1. Use this CSS to hide the popular categories
/*Hide Popular Categories in the Featured Area below search bar on the home page only */
.home .header-wrap .geodir-categories-container {
display: none;
}
2.&4. Remove all badges and shortcodes listed below from your GD Archive Item template: https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs-v2/templates/archive-item/
[gd_post_badge key='featured' condition='is_not_empty' badge='FEATURED' bg_color='#fd4700' txt_color='#ffffff' css_class='gd-ab-top-left-angle gd-badge-shadow']
[gd_post_badge key='post_date' condition='is_less_than' search='+30' icon_class='fas fa-certificate' badge='New' bg_color='#ff0000' txt_color='#ffffff' alignment='left']
[gd_post_badge key='featured' condition='is_not_empty' icon_class='fas fa-certificate' badge='Featured' bg_color='#ffb100' txt_color='#ffffff' alignment='left']
[gd_post_badge key='claimed' condition='is_not_empty' search='+30' icon_class='fas fa-user-check fa-fw' badge='Verified' bg_color='#23c526' txt_color='#ffffff' alignment='left' list_hide_secondary='3']
[gd_post_content key='post_content' limit='60' max_height='120']
4. Use these instructions to remove reviews: https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs-v2/faq/common-examples/#ratings
5. Change the footer with these instructions
https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs-v2/themes/directory-starter/#footer