https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/help-with-a-directory-site-long-shot Gravity Support Forums Topic: Help With a Directory Site - Long Shot en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:14:44 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/help-with-a-directory-site-long-shot#post-152609 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:44:54 +0000 Chris Hajer 152609@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thanks Zack. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/help-with-a-directory-site-long-shot#post-152360 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:30:46 +0000 Zack Katz 152360@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I've released an update to the Directory Add-on that fixes a bunch of issues. I'm sorry for the delay - please give the Directory Add-on another try! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/help-with-a-directory-site-long-shot#post-150710 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:59:19 +0000 martcol 150710@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>So, I now have a Custom Post type and I'm using that 3rd party plugin to map the form to the post type. That was easy because I used a generator to build the CP-Type.</p> <p>Now if I view a submitted entry in either the dashboard or live it is not populated by anything other than a title and the body content. This is a trial entry: <a href="http://neighbourgood.co.uk/neighbourgoodlisting/martins-care/" rel="nofollow">http://neighbourgood.co.uk/neighbourgoodlisting/martins-care/</a><br /> This is my form: <a href="http://neighbourgood.co.uk/directory/edit-add-listing-individual/" rel="nofollow">http://neighbourgood.co.uk/directory/edit-add-listing-individual/</a></p> <p>Now, I am bright enough to know that I am doing something wrong but after that it all goes a bit hazy. I can't work out how to get all those extra bits of data into the page.</p> <p>If it is the case that I have to build a custom loop to to do this (I think that's what was suggested above) then I'll go away and do that but I don't want to start something that is taking me in the wrong direction. If this is the direction I need to go in then what I think I should do is build a template.php page with a modified loop in it to call my custom post type shizzle.</p> <p>If you could just confirm that, then I'll have a go.</p> <p>More flattery needed? Since getting GF, I want to build websites with forms in; forms, forms and more forms... I've been able to do a few things with custom logic that make feel like I'm a mean coder!</p> <p>Thanks</p> <p>Martin </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/help-with-a-directory-site-long-shot#post-149533 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:51:41 +0000 Chris Hajer 149533@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>You're welcome. Let us know where you need help. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/help-with-a-directory-site-long-shot#post-149467 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:10:21 +0000 martcol 149467@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thank You </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/help-with-a-directory-site-long-shot#post-148852 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:06:49 +0000 Chris Hajer 148852@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I believe this part is key :-) :</p> <blockquote><p> Stare at some code to will it into submission</p> </blockquote> <p>I have heard reports recently of the Directory Add-on not working in every case, and in some cases creating problems with editing your forms, so I can understand your reluctance to use that.</p> <p>Registration is a good idea.</p> <p>Creating a post is a good idea. It can be a custom post type, if you want, or could just be in a specific category. You could exclude that category or that post type from your loop, so they don't end up on your blog page.</p> <p>You can create a loop which calls just one post type. It would look something like this for one custom post type (organisations):</p> <pre><code>[php] &lt;?php query_posts(array( // this will work for 1 custom post type &#39;post_type&#39; =&gt; array( &#39;organisations&#39; ), &#39;showposts&#39; =&gt; -1 ) ); ?&gt; &lt;?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?&gt; // normal loop stuff here</code></pre> <p>The magic will happen in the output of all your custom post data. That is all completely up to you on how it's displayed.</p> <p>That part is all pretty straightforward. You can set up pay to post if you want by using one of the payment add-ons, like PayPal. You can hold the post for publication until after payment is received. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/help-with-a-directory-site-long-shot#post-147331 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:11:01 +0000 martcol 147331@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>OK so this is a long shot because I know that you don't have to help me with this but, I'm asking anyway.</p> <p>I want to build a directory site. I have tried plugins but they are too limiting so now I'm turning to GF. A bit of flattery to oil the wheels, I think that GF is a beauty.</p> <p>I want users to register and have editorial control of their entries and I don't want them to be able to go anywhere near anything else.</p> <p>It's like a business directory but this is focused on social care agencies and other groups. Oranisations that provide services for disabled/disadvantaged people.</p> <p>I have tried the GF directory plugin but its a bit buggy and is making me go round and round.</p> <p>I think the first step is to get people to register. After that, use a form to populate a post that sits outside of the blog. I then want them to be able to edit their listing with a form rather than the back-end.</p> <p>This is what I think I need to do:</p> <p>Create a custom post type for a Listing.<br /> Create a form that populates the custom post type<br /> Create a page with a loop that calls the custom post<br /> Work some magic with the whole membership/registration thing<br /> Stare at some code to will it into submission<br /> Make it so that I can charge people a small fee to list (I need to pay for the hosting and my GF Dev Licence!)</p> <p>Now, I know you are thinking that I don't know what I'm doing but hey, why else would I be asking?</p> <p>All I want is for someone to suggest a work-flow so that I can work through this stuff and get it going.</p> <p>Thanks</p> <p>Martin </p>