How to Use BuddyNext with Listora

How to use BuddyNext with Listora, step by step. The Listora integration is part of BuddyNext Pro. With it, a published listing is posted to the activity feed as a Listing card, and a member's Portfolio tab lists what they have in the directory. A space owner turns on Businesses tab under the space's Settings, then Integrations. Members then submit a listing they own with Add your business, the space team approves it, and approved businesses show as cards in the space. Site owners choose Show in navigation, Post to the activity feed and Include in search on BuddyNext, then Integration Settings.

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In this tutorial you will use BuddyNext with Listora. Listora runs the business directory. BuddyNext shows its listings in the feed, on member profiles and inside spaces. You need BuddyNext Pro. The Listora integration is part of Pro. You also need BuddyNext and WB Listora, which are both free. It takes about three minutes. There are six steps. Check the integration. See new listings in the feed. Show listings on a profile. Give a space a Businesses tab. Add your business to a space. Then choose what the integration does. Step one. Check the integration. In the WordPress admin, open BuddyNext, then Integration Settings. With BuddyNext Pro and Listora active, there is a box named Listora. Its badge reads Active, with the Listora version installed. There is nothing to connect by hand. Step two. See new listings in the feed. Sign in as a member. When a listing is published in the directory, a card marked Listing is posted to the activity feed. It is posted under the name of the member who owns the listing. Added a new listing. The title opens the listing in the directory. Step three. Show listings on a profile. Open the profile of a member who owns listings, and click the Portfolio tab. Listings shows what that member has in the directory. Each row gives the name, the rating, and the category and place. Click a row to open the listing. Step four. Give a space a Businesses tab. As the owner of a space, open the space, click Settings, then Integrations. Find the row named Businesses tab. It is off for a new space. Under it, Only organisers can submit businesses decides who may send one in. Turn Businesses tab on, then click Save changes at the foot of the page. The space then has a Businesses tab. The space team sees what is waiting at the top, with Approve and Reject. Nothing shows to members until it is approved. Step five. Add your business to a space. Now as a member of the space who owns a listing. On the Businesses tab, click Add your business. Pick one of your own listings from the list, then click Submit. The space team reviews it before it appears here. Approved businesses show as cards, with the picture, the category, the rating and the owner. Click a card to open the listing. Step six. Choose what the integration does. Back on Integration Settings, in the Listora box. Show in navigation adds the Listings list and the Businesses tabs. Post to the activity feed adds the cards. Include in search adds listings to community search. Listings, under Navigation sub-tabs, has its own switch. Every switch starts on. Change one, then click Save changes. That is all six. The integration checked, new listings seen in the feed, listings shown on a profile, a space given a Businesses tab, a business added to a space, and the integration set. Your directory is now part of your community. Next in this series: Use BuddyNext with WB Member Blog.