Payments on The Animal Traders are designed so buyers pay sellers directly through Stripe for card purchases.

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  <Card title="Buying with card at checkout" icon="credit-card" href="/help/buyer-checkout">
    Walk through quantity selection, delivery, coupons, and secure card payment.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Card payouts and Stripe Direct" icon="landmark" href="/help/card-payouts">
    Understand connected Stripe accounts, direct charges, fees, onboarding, and payouts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sales tax responsibility" icon="file-text" href="/help/seller-sales-tax">
    Learn why sellers are responsible for their own sales tax under the Stripe Direct model.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Referrals and listing credits" icon="ticket-percent" href="/help/referrals-and-listing-credits">
    Share referral codes, accept a friend's code, and understand when credits are earned.
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## Trust, safety, and account setup

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  <Card title="AI review summaries" icon="sparkles" href="/help/ai-review-summaries">
    Learn how AI summaries work, why a summary might be missing, and how to read one.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Verification" icon="badge-check" href="/help/verification">
    Understand user and organization verification, including nonprofit document review.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Moderation & Family Safety" icon="shield-alert" href="/help/moderation">
    Learn what we moderate, how reporting works, and what happens when content is flagged.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Organizations" icon="building-2" href="/help/organizations">
    Create and manage organizations for shelters, farms, breeders, and team selling.
  </Card>
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## What's new

<Card title="Read the changelog" icon="history" href="/changelog">
  See recent updates for Settings tabs, Browse lanes, Help & Support, trust evaluation, listing fees, checkout, and notifications.
</Card>

<Tip>
  If a link from email or a push notification does not open where you expected, start with [Opening app links](/help/opening-app-links).
</Tip>