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WordPress profile picture. How to change avatar via Gravatar, a plugin, or custom code. (Full Tutorial)
Everyone developing WordPress websites, sooner or later, will face the need to change a user's profile picture. That's when they...
Moving to an email-based support system
After 6 years of providing support through bbPress based forums with a total of 43,165 topics and 239,801 replies, we...
The 6 rules to monetize a directory website
How to make money with a business directory website When Blogs still didn't existed, directories where already out there making...
Customize the design of GeoDirectory Templates with Elementor Pro
A Directory Plugin for Elementor pro today we released GeoDirectory V 2.0.0.85. In this version, the integration with Elementor is...
Event Schema for Disrupted Events and Listings' Temporarily Closed Field for COVID-19
Google recently added some new schema properties to help with disrupted events. Our Events addon from version 2.0.0.17 now support...
A few things we can do to help our communities during the COVID-19 emergency
We can all help stop COVID-19 and if you are not a health care professional, the best way to do...
Introducing AyeCode Connect
AyeCode Connect is a small plugin available on the wp.org repository that allows you to connect your website to your...
WordPress Directory Theme, what's the best [updated 2020]
How the WordPress Directory Theme niche started When we started this journey, there were only a couple of other players...
Business Directory Software vs WordPress [2020]
Business Directory Software or WordPress? In this article we will look at the top onine Business Directory Scripts and how...
The best user profile plugin for 2020
A little bit of history UsersWP has been around for a while. We decided to develop this plugin because a...
Create an Airbnb-like listings page with GeoDirectory and Avada
approximately 6 months ago we released V2 of GeoDirectory and we promised it would be a lot easier to customize...
Front End Analytics plugin
First, this was part of the GeoDirectory core plugin. Then we moved it into a plugin for GeoDirectory only. Today...
Rank Math
today we released V2.0.0.65 with several fixes and 1 exciting new feature: Rank Math Compatibility untill today, the only SEO...
Compare Listings add-on released
the possibility to compare listings is a feature that many of you requested in the past. A way to compare...
Listimia By Addicted2web
We always tried to attract theme developers. We wanted them to build Directory themes for WordPress, using GeoDirectory as their...
Release of GeoDirectory v 2.0.0.61
The release today of GDv2.0.0.61 brings a few little new features that we will go over here 🙂 Classifieds Dummy...
Embeddable Ratings Badge & WP All Import Add-ons
These are the 1st two add-ons that we release since GeoDirectory V2 was officially launched. Both add-ons are designed to...
GeoDirectory V2 out now!
We are glad to announce that we finally released GeoDirectory V2 on the WordPress.org plugins repository. We released the Directory...
Upgrading to V2 - A practical step by step checklist with video
The release of GeoDirectory v2 on the wordpress.org plugin directory is imminent. As we explained several times, GeoDirectory v2 is...
Reordering tabs in GeoDirectory V2
GeoDirectory V2 is coming. Make sure to read this post to avoid bad surprises upon next update: https://wpgeodirectory.com/geodirectory-v2-design-customization/ Re-ordering the...
GeoDirectory V2 - Design Customization
GeoDirectory V2 and all its add-ons are finally out of BETA. If you haven't heard about it yet, GeoDirectory V2...
Claim Listings V2 BETA released
Today we released the 1st BETA version of the Claim Listings Add-on for GeoDirectory V2. You can download it from...
Pricing Manager V2 BETA released
Today we released the 1st BETA version of the Pricing Manager Add-on for GeoDirectory V2. You can download it from...
Google Analytics V2 BETA released
Today we released the 1st BETA version of the Google Analytics Add-on for GeoDirectory V2. You can download it from...
BuddyPress Integration V2 BETA released
Today we released the 1st BETA version of the BuddyPress Add-on for GeoDirectory V2. You can download it from your...
Supreme Directory Theme V2 BETA released
Today we released the 1st BETA version of the Supreme Directory theme for GeoDirectory V2. You can download it from...
The Font Awesome v5 WordPress Problem
This blog post is mainly to draw attention to the brewing problem with using Font Awesome v5 in your WordPress...
Events V2 BETA released
Today we released the 1st BETA version of the Events Add-on for GeoDirectory V2. You can download it from your...
Custom Post Type V2 BETA released
Today we released the 1st BETA version of the Custom Post Type Add-on for GeoDirectory V2 (you can download it...
MultiRatings and Reviews V2 BETA released
Today we released the 1st BETA version of the MultiRatings and Reviews Add-on for GeoDirectory V2 ( you can download...
Social Importer V2 Beta Released
Today we released the 1st BETA version of the Social Importer Add-on for GeoDirectory V2 ( you can download it...
Advance Search V2 BETA (first release)
Today we released the 1st BETA version of the Advance Search Add-on for GeoDirectory V2. We also released a new...
GeoDirectory + WooCommerce + WC Marketplace = GeoMarketplace
GeoMarketplace is a new plugin created by the top rated Developer of the GeoDirectory Experts Directory: Webnware It connects WooCommmerce...
Location Manager V2 BETA (Initial Release)
Today we released the 1st BETA version of the Location Manager for GeoDirectory V2 and a new update for the...
GeoDirectory V2 Release Candidate
Today GeoDirectory Version 2 comes out of BETA and the Release Candidate can be downloaded here. This has been a...
Is Google declaring war on Web Directories?
Google Maps Platform new terms of service are not clear Last month we published a post about the Google Maps...
Most WP sites won't be GDPR compliant by May 25th
The GDPR is the hottest topic of the moment and unless you are very comfortable with lawyers jargon, it can...
Google Maps Platform New Pricing Model
Google Maps Platform, did you hear about it? Google announced today the launch of the Google Maps Platform. They described...
Gutenberg vs Page Builders (will they survive?)
In the last few years, several successful Page Builder Plugins for WordPress have appeared on the market: Elementor, Divi Builder,...
GeoDirectory V2 meets Ninja Forms
GeoDirectory V2 and Ninja Forms integration we decided to integrate GeoDirectory V2 with Ninja Forms, here's why: While GeoDirectory V1...
GeoDirectory V2 first BETA release
LAST UPDATED 13/06/2018 today we are releasing the BETA version of GeoDirectory V2. See change log at the end of...
GeoDirectory V2 Final Roadmap
February though a short month, has been a busy one for GeoDirectory V2. Our original hope was to have a...
GeoDirectory Translation in 2018
Join the GeoDirectory translation team to translate GeoDirectory into 20+ languages in 2018! Read on to learn about how you...
Refunds for digital products [2018 edition]
Dealing with refunds for digital products in 2018 Whether you are selling WordPress Themes, Plugins or services, dealing with refunds...
Road to V2, the New GeoDirectory Dashboard
It's time for a new GeoDirectory Dashboard and this new GeoDirectory Dashboard will be integrated into the Core plugin, still...
GeoDirectory V2 Goals and Development Plan
This is our 1st official post about GeoDirectory V2! WooHoo! 🙂 We have been working on GDv2 for a few...
An analysis of the WordPress SEO heavyweights
Disclaimer: This is not another article about WordPress SEO plugins and nor is it about SEO agencies. We suggest you...
New addons: Online Users & Restrict User Signups
Hello Everyone, We have some good news. We released two new addons yesterday. Online Users Restrict User Signups Online Users Go to...
UsersWP 1.0.7 released
Version 1.0.7 comes up with some major code refactoring. Its been almost 2 months since the release of 1.0.6. Sorry...
Enough with the Gutenberg Drama
The Gutenberg drama started on June 22nd. On that day, the Gutenberg Team released the Gutenberg plugin in beta for...
WordPress User Profile Plugin | UsersWP
The WP plugin directory has been missing a lightweight WordPress User Profile plugin for too long. Popular user profile plugins...
WP Invoicing + GD Payments Manager V2
If you are upgrading from GD Payments Manager V1 to V2 you are required to carry out some additional steps....
WP Invoicing
We are happy to announce WP Invoicing is now live for its first public beta. In this post you will...
Is the WordPress economy shrinking?
Yesterday Chris Lema published a blog post asking the same question: is the WordPress economy shrinking? He tried to answer...
Advanced Custom Fields Scalability
Advanced Custom Fields is fantastic plugin used by millions that converts WordPress into a full stack CMS, allowing to create...
Loading WordPress language files correctly
WordPress localization features allows you to make plugins and themes easily translatable through WordPress Language files (po/mo files). This is...
1.6.18 released
Yesterday we released V1.6.18 and you can find the massive change log here: https://wpgeodirectory.com/change-logs/#v1.6.18 We added a feature to locate...
WP Easy Updates
WP Easy Updates We are happy to introduce WP Easy Updates! WPEU is our new update plugin, we will be...
Distance to custom field
Update Sept 2019 This has been added as a predefined custom field in V 2.0.0.67. The snippet below will only...
Custom fields in custom places
The Request Today we had a user ask how to show certain custom fields in a custom place, in her...
Event Calendar Newsletter & GeoDirectory Integration
Event Calendar Newsletter is a nifty plugin that allows users to embed Events from some of the best Events calendar...
We added a 50% discount code in our T&C's to see what would happen
The Story In April 2015 GeoDirectory became 1 year old, at that time we celebrated by running a discount over...
Move bbPress Multisite plugin and the story behind it
Are you hosting your bbPress powered support forum within your main install? That's going to slow down your money website....
Release of Version 1.6.16
Today we released V1.6.16 and you can find the massive change log here: https://wpgeodirectory.com/change-logs/#v1.6.16 V1.6.16 most exciting new feature is...
V1.6.15
Today we released V1.6.15 and you can find the change log here: https://wpgeodirectory.com/change-logs/#v1.6.15 This release mainly fixed or improved few...
V1.6.11 + add-ons
Today we released V1.6.11 and you can find the change log here: https://wpgeodirectory.com/change-logs/#v1.6.11 There is one breaking change that you...
V1.6.9 + advance search improvements
Today we released V1.6.9 and you can find the change log here: https://wpgeodirectory.com/change-logs/#v1.6.9 We also updated several add-ons, but in...
Making your WordPress site slow
In the coming days we will be writing a series of articles on how to keep you WordPress site lean...
WordPress Child Themes in 2016
What is a Child Theme? WordPress introduced the concept of child themes in early 2010, at least that is when...
Custom field improvements in New V1.6.6
With the release of GeoDirectory 1.6.6 brings some long awaited improvements to our custom fields settings. Most changes at first...
How to use our WordPress Directory Plugin
Video Transcript Today we will show you how to build a City Directory Website, with a free WordPress Plugin Where...
Release of 1.6.5
Today we updated GD core to version 1.6.5, you can see the change log here. Other than fixing several known...
Release of 1.6.4
Today we updated GD core to version 1.6.4, you can see the change log here. We had to release this...
Google Maps API Key and new limits
Google announced on Wednesday Updates to Google Maps APIs Standard Plan. Here you can read the full article. For all...
This page didn't load Google Maps correctly
This post will tell you how to fix the "This page didn't load Google Maps correctly. See the JavaScript console...
Release of v1.6.3
Today we updated GD core to version 1.6.3, you can see the change log here. As usual we also updated...
Making popup forms require login
Recently one of our customers asked to make the popup forms for send to friend and send enquiry only available...
The Fall of PageRank
As of April 2016, Google has disabled the PageRank API (toolbarqueries.google.com) and it is no longer providing data about PageRank...
How to sort listings by price
When using the Payment Manager with GeoDirectory, there is no option to sort listings by price. By default, you can...
Release of v 1.6.2
Today we released version 1.6.1 1.6.2 of GeoDirectory core plugin. See the change log for more information. Update: we had...
Adding a SSL Certificate to your website
There are many good reasons to add a SSL to your site, we won't go into detail here but to...
Add Custom Body classes
WordPress has both a body_class function and a body_class filter (hook). The body_class function is used in themes to add...
Release of V1.6.0
Today we released version 1.6.0 of GeoDirectory core plugin. See the change log for more information. As usual we also...
Release of V1.5.8
Last Friday we released version 1.5.8 of GeoDirectory core plugin with several improvements and addition. See the massive change log list...
Release of V1.5.6
Today we released version 1.5.6 of GeoDirectory core plugin. See the change log for more information. As usual we also...
Snazzy Maps support for GeoDirectory
We are very happy to announce support for Snazzy Maps in our Custom Google Maps addon (1.0.5). It was just...
Release of V1.5.5
Today we released version 1.5.5 of GeoDirectory core plugin with several improvements and addition. See the massive change log list...
Formidable Forms in GeoDirectory Tabs
The plugin Formidable Forms has been brought up a few times on our forums, though for something as simple as...
Release of V1.5.4
Today we released version 1.5.4 of GeoDirectory core plugin with several improvements and addition. See the massive change log list...
Adding a payment gateway to payments manager
This tutorial will show you how to create a new plugin to integrate a new payment gateway with our new...
Release of V1.5.3
Today we released version 1.5.3 of GeoDirectory core plugin with several improvements and addition. See the changelog for detailed information....
PayPal SHA-256 Compliance and what it means
This week PayPal have been sending out scary emails and causing a lot of panic, these emails are titled: "IMMEDIATE...
Customise Send Enquiry Form
A few members have been asking how to customise the send enquiry form so below is a quick example. Let's...
Release of V1.5.2
Today we released version 1.5.2 of GeoDirectory core plugin with several improvements and addition. See the changelog for detailed information....
Contact Form 7 vs Simple HTML Form
This post is related to my last blog post about my efforts to speed up our site, by removing plugins where the benefit...
Are pricing tables slowing down your site?
The Story: Recently I did a small audit of the plugin we use on this site, the main goal of...
Release of Version 1.5.0
Today we released version 1.5.0 of GeoDirectory core plugin. (changelog) In this version we imporved the Import/Export experience and made...
Whoop Beta released...
Today we release the Beta Version of our new Directory Theme Whoop! Whoop! is the ultimate Yelp Clone for WordPress....
Remove tabs
few members are not fond of the tabs in the details page. They asked us how to remove them and...
Re-order Tabs in a listing detail page
This article is about GeoDirectory V1, if using V2 please see: https://wpgeodirectory.com/reordering-tabs-in-geodirectory-v2/ Previously we provided an example about adding a...
Release of GeoDirectory v 1.4.9 + Whoop! preview
Today we released version 1.4.9 of GeoDirectory core plugin. (changelog) In this release we mainly fixed/tweaked anything reported that wasn't...
Add a new Tab in the listing detail page
One of the most frequent questions we get, about customizing GeoDirectory, is how to add a new tab for custom...