J-BusinessDirectory - Can directory be set up as part of the joomla! menu structure?

Hi! I have a question about URL’s and SEO with regard to the directory (which I love, by the way!).

Is there a way to make the directory a part of the Joomla! menu structure? I need to be more detailed for URL’s and Browser page headings, and need to place different modules on the sides of different pages within the directory. For example, when someone searches the category “Family Law”, with the city “Berkeley”, it goes to a page that lists all the family law firms in Berkeley. I’d like to:

1) Be able to add a sidebar module that has family law information specific to Berkeley. I am able to add sidebar modules but only if I assign it to “All”. I don’t see a way to assign to a specific page in the directory.
2) I have the SEO url rewrite set to on. However, I want the URL read something like mysite.com/state/city/family-law-lawyers. The URL currently reads mysite.com/component/jbusinessdirectory/ no matter what category or city is chosen. From there, If I select a law firm in the list, the URL looks like mysite.com/law-offices-of-robert-smith (because I set that as the alias within the profile setup.

Thank you!!

Brett

Hi,

Yes, it is possible to make the directory part of Joomla menu structure. We offer several menu types that can be used in menus. Please check http://www.cmsjunkie.com/docs/jbusinessdirectory/menuitems.html for creating a menu item.

1.) You can will need to use MetaMod module and check the city

The syntax is.

if ( JRequest::getVar('citySearch','')== Berkeley'){

return .... //id of the module with information.

}

The module with information can be placed on search-banners position. This will be displayed under the search filter.

2.) The url is generated on search by Joomla. You can modify the url by creating a menu item and setting the menu item id on search module. (starting from 4.2.3 version)

Currenlty you can not have different url's for different searches.

I'm looking for the same answer!

At the moment you have three choices: simple/category/region, these work, but thre are issues:

1) When going to a category the url structure is: mysite.com/category/scotland, then going to a subcat of this cat it shows only that one category and not the parent.

2) When going to a listing and you set it as category you get teh full category structure, which is nearly correct.

The way it should work, if it exists, is that it uses the joomla menu system so it should be: mysite.com/directory/scotland/ayrshire

One of the main issues with this is if one uses the joomla menu structure, then another route in is via the categories, both are different urls and will end i there being duplicate content, which is no good whatsoever.

This needs fixed or a resolution sought, our directory cannot go live with it like this.

Thanks

Derek