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Looking For a Script/Plugin for a Local Directory

by CleanMountainLiving
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I'm looking for some kind of script or plug-in or something for my local directory.

I've already got Gravity Forms, and I have a form set up for businesses to fill in their information...that's all well and good.

But, how can I get it to basically create their page on the site automatically with their entered information?

Or, how can I set up a template where it's easy for me to get it done. Right now, each listing is taking me 20 minutes or so to get in because of dealing with photos and logos and getting everything to 'look' good.

I'd like to get it set up where the photo goes in one place everytime, and address, phone, email and website fields are in the same place, and then the added text goes below the picture.

Please note that I am NOT using a directory theme or plugin because I think they all look pretty much like crap. My niche is providing businesses an exclusive web page on my site, which is positioning itself as the best and most recognizable directory in it's market.

Any ideas or anyone point me in a direction???
#directory #local #script or plugin
  • Profile picture of the author Steve Solem
    So...you're looking for a script or plugin, yet you're not using a directory theme or plugin because you don't like any of them?

    Are you using wordpress or something else for your site...and what plugins or themes have you looked at and decided against?

    How much information are you collecting via your form that's proving to be so much to manage?

    I'm considering doing a directory myself with just wordpress - and think I could do a lot with wufoo to collect basic info and logos/images that could then be copied and pasted into the website without much formatting necessary.

    It would really help to see what you're doing and dealing with, but feel free to pm a link if you don't want to publicly post the site here and I'll help if I can.
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    • Profile picture of the author CleanMountainLiving
      Yes, it's a wordpress theme, the Smallbiz theme, which is a premium theme typically designed for 1 small business, but I like the theme and am building it out in a bit of a different way.

      I guess what I really need is a page template to drop the information into. The biggest thing that's taking time is the formatting of images, as not every business out there has logos they can email, images of the same size, etc.

      But, I think I'm just going to have to plow through it, and just get as efficient as I can, although the next local directory I do I will outsource the content.

      I'm doing this one for the experience and hands on feel.
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  • Profile picture of the author tajimd
    Gravity form has a Free Add-On called Gravity Form - Custom Post Type

    Download that and install it..

    but before that create a Custom Post type in your wordpress theme.

    Now, add the gravity form into a Wordpress Page, now whenever someone submits that form all the info from form will be submitted as a Custom Post Type in your blog which you can use to display as listing.

    Also for address, phone, email and website fields you can create custom field and map it using the Plugin in your Gravity Form.

    All the tutorials on how to use Gravity Form - CPT is given on its site.

    It's pretty easy and straightforward, let me know if you need help.

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    Gravity Form - Custom Post Type is a separate plugin, You have to download it from
    wordpress .org and install it alongside the main Gravity Form plugin
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    • Profile picture of the author CleanMountainLiving
      Originally Posted by tajimd View Post

      Gravity form has a Free Add-On called Gravity Form - Custom Post Type

      Download that and install it..

      but before that create a Custom Post type in your wordpress theme.

      Now, add the gravity form into a Wordpress Page, now whenever someone submits that form all the info from form will be submitted as a Custom Post Type in your blog which you can use to display as listing.

      Also for address, phone, email and website fields you can create custom field and map it using the Plugin in your Gravity Form.

      All the tutorials on how to use Gravity Form - CPT is given on its site.

      It's pretty easy and straightforward, let me know if you need help.

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      Edit:
      Gravity Form - Custom Post Type is a separate plugin, You have to download it from
      wordpress .org and install it alongside the main Gravity Form plugin
      Now THAT is the reason WF is so great. Many, many thanks to you...I will update with how it worked out...
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  • Profile picture of the author andreisaioc
    i can offer a wordpress directory theme, which can support gravity forums though is not needed since it comes with a complete form builder. Here is the buzzler theme: Buzzler - WordPress Business Directory Theme | SiteMile.com
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    • Profile picture of the author CleanMountainLiving
      I sent a message through your sitemile site looking for some more info on the Buzzler theme. I've got a site I'm working on, that is still in it's infancy, but I've got quite a bit of momentum in the market, and am looking for maybe an easier solution...
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  • Profile picture of the author Steve Solem
    @ Tajimd - nice tip there about GF and the custom post type plugin!

    @ cleanmountain - if you're dealing with lots of images you need to all make relatively the same, you could create an action in photoshop (maybe photoshop Elements too) to run to resize them appropriately and then save for the web. I think you'd want to have a minimum size so things aren't stretched to make them larger, but starting with large images of different sizes, an action could easily scale them down for you.
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    • Profile picture of the author CleanMountainLiving
      Yeah, Steve, your right. I've got a lot of momentum on this project, in both sales and the admin side, so I'm just going to keep my head down at this point and kind of figure out what works best as I keep moving forward...
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    • Profile picture of the author buddhaflow
      Originally Posted by Steve Solem View Post

      @ Tajimd - nice tip there about GF and the custom post type plugin!

      @ cleanmountain - if you're dealing with lots of images you need to all make relatively the same, you could create an action in photoshop (maybe photoshop Elements too) to run to resize them appropriately and then save for the web.
      You can also install the powerful and free 'imagemagick' utility (imagemagick.org) to make dealing with images faster. It's a command line image processor that can be a bit nibbly but is super powerful once you learn a couple simple things.

      convert image1.jpg -resize '800x>' image2.jpg

      This will downscale everything wider than 800 to 800, and not touch smaller images. It keeps the same dimensions. If you do 800x600 instead, it will resize everything into 800x600 no matter the size.

      (in windows, i think it's
      convert -resize '800x^>' image1.jpg image2.jpg)

      So, you can resize a whole directory at once:
      mogrify -resize '800x>' *.jpg (note this will overwrite originals)

      It can do like a million other things too. For instance, you could write one command to add drop shadows, convert to jpg, put your watermark/text on, and resize to an appropriate size. Then, you can just run this for each image, or run it on a directory and process dozens or hundreds in the blink of an eye.

      Sorry, this isn't really relevant to the main point, but it's something anyone who has to take a lot of images from clients ought to know about; using this can make fiddling with / resizing images waaay faster and easier.
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  • Profile picture of the author mavsfan13
    It sounds like you know what direction you want to go in but have you looked at GeoTheme.com yet?
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  • Profile picture of the author AussieT
    Wow, its been some time since we last had a good discussion/suggestions for directory sites. Keep em coming.
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  • Profile picture of the author andreisaioc
    we have the beta version of buzzler launched yesterday, still a few more things to straighten up but will be stable in a few days check it out here Buzzler Business Directory Theme
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    • Profile picture of the author justme007
      ...we have the beta version of buzzler launched..
      @ andreisaioc : Does the Buzzler theme have recurring payments capability?

      I was looking at the Vantage theme, but it is not recurring payments capable.
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  • Profile picture of the author andreisaioc
    @CleanMountainLiving: what do you mean, easier solution?
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  • Profile picture of the author andreisaioc
    For now we dont have that, but we are working on an update which will be launched on 27th of Feb which will def have the subscriptions for paypal.
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    • Profile picture of the author workers24hdotcom
      Originally Posted by andreisaioc View Post

      For now we dont have that, but we are working on an update which will be launched on 27th of Feb which will def have the subscriptions for paypal.
      I suggest to add" claiming business feature"
      Your theme looks better then the ones mentioned in this thread.
      Geotheme has bugs just like others providers. I would make my own its much better.
      Cheers
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      • Profile picture of the author justme007
        Originally Posted by workers24hdotcom View Post

        Geotheme has bugs just like others providers. I would make my own its much better.
        Cheers
        What bugs does Geotheme have? I read that Geotheme came as a result of bugs found on GeoPlaces, and supposedly Geotheme was created by a former GeoPlaces user to fix all bugs and vulnerabilities.
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    • Profile picture of the author justme007
      Originally Posted by andreisaioc View Post

      For now we dont have that, but we are working on an update which will be launched on 27th of Feb which will def have the subscriptions for paypal.
      Well, I shall keep an eye out for that. Recurring payment capability is a must for a directory website.
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  • Profile picture of the author maricelu
    Try using Geotheme. It could serve you well enought.
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  • Profile picture of the author SpankinNewbie
    Gravity Forms has a directory plugin.
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