{"id":830,"date":"2021-02-27T06:13:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T06:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/directorist.com\/documentation\/?post_type=wpwax_directorist&#038;p=830"},"modified":"2021-07-19T10:29:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T04:29:23","slug":"multiple-directories","status":"publish","type":"wpwax_directorist","link":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/documentation\/directorist\/form-and-layout-builder\/multiple-directories\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Directories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Directorist Multi Directory lets you create <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">multiple directory types(post type) within the same domain with different functionalities for each directory type. You no longer need separate domains for the multiple directories, just create multiple directory types, and start managing them on the same website. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example, suppose you have a Vehicle directory and you want to have two directory types \u201cCar\u201d and \u201cBike\u201d(It could be as many as you want), Directorist lets you create them on the same directory like<em> www.example.com\/vehicle-directory\/car\/{single-listing, all-listing, etc}<\/em> and <em>www.example.com\/vehicle-directory\/bike\/{single-listing, all-listing, etc}<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Directorist - How to create multiple directories\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kerSoDA7L9o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>How to create a new directory type?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To create a new directory type enable the multi directory feature in <\/span><strong><i>Directory Listings \u2794 Settings \u2794 Listings \u2794 General \u2794 Enable Multi Directory&nbsp;<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/8k8vq3a.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: Skip the step or leave it disabled if your business\/directory model doesn&#8217;t need the &#8220;Multi Directory&#8221; feature.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To create a new directory, go to <i><strong>Directory Listings \u2794 Directory Builder<\/strong>, <\/i>or click on &#8220;<strong>Start Building Directory<\/strong>&#8221; will land you on the Directory Builder page.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/uEZK03v.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click on the &#8220;Create New Directory Type&#8221; option will take you to the Directory Builder page where you can configure the directory. You will also notice by default there is one \u201cGeneral\u201d directory type that you can edit and customize the way you want.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/xnXedW1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b><i>Notes:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before we begin building the directory, you will notice there are identical settings in the Settings menu(aka Global Settings) and in Directory Builder &gt; {Name of your directory} &gt; Edit (aka Directory Type Settings). Directory Type Settings override the Global settings, meaning, the setting in the Directory types will be in effect regardless of how you set in the global settings. 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