As a new DNN user, I'm getting feedback from various testers about improvements that they would like to see from a usability and format standpoint. For example, they would like the ability to browse the directory using multiple category check boxes and specify the sort by other than city and state. Other changes are probably more cosmetic (supression of certain items in the listing), but I'd like to know if these are things that are configurable or if you (or someone) can do the development (open to either).

Thanks much!

Hi Eric,

As Business Directory evolved many of our clients had made requests for additional functionallity.

I am considering releasing a simple directory version.

What features would you consider as the basic requirements for  a simple directory version?

In regards to browsing listings by category choices:

The options are:

1. Creating a custom search form that would return the multiple categories by using a SQL select statement that returned all of the assigned categories from a join to the Xmod index tables .

2. Exploring the FatGeorge Xmod Add-on named Tag Cloud.

3. Creating your own category dashboard.

All of these options are based on the way that you configure the Filter by  URL option in the XMod action menu >> Configure Xmod Module. Configuring by multiple categories could prove difficult due to the fact that that you will need to build your querysting parameter to include the multiple categories that you want the user to search by.

Filtering by sub category is a bit easier because you can use the form field named tags which is a comma separated list of all of the sub categories that are assigned to a specific listing.

in regards to sorting you have the option, using the XMod sort functionality, to add any of the BD form values as sort options. Multiple sort values can be added by holding down the control key while selecting sort fields.

Buck