CM Business Directory (CMBD) - Business Directory Filters

Business Directory Index Filters

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Navigate to the Admin Dashboard → CM Business Directory Pro → Settings.

Click on the Business Directory tab. Scroll down to the Filters section.

• Run filters with AJAX - If the option is enabled, the filters will work with AJAX. It means that the search results will be shown without reloading the page. Note: this option was introduced in version 2.3.6.

  

• Show search field - Display field to search Business by keywords.
• Search In Tags - Includes tags in the search.

• Display filters one below each other - Determine if filters are shown vertically instead of the regular side-by-side display.

  Example

  

• Display box to search by city/zip fields - Display the field to search Business by its City/ZIP.
• Search by state - Enable this option to display the filter by state. This is a dropdown filter which searches the businesses by its state set in the business address. Note: this option was introduced in version 2.3.5.

• Search by other info field - Enable this option if you want to add search drop-down by other info field.

  Example

  

• Show Categories filter - Display field to filter Business by Categories
• Display Subcategories in categories filter?
  • No - Sub-categories will not be displayed.
  • Yes, with single dropdown - All categories and sub-categories will be displayed in a single dropdown. This option works only if the option Display taxonomy as is switched as Dropdown.

  • Yes, with multiple dropdowns - Categories and sub-categories will be displayed by level in three dropdowns. Yoi can change the names of the levels in the Labels tab. This option works only if the option Display taxonomy as is switched as Dropdown. You can change the labels for le Note: this option was introduced in version 2.0.7.

    Example

    Single dropdown:

    

    Multiple dropdowns:

    

• Show Custom Taxonomy filter - Display field to filter Business by Custom Taxonomy terms (if activated).
• Show Tags filter - Display field to filter Business by Tags.

• Display taxonomy as - Choose style to display filter fields: Dropdown/Tags.

  Example

  Filters displayed as Dropdown:

  

  Filters displayed as Tags:

  

• Choose select style - Choose the style of the select boxes:
  • Normal - Default browser "select".

  • Custom - Customized "select" with improved UI. Note: this option was introduced in version 2.1.0.

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