{"id":788,"date":"2025-03-24T14:27:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/how-to-manage-claimed-listings\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T15:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:24:02","slug":"how-to-manage-claimed-listings","status":"publish","type":"gd_place","link":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/article\/claim-listings\/how-to-manage-claimed-listings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Manage Claimed Listings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t Each time a listing claim is submitted, you have the option to <strong>manually review<\/strong> it prior to approval or rejection. Should you wish to, you may setup <strong>automatic approval <\/strong>of listing claims.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section class=\"alert alert-warning dashed\">\n\t Automatic approval depends on email verification of submitted listing claims.<\/section>\n<h2>Setting up Automatic Approval<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t<img width=\"920\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-xIKUqBz79p-1024x436.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-xIKUqBz79p-1024x436.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-xIKUqBz79p-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-xIKUqBz79p-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-xIKUqBz79p.png 1212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>\n\t1\n\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>\n\t\t Navigate to <strong>GeoDirectory &gt; Settings &gt; Claim Listings (Tab) &gt; Settings (Sub-Tab). <br \/>\n\t\t<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>\n\t2\n\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\tUnder <strong>Claim Listings Options, <\/strong>tick the checkbox next to <strong>&#8220;<\/strong> <strong>Auto approve via email verification?&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/strong> <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>\n\t Now, each time a claim is submitted, a verification email will be sent to the submitter. If verified successfully, the claim will be auto-approved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2> Manual Review of Claimed Listings<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t<img width=\"920\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-g9pdHsu0UN-1024x391.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-g9pdHsu0UN-1024x391.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-g9pdHsu0UN-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-g9pdHsu0UN-768x293.png 768w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-g9pdHsu0UN.png 1347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>\n\t1\n\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\tNavigate to <strong>GeoDirectory &gt; Settings &gt; Claim Listings (Tab) &gt;&nbsp;Listing Claims (Sub-Tab). <\/strong>This is where you will find all the approved, pending and rejected listing claims for your site.&nbsp;\n\t<\/dd>\n<dt>\n\t2\n\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\tYou may click the <strong>View <\/strong>link to view the claimed listing&#8217;s details.&nbsp;\n\t<\/dd>\n<dt>\n\t3\n\t<\/dt>\n<dd>\n\tYou may then click <strong>Approve <\/strong>to approve a listing claim, or <strong>Reject <\/strong>to reject it, or <strong>Delete <\/strong>to send it to trash.&nbsp;\n\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>\n\t After approval, if you wish to un-approve a listing claim, you can do so by heading to the Listing Claims under <strong>Approved, <\/strong>and clicking <strong>Undo <\/strong>for that particular claim.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img width=\"920\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-eNQ5JSXHQU-1024x388.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-eNQ5JSXHQU-1024x388.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-eNQ5JSXHQU-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-eNQ5JSXHQU-768x291.png 768w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/file-eNQ5JSXHQU.png 1041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p>\n\tFollowing are some often-asked queries regarding&nbsp;what happens when a user puts up a listing and it is claimed by the business owner:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Who does the listing belong to after the claim is made?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe claimant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Will the user who originally posted the listing still be able to edit the listing after a business has successfully claimed the listing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tNo, the original poster will no longer be able to edit the listing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <strong>On the posting user&#8217;s profile (frontend),<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;will the listing still appear, after a business has successfully claimed it?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tNo, the listing will now show up only on the new claimant&#8217;s profile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each time a listing claim is submitted, you have the option to manually review it prior to approval or rejection. Should you wish to, you may setup automatic approval of listing claims.&nbsp; Automatic approval depends on email verification of submitted listing claims. 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