Is it possible to add a "Go Back" button to single locations?

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January 14, 2020 at 8:21 pm #525598

alchemi design
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Hi there,

When you click on a single location (example location page:http://destinationsouthernmaryland.alchemidesign.com/places/annmarie-sculpture-garden-arts-center/) from our listings pages (example parent listings page: http://destinationsouthernmaryland.alchemidesign.com/explore-legends/museums-historical-sites/), there is no way to go back to the listings page from the individual location except the browser back button.

Is there any way I can add a “back to listings” page that will take them to the parent category listing page for each listing? When visitors click on listings from google, we want for them to easily navigate further into the website or understand that there are more listings than just the page they visit, which is why this would be helpful.

Thanks!

January 15, 2020 at 5:19 am #525642

Alex Rollin
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Unfortunately that isn’t available right now but I have taken it up as a suggestion.

For now it would require a customization. A quick search revealed this is relatively easy to do with a snippet:
https://www.google.com/search?q=wordpress+go+back+shortcode&oq=wordpress+go+back+shortcode

January 15, 2020 at 4:48 pm #525797

alchemi design
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Thank you, unfortunately the customizations I’ve been able to find only go back to the previous page of one’s history rather than going to a specific page or listings. I’m hopeful that it will be incorporated into a future update of GeoDirectory!

January 15, 2020 at 7:12 pm #525821

Alex Rollin
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Ah, ok, I understand.

For that purpose, breadcrumbs are created. It looks like you aren’t using breadcrumbs.

If your theme doesn’t have them, Yoast or Rank Math, both SEO plugins, have a shortcode that will add breadcrumbs for you. They can really help users browse and find their way back.

You should also consider adding category links to all the Gd template pages and the location switcher if you want to help users navigate to specific locations like a town or city.

January 15, 2020 at 7:45 pm #525828

alchemi design
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We’re using Ocean WP, do you happen to know if they have breadcrumbs? We also wouldn’t want breadcrumbs on all pages, likely just on listing detail pages.

How can we go about adding category links to GD template pages or the location switcher?

We previously had the GD Category widget in the sidebar on single listing pages, clicking on the category links would only take users to related listings, and for some categories, nothing would show up at all. Is that normal?

January 16, 2020 at 8:54 am #525909
Alex Rollin
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Looks like OceanWP recommends Yoast for SEO.

For adding GD Categories to the detail page, the default for the shortcode should work.
```
[gd_categories post_type="0" title_tag="h4" sort_by="count" max_level="1" max_count="all" max_count_child="all"]
```
If you don’t want the links in the categories to have location, you can disable that feature in the Locations tab

Look for the option “Archive URLs on the details page”

https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs-v2/addons/location-manager/

You can also use GD Post Meta for categories.
January 16, 2020 at 5:47 pm #526022

alchemi design
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Thank you, I did disable the feature in the Locations tab!

Regarding the breadcrumbs, when I go into Yoast and enable breadcrumbs, I see the panel visible in the attached screenshot.

What do I need to input for a breadcrumb trail to appear on GD Detail pages? I don’t want breadcrumbs on the other pages.

January 16, 2020 at 9:31 pm #526073

Alex Rollin
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Add the shortcode to the details or archive template or other pages.

https://kb.yoast.com/kb/implement-wordpress-seo-breadcrumbs/

January 17, 2020 at 4:00 pm #526170

alchemi design
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In the GD Detail template, what shortcode do I add to the page?

January 17, 2020 at 10:18 pm #526243
Alex Rollin
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The shortcode is on this page: https://kb.yoast.com/kb/implement-wordpress-seo-breadcrumbs/
```
[wpseo_breadcrumb]
```
January 21, 2020 at 3:56 pm #526707

alchemi design
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I input that code on the Detail template page and nothing shows up. Is there some additional step that I’m missing?

January 21, 2020 at 7:30 pm #526754

Kor
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Hi alchemi design,

Thanks for your reply. Could you share WP admin access here in private reply so that we could check on it?

January 21, 2020 at 7:36 pm #526758

alchemi design
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January 21, 2020 at 7:50 pm #526761

Alex Rollin
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To use the Yoast shortcode you will need to install Yoast SEO plugin and turn on the breadcrumbs feature as described here: https://kb.yoast.com/kb/implement-wordpress-seo-breadcrumbs/

January 21, 2020 at 7:55 pm #526762

Alex Rollin
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