List of terms with definitions

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  • August 18, 2019 at 1:41 pm #503542

    donarcher
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    On the “Design” tab on this page https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs-v2/geodirectory/settings/design/
    the first sentence reads “Configure global options for archive pages.”

    I’m not really sure what an “archive” page is. It is very difficult to learn your system if I don’t understand the terms. Do you have a list of terms or simply the pages I can edit and maybe the layman meaning of the page? What the page is used for? Where I might find the page on the back end and where it can be found on the front end? Maybe the corresponding permalink.

    Example: An archive page is the page that shows the business listing on the front end (if that is what it is)

    I’m not sure if the Archive page is the same as the Details page. It’s so confusing. Through experimentation, I learned that the Details page was a larger view of the listing or place. How do I edit the details page to show what I want?

    Under the GD> Settings > Design > Page Template Overide, it’s set to auto. Two questions: What page is the Auto page? And how do I edit this page?

    August 19, 2019 at 6:40 am #503612

    Alex Rollin
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    Hello,

    An “Archive” is a WordPress technical term for a page where all of the past posts of a particular post type are displayed. That is called a Post Type Archive. Then there is more than one type of archive, as there can also be Post Type Category archive and post type tag archive.

    When the Archive template is edited, that will control the output on a page like /places/ (post archive) or /places/category/my-category/ (post type category archive).

    When a post is view on the archive, the post is shown in a small/mini format. This mini format is referred to as the ‘archive item’ meaning, it is the way the listing/post is shown as an ‘item’ within the archive page itself.

    So, there is the archive-item template, which controls that output. Then there is the GD Details template, which is the full page view of a post.

    To see which templates you have set and where to edit them, visit

    GeoDirectory – Settings – Pages

    On that page you can click to edit the archive, archive item, or details templates.

    The Design page settings are for the edge case for certain themes. Best to set that for auto unless you need it.

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