{"id":730,"date":"2025-03-24T14:27:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/claim-listings-setup-guide\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T15:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:23:52","slug":"claim-listings-setup-guide","status":"publish","type":"gd_place","link":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/claim-listings\/claim-listings-setup-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Claim Listings Setup Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"alert alert-info\">\n\t This setup guide will run through a typical setup of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/downloads\/claim-listings\/\">Claim Listings<\/a> extension from start to finish.<\/section>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t The <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/downloads\/claim-listings\/\">Claim Listings<\/a> extension allows your visitors and business owners to submit their &#8220;claims&#8221; for listings. Business can verify their ownership of their respective listings using this simple extension. Here is what this extension has to offer:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>simple claim button<\/strong> that can be placed anywhere using a&nbsp;<strong>shortcode, widget<\/strong>, or&nbsp;<strong>Gutenberg block<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lightbox Popup Claim<\/strong>&nbsp;form on the frontend.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ninja Forms Integration&nbsp;<\/strong>(free) to quickly and easily create claim forms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pay to Claim <\/strong>feature, that can be achieved in combination with our <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/downloads\/pricing-manager\/\">Pricing Manager extension<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Auto Approve Claims<\/strong>&nbsp;via email verification or on receipt of payment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manually Approve&nbsp;<\/strong>or reject claims after reviewing claim info.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Undo Claims <\/strong>that were previously approved in case of accidental approval or other nefarious reasons.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Email Notifications<\/strong> for both the directory owner, as well as business owners about the status of submitted claims.<\/li>\n<li>Display a <strong>Verified Listing badge<\/strong>&nbsp;anywhere using our <strong>\u201cPost Badge\u201d<\/strong> widget, shortcode, or block.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"alert alert-info\">\n\t For a <strong>full list of features see<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/downloads\/claim-listings\/\">Claim Listings product page.<\/a><\/section>\n<h2>Installation<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t The <strong>first step<\/strong> if you haven&#8217;t already, is to <strong>install the Claim Listings extension.<\/strong> This can be done by following our guides on <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/category\/installing-extensions\/\">how to install an extension.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Step 1 &#8211; Settings<\/h2>\n<p> <strong>Once installed and activated<\/strong>, you can find the Claim Listings settings at <strong>GeoDirectory &gt; Settings &gt; Claim Listings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img width=\"920\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-5M4H9MRhjL-1024x423.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-5M4H9MRhjL-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-5M4H9MRhjL-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-5M4H9MRhjL-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-5M4H9MRhjL.png 1243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t The Claim Listings extension comes with <strong>sane defaults<\/strong> meaning the <strong>default settings will work for the majority of users<\/strong>, however, there are many customizations that can be done via the settings, for a full explanation of what all the settings do please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/claim-listings\/settings-overview-for-gd-settings-claim-listings-settings\/\">settings overview.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t If you wish to <strong> auto-approve submitted listing claims, <\/strong>you can do so in the settings section by going to <strong>GeoDirectory &gt; Settings &gt; Claim Listings &gt; Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img width=\"890\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-S4kugBOV7K.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-S4kugBOV7K.png 890w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-S4kugBOV7K-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-S4kugBOV7K-768x330.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Step 2 &#8211; Adding the &#8220;Is Claimed?&#8221; Field<\/h2>\n<p>\n\tThe next important step is to add the <strong>&#8220;Is Claimed?&#8221; <\/strong>custom field to the available fields. You can do so by heading to <strong>CPT &gt; Settings &gt; Form Builder <\/strong>and then moving the &#8220;Is Claimed?&#8221; field to the available fields section.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img width=\"920\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/119468123-cafe2f80-bd63-11eb-9a57-d99a674b9fd1-1024x800.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/119468123-cafe2f80-bd63-11eb-9a57-d99a674b9fd1-1024x800.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/119468123-cafe2f80-bd63-11eb-9a57-d99a674b9fd1-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/119468123-cafe2f80-bd63-11eb-9a57-d99a674b9fd1-768x600.png 768w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/119468123-cafe2f80-bd63-11eb-9a57-d99a674b9fd1-1536x1200.png 1536w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/119468123-cafe2f80-bd63-11eb-9a57-d99a674b9fd1.png 1709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/p>\n<section class=\"alert alert-danger\">\n\tWithout this step, the &#8220;Is Claimed?&#8221; widget may not show up in the sidebar.&nbsp;<\/section>\n<h2>Step 3 &#8211; Managing Claimed Listings<\/h2>\n<div>\n  First, you will need to add the Claim button on the frontend. You can use our <strong>GD &gt; Post Claim <\/strong>widget to add a claim submission button to any widget area, or within content areas as a shortcode or block. To do so, please see the guide about <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/claim-listings\/gd-post-claim\/\">Post Claim button<\/a>.<br \/>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"alert alert-success dashed\">\n\t All Widgets come as Widgets, Shortcodes or Blocks. Learn more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/core-widgets\/what-makes-geodirectory-widgets-special\/\">Super Duper Widgets<\/a>.<\/section>\n<div>\n  If you have enabled auto-approval of submitted claims, Claim Listings will approve each claim after email verification. For manual approval, you can navigate to <strong>GeoDirectory &gt; Settings &gt; Claim Listings (tab) &gt; Listing Claims (sub-tab) <\/strong>and then approve, reject or delete the submitted claims therein. You may read the detailed guide about <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/claim-listings\/how-to-manage-claimed-listings\/\">managing claimed listings<\/a>.<br \/>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2>Step 4 &#8211; Integrations<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t You can use <strong>Ninja Forms WordPress plugin <\/strong>to create claim forms and display them using our <strong>GD &gt; NInja Forms <\/strong>widget. <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/claim-listings\/integrating-ninja-forms-with-claim-listings\/\">Read more about using Ninja Forms with Claim Listings extension<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Similarly, to create <strong>&#8220;Pay to Claim&#8221;<\/strong> listings, you can use our <strong>Pricing Manager extension<\/strong> in assonance with Claim Listings to create custom paid packages for Claim Listings. <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/claim-listings\/how-to-setup-pay-to-claim-listings\/\">Read more about paid listings<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This setup guide will run through a typical setup of the Claim Listings extension from start to finish. Overview The Claim Listings extension allows your visitors and business owners to submit their &#8220;claims&#8221; for listings. Business can verify their ownership of their respective listings using this simple extension. Here is what this extension has to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"article\/tags":[554,569,570],"article\/categories":[213,401],"class_list":["post-730","gd_place","type-gd_place","status-publish","hentry","gd_place_tags-geodirectory-extensions","gd_place_tags-setup-guide","gd_place_tags-claim-listings","gd_placecategory-extensions-features","gd_placecategory-claim-listings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/gd_place"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"gd_place_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/tags?post=730"},{"taxonomy":"gd_placecategory","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/categories?post=730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}