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On this page:<\/h4>\n
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  1. Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Directory pages<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Directory management pages<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Other GD pages<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    <\/a>Introduction<\/h3>\n
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    1. When you activate GD on your site, GD will create some extra pages. These are listed below.<\/li>\n
    2. In the Pages section of your WP admin dashboard, you can change the title and the slug of the page. Also, do not<\/strong><\/em> move the pages under a parent!<\/li>\n
    3. GD Page content is provided by GeoDirectory. Any content added to body of these pages will be ignored by GeoDirectory.<\/li>\n
    4. Generally, the public directory pages<\/strong><\/em> can be modified by firstly selecting which sections you want to use<\/a>, and then by adding widgets to those sections.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Directory pages:<\/h4>\n
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      1. GD Home page – for all locations<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. GD Search<\/a><\/li>\n
      3. GD Detail – for each individual listing<\/a><\/li>\n
      4. GD Author page – where the user can find links to edit their listings etc<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Directory management pages:<\/h4>\n
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        1. Add Listing – to add all types of listings<\/a><\/li>\n
        2. Listing Preview – to check submission before paying and\/or publishing<\/a><\/li>\n
        3. GD Checkout – used with Payments Manager only<\/a><\/li>\n
        4. Listing Success – shown on completion of the submission process<\/a><\/li>\n
        5. GD Info<\/a><\/li>\n
        6. Manage Invoices – page where your users can review their payments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Other GD pages:<\/h4>\n
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          1. GD Login<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            <\/a>Directory pages<\/h3>\n

            Here are links to more details of the different templates further down the page:
            \n            Home<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Listings<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Search<\/a> | Detail<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Author<\/a><\/strong>
            \n\"\"<\/p>\n

            <\/a>Typical layout<\/h4>\n
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            1. Below is a standard layout of a WordPress site, using the GeoDirectory plugin.<\/li>\n
            2. All the GD directory pages are based on this layout.<\/li>\n
            3. The default Design settings only use the GD Right Section<\/strong><\/em> and not the GD Left Section<\/strong><\/em>, because that is the most common layout.<\/li>\n
            4. Also, the GD Bottom Section<\/strong><\/em> is not enabled by default, although this section allows you to add content to the bottom of your GD pages you maybe do not want in the footer section of your non-GD pages.<\/li>\n
            5. You can adjust the settings for these by going to WP Admin<\/strong><\/em> > GeoDirectory<\/strong><\/em> > Design<\/strong><\/em> and this article details the settings<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
              Header section
              \nPart of your theme: logo, header menu etc<\/span>
              \n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
              GD Top section
              \nUse GD widgets here like map, popular categories etc<\/span>
              \n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
              GD Left section
              \nUsed for sidebar widgets<\/span>
              \n<\/span><\/td>\n              		GD Content section
              \nThis content will vary depending on whether this is your GD home page, GD Listings page, GD Detail page or GD Search page<\/span>
              \n<\/span><\/td>\n              		GD Right section
              \nUsed for sidebar widgets<\/span>
              \n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
              GD Bottom section<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
              Footer section
              \nPart of your theme: footer menus, copyright text etc<\/span>
              \n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

              <\/a>GD Home page<\/h4>\n
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              1. This is the home page for your GeoDirectory. You tell GeoDirectory which page is the GD Home at GD > Permalinks > GD Home.<\/li>\n
              2. Some GeoDirectory themes with links to “home” will redirect users to this page, even if it is not set as your WordPress static home page.<\/li>\n
              3. You can set WordPress > Reading > Static Front Page to this same page, if you want your GeoDirectory page to also be the front page of your site. You can also use a different pages for your WordPress Front Page and the GD Home. Some members choose to use different pages so they can create a customized Front Page with a builder and add specific widgets or shortcodes that are not display on the GD Home and Location pages.<\/li>\n
              4. See <\/i> the basic installation documentation about setup.<\/a><\/li>\n
              5. The GD Home page is a WordPress page, but any content added to the page content area is ignored by GeoDirectory. To add content to GD Home, you will need to add Widgets at WP > Appearance > Widgets.<\/li>\n
              6. GD Home is also the template used for each of the locations in your GD installation (including countries, regions and cities).<\/li>\n
              7. Normally, you’d want the map in the top section, as you see at the GD demo<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n
              8. Without the Location Manager addon, you will only have one location.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n