{"id":700,"date":"2025-03-24T14:27:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/settings-overview-for-general-general\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T15:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:23:47","slug":"settings-overview-for-general-general","status":"publish","type":"gd_place","link":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/explore-settings\/settings-overview-for-general-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Settings overview for: General > General"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t This is a settings overview for the GeoDirectory &gt; Settings &gt; General page.<\/p>\n<section class=\"video widescreen\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iSlXFo_2Dt0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/section>\n<h2>Site Settings<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Restrict wp-admin<\/strong> &#8211;&nbsp;The user roles that should be <strong>restricted from the wp-admin<\/strong> area.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Listing Settings<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>User deleted posts<\/strong> &#8211;&nbsp;If checked a user deleted post will go to trash, otherwise it will be permanently deleted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New listing default status<\/strong> &#8211;&nbsp;This is the post status a new listing will get when submitted from the frontend.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Allow posting without logging in<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/core-features\/hidden-advanced-settings\/\">A<\/a>) &#8211;&nbsp;If checked, non-logged in users will be able to post listings from the frontend.<br \/>\n<section class=\"alert alert-danger\">\n<p>\t\t If using WP Engine hosting, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/troubleshooting\/how-to-allow-posting-without-logging-in-when-using-wp-engine-hosting\/\">this guide<\/a> to make this feature work.<br \/>\n\t<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show preview button<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/core-features\/hidden-advanced-settings\/\">A<\/a>) &#8211;&nbsp;If checked, a preview button will be shown on the add listing page so uses can preview their post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Max upload file size&nbsp;<\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/core-features\/hidden-advanced-settings\/\">A<\/a>) &#8211;&nbsp;Maximum upload file size in MB, 1 MB = 1024 KB. <strong>It must&nbsp;be greater than 0.<\/strong>&nbsp;This setting will overwrite the max upload file size limit in image\/file upload &amp; import listings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Noindex empty archives<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/core-features\/hidden-advanced-settings\/\">A<\/a>) &#8211;&nbsp;If checked, this will attempt to add `noindex` tags to empty GD archive pages.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Map Settings<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Google Maps API KEY<\/strong> &#8211; Google Maps requires an API key, enter your API key here.&nbsp; If no key is entered maps <strong>will fallback to Open Street Maps<\/strong> (OSM) by default to ensure your maps always work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google Geocoding API Key<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/core-features\/hidden-advanced-settings\/\">A<\/a>) &#8211;&nbsp;If the above Google MAPs API key is restricted by HTTP referrers then some import features will not work, in this case, you can enter a separate unrestricted API key for Geocoding &amp; Timezone services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maps API<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/core-features\/hidden-advanced-settings\/\">A<\/a>) &#8211; Select the maps API service to use.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Automatic<\/strong> (<em>recommended<\/em>) &#8211; This will try to load the Google API first but if it fails for some reason (<em>https issues or country restrictions like China or Cuba<\/em>) then it will automatically fallback to load the Open Street Maps API.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google Maps API <\/strong>&#8211; This will load Google JS library only. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Open Street Map API<\/strong> &#8211; This will load OpenStreetMap JS library only.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Disable Maps<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; This will disable and hide maps for entire site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Default map language<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/core-features\/hidden-advanced-settings\/\">A<\/a>)&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;URLs will only be in one language, this will determine the language location slugs. <em>You should avoid changing this after listings have been added.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Default marker icon&nbsp;<\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/core-features\/hidden-advanced-settings\/\">A<\/a>) &#8211;&nbsp;This is the marker icon used if the category does not have a marker icon set.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enable map cache<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/core-features\/hidden-advanced-settings\/\">A<\/a>) &#8211;&nbsp;This will cache the map JSON for 24 hours or until a GD listing is saved.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tracking Settings<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Allow Usage Tracking&nbsp;<\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/core-features\/hidden-advanced-settings\/\">A<\/a>)&nbsp;&#8211; Want to help make GeoDirectory even more awesome? Allow GeoDirectory to collect non-sensitive diagnostic data and usage information. <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/usage-tracking\/\">Find out more<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a settings overview for the GeoDirectory &gt; Settings &gt; General page. Site Settings Restrict wp-admin &#8211;&nbsp;The user roles that should be restricted from the wp-admin area. Listing Settings User deleted posts &#8211;&nbsp;If checked a user deleted post will go to trash, otherwise it will be permanently deleted. 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