Member or Business Directory Module

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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
The date ranges can be altered by clicking one of the pre-set buttons, or manually entering custom date range

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. See Roles for more information.
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.

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.