Web Directory Software Docs

Settings

• Allow HTML - enabling this option allows html code in the listing text. Not recommended.
• Deep Links - deep links are links to internal pages of the website. Enabling this option you will have ability to add few deep links to one resource within one listing placement.
• Amount of deep links - sets the number of deep links you can add to one listing.
• MultiCrossing - allows to add one link to a few categories, meanwhile it does not create double listings but uses redirects instead.

Listings

• Forward to listing details - this option enables or disables listing details page. If this option is enabled links will go to details page, if disabled directly to the webpage of the listing.
• Open listings in a new window - opens listing webpage in a new window.
• Allow listing submission - allows submission of a new listing from the front end.
• Sponsored listings functionality - allows to take fee for listing inclusion.
• Only sponsored accepted - allows to submit only paid links. All free listings will be rejected.
• Checking for broken listings - automatically checks for broken links.
• Correct HTTP headers - URLs that return 200, 301, 302 headers are not considered as broken.
• Duplicate listing checking - automatically checks for duplicate links.
• Duplicate checking type - defines the type of content used for checking duplicate links.
  
  Domain � checks for links with one domain, will allow only one link from one domain.
  Exact � checks for exact coincidence in link domains. In this case you can accept links from one domain if they link to different pages on the website.
  Contain � checks for partial coincidence in domain names of submitted listings.
• Google PageRank display - if enabled displays Google PR bar.
• Reciprocal listing checking - checks for reciprocal link. If enabled does not allow to submit listing without a reciprocal link.
• Domain sensitive - checks if listings domain and domain of reciprocal link match.
• Reciprocal checking for the following URL - this option is used when you want reciprocal link to be placed to some third resource than your website.
• Reciprocal required for free listings - enabling this option the reciprocal link will be obligatory for all free listings.
• Auto approval on submission - automatically approves all links submitted from front-end.
• Make featured - this option if enabled automatically makes all listings with reciprocal links featured.
• Broken listings report - enables button 'report broken listing' from the front-end.
• Not to allow submissions for guests - if enabled does not allow non registered visitors to submit links.

Categories Settings

• Neighbour categories display - displays neighbour categories of the same level in a block.
• Number of columns - sets the number of columns the categories will be displayed.
• Listings count indicator - displays number of links in category next to the category title.
• Related categories display - displays related categories in a separate block.
• Number of subcategories - number of subcategories displayed under the main category.
• Number of listings per page - sets the number of listings on one page.

View Listing Page Settings

• Display clicks - displays number of clicks for each listing.
• Display date added - displays the date when the listing was submitted.
• Display category - displays the category where listing is placed.
• Display Alexa Rank - displays Alexa Rank graph widget.

Web Directory Script Management

After you have tuned up configurations you can start to manage your content.

Listing Fields

There are five fields set by default. Here you can add your own fields or delete existing. To add new field click the button Create displayed as a green plus in right upper corner. To add new field you have to fill out next fields:

• Name: is a unique identifier of the record. May consist only of small letters and digits.
• English Title: title of the field displayed on the front-end.
• English Field Annotation: description of the field. Also is displayed on the front-end.
• Show On Pages: to choose the pages a new field will be displayed tick off the radio button 'listings' and choose pages where your field will be displayed.
• Required Field: In case you wish to have this field required you can use PHP validation code for the field below it.
• Visible for admin only: this option allows to create fields visible only for administrators.
• Searchable: if disabled this field will not be searchable.
• Field type: here you can define type of the field.

Next button View all shows all fields. Button Listings FieldGroup allows to group fields on topic. To create new group click the button Create and fill out the given fields. To go back to Listings Fields click again the button Listings FieldGroup.

Suggest Listing

This option allows to create new listings from the admin panel.

Manage Listings

from here you can manage all your listings

Search Listing

from here you can search for some particular listing by set up parameters.

Categories Fields

in this section you can add, delete or manage categories� fields.

Browse Categories

This section allows to browse, edit, add, delete, block categories, and create listings. In the upper right corner you will see buttons edit, add, category will use unique template now, lock, copy,move, delete, add related, add crossed, create listing.

Button Edit. Clicking this button you can change the data of the chosen category. To edit particular category click the category you want to edit first and then the button 'edit'. Button Add. To add new category you have to fill out next fields:

• Parent category: click change to choose the right category to add new subcategory.
• Title: title of the category seen from the front-end.
• Description: type here description of the category. It will be displayed from the front-end.
• Page Title: this field serves for SEO purposes. Here you can give the name to the page different from the name of the category.
• Path: in this field you can preset the URL path for your category.
• Meta Keywords: type here meta keywords for this category.
• Meta Description: type here meta description for this category.
• No Follow: if you choose �yes� for this option your category will be closed for SEs to crawl.
• Locked: if enabled will not allow to make some changes in the category.
• Number of Columns: Allows to set custom number of columns for particular category.
• Number of Neighbours: Allows to set custom number of neighbour categories for particular category.

Button �category will use unique template now� this option allows to use different templates for different categories.

Suggest Category

from here you can add new category.

Manage Categories

from here you can edit and delete categories.