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

To add a new classified, do the following:

1. In the left navigation panel, click on Classified (under Modules). After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

   

2. Click on the Add sub-menu on the top of this page. After doing this, a form will appear like the one shown below:

   

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

   The 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.

4. In the Account area (image shown below), look for the Member who will own the classified. You can do this by hitting the Click here to select an account link.

   

   In this same area, do the following:

   1. In the Username box, type the login ID of the Member. Then, click on the Search button.
   2. Choose the Member by clicking on the Select button.
5. In the Information area (image shown below), do the following:

   

   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 Site Manager to indicate the price of the classified that he/she is adding into the directory site.

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

   

   1. Provide the information being asked in the following dropdown lists. If you do not find your Country, State, or City, we advise you to go to the Location menu in the left navigation panel, and add the new location that you want to see in the lists.
   2. 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.

7. 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)

   

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

   

   In the English textarea: type a brief description of the classified that you are adding. Do this also for all the languages you have enabled on your directory.

   Summary 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.

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

   

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

   Detail 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.

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

    

    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 languages you have enabled on your directory.

    
    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.

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

    

12. 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)

    

13. Click on the Submit button.

    
    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.

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.

To edit a classified, do the following:

1. In the left navigation panel, click on Classified (under Modules).
2. Click on the icon of the corresponding classified that you want to edit.
3. Do Steps 4 to 13 of the procedure that you perform when adding a new classified. (Refer to the previous How To)