4. Setting up your website for GeoDirectory

In this page, we will help you setting up your website with GeoDirectory plugin to enable listing imports from Leads Importer to your own WordPress Website.

Build faster with our ready made WordPress Template

If you don't have a WordPress created yet, you can purchase our WordPress Geodirectory template here: Purchase Template. It has GeoDirectory Free version already installed and setup to be used with Leads Importer. You only need to add your categories (In case you you will use the Custom Post Type "Places"), connect the API in Leads Importer and start searching and importing listings in no time.

Enabling the REST API in WordPress for GeoDirectory

1. In the WP Admin dashboard go to "GeoDirectory" > "Settings" > "API" and in "General Options", "Enable the REST API" to ON.

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Setting up your website Custom Post Type "Places" and custom fields for GeoDirectory:

1. GeoDirectory comes with a custom post type "Places" by default. Go to that CPT and to the "Settings" section

1. Create or make sure all the necessary fields to import the listings data are available such as:

• Title (WP native)

• Description (WP native)

• Category

• Address

• Images

• Email (We recommend using text field if there are emails that are "[e-mail]", if not it can return a error as GeoDirectory will invalidate these emails).

• Phone

• Website

• Facebook

• Instagram

• Twitter

• Attribution

• Place_id

• Business Hours

• Rating

• Ratings_total

• gurl

List of fieds needed for the Custom Post Type

Once completed, we are ready to start connecting our WordPress connection with the Leads Importer tool.