Business Directory Plugin

This page will provide you with a full feature list for the Business Directory Plugin for phpFoX versions 1.5.x and 1.6. To purchase the plugin or try out a demo, please visit the Business Directory Plugin on our main site.

• Full plugin structure
• Simple, 1-click SQL installation
• Works with the phpFoX subscription system:
  • Permissions for everything
    • Control which user-groups have access to what features
  • Users can choose to register as a basic business user
    • Joining a specifically designed user-group with few permissions
• Where permissions are absent, users are encouraged to upgrade

• While browsing the directory, administrators can:
  • Edit or delete any listing
  • Delete any image or video
• Extensive section in admin panel, administrators can:
  • Add/edit/delete categories
  • View directory stats
  • Delete any image or video
  • Purge 'orphaned' comments & rejected multimedia
  • Set permissions, controlling which user-groups can:
    • View
    • Rate & comment
    • Upload / embed images & videos
    • Add listings
    • Add only 1 listing
    • Have images & videos on their listings
      • All users who have permission can upload
      • The listing owner can upload 'owner' media
    • Have an uploaded image represent their listing
    • Provide certain info on their listings - including:
      • 'About' information / description
      • Telephone
      • Fax
      • URL
      • Email address
      • Hours information
      • Menu details

• Main summary page
  • All recent listings
  • All categories
• Individual category views
  • Can be sorted in various ways
• Searching
  • Search by name and/or keyword, category, location
  • Users can find what they want, where they want
• Individual listing pages
  • Shows everything that permissions allow for
  • If not entered, some parts are hidden
  • Google Maps showing the listing's location

• Business users are users who are allowed to create listings
• A listing consists of many sections
• Most sections are governed by permissions
• If the permission is set, the user can enter the info
• Sections include:
  • Title
  • Category
  • Default uploaded image
  • Telephone
  • Fax
  • Email address
  • URL
  • Address
  • State (if in U.S)
  • Zip (if in U.S)
  • Country
  • Description
  • Tags / keywords
  • Specials information
  • Hours information
  • Menu details
• Listings may also include:
  • Google Maps showing the listing's location
  • Creator's profile image
  • Comments and ratings
  • Uploaded / embedded videos & images
    • All media must be approved by listing owner
• Business users have access to 'My Listings', where they can:
  • View details of their listings
  • Edit their listings
  • Enable / disable their listings
  • Delete their disabled listings

• By default all user-groups can view, comment & rate listings
  • Not true for 'Guest', who can't comment or rate
  • Permissions can be changed in the admin panel
• Users can upload video & images for listings
  • Permission set by default
  • Only if the listing owner has permission too