Business Directory Plugin (CMBD) - Custom Taxonomy and Badges


Custom Taxonomy and Badges

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Custom Taxonomy - Settings

To manage custom taxonomies and badges in the Business Directory Plugin, navigate to the Admin Dashboard → CM Business Directory Pro → Settings → Taxonomies tab.

WordPress Business Directory custom taxonomies
Business Directory custom taxonomies

Here you can activate badges and up to 5 custom taxonomies. Enter your taxonomy labels and select the location where you want to display terms on the Business Page.

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The WordPress Business Directory Community add-on makes this easy.

Badges

Since the version 2.5.1, it is possible to display badges for businesses. These badges can be displayed on business pages and on feautred images on the index page.

Badge settings - WordPress Directory Plugin
Badge settings

Choose Yes to enable the feature. Additionally you can change labels which are used on the back-end.

Example

When the option above is enabled, a new menu appears in the menu - Badges. There you can create new badges.

Page for managing badges - WordPress Business Directory Plugin
Page for managing badges

When creating or editing a business, a relevant metabox will appear, where you can assign one or multiple badges to a business:

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

Badges will be displayed on featured images on the index page:

Displaying badges on the index page - WordPress Directory Plugin
Displaying badges on the index page

And on the business page:

Displaying badges on the business page - WordPress Directory Listing Plugin
Displaying badges on the business page

Custom Taxonomy - Assigning Terms

When Custom Taxonomy is active, add the desired number of terms to Business.

Adding business to custom taxonomies - WordPress Business Directory
Adding business to custom taxonomies

Ways to display Custom Taxonomy

Displaying custom taxonomy - WordPress Directory Plugin
Displaying custom taxonomy

In the Left Side Bar:

Custom taxonomies in the left sidebar - Business Directory Plugin WordPress
Custom taxonomies in the left sidebar

In the Upper Part:

Custom taxonomies in the upper part - WordPress Business Directory Plugin
Custom taxonomies in the upper part

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