When landing on the main search page of your directory, users will see the main search bar and category dropdown, along with Popular Categories for your organization (based on referral data):
Search block: category dropdown and keyword search can work independently or be used together. The category dropdown shows a combined list of all categories and sub-categories with listings in this directory.
Search Logic:
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When a category is selected with no keyword, the results page will include all active listings in that category.
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If a keyword is entered, that word or phrase will be searched for in the following fields. See the Results page summary for more details on the relevance with which the results are returned.
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Display Name (Report Name)
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Listing Keywords
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Listing Products & Services
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Category/Subcategory Keywords
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Popular Categories: Under the search/header bar, the Popular Categories display as links to the top 5 categories with the most views.
Mobile View: the search page is responsive, with the Category dropdown expanding over the keyword search in mobile view only until a category is selected:
After choosing a category or entering a keyword search, users will land on the Results page based on that search:
Results and order: At the top of every results page, you’ll see the category and/or keyword that generated that set of results. NOTE: categories or subcategories that contain a "/" character are not supported, and will not work with the dynamic URL generation for the directory.
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The results are sorted by relevance:
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Exact Match on Profile Name is the highest relevance and will display at the top. (must be FULLY an exact match)
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Exact Match on Category Name is the next displayed match
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Partial Match on Profile Name will appear next, and
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Partial match on any keyword or Products & Services appears last.
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Overriding this search logic order is Level 5 listings: anything set to Level 5 that matches any of the criteria listed above will appear in a group at the top.
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Within each of these “relevance” groups, the sort order will be alphabetical with Position of Listing overriding the alpha order within the group.
Filters: if you have configured your directory to have any Affiliation Type IDs as filters, the Affiliation Codes will display in a column on the right of the results. The Affiliation Type description is displayed as the header, and each Affiliation Code that is set as "Available in web searches" will display with a checkbox. When the user checks any of these options and clicks Filter, the results will be refined to only display listings where the corresponding Affiliation exists on the profile.
Google Map: if a valid Google Maps API key is configured in the settings above, the map will display a pin for each listing on the page.
Listing Elements: on each result, the following elements appear based on profile/listing information:
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Logo: pulls the web content record with the Listing_Logo content type for the profile
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Colored highlight bar: Level 5 listings only display a colored highlight to the left of the listing that uses the Header Color bar above.
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Profile Name: displays the Display Name in the listing if there is an override, otherwise uses the Report Name.
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Member Since Date: displays from the Member Since date on the profile Member tab (not Member Activity)
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New Member Icon: this will display in the upper right corner of the listing if the member since date is within the number of days configured in the settings.
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Address: displays the Address fields from the listing overrides, otherwise the default address from the profile
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Phone: displays the Phone field from the listing overrides, otherwise the Work Phone field from the profile
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Short Description: displays the text from the listing Short Description field
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Website: displays the Website field from the listing overrides, otherwise the Website field from the profile
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Social Media icons: the only currently supported icons for the new directory are Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Additional social media options will be added in the future.
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Affiliation Code icons: all assigned affiliation codes set as “Available in web searches” that have a valid icon URL will be displayed.
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Learn More: will take the user to the detail listing page for the result
Listing Level Settings: Listing Levels will dynamically change the fields that appear on the results page. The elements above will all show on a Level 5 listing, and for the Level 4 and below the following items will be hidden:
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Level 4 and below: will not have a colored bar, and will not appear in the top-level grouping
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Level 3 and below: will not include the short description
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Level 2 and below: will not include the listing logo or social media icons
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Level 1 (or unassigned): will not include the Member Since date, New Member icon, or Phone Number.
Referrals: Referrals are tracked for views on the results page, as well as click-throughs from the results page to the member’s website or social media icons, and being mapped on the sidebar map.
Mobile View: results are responsive, with all info remaining visible but wrapping to a single column:
After clicking a profile name or the Learn More button, users will see the Details listing page for that listing, including all profile and listing details:
Listing Elements: on each detail page for the listing, the following elements appear based on profile/listing information:
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Logo: pulls the web content record with the Listing_Logo content type for the profile
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Profile Name: displays the Display Name in the listing if there is an override, otherwise uses the Report Name.
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Map: a map with only this listing pinpointed on it will be displayed if a valid Google Maps API Key exists
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Member Since Date: displays from the Member Since date on the profile Member tab (not Member Activity)
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New Member Icon: this will display in the upper right corner of the page if the member since date is within the number of days configured in the settings.
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Main Contact Name: The Report Name of the related main contact of the profile
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Address: displays the Address fields from the listing overrides, otherwise the default address from the profile
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Phone: displays the Phone field from the listing overrides, otherwise the Work Phone field from the profile
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Website: displays the Website field from the listing overrides, otherwise the Website field from the profile
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Social Media icons: the only supported icons for the new directory are Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Additional social media options will be added in the future.
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Long Description: displays the text from the listing Long Description field, with all HTML rendered
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Products and services: displays the text from the Products & Services field in the listing
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Affiliation Code icons: all assigned affiliation codes set as “Available in web searches” that have a valid icon URL will be displayed.
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Photo Gallery: Listing_Photo1 will be displayed as the primary image in a rotating gallery, with Listing_Photo2 - Listing_Photo10 available to click through
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Video: embedded video HTML will be rendered on the page from the YouTube Widgets in the desktop, and is also now available to add to a profile as “Embedded Video” in the browser.
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Contact Form: allows the user to send an email to the email address listing in the overrides on the listing, or defaults to the email address of profile.
Listing Level Settings: Listing Levels will dynamically change the fields that appear on the detail listing page. The elements above will all show on a Level 5 listing, and for the Level 4 and below the following items will be hidden:
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Level 4 and below: will not include the embedded video
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Level 3 and below: will not include the photo gallery and Products & Services
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Level 2 and below: will not include the long description, Contact form, social media icons, and listing logo.
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Level 1 (or unassigned): will not include the Member Since date, New Member icon, Main Contact name, or map.
Referrals: Referrals are tracked for views of the detail listing page, as well as click-throughs to the member’s website or social media icons, sending an email in the contact form, and being mapped on the sidebar map.
Mobile View: results are responsive, with all info remaining visible but wrapping to a single column: