Ultimate directory PRO WordPress DZS

Created: 02/14/2018
Author: Digital Zoom Studio
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Intro - top

Ultimate directory PRO

Ultimate directory PRO lets you build any kind of directory site. It can be integrated into any theme and it can be customized to your needs.

 

Installation - top

There are two ways to install the plugin

Method 1 - Direct WordPress Install

  1. Just download the zip from your http://activeden.net/user/yourusername/downloads directory in a folder of your choosing.
  2. Unzip it with your preffered unziping utility. On Windows, there can be some warnings while unziping. Those are nothing to worry about if they appear, they are just Mac OS X files that cannot be read by Windows.
  3. Then in your wordpress installation, in the Plugins panel, click Add New like in this picture:
  4. Then click Upload, and select the zip you have downloaded from CC. Then click Activate.
  5. You can now add Directory entries
  6. Start customizing to your needs. Have fun!    

Method 2 - FTP Install

  1. Just download the zip from your http://activeden.net/user/yourusername/downloads directory in a folder of your choosing.
  2. Unzip it with your preffered unziping utility. On Windows, there can be some warnings while unziping. Those are nothing to worry about if they appear, they are just Mac OS X files that cannot be read by Windows.
  3. Then, if the folder dzs-videogallery is zipped, unzip that too. Then copy the folder in the wp-content/plugins folder
  4. Then in your wordpress installation, in the Plugins panel, locate DZS Directory ultimate and click Activate
  5. Start cusomizing to your needs. Have fun!

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You can now add shortcodes of your desired directory form as presented below

 

Demo install:

 

 

 

 

Quick start - top

  1. access / create your post / page
  2. you can access the new shortcode generator from any post / page
  3. you can also customize the shortcode with the shortcode generator included
    shortcode generator
  4. the listings will appear here 
  5. details about the shortcodes below 

Demo shortcode:

[directory_form display_type="horizontal" table_fields="thumb,title,content,tag_houses,tag_villas,date" posts_per_page="6" desc_max_chars="250" item_links_to="lightbox"]

how to add directory entries

You can either add them as admin from directory entries, custom post type. Or let your users add them via the frontend uploader.

 

Shortcodes- top

To make it easy for you, Directory

[directory_form]

You can add any of these attributes to the shortcode

Customisable Parameters for each item
display_type
"list" or "grid" or "grid-2" or "scroller" or "map" or "horizontal"
grid_skin
grid skin
grid_extra_classes
extra classes for display grid
tooltip_filters_show
select which information to display on the tooltip, for example "thumb,title,content,tag_houses,tag_villas,date"
cols
number of columns
parent_filter
filter tag ( slug )
posts_per_page
posts per page
table_fields
select which information to display, for example "thumb,title,content,tag_houses,tag_villas,date"
desc_max_chars
input a number for number of chars
item_links_to
"item" or "lightbox" or "none"
grid_type
grid type , "image" or "default"
thumb_size
"default" or "400,300" etc.
zoom
for display map, zoom ratio on google maps
lat
for display map, start latitude
long
for display map, start longitude
orderby
"date" or "rand" or "title"
extra_classes
extra css classes on the directory display
wpqargs
extra query args
cat_slug
the category in which to retrieve directory entries

ie.

[directory_form display_type="horizontal" table_fields="thumb,title,content,tag_houses,tag_villas,date" posts_per_page="6" desc_max_chars="250" item_links_to="lightbox"]

[directory_search]

You can add any of these attributes to the shortcode

Customisable Parameters for each item
style
default or round-white-bg
fields
fields for example "search,tag_projects,button"
class
extra classes
extra_classes
extra classes
align
align "left" or "right"

ie.

[directory_form display_type="horizontal" table_fields="thumb,title,content,tag_houses,tag_villas,date" posts_per_page="6" desc_max_chars="250" item_links_to="lightbox"]

[directory_pricing_table]

This will just show the pricing table. Requires woocommerce installed.

ie.

[directory_pricing_table]

[directory_filter_tags]

This will just show the current tags used. No parameters for now.

ie.

[directory_filter_tags]

[directory_submit]

This is the submit form. The shortcode is shown on each submit form in Dashboard > Submit forms

Customisable Parameters for each item
form
the slug of the submit form

ie.

[directory_submit form="for-maps-with-thumbs"]

You will find this on each created submit form here: