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  • May 10, 2019 at 6:08 pm #485685

    Marcin Kozyra
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    currently my home page is the location page of geodirectory.
    when using search a person gets city/list of listings

    how can I edit city page: title tag, description and add possible add some text before showing listings?

    at this point I wonder that maybe the best option would be to create empty pages for each city, and have those show listings.

    will location generated pages get indexed by google?

    Is geodirectory compatible with all seo plugins?

    May 11, 2019 at 12:51 am #485743

    Guust
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    You can add location specific data, and use the GD Location Description widget.
    Some useful links for you:
    https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs-v2/addons/location-manager/#location-data

    If you add location specific data for your locations, you can add them at any time. But there is no need because locations are created automatically when listings are added.

    If the Meta and Titles options of GD is not enough for you, we recommend Yoast. Most other SEO plugins will work too, but SEO for GD pages is usually done using GD > Settings > General tab > Titles & Meta.

    Thanks

    May 11, 2019 at 1:17 am #485746

    Alex Rollin
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    A note: it is not supported to use the Location or other GD Pages as the WP Front page; your site may not work properly with location set as the front page.

    May 11, 2019 at 5:01 am #485768

    Marcin Kozyra
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    do those location pages get indexed by google?

    do they exist, or are they generated only when user uses search?

    Thank you, you guys provide real good support.

    May 11, 2019 at 6:13 am #485772

    Guust
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    do those location pages get indexed by google?

    Yes, if they are linked to from your site.

    do they exist, or are they generated only when user uses search?

    They exist, examples:
    https://wpgeo.directory/starter/location/united-states/
    https://wpgeo.directory/starter/location/germany/berlin/berlin/
    etc

    June 23, 2019 at 9:19 pm #494356

    Marcin Kozyra
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    Guust,
    Can the location description be shown onpage before displaying places/events?

    can I rename generates city pages from mywebsite/illinois/chicago/ to mywebsite/city/chicago or maybe mywebsite/chicago

    Is there any benefit to me creating separate pages for all cities and displaying results on them?

    If chose to create separate pages for cities and have results display on them, do I need to disable location pages or modify them so they wont interfere with the pages?

    example mysite/city/chicago – created by me vs mysite//illinois/chicago/ created by geodirecotory

    Alex mentioned that its “it is not supported to use the Location or other GD Pages as the WP Front page;” is that still the case?

    thank you

    June 23, 2019 at 10:30 pm #494362

    Guust
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    Can the location description be shown onpage before displaying places/events?

    The location description can be displayed anywhere on a location page where you add the GD Location Description widget, block or shortcode.

    Can I rename generates city pages from mywebsite/illinois/chicago/ to mywebsite/city/chicago or maybe mywebsite/chicago

    You can only use these permalinks:
    …/location-slug/country-slug/region-slug/city-slug
    …/location-slug/country-slug/city-slug
    …/location-slug/region-slug/city-slug
    …/location-slug/city-slug

    Is there any benefit to me creating separate pages for all cities and displaying results on them?

    All city, region and country pages are auto-created, and will normally have only listings etc that particular location, unless you change the shortcodes for those page.

    If chose to create separate pages for cities and have results display on them, do I need to disable location pages or modify them so they wont interfere with the pages?

    You should use the auto-created location pages or search and location switchers will not work correctly.
    You can change the slug of the location page.

    Alex mentioned that its “it is not supported to use the Location or other GD Pages as the WP Front page;” is that still the case?

    Yes, that is correct, you should use a WP page.
    https://wpgeodirectory.com/docs-v2/geodirectory/getting-started/front/

    Thanks

    June 23, 2019 at 11:20 pm #494376

    Marcin Kozyra
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    Let’s say I want to place article with pictures on each location page, so my best bet is to use location description am I correct? Or can I go to the location page and press edit page?

    If I want to have location pages indexed by Google how would I link them from home page? Is having location switcher enough? Is there a way to create tab called cities and have all location there?

    Thank you for you help.

    June 24, 2019 at 11:39 am #494458

    Guust
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    You need to use the Location Description. The location page is used as a template, not separate pages.
    I get a developer comment on your last question.

    Thanks

    June 25, 2019 at 12:16 am #494598

    Marcin Kozyra
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    Thank you Guust, looking forward to developer response.

    July 1, 2019 at 11:25 am #495639

    Marcin Kozyra
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    Guust, any update from the developer?

    July 1, 2019 at 4:57 pm #495719

    Alex Rollin
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    Usually the search engines will look to your sitemap for a list of URLs on the site. That is why SEO plugins are the goto for creating sitemaps and verifying your URL with the search companies.

    Besides the sitemap, no, there isn’t another widget that will create links to all the location pages.

    July 1, 2019 at 5:03 pm #495724

    Paolo
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    What Alex said. The sitemap in XML format is what you use to provide to Google and other search engines the URLs that you want them to index.

    Thanks

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