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You can achieve that with a membership plugin that allows you to charge a fee for registration, for example s2member.
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PS from https://wpgeodirectory.com/support-policy/

Support for Free Users (non members) is provided for website where only the core plugin is installed and used. If addons are installed and used (even only one addon), the user will have to subscribe again before being able to receive support.

V2 does not use the GD Home page, but you have to create your own. Add the map etc using blocks or shortcodes.
https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs-v2/geodirectory/getting-started/front/

If you want to add the Add Listing page to the menu, go to Appearance > Menus > and select the Add Listing page from the GeoDirectory Endpoints.

To streamline options in Appearance > Menus, have a look at the top right corner where it says “Scree Options”. There you can turn options on and off.

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GD Dashboard widget will offer “See your listings” link to users with listings.
Anything else will require your own customization.
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BUSINESS OWNER INTERFACE / DASHBOARD

We recommend using UsersWP: https://userswp.io/
You can see an example profile/dashboard here: https://wpgeo.directory/supreme-directory/profile/stiofan/listings/
Logged in users will be able to edit their listings from there too.

USER DASHBOARD:

Users are users, there is no difference between people that have added a listing or not.
You can use BuddyPress [with the GD integration addon], usersWP [with built-in integration] or just use GD by itself.
If you add the GD Dashboard widget, then you will see the links to the relevant profile/dashboard page.

How would i be able to set up a menu for a restaurant listing?

You can add a “file upload” custom field, or add a HTML custom field. It depends if you want users to upload an existing menu in PDF for example, or write on.

4) Are there 2 different options for user dashboards (business and regular user?) Can we assign levels to memberships?

You can do that with a membership plugin, but not with GD, usersWP or Buddypress by itself.

5) Is there a way to have a tab or section on the venue profile where it lists events assigned to that venue?

Yes, look for the “link_post” custom fields.

6) What I would like to do is to create a mini community and get as much user generated content as possible. Would the buddypress addon help for this? Ex: ways for people in the community to meet online / connect?

Buddypress will not assist with that.
You may be interested in the MultiRatings addon, which allows more interaction between listing owners and other users: https://wpgeodirectory.com/downloads/multiratings-and-reviews/

7) Is there an addon that would allow me to add deals to listings? and display deals for all listings on a main page the way we do it for events. Right now im setting up happy hours as an event. Was wondering if you have developed another way to add, and display specials / happy hours

You probably can achieve that with some custom field, depending what you are intending.
There is already a default “Special Offers” custom field that may help too.

8) is there a way to assign seo keywords etc to individual listings?

You can add tags, and also investigate GD > Settings > Metas and Titles

2D) Can a users can save / bookmark a listing, post or event?

Yes, that is called favorites.

2E) Can the user log in via social login (ex with their gmail acct)

Yes, if you use UsersWP and the Social Login addon: https://userswp.io/downloads/social-login/

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The simplest solution for that is to add the GD Dashboard widget.
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