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Local directories often list real-life businesses. Some cases make it better for end-users to see locations on a map instead of a text list. This also helps to “find &lt;item&gt; near me” cases.

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Map View for listings grid

Bohdan Shulha

Some directories work better by displaying cover images instead of logos on the listing cards.Add a switch in the site settings to toggle styling for cards globally.As for cover image input - it could be either a new field on the listing or just the first image of the listing’s gallery.<img src="https://fb-usercontent.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/01954bf1-67f3-7583-8b0e-8b1dd68ed425.jpg" data-width="100%" data-align="left"><img src="https://fb-usercontent.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/01954bf1-5312-7c6f-8370-24fe34635317.jpg" data-width="100%" data-align="left">

Allow to display cover images instead of logos on the listing cards

Currently, it is somewhat solvable by using the “Text” custom attribute, but it doesn’t look good enough.<img src="https://fb-usercontent.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/019543f4-cda5-76f1-95b2-62ac18e33b9e.png" data-width="100%" data-align="left">

Add "Opening Hours" custom attribute type

Many users are asking about adding more UGC/UG actions.1) Add “Upvote” to the Listing Page header2) Display the number of upvotes on the listing cards3) Add sorting by upvotes number to listing grids, apply default sorting as “most upvoted first”4) Ask anonymous users to sign up/login once they click the “upvote” button. Just open login/signup pages in a new tab for the beginning.

Add "Upvotes" to listings

With no customisation currently available, would be good to be able to add some CSS styling of our own.

CSS styling

Oak Cassidy

For chat, other analytics, ads maybe and plenty of other apps that need js code installed in either the header or body….

Custom Code

If you like blue buttons, then no need, but every site looks better when there is some kind of brand and design. Whichs means not having to use the standard default of blue and orange you see everywhere…

Be able to change colour scheme

Multiple users requested Airtable integration for their directories.For the first iteration, we can focus on one-way sync (Airtable → MakeADir).Support categories &amp; listings sync with a column mapping interface similar to CSV import.

Add Airtable integration

Consider either replacing the placeholder image with something meaningful or/and allow users to upload their own images as placeholders (via site configuration).Following the feedback on Reddithttps://www.reddit.com/r/directorymakers/comments/1in1pwy/comment/mclnvoh/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button

Make meaningful placeholders for missing images

Visitors may want to take control over their business presence in the directory.We will start with the simplest thing - a lead form asking for First and Last Names, E-Mail address and a message on who they are and why they believe this listing belongs to them.

Add "Claim your listing" button on the listing's page

Currently, the default behavior is to display /browse at root of the website. We need to change that. Home page should display: - Hero section with search field and configurable background - Grid of the top-level categories with “show cover image” option set to “true” by default - List of the Collections in form of H2 + Listing Cards + Button “see all” - List of blog posts (probably grouped by Type, similar to Collections display) - Grid of the latest items added to the directory with link to the /browse page - ???

Planned

Provide directories with a default home page

For example, a user visited a Listing page. He sees some “tag” and would like to see other items with this tag.

Allow to filter similar items by clicking on the Custom Attribute

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Allow to enrich the Hero block with searchbar and cover image

Most of the directories wouldn’t have the “/browse” page browseable (e.g. they wouldn’t have a standalone landing page).When user did not define a standalone homepage, the /browse redirects to /It can have negative impact on SEO. Most of the specialists prefer shorter and meaningful urls.Basically, instead of/browse/my-category/listing-nameWe need to get to/my-category/listing-nameIt needs to be decided whether this prefix should be configurable or not.

Remove the "/browse" prefix from listings URL

Easy to integrate Google Adsense, etc.

Monetization

Advertisements Integration

gmx0

We need to have:1) Links to these docs in the footer2) Some generic backbone that will help getting started creating own versions3) AI toolbar to help quickly enhance / spellcheck / etc the relevant documents.Ofc, these can be created as standalone content pages, but having something built-in is much better. Also, it will allow to link these docs in various E-Mails, forms, etc, to conform the legal part.

Completed

Add ToS, Privacy Policy and Refund Policy

Sometimes users need to restructure directories, move content around, merge content, etc.Redirects help to keep the existing organic traffic.

Allow to create redirects

Especially on the lifetime deal, the ai credits is hardly anything at all, so would be much better to be able to use my own ai account credits.

Bring your own Ai api key

A customer requested to add YouTube, Twitter and E-Mail fields.

Add more built-in fields for CTAs

That’s pretty obvious - end-users need to be able to search for things they are looking for.Most probably, this widget will be a part of the listing grid with Global Search added later.

Add Searchbar Widget

Frontend / Backend Switch <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://komododecks.com/recordings/x0hjo6P5aVI0RmkzF9C8">Watch Video</a><img src="https://fb-usercontent.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/01950e91-b624-74fe-a427-34e487442aa6.gif" data-width="100%" data-align="left">

Make a Switch between Frontend and Backend

No Film No Fun

Some customers need to post listings to multiple categories.To keep the SEO-targeted approach, we’ll keep current category selection as a “Primary Category” (to display in URL, breadcrumbs and all other places), whereas we’ll add optional additional categories to allow users to navigate through the directories easier.

Post listings to multiple categories

It should follow this design. This way, users will be able to pass link authority to other important pages.<img src="https://fb-usercontent.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/01953ca5-7fdc-78ae-9070-5f7812b93816.png" data-width="100%" data-align="left">

Allow to add custom links to Footer

In the scope of the task:1) Split the CSV import calls from frontend for 50-100 a chunk (users should keep the browser window open during the import process). Show a progressbar.2) Virtualize the data preview table on the CSV import field mapping screen3) Add pagination to the listings page in cpanel to improve performance for larger directories

Medium-size CSV fails to import

Similar to https://makeadir.featurebase.app/p/allow-to-upload-multiple-images-for-listings, we need to allow customers to enrich the text content with images (/carousels).