Business Directory Plugin (CMBD) - Add Business


Adding a Business

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You can create new business listings using the Business Directory Plugin settings. On the WordPress dashboard navigate to CM Business Directory Pro → Add Business. You will be directed to the Add New Business editor.

Adding new business listings - WordPress Business Directory
Adding new business listings

Business Name

Enter a business title in the box provided.

Business title - WordPress Directory Plugin
Business title

Business Description

Describe the business and add any media as needed in the box provided.

Business description - Business Directory WordPress
Business description

Business Tags

Enter values in the box provided to add tags to the business. Use tags as a form of taxonomy for searching and filtering for businesses.

WordPress Business directory tags
Business tags

Business Categories

Check the appropriate boxes to add categories to the business listing. Similarly, add categories for  Custom Taxonomy, if the option is activated.

Business Directory plugin categories
Business categories

Business Badges

Check the appropriate boxes to add badges to the business listing. Learn more about badges: Business Directory Plugin (CMBD) - Custom Taxonomy and Badges. Note: this feature was introduced in version 2.5.1.

Assigning badges to a business - WordPress Listing Plugin
Assigning badges to a business

Business Owner

Note: the following option is displayed when the Community Add-on is installed and activated.

Enter the email address of the business page owner. If you are not the owner or do not have the owner's e-mail address, leave the field empty. This field will be used in the business claiming process; when an email appears in this field the business will be classified as claimed.

Business owner - WordPress Business Directory Plugin
Business owner

Event Gallery (Single Image)

Starting from version 2.0.0 you can add single photos from your events to your business page.

Find the section Event Gallery (Single Image) and click or fill the following options:

Adding Event Gallery (Single Image) - WordPress Listing Plugin
Adding Event Gallery (Single Image)
  1. Add New - Click this button to add a new event. You can add any number of events.
  2. Event Name - Write here the name of the event.
  3. Type - Write here the type of the event. For example: wedding, party, birthday etc.
  4. City, State - Write here the city and the state where the event was held.
  5. Add Image - Click this button to add pictures from your Media Library.
  6. Delete Event - Click the X-icon to delete the event.
  7. Location & Vendor Credits - Write here extedned information about the event. You can use HTML, for example, if you need to leave a link to a photographer.

Event Gallery (Images)

Starting from version 1.9.9 you can add photoreports from your events to your business page.

Find the section Event Gallery (Images) and click or fill the following options:

Adding Event Gallery (Images) - WordPress Directory Plugin
Adding Event Gallery (Images)
  1. Add New - Click this button to add a new event. You can add any number of events.
  2. Event Name - Write here the name of the event.
  3. Type - Write here the type of the event. For example: wedding, party, birthday etc.
  4. City, State - Write here the city and the state where the event was held.
  5. Add Images - Click this button to add pictures from your Media Library.
  6. Delete Event - Click the X-icon to delete the event.
  7. Location & Vendor Credits - Write here extedned information about the event. You can use HTML, for example, if you need to leave a link to a photographer.

Example on the Front-end:

Example of the event gallery in the business profile - WordPress Directory Listing Plugin
Example of the event gallery in the business profile

Event Gallery (Single Video)

Starting from version 2.0.0 you can add single videos from your events to your business page.

Find the section Event Gallery (Single Video) and click or fill the following options:

Adding Event Gallery (Single Video) - Business Directory Plugin
Adding Event Gallery (Single Video)
  1. Add New - Click this button to add a new event. You can add any number of events.
  2. Event Name - Write here the name of the event.
  3. Type - Write here the type of the event. For example: wedding, party, birthday etc.
  4. City, State - Write here the city and the state where the event was held.
  5. Delete Event - Click the X-icon to delete the event.
  6. Location & Vendor Credits - Write here extedned information about the event. You can use HTML, for example, if you need to leave a link to the source of the video.
  7. Video URL - Add here a link to the video, e.g. https://www.youtube.com/embed/xxx or https://player.vimeo.com/video/xxx

Event Gallery (Videos)

Starting from version 2.0.0 you can add multiple videos from your events to your business page.

Find the section Event Gallery (Videos) and click or fill the following options:

Adding Event Gallery (Videos) - WordPress Business Directory
Adding Event Gallery (Videos)
  1. Add New - Click this button to add a new event. You can add any number of events.
  2. Event Name - Write here the name of the event.
  3. Type - Write here the type of the event. For example: wedding, party, birthday etc.
  4. City, State - Write here the city and the state where the event was held.
  5. Delete Event - Click the X-icon to delete the event.
  6. Location & Vendor Credits - Write here extedned information about the event. You can use HTML, for example, if you need to leave a link to the source of the video.
  7. Video URLs - Add here links to videos. Every link to the video must be separated by a new line. Example: https://www.youtube.com/embed/xxxhttps://player.vimeo.com/video/xxx

Business Logo, Banner, Pitch and Additional info

  • Add Logo - The logo size should be square and follow the defined size for the logo which is 500 by 500 px maximum. Not square logos will be resized. You can restrict the setting to only accept the defined logo size and reject bigger images. You can delete logo after adding using the button Remove Logo under the logo.

    Adding business logo and pitch - WordPress Directory Plugin
    Adding business logo and pitch

    Starting from version 1.6.6, you can also set it as the featured image.

    TIP: Featured Image

    On the right panel, you will find the Featured Image metabox, where you are able to set assign one image to represent the business in thumbnails. This is useful if you would like it to be different to the one set in the logo field.

    Adding featured image - WordPress Local Business Directory
    Adding featured image
  • Add additional logo - Set additional logo. The size requirements to additional logo are the same as to main logo. This logo will be displayed only on the business page under the main logo. You can delete logo after adding using the button Remove Additional Logo under the logo. Note: This feature was introduced in version 2.0.7.

    Adding additional logo - WordPress Business Directory Plugin
    Adding additional logo

    Example on the Front-end:

    Example of the additional logo on the front-end - WordPress Listing Plugin
    Example of the additional logo on the front-end
  • Add banner - Set the image as a banner for your business. Note: This feature was introduced in version 1.9.6.

    Adding banner - WordPress Directory Plugin
    Adding banner
  • Business Pitch - Write it in the provided box.

    Business pitch area - WordPress Business Directory
    Business pitch area
  • Additional Info 1 / 2 - Fields where you can write some useful additional information.

    Additional info areas - WordPress Directory Plugin
    Additional info areas
  • Is promoted/featured - Will display the business at the top of every search results page, as well as on the related businesses directory list. Check this box if you would like to highlight a particular business.

    Promoted business - WordPress Business Directory Plugin
    Promoted business
  • Is promoted/featured by zip codes - Does the same as the previous option, but also allows to show this business in the search results once one of the specified zip codes is searched by the user. The list of related zip codes is defined for each business in the option below. Note: this option was introduced in version 3.3.7.

    Promoted by zip business - WordPress Listing Plugin
    Promoted by zip business
  • List of promoted zip codes - Add a list of zip codes that should trigger displaying the current business as the promoted one once the user searches for one of these zip codes. Each zip code should be written on the new line. You can also import a list of zip codes from the CSV file. Check the CSV file example. Note: this option was introduced in version 3.3.7.

    List of promoted zip codes - WordPress Directory Plugin
    List of promoted zip codes

Business Media

Either upload a MP4 video or enter a YouTube/Vimeo link. Use the URL example format for reference.

Adding media - WordPress Directory Listing Plugin
Adding media

Business Picture Gallery

Upload Business photos. Use the example format for reference.

Adding images - Business Directory Plugin
Adding images

Business Video

Enter the URL of a Business Video. Use the example format for reference.

Adding videos - WordPress Business Directory
Adding videos

Business Address

Add up to five business addresses for the business listing. Setting the business as virtual will hide both the map and the address option.

Adding addresses - WordPress Directory Plugin
Adding addresses

Show address - When you add a new business, by default it will follow global settings - if to display address on the business page or not. Here you can decide whether to show the address or not - it will override the global settings. Note: the option Follow global settings was introduced in version 1.9.10.

TIP: Up To Five Addresses

You can add up to five addresses, and each will be shown separately. To add an address or remove it, check the buttons on the top right corner of the section.

Adding multiple addresses - Business Directory Plugin WordPress
Adding multiple addresses

Google Map

Check the Add Google Map box to show the map on the business' page.

Note: To do so, please make sure you have set up the Google Maps API keys in the plugin settings. The map will not show up without it. Learn more: Business Directory Plugin (CMBD) - Adding a Google Map to Business Page


Business Hours

Note: this section was introduced in version 2.5.1.

Configure and display business hours on the business page. For each week day you can choose if the business is Open or Closed, and if it's Open - specify the working hours.

You can also override global plugin settings by enabling or disabling the business hours feature.

Business hours settings - WordPress Business Directory
Business hours settings

Example

Front-end example - Business Directory Plugin
Front-end example

Business Information and Links

Enter values in the boxes provided for social media profiles and business information. Any input field left empty will not appear on the business page.

Additional business links are defined in the Business Directory plugin settings. They will only be used if defined in the plugin settings.

You can also Hide WhatsApp widget for this business to override default settings. Learn more about WhatsApp WidgetNote: This feature was introduced in version 2.0.5. 

Business information - WordPress Directory Plugin
Business information

Additional Business Fields

If you have chosen in plugin settings to add additional business fields, their content can be added to this section of the business page. Please check the plugin settings for more information.

Additional Business Fields - WordPress Directory Listing Plugin
Additional Business Fields

Business Documents

Add attachments to be displayed on the business page.

Adding documents - WordPress Business Directory Plugin
Adding documents

Front-end Example

Displaying attachements on the business page - WordPress Listing Plugin
Displaying attachements on the business page

Business Annual Data

In the Annual Data field you can add extensive information that will be displayed in the front-end as a table, filtered by year.

Business Annual Data - WordPress Business Directory
Business Annual Data

After adding a year, you can easily edit or delete that information.

Example

Example of Business Annual Data on the front-end - WordPress Directory Plugin
Example of Business Annual Data on the front-end

TIP: Changing Labels

By default, the annual data uses an animal farming business as an example. You can change all labels from the Labels section.

Business Annual Data labels - Business Directory WordPress
Business Annual Data labels

Learn more: Business Directory Plugin (CMBD) - Labels Settings


Business Subpages

Adding subpages to the business profile - WordPress Business Directory Plugin
Adding subpages to the business profile

In Business Sub Pages you can add sub pages to menu. There are two options:

1) Write some description in "Content" field, so the user will see typed information by clicking on that sub page.

2) Choose Yes in "Is Custom URL" field and type the link in the "Content" field. By clicking on that sub page the user will be led to that link.

Example

Example of subpages on the front-end - WordPress Listing Plugin
Example of subpages on the front-end

When you are finished editing, scroll to the top of the page and click Publish.

Publishing new business - Business Directory Plugin
Publishing new business

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