Business Directory Plugin (CMBD) - Views - Directory View


Business Directory View

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Example

Example of the business directory view - WordPress Business Directory
Example of the business directory view

Settings

The Business Directory plugin has a few views which you can choose for your directory appearance. One of them is Business Directory View. To configure it, navigate to the Admin Dashboard → CM Business Directory Pro → Settings.

Navigation to the plugin settings - WordPress Directory Plugin
Navigation to the plugin settings

Click on the Directory Appearance tab.

Directory appearance settings - Business Directory Plugin WordPress
Directory appearance settings

In the first section, set Business Directory View as Current View.

Choosing the directory view - WordPress Listing Plugin
Choosing the directory view

Change the heading level of the business title (this can be useful for SEO). In the example below, the business names will be inside h3 tags. Learn more about headings.

Choosing the level of headers - WordPress Directory Plugin
Choosing the level of headers

Select options for Business Directory View and save changes.

Additional options for the Business Directory View - WordPress Directory Listing Plugin
Additional options for the Business Directory View
  • Display rating - Enable it, if you want to display the rating for each business.
  • Display business description - Enable it, if you want to display each product description below the title.
  • Display business excerpt - Enable it, if you want to display each business excerpt below the title. Note: this option was introduced in version 2.1.5.
  • Display business pitch - Enable it, if you want to display each business pitch below the title. Note: this option was introduced in version 2.1.5.
  • Display business categories - Enable it, if you want to display each product category below the title.
  • Display business address - Enable it, If you want to display each business address below the title. Note: this option was introduced in version 2.3.2.
  • Show details button - Enable it, if you want the "Details" button to be displayed in the business box in the directory index page.

Example with a few options enabled:

  1. Categories
  2. Description
  3. Excerpt
  4. Pitch
  5. "Details" button

    Example of using additional options - Business Directory Plugin
    Example of using additional options

Business Directory View - Rating

To display rating go to the CM Star Rating Settings tab.

Star Rating settings - WordPress Business Directory
Star Rating settings

First, enable rating here to activate functionality and then go back to the Business Directory View Settings to check if you want to display or hide rating.

Enabling the star rating system - WordPress Business Directory Plugin
Enabling the star rating system

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