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Directory Plugin

Last Updated: October 28, 2020

Knowledge Base → Add-Ons → Solutions → Directory Plugin

Create your own business, team, or user/member directory with Formidable Directory! With this plugin, you can:

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  • Display a staff, faculty, employee or team listing
  • Create a search form for local or country-wide businesses
  • Search a user/member directory and click on the member to view more details

Download and setup

Formidable Directory is a stand-alone plugin that is a separate purchase from the Formidable Forms plugin. It is currently not included in any of the license packages.

  1. This plugin requires that you have separately purchased the Formidable Directory add-on and has either the Business or Elite plan for Formidable Forms. If you haven't already done so, install and activate the premium version of Formidable Forms.
  2. In your WordPress admin, go to Formidable → Add-Ons and click the Activate button for the WordPress Directory plugin.
    Directory Activate Add-on
  3. Now that the plugin is activated, you'll be automatically redirected to the Formidable Directory setup wizard.
    Directory Setup Wizard
  4. Click the Connect an Account button to install the Formidable Forms premium plugin. If the plugin has been installed on your site, you will be taken to step 2.
    Directory Connect Account
  5. Install and activate any required add-ons. Click the Install and activate button to install the User Registration add-on If you already have all the required plugins installed, this step will be marked complete.
    Directory Install required add-on
  6. Select the type of directory you would like to create.
    Directory Setup Form View

    • Choose directory type: Team, User/Member, or Business
    • Choose layout: Two Column, Four Column, Table List
    • Choose page title: Listing Form Page Name, Directory Page Name
  7. Click the View Page button to view the autogenerated page. By default, these are saved as drafts.
    Directory Customize Page
  8. To edit the page content, go to the top menu, and hover to the Formidable link. Click the submenu to be taken to the Directory View.
    Directory Edit View
  9. Make any required changes to the View and click the Update button.
  10. Publish the new directory pages.

Global settings

After the plugin is activated, you may configure the Global Directory Settings to import other directories. Access your global settings by going to the Formidable → Global Settings → Directory.
Directory Global Settings

Troubleshooting

We didn't find anything to import

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