Monitoring Your Transactions

A transaction (also called payment transaction) is a business agreement or a communication between the Site Manager and a Member for the exchange of an advertisement space for payment. The actual event occurs when a Member pays the bill carried out from the items created in his/her account.

Basically, there are two kinds of transaction in eDirectory: online payment transactions, and invoice transactions. The difference between the two is explained below:

  • Online Payment Transaction – This occurs when a Member selects Credit Card or PayPal as his/her preferred payment method. Upon completion of the electronic payment forms, an online transaction record will be added in the Site Manager and Member accounts. A transaction record usually contains information such as Transaction ID, Status, Payment Type, Amount, Date, Member Account, IP Address, Notes, and the breakdown of what items are purchased. No credit card or payment gateway account information is saved in the Site Manager and Member accounts because this kind of information goes directly to the payment processor.
  • Invoice Transaction – This occurs when a Member prefers to have the payment check mailed to the Site Manager. The Member knows the total amount to pay through the invoice generated in his/her account. Upon completion of this transaction, an invoice record will be added in the Site Manager account. An invoice record usually contains information such as Invoice ID, Status, Amount, Issuing Date, Expiry Date, Payment Date, Member Account, IP Address, and the breakdown of what items are purchased.

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To view the transaction history, do the following:

  1. Click on Transaction History or Invoice History. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1For invoice history, the status Pending appears to indicate that the Site Manager has not received the Member’s payment check; while for transaction history, the status Approved or Completed appears to indicate that the Credit Card or PayPal payment has been successfully processed by the payment processor.

  2. Click on the view icon of the corresponding record that you want to view. After doing this, a page will appear containing the full transaction details.

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Making Your Payments

Making Your Payments

Members need to pay for every non-free item that they create in their accounts. Items that require payment are the following:

  • Listings in Basic, Premium, and Showcase levels
  • Events in Premium, and Showcase levels
  • Classifieds in Basic, Premium, and Showcase levels
  • Articles
  • Banners in Top, Bottom, Featured, and Sponsored Links levels

If Members do not perform the payment procedure, their items will not be qualified for the Site Manager’s approval or activation. As a result, their items will not be visible in the directory front.

Payment can be done by using any of the methods below:

  • By Credit card – a Member who selects this method is asked to fill out the electronic payment forms
  • By PayPal – a Member who selects this method is redirected to the PayPal website where the electronic payment forms to be filled out are located
  • Print Invoice and Mail a Check – a Member who selects this method must print off the invoice and mail the payment check to the address specified on the invoice.

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To pay for the items that you have created, do the following:

  1. Click on Check Out > Make Your Payment. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  2. In the Pay column, check the item/s that you want to pay.
  3. If you want to use a Promotional Code for an item, type the code in the box provided.

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    Promotional code is used to avail discounts. To know more about it, click here.

  4. Select the Payment Method that you prefer.
  5. Click on the Next button.
  6. If you have selected By Credit Card in Step 4, do the following:
    1. In the Card Number box, type the long string of numbers that is embossed on the front of your credit card.
    2. In the Card Expiry Date box, type the date that is printed on the front of your credit card close to your name (e.g., 10/10).
    3. In the Card Code box, type the three- or four- digit security code that is printed on the back of your credit card. The number typically appears at the end of the signature panel.
    4. Click on the Pay By Credit Card button. We suggest that you review first the Billing Info and the Customer Info before clicking on the button.
  7. If you have selected Print Invoice and mail a Check in Step 4, do the following:
    1. Click on the Pay By Invoice button. We suggest that you review first the Billing Info before clicking on the button.
    2. Print the invoice for your own reference.

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Monitoring Your Transactions

Optimizing Your Item Pages Using Meta Tags

Members need to optimize their item pages because it will help them improve their standings in search engines. A search engine is a program that searches for sites based on the words that users supply as search terms. Examples are Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask Jeeves, etc. You might be wondering why you as a Member need to deal with these search engines. The answer is simple. Customers look for services, products or information on the internet. Assuming that they do not know the specific URL of the directory site that holds your items, they do the search through the help of different search engines. Normally, they click on a link on the first page of search results. If your business is showing up on the second, third or fifth page of search results, potential customers will never find you on the internet. Think of it this way: There are thousands of websites with the same product or services as yours.

Adding Meta tags is proven to be an effective way of optimizing a web page. We do not want to mislead you that these Meta tags would bring your item pages to the number one spot in the search engine results. They are just a tool that will help improve your standings in search engines.

A Meta tag is a hidden tag that lives in the <head> of an HTML document. It is used to supply additional information about the HTML document. To view a sample Meta tag code, right-click on any item page in the directory front, and select View Source or View Page Source option. After doing this, the source code (image shown below) will be automatically opened in an editor.

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Meta tags that are specifically designed to improve a web page’s standing in search engines are the following:

<meta name=”description” content=”Dev Custom work Area”>

Use this tag to describe what your page is about. Engines that use it will supply the content of this tag when displaying a list of links.

<meta name=”keywords” content=”Dev Custom work Area”>

Use this tag to help search engines to categorize your site, and to allow people to find your pages more quickly.

What’s good about the eDirectory application is that it provides the interface where you can just input the content values (e.g., Dev Custom work Area). Once these values are submitted, the Meta tag code like what you see on the example above automatically changes.

Another important thing to remember in optimizing is that most search engines look at the page title. Be sure to always have a relevant <title> on your pages (shown also in the image above). This will improve your ranking more than just Meta tags alone. Title appears on the top of the browser and window as shown below:

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To optimize an item page, do the following:

  1. Go to the Manage section of any module (e.g., Listings, Events, Classifieds, or Articles). This sections looks like the one shown below:

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  2. Select the item page that you want to optimize by clicking on the ­­seo icon. After doing this, a form will appear like the one shown below:

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  3. In the Page Name box (under Friendly URL), type the text that you want to appear in the browser as the item’ friendly URL. Friendly URL is the feature available in eDirectory which allows Site Manager and Members to create search engine URLs.

    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1The Item “John Auto Repair” with Friendly URL “john-auto-repair” will be available through the URL: http://demodirectory.com/listing/john-auto-repair.html.

  4. In the SEO Description and SEO Keywords areas, provide the content values for the Meta tags that will be embedded in the item page. Meta Description can be in a sentence or paragraph form, while Meta Keywords are commonly a set of words separated by comma.

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  5. Click on the Submit button.

Changing The Level Of An Item

There are two types of change that can be applied to an item level: namely, upgrade and downgrade. The difference between the two is explained below:

  • Upgrade – raising the item to a higher level (e.g., From Basic to Showcase level). It is only applicable to items that have already expired or have not been paid and activated yet. The process of upgrading can be done either by the Site Manager or Member.
  • Downgrade – lowering the level of an item (e.g., From Showcase to Basic level). The Site Manager and Members cannot downgrade those that have been paid and activated already.

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Items that can be upgraded or downgraded are those that have Expired or Pending Status.

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To change the level of an item, do the following:

  1. Go to the Manage section of any module (e.g., Listings, Events, Classifieds, Banners or Articles). This sections looks like the one shown below:

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  2. In the Level column, click on the icon (e.g., level) of the corresponding item. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  3. Select the Level that you want.
  4. Click on the Submit button.

Adjusting An Item’s Map Location

Members are always asked of their location when they are adding a new item. The locations that they provide (composed of the street address, the city, state and country) are displayed in the directory front to serve as guide to the customers on where they can find the item that they are planning to buy. Usually, the location information is in the form of text like this listing example shown below:

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For the items in Showcase level, there is another way of displaying the location information. This is by the use of a map. A map (like the one shown below) appears on the Detail View of an item.

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Map locations are automatically set when Members supply their location information. What’s amazing about this mapping system is that they determine almost any location with accuracy and speed. The eDirectory application also allows the Site Manager and Members to adjust the map locations and make them more accurate. This process of adjusting the map locations is called Map Tuning.

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The map feature of the application is made possible by the Google Maps API.

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To adjust a map of a posting, do the following:

  1. Go to the Manage section of any module (e.g., Listings, Events, or Classifieds). This sections looks like the one shown below:

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  2. Click on the map icon of the corresponding item. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  3. To adjust the map zoom: Use the controls map1 and map2.
  4. To navigate on the map: Use the controls map3, map4, map5 and map6.
  5. To adjust the location: Drag-and-Drop the marker map7.
  6. Click on the Save Map Tuning button.

Viewing The Traffic Reports

Traffic is the amount of data sent and received by visitors to a website. Normally, website owners measure the traffic that they receive to see which parts or pages of their site are popular and if there are any apparent trends, such as one specific page being viewed mostly by visitors.

eDirectory application automatically measures traffic to give the Members an idea on how their items are performing in the site. It presents the gathered data in a form of a report. This report can be viewed both in Site Manager and Member accounts.

The following are the information that you will be dealing with when monitoring specific traffic:

  • Summary hits –the number of times that the Summary View of a listing, event, classified, or article is viewed. A high number would indicate that the item is searched and browsed frequently.
  • Detail hits – the number of times that the Detail View of a listing, event, classified, or article is viewed. The more details hits, the more you become prone to contact.
  • ClickThru (for listing traffic) – the number of times that the Display URL link (e.g., w: http://www.realestatesample.com) in the Detail View of a listing is clicked.
  • ClickThru (for banner traffic) – the number of times that a banner is clicked.
  • Views (for banner traffic) – the number of times that a banner is displayed in the directory front.
  • E-mail hits – the number of times you are contacted by the use of the e-mail form in the Detail View a listing.
  • Phone hits – the number of times that the Phone link (e.g., t: view phone) in the Detail View of a listing is clicked.
  • Fax hits – the number of times that the Fax link (e.g., f: view fax) in the Detail View of a listing is clicked.

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A hit is the retrieval of any page or data from a Web server. For example, when a visitor calls up a Phone data, that’s one hit.

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To view the traffic reports, do the following:

  1. Go to the Manage section of any module (e.g., Listings, Events, Classifieds, Banners, or Articles). This sections looks like the one shown below:

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  2. Click on the reports icon of the corresponding item. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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    Read the discussion above to understand what the graph in this page manifests.

Previewing An Item

Previewing is the best way to see and review how a particular item appears in the directory front. Members do not need to go to the actual directory front because there is an easy means of previewing their own items directly in their accounts.

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To preview an item, do the following:

  1. Go to the Manage section of any module (e.g., Listings, Events, Classifieds, Banners, or Articles). This sections looks like the one shown below:

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  2. Click on the view icon of the corresponding item. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  3. In the Listing Preview area, select the Click here to preview this listing link. After doing this, a new window will appear containing the Summary View and Detail View (if there is one) of the item.

Deleting An Item

Members can delete the events, banners, classifieds and articles that are inside their accounts. Deleting means removing the item and the information it contains from the database. This action is not necessary unless the reason of doing so is valid.

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When an item is deleted, the transaction record associated to it is not affected.

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To delete an item, do the following:

  1. Go to the Manage section of any module (e.g., Events, Classifieds, Banners, or Articles). This section looks like the one shown below:

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  2. Click on the delete icon of the corresponding item that you want to delete. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  3. Click on the Submit button.

Using The Review Feature

A review is an evaluation of an item in the directory site. It is written by the customer who has sufficient experience to comment on reliability and whether or not the product, service, or information delivers on its promises. Usually, a review is composed of the following:

  • a star rating
  • a comment not longer than 5 sentences
  • a Site Manager’s or Member’s reply to the review

This is how a review appears on the directory front:

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eDirectory uses the Review feature to allow the site visitors see both the negative and positive feedback of customers to some listings and articles in the site. This feature should be enabled and configured first in the Site Manager account before it can be used. Once this feature is enabled, the Site Manager can manage all the reviews created in the directory front. By the word “manage”, we are referring to the privilege given to him/her to preview, edit, delete and approve reviews, and to approve the Members’ replies to the review authors.

Unlike Site Manager, the Members can only preview reviews and reply to their authors. They are not given full control over reviews to avoid having bias.

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Every time a new review is created, the application prompts the Member by displaying the review icon in the in the Manage sections (shown below) of Listings or Articles.

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Clicking on the review icon of an item takes the Site Member to the Reviews page shown below:

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Observe that the review record shown in the page above displays the icons review1. These icons (which come together as one) indicate that the review has been approved already by the Site Manager and you as the owner of the item can reply to the review author. Other icons that may be used in the Reviews page are the following:

review2 – These two icons come together as one. They show up in the review that has not been approved yet by the Site Manager. When a review is not approved, it will not appear in the directory front and you (the owner of the listing or article to which the review is added) cannot use the Reply-to-Review-Author feature of the application.

review3 – These two icons come together as one. They indicate that the reply to the review author that you created has not been sent by the Site Manager yet. The reply will only be sent to the review author’s email address if it is approved by the Site Manager.

review4 – These two icons come together as one. They indicate that the reply to the review author is already approved.

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To preview a review, do the following:

In the page shown above, click on the view icon of the corresponding review. After doing this, a page containing the review content will appear like the one shown below:
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To reply to the review author, do the following:

  1. Click on the review-reply icon of the corresponding review. After doing this, an area will appear like the one shown below:

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  2. Type your message in the space provided. Then, click on the Send button.

Using The Promotion Feature

A promotion (also called promo) is a marketing strategy used by Members to inform and convince the site visitors to purchase a listing. It might be a short-term price reduction, contest or sweepstakes, package giveaway, or free sample offer. Like Members, the Site Manager can also create or edit a promotion, and associate it with a listing.

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The Promotion feature is only available for Showcase listings.

A promotion appears in the directory front as follows:

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It shows up in the directory front in two manners:

  • Within the Promotion section, the area where site visitors can find all on-going promotions
  • Within the Listings section. Under a Showcase listing’s Detail and Summary View (example shown below), you will see a clickable “promotion” text. This lets the site visitors know that your listing is currently offering a promotion.

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To create a promotion, do the following:

  1. Click on Promotions > Add Promotion.
  2. In the Information area (image shown below), do the following:

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    1. In the Headline box, type the name of the promotion that you are adding. The headline is the text that will appear on the top most part of your promotion. Be sure to make it descriptive and catchy.
    2. In the Offer (English) box, type the general description of the promotion. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory. You can know what languages are enabled by looking at the language icons on the upper-right part of your account’s interface.

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  3. In the Description area (image shown below), do the following:

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    In the English textarea, provide the scope and limitation of the promotion. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory.

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  4. In the Condition area (image shown below), do the following:

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    In the English textarea, provide the parameters that the customers should observe for a promotion to take effect. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory.

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  5. In the Keywords for the search area (image shown below), do the following:

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    In the English textarea, type the keywords with which the promotion will be indexed for a search. Add one keyword/keyword phrase per line. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory.

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    We advise you to have the keywords available in all enabled languages. This will allow the site visitors to search using keywords in foreign languages.

  6. In the Promotion Date area (image shown below), do the following:

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    In the Start Date and End Date boxes, input the exact date when the promotion will be valid. Do this by clicking on the calendar icon.

  7. In the Promotion Layout area (image shown below), do any of the following:

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    1. If you want to incorporate all the details you provided above into a ready-made layout, select the Our HTML template based promotion option. Then, click on the Browse button to select the image that you want to use for the promotion.
    2. If you want to use a customized image with your own promotion details embedded on it, select A promotion provided by you instead option. Then, click on the Browse button to select the image that you want to use as your promotion layout.

      If you select the A promotion provided by you instead option, the details you provided above such as the Offer (Step 4b), Description (Step 5), and Condition (Step 6) will be disregarded.

  8. Click on the Submit button.



After creating the promotion, the next thing to do is to associate it with the showcase listing that will use it. If you do not proceed to this process, the promotion that you have created will be useless.

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A showcase listing can only have one promotion at a time.

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To associate a promotion with a showcase listing, do the following:

  1. Go to the Manage section of any module (e.g., Listings, Events, Classifieds, and Articles). This sections looks like the one shown below:

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  2. Click on the promotion icon of the corresponding item. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  3. In the Promotion dropdown list, select the promotion that you have created earlier.
  4. Click on the Submit button.

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    A promotion automatically appears in the directory front once associated with an activated and paid showcase listing.

Using The Photo Gallery feature

A photo gallery is a collection of photos that can be associated to an item.  When customers browse the directory site, they usually look for items with photos. This is one of the contributing factors as to why a customer ends up liking and reading an item. A photo gallery appears in the directory front as follows:

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The photo gallery feature is not available in all item types and levels. There is also no fixed number of photos that a gallery can hold. To give you a better idea of this, refer to the following table:

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To create a photo gallery, do the following:

  1. Click on Galleries > Add Gallery. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  2. In the Gallery Title box, type the name that you want to give to the gallery.
  3. Click on the Next button. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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    At this point, the gallery has been created successfully but you still need to add the images that you want to display.

  4. Click on the Add image link.
  5. In the new form shown below, do the following:

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    1. Click on the Browse button to select the image file on your local PC.
    2. In the Thumb Caption (English) box, type the text that you want to appear when the mouse pointer is moved over the thumbnail image in the directory front. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory. You can know what languages are enabled by looking at the language icons on the upper-right part of your account’s interface.
    3. In the Image Caption (English) box, type the text that you want to appear when the thumbnail image is clicked and viewed in a separate window. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory.

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    4. Click on the Submit button.
  6. A page will appear like the one shown below:

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    If you want to add more images, click on the Add Image link and repeat Step 5. Otherwise, click on the Back link.

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To add more images to an existing gallery, do the following:

  1. Click on Galleries > Manage Galleries. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  2. Click on the gallery icon of the corresponding gallery.
  3. Do Steps 4 to 6 of the procedure that you perform when creating a gallery. (Refer to the previous How To)



After creating the gallery, the next thing to do is to associate it with the item (listing, event, classified, or article) that will use it. If you do not proceed to this process, the gallery that you have created will be useless.

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An item can only have one gallery at a time.

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To associate a gallery with an item, do the following:

  1. Go to the Manage section of any module (e.g., Listings, Events, Classifieds, and Articles). This sections looks like the one shown below:

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  2. Click on the gallery icon of the corresponding item. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  3. Select the gallery that you have created earlier (e.g., Dental Health).
  4. Click on the Submit button.

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    A photo gallery automatically appears in the directory front once associated with an activated and paid item.

Adding / Editing An Article

Among all the items, articles are the simplest in terms of appearance and content.

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To add a new article, do the following:

  1. Click on Articles > Add Article.
  2. In the Information area (image shown below), do the following:

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    1. In the Article Title box, type the name of the article that you are adding. The title is the text that will appear on the top most part of your article. Be sure to make it descriptive and catchy.
    2. In the Article Author box, type the name of the person who created or constructed the article contents. The author may be you or another person.
    3. In the Article Author URL box, type the website address that you want to associate with the author. This is ideal if the author has his/her own website and you want to display a link in the article. The URL should contain both the protocol (e.g., http, https), and the domain name (e.g., demodirectory.com).
    4. In the Publication Date box, provide the information that you want to appear in the directory front as the date on when the article is posted. Do this by clicking on the calendar icon. By default, the current date is the one displayed in the box.
  3. In the Image area (image shown below), do the following:

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    1. Click on the Browse button of the Image Source box to select the image file on your local PC that you want to use for the article.
    2. In the Image Attribute box, type the text that you want to appear on the bottom of the article’s primary image in the directory front.
    3. In the Image Caption box, type the text that you want to appear when the mouse pointer is moved over the thumbnail image in the directory front and when the thumbnail image is clicked and viewed in a separate window.
  4. In the Abstract area (image shown below), do the following:

    ADDING_OR_EDITING_AN_ARTICLE_img5In the English textarea, provide the text that will summarize the important points of the article. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory. You can know what languages are enabled by looking at the language icons on the upper-right part of your account’s interface.

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  5. In the Content area (image shown below), do the following:

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In eDirectory version 7.3.00, an HTML editor is added in this exact area to replace the Content textareas (image shown here). With this editor, you can use a wide variety of features for inputting the Content field, editing the text with in it, adding smilies, spell checking, uploading videos, and many other features.


  1. In the Keywords for the search area (image shown below), do the following:

    ADDING_OR_EDITING_AN_ARTICLE_img7In the English textarea, type the keywords with which the article will be indexed for a search. Add one keyword/keyword phrase per line. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory.

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    We advise you to have the keywords available in all enabled languages. This will allow the site visitors to search using keywords in foreign languages.

  2. In the Categories and sub-categories area (image shown below), select the category and the sub-category (if there is one) under which you want the article to appear. As you click on a category, the list of all sub-categories under it is displayed.

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    You need to click on the Add link to associate the category or sub-category with the article. After clicking the link, the category or sub-category is automatically displayed in the Article Categories box.

    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1You need to associate the article with one or multiple categories and sub-categories so as to display the article under the specific categories and sub-categories to the site visitors. To delete a category, highlight the category or sub-category name in the Article Category box, and click on the Remove Selected Category button.

  3. In the Promotional Code area (image shown below), type the promo code that you want to use for the article.  (To know more about Promo Code, click here)

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  4. Click on the Submit button.

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    After submitting the form, the Site Manager still needs to confirm or activate this recently added article before it becomes visible in the directory front.


Editing is necessary when there is something in the article information that you want to update.

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The Site Manager and the Members can edit an article whether it has been activated or not.

When a Member edits an article which is already paid and activated, its status goes back to Pending. This means that the Site Manager should re-activate it before it appears in the directory front again. Paid articles get pending after a change because the Site Manager still needs to verify the edited content to avoid bad words. Members don’t need to pay again; they just have to wait for a new confirmation.

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To edit an article, do the following:

  1. Click on Articles > Manage Articles. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  2. Click on the edit icon of the corresponding article that you want to edit.
  3. Do Steps 2 to 9 of the procedure that you perform when adding a new article. (Refer to the previous How To)

Adding / Editing A Classified

The procedures in adding a classified and a listing are almost the same. The only difference is that classifieds always ask for an item image regardless of the level used.

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To add a new classified, do the following:

  1. Click on Classifieds > Add Classified. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  2. Select a Classified Level (e.g., Basic, Premium, Showcase), then click on the Submit button. After doing this, a new form will appear.

    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1The form you fill out in adding a classified varies depending on the Classified Level (e.g., Premium, Showcase) that you choose. In the following procedure, we used that of Showcase Level. This means that some fields and areas may not be present if you choose other levels.

  3. In the Information area (image shown below), do the following:

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    1. In the Classified Title box, type the name of the classified that you are adding. The title is the text that will appear on the top most part of your posting. Be sure to make it descriptive.
    2. In the Contact Name, Contact Phone, Contact Fax, and Contact E-mail boxes, type the contact information being asked.
    3. In the URL box, type the website address that you want to associate with the classified. This is ideal if you have your own website and you want to display a link in your classified. The URL should contain both the protocol (e.g., http, https), and the domain name (e.g., demodirectory.com).

In eDirectory version 7.3.00, a Price field is added added in this form (image shown here), allowing Members to indicate the price of the classified that they are adding into the directory site.


  1. In the Location area (image shown below), do the following:

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    1. In the Address Line1 box, type your complete office address. If you want to use another, type it in the Address Line2 box.
    2. Provide the information being asked in the following dropdown lists. If you do not find your Country, State, or City, we advise you to leave the lists blank for now and later when you have already submitted this form, go to the Help menu on the top navigation panel, and write a message to the Site Manager telling him/her that you would like to request a new location.
    3. Type your Postal Code in the last box.

In eDirectory version 7.3.00, the option ‘Click here if you do not see your city’ is made available in this form. (image shown here). Clicking on the Add a New City link will enable you to instantly add a city to the application.


  1. In the Image area (image shown below), click on the Browse button to select the image file on your local PC. This will appear in the directory front as the image of your classified. If you leave this area blank, the “No Image” will occupy the space allotted for your item image. (To know more about “No Image”, click here)

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  2. In the Summary Description area (image shown below), do the following:

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    In the English textarea: type a brief description of the classified that you are adding. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory. You can know what languages are enabled by looking at the language icons on the upper-right part of your account’s interface.

    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1Summary Description appears in the Summary View of a classified. We advise you to have it available in all enabled languages so when a visitor browsing the directory changes the site language, the summary description of the classified will also change in accordance with the selected language.

  3. In the Detail Description area (image shown below), do the following:

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    In the English textarea, type the detailed description of the classified that you are adding. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory.

    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1Detail Description appears on the Detail View of a classified. We advise you to have it available in all enabled languages so when a visitor browsing the directory changes the site language, the detail description of the classified will also change in accordance with the selected language.

  4. In the Keywords for the search area (image shown below), do the following:

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    In the English textarea, type the keywords with which the classified will be indexed for a search. Add one keyword/keyword phrase per line. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory.

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    We advise you to have the keywords available in all enabled languages. This will allow the site visitors to search using keywords in foreign languages.

  5. In the Category area (image shown below), select the category under which you want the classified to appear.

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  6. In the Promotional Code area (image shown below), type the promo code that you want to use for the classified.  (To know more about Promo Code, click here)

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  7. Click on the Submit button.

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    After submitting the form, the Site Manager still needs to confirm or activate this recently added classified before it becomes visible in the directory front.


Editing is necessary when there is something in the classified information that you want to update.

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The Site Manager and the Members can edit a classified whether it has been activated or not.

When a Member edits a classified which is already paid and activated, its status goes back to Pending. This means that the Site Manager should re-activate it before it appears in the directory front again. Paid classifieds get pending after a change because the Site Manager still needs to verify the edited content to avoid bad words. Members don’t need to pay again; they just have to wait for a new confirmation.

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To edit a classified, do the following:

  1. Click on Classifieds > Manage Classifieds. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  2. Click on the edit icon of the corresponding classified that you want to edit.
  3. Do Steps 3 to 11 of the procedure that you perform when adding a new classified. (Refer to the previous How To)

Adding / Editing A Banner

Among all the items, banners are the most unique in terms of appearance and behavior in the directory front. What’s even more impressing about it is the fact that it is also the easiest to add in the directory.

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To add a new banner, do the following:

  1. Click on Banners > Add Banner.
  2. Select a Banner Type in the dropdown list. To see how a banner type appears in the directory front, click on the Banner Options link.

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  3. In the Order Banner area (image shown below), do the following:

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    Select the type of order for the banner. You can choose between the fixed annual price (1st option) or the price based on the impression block. The difference of the two is explained below:

    - If you choose the first option, the price will be fixed but you can adjust the exact date on when the banner will expire.
    - If you choose the second option, the price will depend on the number of impressions that you will provide. (e.g., Setting 2000 impressions makes the top banner price doubled to 100.00)

  4. In the Banner Details area (image shown below), do the following:

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    1. In the Caption (English) box, type the text that you want to appear when the mouse pointer is moved over the banner in the directory front. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory. You can know what languages are enabled by looking at the language icons on the upper-right part of your account’s interface.

      DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1We advise you to have it available in all enabled languages so when a visitor browsing the directory changes the site language, the caption of the banner will also change in accordance with the selected language.

    2. Select the Section (or pages) where you want the banner to be displayed. If you choose Listing, Event, Classified, or Article, you will have the option of limiting the banner’s appearance to a Category page (e.g., Displaying the banner only in “Auto” category page of Listing)
    3. In the Open in a new window options, select Yes if you want a new window to be opened when the banner is clicked, or No if you want to use the same window.
    4. In the Destination Url boxes, type the website address that you want to associate with the banner. When a site visitor clicks on this link, he/she will be redirected to the website address.
    5. To use a script banner instead of a file: Check the Show by Script Code option, and then put the code in the Script box. Script code is used to display a banner from an affiliate program or external banner system. If Show by Script Code is checked, the next step will not be necessary.
    6. To select the file that you want to use as banner: Click on the Browse button of the File (English) box. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory.

      DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1Banners always come with text. This is the reason why the application asks for four files, so when a visitor browsing the directory changes the site language, the banner displaying the text will also change in accordance with the selected language.

  5. In the Promotional Code area (image shown below), type the promo code that you want to use for the listing.  (To know more about Promo Code, click here)

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  6. Click on the Submit button.

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    After submitting the form, the Site Manager still needs to confirm or activate this recently added banner before it becomes visible in the directory front.


Editing is necessary when there is something in the banner information that you want to update

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The Site Manager and the Members can edit a banner whether it has been activated or not.

When a Member edits a banner which is already paid and activated, its status goes back to Pending. This means that the Site Manager should re-activate it before it appears in the directory front again. Paid banners get pending after a change because the Site Manager still needs to verify the edited content to avoid bad image and captions. Members don’t need to pay again; they just have to wait for a new confirmation.

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To edit a banner, do the following:

  1. Click on Banners > Manage Banners. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  2. Click on the edit icon of the corresponding banner that you want to edit.
  3. Do Steps 2 to 6 of the procedure that you perform when adding a new banner. (Refer to the previous How To)

Adding / Editing An Event

An event can be added either by the Site Manager and Members: for the former, adding means selecting the level, supplying the information, and activating the item; for the latter, it means selecting the level, supplying the information, and paying for the item. See the difference?

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To add a new event, do the following:

  1. Click on Events > Add Event. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  2. Select an Event Level (e.g., Premium, Showcase), then click on the Submit button. After doing this, a new form will appear.

    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1The form you fill-up in adding an event varies depending on the Event Level (e.g., Premium, Showcase) that you choose. In the following procedure, we used that of Showcase Level. This means that some fields and areas may not be present if you choose other levels.

  3. In the Information area (image shown below), do the following:

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    1. In the Event Title box, type the name of the event that you are adding. The title is the text that will appear on the top most part of your event. Be sure to make it descriptive.
    2. In the E-mail box, type the e-mail address where you want to receive e-mails from potential customers.
    3. In the URL box, type the website address that you want to associate with the event. This is ideal if you have your own website and you want to display a link in your event. The URL should contain both the protocol (e.g., http, https), and the domain name (e.g., demodirectory.com).
    4. In the Phone and Contact Name boxes, type the contact information being asked.
  4. In the Location area (image shown below), do the following:

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    1. In the Location Name box, type the name of the venue where the event will happen.
    2. In the Street Address box, type the address of the venue that you supplied above.
    3. Provide the information being asked in the following dropdown lists. If you do not find your Country, State, or City, we advise you to leave the lists blank for now and later when you have already submitted this form, go to the Help menu on the top navigation panel, and write a message to the Site Manager telling him/her that you would like to request a new location.
    4. Type your Postal Code in the last box.

In eDirectory version 7.3.00, the option ‘Click here if you do not see your city’ is made available in this form. (image shown here). Clicking on the Add a New City link will enable you to instantly add a city to the application.


  1. In the Event Date area (image shown below), do the following:

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    1. In the Start Date and End Date boxes, input the exact date when the event will happen. Do this by clicking on the calendar icon.
    2. In the Start Time and End Time dropdown lists, select the exact time when the event will start and end. Do not forget to indicate if it’s going to happen at AM or PM.

In eDirectory version 7.3.00, the application introduces the new 24 hours time format for site languages like Italian, Spanish, French, and Dutch where a high number of users preferring the said format are predominant (image shown here).


  1. In the Image area (image shown below), click on the Browse button to select the image file on your local PC. This will appear in the directory front as the image of your event. If you leave this area blank, the “No Image” will occupy the space allotted for your item image. (To know more about “No Image”, click here)

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  2. In the Summary Description area (image shown below), do the following:

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    In the English textarea: type a brief description of the event that you are adding. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory. You can know what languages are enabled by looking at the language icons on the upper-right part of your account’s interface.

    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1Summary Description appears in the Summary View of an event. We advise you to have it available in all enabled languages so when a visitor browsing the directory changes the site language, the summary description of the event will also change in accordance with the selected language.

  3. In the Description area (image shown below), do the following:

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    In the English textarea: type the detailed description of the event that you are adding. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory.

    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1Description appears on the Detail View of an event. We advise you to have it available in all enabled languages so when a visitor browsing the directory changes the site language, the description of the event will also change in accordance with the selected language.

  4. In the Keywords for the search area (image shown below), do the following:

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    In the English textarea, type the keywords with which the event will be indexed for a search. Add one keyword/keyword phrase per line. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory.

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    We advise you to have the keywords available in all enabled languages. This will allow the site visitors to search using keywords in foreign languages.

  5. In the Categories and sub-categories area (image shown below), select the category and the sub-category (if there is one) under which you want the event to appear. As you click on a category, the list of all sub-categories under it is displayed.

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    You need to click on the Add link to associate the category or sub-category with the event. After clicking on the link, the category or sub-category is automatically displayed in the Event Categories box.

    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1You need to associate the event with one or multiple categories and sub-categories so as to display the event under the specific categories and sub-categories to the site visitors. To delete a category, highlight the category or sub-category name in the Event Category box, and click on the Remove Selected Category button.

  6. In the Promotional Code area (image shown below), type the promo code that you want to use for the event.  (To know more about Promo Code, click here)

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  7. Click on the Submit button.

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    After submitting the form, the Site Manager still needs to confirm or activate this recently added event before it becomes visible in the directory front.


Editing is necessary when there is something in the event information that you want to update.

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The Site Manager and the Members can edit an event whether it has been activated or not.

When a Member edits an event which is already paid and activated, its status goes back to Pending. This means that the Site Manager should re-activate it before it appears in the directory front again. Paid events get pending after a change because the Site Manager still needs to verify the edited content to avoid bad words. Members don’t need to pay again; they just have to wait for a new confirmation.

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To edit an event, do the following:

  1. Click on Events > Manage Events. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  2. Click on the edit icon of the corresponding event that you want to edit.
  3. Do Steps 3 to 12 of the procedure that you perform when adding a new event. (Refer to the previous How To)

Adding / Editing A Listing

Adding a listing can be done either by the Site Manager or Members. The procedures on how they add listings are almost similar except that Members undergo another procedure which includes Payment. If a Member does not perform this, the Site Manager will not confirm his/her listing. As a result, the listing will not be visible in the directory front.

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Payment method is not applicable to listings in Free level.

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To add a new listing, do the following:

  1. Click on Listings > Add Listing. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  2. In the Listing Template dropdown list, select the template that you want to use for the listing. If you are unsure of what template to use, just select Default.Remember that in selecting a template, you should consider the type of business you have.

    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img3The listing that you want to add is for the house and lot that you are selling. Since this is something related to land development, the template that we advise you to choose is Real Estate. By choosing this template, you will be given extra fields to fill in the directory site such as Number of Bedrooms, Price, Square Feet, Agent Name, etc.

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    Listing Templates are free of charge unless the Site Manager has specified a price. To know more about Listing Templates, click here.

  3. Select a Listing Level (e.g., Free, Basic, Premium, Showcase), then click on the Submit button. After doing this, a new form will appear.

    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1The form you fill out in adding a listing varies depending on the Listing Level (e.g., Premium, Showcase) that you choose. In the following procedure, we used that of Showcase Level. This means that some fields (e.g., E-mail) and areas (e.g., Image, Video Snippet Code, Listing Designation) may not be present if you choose other levels.

  4. In the Information area (image shown below), do the following:

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    1. In the Listing Title box, type the name of the listing that you are adding. The title is the text that will appear on the top most part of your listing. Be sure to make it descriptive. Most often, it is the business name.
    2. In the E-mail box, type the e-mail address where you want to receive e-mails from potential customers.
    3. In the URL box, type the website address that you want to associate with the listing. This is ideal if you have your own website and you want to use it to promote your listing more. The URL should contain both the protocol (e.g., http, https), and the domain name (e.g., demodirectory.com).
    4. In the Display URL box, type the text that you want to display on the listing as link. When a site visitor clicks on this link, he/she will be redirected to the website address that you supplied above. With the Display URL, your listing could show “Click me for more info” and the visitors clicking on the link will be redirected to your personal site.
    5. In the Phone box, type the contact information being asked. Do the same for the Fax box.
  5. In the Location area (image shown below), do the following:

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    1. In the Address Line1 box, type your complete office address. If you want to use another, type it in the Address Line2 box.
    2. Provide the information being asked in the following dropdown lists. If you do not find your Country, State, or City, we advise you to leave the lists blank for now and later when you have already submitted this form, go to the Help menu on the top navigation panel, and write a message to the Site Manager telling him/her that you would like to request a new location. You do not need to do the aforementioned if it is your city that is only missing. To add a new city, just hit the Click here if you do not see your city link. (Please do not use abbreviation for the city name.)
    3. Type your Zipcode in the last box.
  6. In the Image area (image shown below), click on the Browse button to select the image file on your local PC. This will appear in the directory front as the image of your listing. If you leave this area blank, the “No Image” will occupy the space allotted for your item image. (To know more about “No Image”, click here)

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  7. In the Video Snippet Code area (image shown below), input the embed code of the video that you want to display in the Detail View of the listing.  Some websites (e.g., www.youtube.com) offer free video hosting. They generate embed codes and make them available to users wanting to post videos on other sites.

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  8. In the Attach Additional File area (image shown below), do the following:

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    1. Click on the Browse button to select the file that you want to attach to the listing (e.g., a pdf file containing more information about your item).
    2. In the Caption box, type the name that you want the attached file to have.
  9. In the Summary Description area (image shown below), do the following:

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    In the English textarea: type a brief description of the listing that you are adding. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory. You can know what languages are enabled by looking at the language icons on the upper-right part of your account’s interface.

    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1Summary Description appears in the Summary View of a listing. We advise you to have it available in all enabled languages so when a visitor browsing the directory changes the site language, the summary description of the listing will also change in accordance with the selected language.

  10. In the Description area (image shown below), do the following:

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    In the English textarea: type the detailed description of the listing that you are adding. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory.

    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1Description appears on the Detail View of a listing. We advise you to have it available in all enabled languages so when a visitor browsing the directory changes the site language, the description of the listing will also change in accordance with the selected language.

  11. In the Keywords for the search area (image shown below), do the following:

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    In the English textarea, type the keywords with which the listing will be indexed for a search. Add one keyword/keyword phrase per line. Do this also for all the enabled languages in the directory.

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    We advise you to have the keywords available in all enabled languages. This will allow the site visitors to search using keywords in foreign languages.

  12. In the Hours of work area (image shown below), type the schedule when you can accommodate the customers’ orders.  Add one schedule per line as in the example.

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  13. In the Location area (image shown below), type the exact place/s where you can accommodate the customers’ orders.

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  14. In the Categories and sub-categories area (image shown below), select the category and the sub-category (if there is one) under which you want the listing to appear. As you click on a category, the list of all sub-categories under it is displayed.

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    You need to click on the Add link to associate the category or sub-category with the listing. After clicking on the link, the category or sub-category is automatically displayed in the Listing Categories box.

    DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1You need to associate the listing with one or multiple categories and sub-categories so as to display the listing under the specific categories and sub-categories to the site visitors. To delete a category, highlight the category or sub-category name in the Listing Category box, and click on the Remove Selected Category button.

  15. In the Listing Designation area (image shown below), check the designation that you want the listing to have. (To know more about Designations, click here)

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  16. In the Promotional Code area (image shown below), type the promo code that you want to use for the listing.  (To know more about Promo Code, click here)

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  17. Click on the Submit button.

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    After submitting the form, the Site Manager still needs to confirm or activate this recently added listing before it becomes visible in the directory front.


Editing is necessary when there is something in the listing information that you want to update.

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The Site Manager and the Members can edit a listing whether it has been activated or not.

When a Member edits a listing which is already paid and activated, its status goes back to Pending. This means that the Site Manager should re-activate it before it appears in the directory front again. Paid listings get pending after a change because the Site Manager still needs to verify the edited content to avoid bad words. Members don’t need to pay again; they just have to wait for a new confirmation.

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To edit a listing, do the following:

  1. Click on Listings > Manage Listings. After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

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  2. Click on the edit icon of the corresponding listing that you want to edit.
  3. Do Steps 4 to 17 of the procedure that you perform when adding a new listing. (Refer to the previous How To)

Signing In

Members must sign in to their accounts to take full advantage of the directory site’s features. The Site Manager will be able to process their requests, activities and transactions only if they are signed in to their accounts.

Signing in can be done in two ways. Members can go to the directory site and enter their sign-in access in the login panel, or they can simply add “/members” in the site’s domain name (e.g., demodirectory.com/members).

DOCUMENTATION_CONVENTIONS_img1Member accounts are given only to those who sign up in the directory site. When a Member signs up, he/she agrees to the terms and conditions (also known as Terms of Use) set by the Site Manager.

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To sign-in to your account, do the following:

  1. In the Username box, type your Login ID.
  2. In the Password box, type your password. (Passwords are case sensitive)
  3. If you want the application to remember your username and password, check the Log Me in Automatically option.
  4. Click on the Login button.

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In case that you forgot your password, do the following:

  1. Click on the Forgot your password link found on the bottom of the login panel.
  2. In the Username box, type your Login ID.
  3. Click on the Continue button. After doing this, an e-mail will be sent to you with instructions on how to obtain a new password.