How to use and maintain your Business or Member Directory.
To access the Business Directory module, please go to MODULES --> Business Directory.- Adding a business directory listing
- Activate trial of business directory
- Editing a listing
- Deleting a listing
- Listing statistics
- Allocate owners
- Business directory fields via membership forms
- Business address export
WHAT DOES THE DIRECTORY MODULE DO?
The directory module is used to make a contact directory of business and members.
It stores names, contact details, descriptions and images/logos in a directory on your Website.
ADD A BUSINESS DIRECTORY LISTING
To add a Business listing, go to BUSINESSES --> Add Business from the left side menu.
Complete the fields with the Business details. Fields with a * are mandatory.
Once you have completed the form, click Save & Close.
Your listing will then appear in the Business Directory listing.
The listing will require Activation to be live on your Website. To do this, click the red toggle switch next to the new listing. This will turn green when the listing is Activated.
Once the listing is Activated, it call be viewed by Users, on the Directory page on your Website.
Below is how the above listing will appear on the Website (colours and styles will vary depending on your Website styling).
ACTIVATE TRIAL
Activating a trial on a listing activates the listing, and gives it a one month expiry from the current date.To Activate a trial, click the icon
from the Directory list next to the relevant listing.EDITING A LISTING
To Edit a listing, click Businesses from the left side menu, and select List/Edit Businesses.
Locate the listing you would like to Edit, and click on the Edit icon 
next to the relevant listing.
Once you have completed your changes, click Save & Close at the bottom of the page.
DELETING A LISTING
To Delete a listing, click Businesses from the left side menu, and select List/Edit Businesses.
Locate the listing you would like to Delete, and click on the Delete icon 
next to the relevant listing.
Click OK on the pop-up window, to confirm.
LISTING STATISTICS
To view the statistics of a listing, click the Statistics icon 
from the Directory Listings admin area.
OR
Click "Other" from the left side menu, and select Statistics.
The Statistics area will show;
- The listing name.
- Number of Natural Views - Clicks from the link in the Directory on your website
Number of Views via search - Views from search Engine links. - External Links Clicked - Number of links to external websites that have been clicked from this listing (ie - the business website etc).
- Clicked While Featured - Number of times the listing was clicked while listed as a featured business in the Directory.
ALLOCATE OWNERS
The Allocate Owners section is used to link your Members to the Business listings as the business owners.
To Allocate Owners, select "Other" from the left side menu, and click on Allocate Owners.
A list of all the registered Users will appear, along side a list of all the businesses in the Directory.
To narrow down the User list, you can use the search fields at the top of the page.
You can check one User, to a single, or multiple businesses to link them as the owner.
For a user to appear in the list, they need to have been given the "Listing Owner" Role.
Once you have checked the User to the Business, click Save & Close.
The User will now show as the Business Owner on the Business Directory listing.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY FIELDS VIA MEMBERSHIP FORMS
For instructions on adding business directory fields, kindly see this document Managing Your Membership Forms.
Note: The business directory listings are automatically activated after a member is approved (either manually or automatically). Disable automatic approval if listings need to be reviewed before becoming active on the site.
BUSINESS ADDRESS EXPORT
To export a list of businesses and their addresses from your Directory, select Other from the left side menu, and click Business Address Export.
Click the 
button.
When prompted, click the Save button to save the excel file to your computer.