{"id":365067,"date":"2025-10-05T15:34:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T09:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/?post_type=docs&p=365067"},"modified":"2025-10-05T15:34:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T09:34:49","password":"","slug":"general-listing-settings","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/docs\/general-listing-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"General Listing Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The General Listing Settings<\/strong> section allows you to control core behaviors of listings on your website \u2014 such as enabling multiple directories, guest submissions, and user registration options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To access these settings, go to:
WP Admin Dashboard \u2192 Directory Settings \u2192 Listings \u2192 General<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Available Options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Enable Multi-Directory<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Turn this option\u00a0ON<\/strong>\u00a0to create and manage multiple directory types (e.g., Restaurants, Real Estate, Jobs) within the same website. Each directory can have its own set of fields and layouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest Listing Submission<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Enable this to allow visitors to submit listings\u00a0without registering an account<\/strong>. Learn more about how Guest Submission works.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Registration Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Enable Registration<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Enable this option to allow users to register manually on your website.
It\u2019s useful if you want users to have full access to their dashboard for managing listings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enable Email Verification<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Turn this on to require users to verify their email addresses during registration.
You can check user verification status under: Users \u2192 All Users<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Listing Currency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Customize how prices are displayed across your listings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Currency Code<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Enter a 3-letter code such as\u00a0USD<\/code>\u00a0or\u00a0EUR<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Currency Position<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Choose where the symbol appears relative to the price.
    Example:\u00a0$5 \u2013 Before<\/code>\u00a0or\u00a05$ \u2013 After<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Note:<\/strong>
    To accept payments in a specific currency, go to\u00a0Monetization \u2192 General Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Listings Renewal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Set up automatic reminders and notifications for expiring listings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • When to Send Expire Notice<\/strong>
      Specify the number of days before a listing\u2019s expiration to send a reminder email.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • When to Send Renewal Reminder<\/strong>
      Define the number of days after expiration to send another renewal email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Example: Enter 7<\/code> to send reminders 7 days before and after expiration.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Expired Listings Management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Manage how expired or trashed listings are handled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Permanently Delete Expired Listings<\/strong>
        Automatically delete expired listings from trash after a set period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Permanently Delete After (days) of Expiration<\/strong>
        Enter how many days after expiration listings should be permanently deleted.
        Default:<\/strong>\u00a015 days<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        After making changes, click\u00a0Save Changes<\/strong>\u00a0(top-right or bottom-right corner) to apply your updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        The General Listing Settings section allows you to control core behaviors of listings on your website \u2014 such as enabling multiple directories, guest submissions, and user registration options. To access these settings, go to:WP Admin Dashboard \u2192 Directory Settings \u2192 Listings \u2192 General Available Options Enable Multi-Directory Turn this option\u00a0ON\u00a0to create and manage multiple directory types (e.g., […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24585,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[702],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-365067","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-listings-management"],"year_month":"2026-03","word_count":322,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"yousuf.sovware","author_nicename":"yousuf-sovware","author_url":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/author\/yousuf-sovware\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Listings Management","term_url":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/docs-category\/listings-management\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/365067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24585"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/365067\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=365067"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directorist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=365067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}