Fabio Bianchi

Wait Guust!!!

I have another question I just remembered.

If I set up a regular WordPress install and have a few countries on the same directory, can I separate later each country on a specific subdomain?

Another question following the subject of the thread:

As I see things, it’s better to have just one website with all the countries on the same directory. But a network it’s a good idea in terms of scale problems and specific adaptations for each place.

What are your considerations about that? Run on a multisite network or just one website.

If I have the necessary specs for the server, why would anyone consider a multisite instead of a single site?

Thanks, once more.
(Sorry for many questions, I worked with just smaller web projects until this one.)

Because right now I don’t have the resources to pay a hosting plan for the Multisite network.

I’ve read that migrating a multisite network between different hosts is tricky.

Or am I mistaken?

Do you think I can at least kick this off with a multisite on a shared host and then transfer it to a better host to expand the network?

Thanks!

Thanks, Paolo and Stiofan.

Paolo, maybe you are right and there are not so many people asking for this feature. But as a developer and mostly as a person who has your own web directories, do not you think that once this feature is implemented, people will figure out another way to use the plugin and organize the directory?

That’s why in my initial post I did all that explanation about niche directories. I mean, if it’s just to know the address and hours of operation of a store, just type in Google and the results page already have this information!

Stiofan, I would like to set specific groups of custom fields to specific categories. Doing so, I can present just one CPT and different categories, each one for each type of business listing.

For example, a CPT called places and 3 categories: vinyl records store/ bookstore / used bookstore

Doing that, I can gather very specific information for each type of listing and offer more to the site visitor making my web directory different and more complete.

What do you think?

I really like to understand why GD doesn’t allow me to do that. Perhaps I’m not seeing something.

Best for all!

Well, that’s exactly what I said on my post, a niche it’s the best way for us!

But I’ve argued that plugin architecture does not favor this focus in a niche.
It looks like you did not read my post.

I see that as the plugin was designed, it does not favor a web directory focused on a niche.
I think GD should allow you to create groups of custom fields for each category. And we leave the CPTs for very specific things like events, for example.

And as for Guust’s suggestion, I think it’s a precarious solution and I’m sorry to be honest, somewhat lazy.

As another colleague of ours here in the forum has already said, it is really possible to do using Pricing Manager, but then we will have several price options and a total confusion, which may even keep people from making new listings.

The GD is really very good, and accepting patches offered as solutions, is to degrade all the work already placed in the plugin.

I want to put also, that a lot of other people here in the forum have already suggested this change, of having a conditional option with the custom fields. I’m not the only one.

Thank you, both for the answer, but that isn’t what I was asking.

I know about the Advanced Search and to build an option to the user filter the results.

My question is a way to build a custom page with that, doing so I have the option to promote that page addressing popular keywords related to the niche of my directory and consequently getting more traffic.

For sure I can do that with categories, but GD architecture makes me use custom fields to set these parameters for my listings. That’s why I’m asking. I’m imagining that such feature it’s common in many directories since it is a very effective way to increase traffic.

Any ideas?

As you can see in the second image, Leaflet Maps Marker gives the complete address with number and zip code.

Maybe you can add other geolocation providers?

Yes, because most of the slugs are very similar and also the names of the categories.

Do you think that a simple prefix can fix the problem with duplication?

I’m worried about Google thinking I’m snuffing keywords on the slugs.

What do you think?

Thanks!