Resource Directory
The Resource Directory module is the "white pages" of your website. The lists can be searched by first letter, category, name or viewed from the alphabetized listing when you first get to the Resource Directory page.
Each listing can have contact name, address, phone number, a link to map, web address, picture and description.
| Benefits |
| + Provide a listing of resources and/or business to assist citizens, business and visitors |
| + Offer citizens a way to search the Resource Directory without being on your site, using the iPhone App |
| + Future developments will allow businesses to maintain their own listings |
| Features |
| + Create a listing of businesses and/or resources |
| + Import listings already created |
| + List and search by category or in alphabetical order |
| + Map locations |
| + Categorize listings for filtering |
| Client Testimonials |
“We use our resource directory as a business list for the county. We sent out letters to each business to see if they were interested in being listed on our website. We sent a questionnaire and asked for basic contact info along with what categories they want to be listed in. We received a great response from our local businesses and now the Resource Directory can help anyone find what they need.”
Sherry Massey, Director of Administration and Emergency Services | Dickinson County, KS |
“The resource directory allows us to advertise universally. We are interested in promoting economic growth throughout the county and the resource directory is a great help in doing that.”
Sherry Massey, Director of Administration and Emergency Services | Dickinson County, KS |
| Examples of How This Module Can Be Used |
| + Listing of businesses and contacts throughout the community |
| Potential Enhancements |
+ No built-in ability to add photos: You can add photos by using HTML in the description of the listing, which has worked for many of our clients.
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| + Businesses cannot create profiles and add their own listings: Currently, the module can only be administered by the client; however, future iterations of this module will include this. |
| + On the back-end, the module does not function in the same category/item manner as most other modules: The resource directory is handled differently from other modules; single entries may fit into multiple categories, so a traditional setup does not work for this module. |
| + If a directory listing is changed or deleted, it does not affect a page that may have also been created and linked to from that directory listing: Pages are separate from modules, and while we can see benefits of tying them together in instances such as this, it is rare for our clients to have more detailed pages associated with directory listings. Additionally, such integration of the two functionalities may create permission issues that could be difficult to anticipate, but frustrating when encountered. Altering pages that have been manually associated with a directory listing must also be accomplished manually. |
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