{"id":8031153,"date":"2021-02-08T11:45:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T11:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/?p=8031153"},"modified":"2021-05-25T11:09:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T11:09:30","slug":"how-to-build-multilingual-directory-and-listing-sites-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/it\/tutorials\/2021\/02\/how-to-build-multilingual-directory-and-listing-sites-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build Multilingual Directory and Listing Sites in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many businesses went online in 2020 and the trend continues. Today, clients expect websites to give complete information about what the business offers. For this, you often need to add a \u201cdirectory\u201d or \u201clisting\u201d (same thing, different word) to your sites. In this tutorial, we teach what multilingual directories need and how to build them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are Directories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A directory is anything that lists many items. It can be a complete site like Craigslist, a table of the products that you offer, a map of your service points and many other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In some directories, the admin will populate all content into WordPress. In other directories, visitors (or members) will create entries and in other directories, you\u2019ll import content from an external site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Site listing animal nutrition products<\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Details for a single travel tour<\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Directory site with offers and discounts<\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Details for a single real estate listing<\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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What Makes a Directory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Directory and listing sites have a mixture of features. Some directories will have all these features, but most directories will have a subset of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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List of directory items<\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Search for items<\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Lists of featured items<\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Templates for displaying individual items<\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Using a front-end form to edit an item<\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Account page where members can edit items<\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The directory can be the whole site or only a section in a site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s Unique About Multilingual Directories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019re creating a multilingual directory, you need to think about how to create and display content in different languages. There\u2019s no \u201cone size fits all\u201d. Instead, it depends on the business and its objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could:<\/p>\n\n\n\n