J-BusinessDirectory

Using responsive design is essential in actual conditions.

• More and more people are navigating using mobile phones and our directory helps you increase the traffic.
• Responsive design and code mean that the changes layout for optimal viewing on any devices: computers, tablets & smartphones, easy reading, and navigation with no hassle.
• Mobile friendly - our extension has been optimized to offer a good user experience on mobile devices.

Take advantage of multiple configuration possibilities and features to take full control of your directory site and also to provide the best user experience. We include options for everything from the smallest detail to the biggest features. You’re in charge!

• Claim Listings Don’t wait for business owners to come to you! Entice them to sign up with our claim a listing function. Populate your site by inputting tons of listings, then let business owners claim and pay for the listing.
• Advanced Search Enjoy the benefits of the advanced search with the category-specific filtering.
• Google map with business listingsFinding/Setting a business listing location hasn't been easier. Business listing locations are shown on search and catalog page. Also, the business owners have the possibility to define the exact location by clicking on the map or by entering the latitude & longitude.
• Multiple Configuration & Features Personalize your extension with the help of multiple configuration options that will make your site look the way you want it! We provide multiple settings in general application settings to allow full control of functionality and display.
• Opening hours Give the business owners the possibility to enter their opening hours.
• User Bookmarks Your users will have the possibility to save the favorite business listings for later view.
• User Generated Ratings and Reviews Give people a reason to come back to your site again and again with user reviews. Businesses are rated on a five-star rating system with the possibility of defining multiple review criteria. Reviews can be moderated, so you have complete control.
• Social networks integrationSocial networks are an import aspect of marketing that you cannot ignore. We allow the integration with Facebook, Twitter & Google+
• A configuration of all business fields We provide the possibility to configure each business field with the following options: Mandatory/Optional/No Show.
• Custom fields You can create your own personal fields. Now you have the possibility to personalize the directory with the fields that you need.
• Video integration Videos can bring a plus on your presentation and it's included
• CAPTCHA Protect your site from spam by activating CAPTCHA

We provide the possibility for each user to manage their own data.

• Each business owner can manage their business listings, offers, and events through the front end Control Panel.
• Each listing is clearly marked with current status: pending, active or expired.

More views, more options. J-BusinessDirectory extension gives you the possibility to choose between multiple views to tailor the extension as you want it.

• Search results view & Catalog view - 4 possibilities
• Business listing details view - 4 possibilities
• Categories view - 3 possibilities

We understand how important SEO is for your business. With that thought in mind, we've built friendly URLs, set all the necessary meta tags, included rich snippets. All you need to worry about is running your business.

• Each business listing page has it's own generated meta tag based on the business listing title and content.
• Rich snippets are included to provide the search engines an easy way of reading & interpreting the data

The directory functionality is extended by multiple modules

• JBusinessDirectory Search allows your visitors to search through the existing companies. It provides different search parameters that can be enabled/disabled from module administration: keyword, categories, cities, region(counties), countries, zip code.
• JBusinessDirectory - Latest Businesses shows the latest business listings added based on category, featured attributes.
• JBusiness Offer Search -  provides the possibility to search among offers. The search is done on various parameters
• JBusiness Event Search - provides the possibility to search among events. The search is done on various parameters
• JBusinessCategory -  displays a list with all the available categories and subcategories. Currently, only two levels are displayed, the main categories and their subcategories. Subcategories are displayed on mouse over the main category. Clicking on a category will display all the businesses available for that specific category.
• JBusinessCategoriesOffers - displays a list with all the available categories and subcategories. Currently, only two levels are displayed, the main categories and their subcategories. Subcategories are displayed on mouse over the main category. Clicking on a category will display all the offers available for that specific category
• JBusinessOffer -  displays the offers of the day in a cyclic manner. Offers of the day can be set via the backend in the Manage Offers section. A click on the offer will redirect visitors to the offer description.
• JBusinessDirectory–Offers The module displays the latest offers published.
• JQuery login This module creates a login as a popup. This was created for a better user experience.
• JBusinessDirectory Progress - track the progress of a user to add his own business listing.
• JBanners provides the possibility to show the Joomla banners as a slideshow.
• JUserLogin allows user login
• JBusinessDirectory UrlTranslator plugin is used to enable the company name to be part of the URL Link. This was created for SEO purposes. For the directory to work you need to enable this plugin. Instructions on how to do this are available in the installation section.