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How can I make a company listing Directory?


  • rossagrant
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    @rossagrant

    14 years, 1 month ago

    Hi all!

    I would love to have a section of my site that lists a directory of names and addresses for businesses which is searchable by name or keyword. Is there any way to do this with an existing plugin or workaround?

    It would be a list of names, addresses, phone numbers and email contacts for a few hundred people.
    So as an example it would have an entrant such as:

    Jo Bloggs
    The Street
    Somewhere
    NE Wh3R

    Tel: 01234 567 8901
    Email: this @that.com

    Famous For: Lightbulbs, Light Fittings

    I would need the name searchable and also more importantly the ‘Famous For’ bit at the end would have to be searchable by keyword.

    Any ideas would be so very much appreciated.
    Thanks
    Ross :)

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  • Roger Coathup
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    @rogercoathup

    14 years, 1 month ago

    There’s no off the shelf plugin for this, but it is possible to develop a solution (a lot more than a workaround!):

    You could either do this by having a profile type for businesses, or developing a solution around custom posts / custom fields.

    You’ll then have to build your own custom listing directory – not too hard! The BP profile directory already has a built in search that you could adapt / use directly.

    We are building similar in a number of current BuddyPress client projects – and Poolie has also developed a very nice listings site based on BuddyPress: http://plazaa.de


    rossagrant
    Participant

    @rossagrant

    14 years, 1 month ago

    @rogercoathup Wow, sounds like a bit of work there! hahaha!

    The directory would work in the exact same way as the members directory in terms of the search but each listing doesn’t have to have a profile or anything, just a name, address and contact info.

    Do you guys have anything in your current inventory that could be adapted? And how much are we looking at to code something like this. It just needs to be the simplest method possible as long as people can look up the names of the listings and what they are known for supplying.
    Thanks again!


    Roger Coathup
    Participant

    @rogercoathup

    14 years, 1 month ago

    @rossagrant – drop me a line via http://21inspired.com if you’d like us to quote on the work

    Alternatively, you might be able to pick up a freelance developer via the job board on this site


    rossagrant
    Participant

    @rossagrant

    14 years, 1 month ago

    @rogercoathup Just dropped you a message on your site mate!


    danbpfr
    Participant

    @chouf1

    14 years, 1 month ago

    Hi,

    Sounds like a kind of classified plugin !
    Try something from here:
    https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=classified


    rossagrant
    Participant

    @rossagrant

    14 years, 1 month ago

    @chouf1 thanks for the links! Unfortunately it looks like the classified stuff is a bit too in depth. I just need a very simple directory of names and addresses that is searchable. A classififed plugin might be a bit overkill for this one but thanks so much for your reply!


    rossagrant
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    @rossagrant

    14 years, 1 month ago

    @rogercoathup Just checking that you got my email over at your site Roger?

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