Directory Apps¶

You can enhance the directory functionality with multiple directory applications that can be found on our store.

JBD Stripe¶

J-BusinessDirectory Stripe is a payment plugin that provides the possibility to receive payment using Stripe payment gateway. You can find more information on this payment processor here: https://www.cmsjunkie.com/docs/jbusinessdirectory/businessdiradmin.html#stripe-payment-processor

JBD Stripe Subscription¶

J-BusinessDirectory Subscriptions is a payment plugin based on Stripe Subscriptions that enables the receiving of a recurring payment. It provides the possibility of having subscriptions only in J-BusinessDirectory extension. You can find more information on this payment processor here: https://www.cmsjunkie.com/docs/jbusinessdirectory/businessdiradmin.html#stripe-subscriptions-payment-processor

JBD Paypal Subscriptions¶

J-BusinessDirectory Subscriptions is a payment plugin based on Paypal Subscriptions. It provides the possibility of having subscriptions in J-BusinessDirectory extension. You can find more information on this payment processor here: https://www.cmsjunkie.com/docs/jbusinessdirectory/businessdiradmin.html#paypal-subscriptions-payment-processor

JBD Recurring Events¶

JBD Recurring Events is an add-on that extends the J-BusinessDirectory Events functionality by adding the possibility of having recurring events. To install the add-on you will need an FTP connection to your existing Joomla installation.

When the installation is completed on the edit event view the following section should be shown.

You can find below the description for each field.

Repeats: set the recurring method: daily, weekly, monthly and yearly.
Repeat every: set the recurring interval for the events series
Start on: set the start date of the recurring series.
Ends: there are 2 options available. You can set an end date or you can set the number of occurrences. The start and end date are always linked to the event start and end date. The events will be created until the end date is lower than the end day set on the date field or when the number of occurrences is reached.

When an event that is part of a recurring series is saved the following popup is shown.

You have the possibility to save the modifications for the recurring event, for the events that follow the current event or for all the events in the series.

JBD sh404SEF¶

JBD-sh404sef is a plugin that provides an integration between J-BusinessDirectory extension and sh404SEF extension. All links generation from J-BusinessDirectory extension will be handled by sh404SEF extension.

Installing the plugin¶

To install the plugin you will need an FTP connection to you existing Joomla! installation. First, you will have to unzip the jbd-sh404sef.zip and extract the content. There are 2 files on the zip archive, the plugin file which is called com_jbusinessdirectory.php and the language file that is located on language folder which has the same name, com_jbusinessdirectory.php.

You will have to copy the files to their corresponding folders as following:

Copy the plugin file, com_jbusinessdirectory.php, to {joomla}/components/com_sh404sef/sef_ext
Copy the language file to {joomla}/administrator/components/com_sh404sef/language/plugins/

Setup the plugin¶

In order to setup the plugin you will have to edit the file {joomla}/components/com_sh404sef/sef_ext/com_jbusinessdirectory.php

On the beginning of the file there are several options that you can configure

$sefConfig->shInsertJBDName = false; Allows the possibility to add/remove the extension name on the generated URL

$sefConfig->shJBDInsertListingName = true; Allows the possibility to add/remove the listing alias on the generated URL

$sefConfig->shJBDInsertListingId = false; Allows the possibility to add/remove the listing id on the generated URL

$sefConfig->shJBDPrependListingId = false; Allows the possibility to add the listing id at the end of the generated URL

$sefConfig->shJBDInsertListingCategories = 0; Allows the possibility to add/remove the category on the generated listing URL

/* integer, if 0, no categories will be inserted in URL for an item

If 1, only ‘last’ category will be inserted in URL

If 2, all nested categories will be inserted in URL */

$sefConfig->shJBDInsertCategories = 2; Allows the possibility to add/remove the category on the generated search results URL /* integer, if 0, no categories will be inserted in URL for a product.

If 1, only ‘last’ category will be inserted in URL

If 2, all nested categories will be inserted in URL */

$sefConfig->shJBDInsertCountry = 1; Allows the possibility to add/remove the country on the generated search results URL

$sefConfig->shJBDInsertRegion = 1; Allows the possibility to add/remove the region on the generated search results URL

$sefConfig->shJBDInsertCity = 1; Allows the possibility to add/remove the city on the generated search results URL

$sefConfig->shJBDInsertType = 1; Allows the possibility to add/remove the type on the generated search results URL

$sefConfig->shJBDInsertCategoryId = false; Allows the possibility to add/remove the category ID on the generated search results URL

Proposal setup for sh404 plugin¶

Configuration/General/By component

JBD Appointments¶

JBD Appointments is an application that extends the directory functionality by adding the possibility of booking services and appointments for a business. The JBD Appointments application can be purchased separately from our store on https://www.cmsjunkie.com/joomla-business-directory/jbd-appointments

Installing the application¶

To begin the installation of the J-BusinessDirectory Appointments application, log in into your Joomla backend, access the directory dashboard and follow the steps as described below:

In the main dashboard, you will be presented with the Directory Apps section.

Click the Install button (on the bottom of the Directory Apps section).
Choose your downloaded JBD Appointments archive (jbd-appointments.zip).
You will receive a confirmation message upon successful installation completion

Setup and configuration¶

When application is installed, in the general settings (business listings tab) a new setting called “Enable company services” will be displayed.

When the setting will be set to yes by the administrator, on the dashboard menu items, for both admin and front-end Control Panel, new menu items will be visible under the Business Listings menu item.

How it works¶

For each business you can define a different number of services that will be performed by the service providers based on an availability schedule. When services are defined for a business listing, on the front-end business listing details page, a new section will appear, Services. The services can be booked by the end users based on the current availability, and for each booking the business owner and the site admin will be notified with the booking details.

Business services¶

This section contains the services that will be defined by the business owners.

A business service can be added from both admin or front-end area, and contains the following details:

Name – name of the service

Description – description of the service

Status – setting if the service will be published or not

Duration – setting the duration of the service in hours and minutes

Show duration – setting if the duration of the service will display or not in front – end

Business – selecting the listing, that will contain this service

Currency – the currency

Price – the price of the service

Max number of bookings per service – the max number of time that the service can be booked

After all the details are filled by the user and saved, the services will be displayed in the Business Services section.

Service providers¶

This section contains the business service providers.

Each service has to be associated with a provider, in order to display in the listings details view and to be booked. A service provider can be added from both, admin area and front – end control panel and contains the following details.

Name – name of the service provider

Description – description of the service provider

Email – the email of the service provider

Telephone – the phone number

Max number of clients to be served – the max number of persons that can book the same service on the same date and the same time

Business – the business which the provider belongs to

Services – services that belong to the actual provider; the services are showing based on the selected business

Status - setting if the service will be published or not

Working hours – the hours for which the service provider will be available for booking

Break hours – the break hours of the provider

Yearly availability – the vacation period of the provider; the user can add several vacation periods for the provider and during these periods, the provider dates won’t be active and available for booking.

Booking a service¶

All services that are associated with at least one service provider will be shown on the business listing details page and it will be available for booking.

Step 1: Access the services section of the business listing details page

Step 2: Select the service and the service provider

Step 3: Select the available dates After the provider is selected, the available dates and working hours for each date will display so that the user can book the desired date and time.

Step 4: Complete the guest details

Step 5: Select the payment method and perform the payment

Step 6: Booking confirmation

Manage service bookings¶

The business service bookings will be listed in the company service bookings section.

JBD Sell Offers¶

JBD Sell Offers is an application that extends the J-BusinessDirectory Offers functionality by adding the possibility of selling/buying an offer. The JBD Sell Offers application can be purchased separately from our store on https://www.cmsjunkie.com/joomla-business-directory/jbd-sell-offers