Business Directory adds a directory of local businesses to your website. Anyone can browse it — no account needed.
What visitors can do
- Browse by category. Your categories are listed down the side. Clicking one shows only the businesses in it; All shows everything.
- Search. Type a business name or a keyword and press Search. The search looks at the business name, its descriptions and its tags.
- Open a listing. Each business has its own page with its photo, short and full description, categories, phone, email and website.
Which listings appear
Only published listings appear in the directory. A listing that is waiting for review, has been rejected or suspended, or has been archived is hidden from visitors until it is published again.
A listing is published when:
- you create it yourself in Listings and set it to Published, or
- you approve a member's listing in Moderation, or
- a member whose tier is set to publish automatically saves it (see Membership Plans and Listing Quotas).
Setting up your categories
Go to Business Directory → Categories to add, rename, reorder or switch off categories. Only active categories are shown to visitors and offered to members when they add a listing.
Linking to the directory
The directory lives at /bd on your website. Add it to your site menu (for example “Business Directory”) so visitors can find it.