{"id":742,"date":"2025-03-24T14:27:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/location-manager-setup-guide\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T15:23:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:23:54","slug":"location-manager-setup-guide","status":"publish","type":"gd_place","link":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/location-manager\/location-manager-setup-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Location Manager – Setup Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
<\/span>This setup guide will run through a typical setup of the Location Manager<\/a> extension from start to finish.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Location Manager<\/a> extension extends your city directory to a global directory<\/strong> or anything in between. With Country, Region, City, <\/strong>and Neighborhood support<\/strong>, users can browse and add listings anywhere<\/strong> they want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>For a full list of features see<\/strong> the Location Manager product page.<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Installation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first step<\/strong> if you haven’t already, is to install the Location Manager.<\/strong> This can be done by following our guides on how to install an extension.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1 – Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once installed and activated<\/strong>, you can find the Location Manager settings at GeoDirectory > Settings > Locations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"The Location manager comes with sane defaults<\/strong> meaning the 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 settings overview.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you wish to limit your directory to only certain locations<\/strong> you can set those from here, see the settings overview linked above<\/strong> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2 – Permalinks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that you can add listings to multiple locations you may want to adjust the listings permalinks to show the location<\/strong> they are in.  You can do this by visiting the standard WordPress Permalinks settings page under Settings > Permalinks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By default locations are not set in the URL structure, these options give you the ability to select pre-defined options or to set a custom variation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 3 – Location Switcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that your directory has multiple locations<\/strong> you will want to let your users switch between locations<\/strong> to be able to browse listings by country, region, city, or neighborhood. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The location switcher is available in many forms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n