GeoTheme V3 most important new feature is represented by the ability to create a Global Directory.
In fact you can create as many Countries you want. For each Country you can create Regions or States. For each Region or State you can create Cities and for all cities you can even create neighbourhoods.
The optional auto-created Everywhere location gathers all listings in one Global Directory.
Once you have selected a City, search form will look only for listings and events within that city…
With the Global directory feature and GeoLocation capabilities, GeoTheme is probably the most complete Geo wordpress business directory (also known as yelp clone) available on the market!
I want to set up a directory of Theatres by City. Does the new version allow me to add Events (plays) that are on at each Theatre (place)? In other words I need to be able to link the Event to the Place. Possible?
Yes it is… please have a look here http://www.geotheme.com/places-events-as-custom-post-types/
and click the 2nd image.
Thanks,
Paolo
Dors this theme have to ability to import yellow page business information and if so what format and how does this work?
Thanks
Hi,
no scrapers provided with our theme.
You can import listing from CSV files, but you have to create them.
Thanks,
Paolo
Do you have a MOBILE version? with everyone finding things on their cellphone how does this work then
We are working on mobile apps.
Thanks,
Paolo
Hi, when will the theme be mobile compatible, Regards, Mick.
The iOs App is released in beta already.
Thanks, do we get the app free or is it a paid upgrade
Apps are sold separately
Hi, when following the tutorials we are told to go the widget area and insert the widget jquery, but its not there when i do it, Mick.
Jquery Mega Menu is a plugin and GT is compatible with it. But in our demo there are no plugin installed.
Thanks,
Paolo
With teh mobile apps, does it pull the info fromm the main site or is it a stand alone system?
Hi Nolan,
app and site share the same db thru GeoTheme API.
Thanks,
Paolo
Questions about the iOS app:
1. Is the iOS app universal? with iPad and iPhone versions?
2. Is it customizable?
3. Is there a test version?
4. What is the price of the app?
Hi,
the iOs app is still in beta and avail only for 25 members. It should be released finally next week, it will be totally customizabile (if you have a mac with xCode installed) and it will cost $300.
There is no test version at the moment, but you can see a video in video docs section,
Thanks,
Paolo
Also, is the theme suitable if i only want to target one niche
Yes
Hi Since this is a global directory, how much traffic and # of businesses can this handle with a shared hosting?
Hi – I would like to create a directory for just London in the UK
Can I set the directory to show the map of London as defaualt? So when the user visits my site they will see the map of London….
Thanks
hi Bill,
of course you can…
Thanks,
Paolo
Hello guys,
I have http://www.holidaysincornwall.com which is running on another geo theme..
1) The thing about my website there is no option to search ‘all cities’ or the region ‘Cornwall’ with all towns in. Is this possible here?
2) Can people pay to have their listing as featured at top of search results in this theme?
3) Will there be a way of transferring the database from the current theme to this one if I purchase?
Regards
Oliver
Hi Oliver,
Yes, GeoTheme breaks country into regions, region into cities, city into city areas.
People can pay for featured listing just like on GeoPlaces.
The database is not compatible, but you should be able to import and convert your places.
Prices, regional settings and so on will have to be manually set from scratches.
Thanks,
Paolo
Will openstreetmaps be included or to replace googlemaps?
Hello,
we are not planning to replace google map at the moment…
Thanks,
Paolo
Would like businesses to create and administer their own listing, while others provide reviews & ratings of that business. Can this be done?
Hi Gary,
that’s exactly how GeoTheme works.
Thanks,
Paolo
How does the pricing work?
Will it still work after the 1st year and we just get no support or updates? Or does the whole theme stop working?
Cheers!
Only support and updates will stop. Theme will always work
This may be a slightly unusual request. Let’s say I wanted to list businesses who travelled around, rather than those working from one location. So they would have their main office address, but also a list of regions they could travel to.
So say Business A was prepared to travel to Region X, Y and Z. Could a user do a search in Region Y and find Business A listed?
Also, could they have additional options in their profile which would be searchable? Say the business visited schools to do presentations. Could they specify a range of ages they were willing to talk to (5-8, 7-10, 10-13 etc) which users could then use in their search?
HI,
sorry, that’s not the way GeoTheme works.
GeoTheme is made to create a directory where each place have 1 physical address.
Thanks,
Paolo
That’s a shame. Great looking script, though. Got me thinking about all the sites I could set up with it, so I’ll be back once I’ve found a solution for my current needs.
Can adsense and other advertising be used?
yes sir!
two more questions:
-can the map bubble pointers be color coded by category?
-can the listings pull from ‘reviews around the web’ the way that google places does?
Hi,
Yes, category markers can be change even with custom markers.
No, there is no scraping tool for reviews.
Thanks,
Paolo
I have a question regarding categories. Is there a way to set up sub categories?
So if you have restaurants, can you have subdirectory of the american, italian, chinese, thai, etc?
Thanks
Absolutely yes!
Hello I was wondering is it possible to search the listings by numbers or letters?
Example|#|A|B|C|D|
So if the person knows what the first letter in the name of the place they can just click that letter and see the listings that start with it. This could be at the top of the page or something. You can visit this link to get an idea of what am talking about. http://www.animefreak.tv/glossary
that’s currently not possibile, but any decent developer could tweak that into your site for few bucks.
That site is using Drupal, much more powerful than WordPress. In Drupal, you would want to start with a plain html theme then working your way through TPL files and Apache Slor search configuration…what is it indexing and how do you want it to perform the search.
Hi,
Do we have the directory in other languages such as french?
Thanks
it is easily translatable and I know of members who already translated it in french.
Once you buy it and have access to the members forum you can ask them if they are willing to share the translation flie.
Thanks,
Paolo
Hi Pistra,
Did you got a french translation ?
Thanks,
Regards
Hi
So this is geotheme v3, i take that there were previous versions? How easy is it to upgrade between versions? I would not want to spend months trying to upgrade from v3 to v4 when it comes out, please give guidance
Thanks
B
So far updating has been an easy task, becuase database hasn’t been change. Whenever v4 will come out, a big change in structure and database is to be expected. However, we try to provide all necessary tools to make the update process as easy as possibile.
Can you elaborate a little more on your CSV import function. I have several CSV files with thousands of local listings. Name, Address, Phone number etc…
Can I import these?
They have to be formatted to our CSV import format before being able to import them.
Has geotheme been tested for compatibility with:
WordPress Multilingual Plugin?
WPMU?
BuddyPress?
Has it ever been used with large sites with tens of thousands of pages?
Yes to all 4 questions.
For the tens of thousands of pages a dedicated server at least must be used fr good results…
I need to import a lot of place (restaurants). I have tried with GT Tools Import, but even i have create an appropriate CSV file it doesn’t work very well. For instance it doesn’t keep the contacts, the address and son on, the categories too.
Maybe i don’t understand exactly how it works..Could you help me?Thanks a lot
Hi,
the bulk import works perfectly, there is a tutorial on how to make it work flawlessly in the support forum.
However we can’t offer assistance, if you are not a current member.
Thanks for understanding.
Paolo
Grazie per la risposta,scusa Paolo, ma siete italiani?
Al 50%
hi i need to know directory functionality ll b included with web theme in 85 usd??????
this is urgent plz reply i need to buy
everything you see in the demo…
Is there a LEGAL or ethical scraper in existence that won’t get banned if we use it? Or is there a way get business listings that we could simply import as a way to populate the business directory we are creating with real listings? Please advise. To do it manually would be a real headache! Thanks (Maybe a dumb question to some – but we are novices at this)!
HI, I know about many scrapers, but all scraping techniques are not always legal and we don’t support them.
Is it possible for the business listings to offer coupons on their listing page? If you dont have that option now, how difficult is it to implement that option?
Another question. Is it possible to let businesses post classifieds if they need? How difficult is that to enable?
There is a plugin to offer coupons http://jeffrose.themetailors.com/store/products/gt-vouchers/.
Classified are not a built in feature of GeoTheme, you would have to implement it yourself.
Hi,
Great theme, when do you plan to have the mobile friendly version, the iphone app looks good, but It would be great to have mobile friendly option too.
Thanks
Responsive (mobile) theme is available already.
Thanks!
Sorry, another question,
Can the templates and iphone app be translated easily?
Thanks
Hi,
yes both are easily translatable.
Thanks,
Paolo
Hi,
I am really interested in taking this theme from you, but credit cards in the UAE aren’t accepted for online purchases and Pay Pal is currently blocked! Don’t ask!
Is there any other method I can get the cash to you? i.e. a transfer through freelancer.com?
Cheers
JB
we can only sell through paypal or credit card. Maybe you can ask a friend outside UAE to buy it for you?
Hi,
I’m looking at this theme for a couple of projects, one directory and an events only site. Will it work OK as an events only site or do I need to add businesses all the time?
Thanks
Neil
It will work well as event site.
Want to create a global products directory like panjuva.com. how extendible is geotheme to mimic this site?
also, any thoughts on integration of openstreetmaps?
Hi,
GeoTheme can provide most functionalities needed for such site, but what you take as example is quite complex and to make it function exactly like that you would have anyway to customize/extend it a bit.
Thx
Can the map be removed from the front page?
And if so, can I place featured listings and blog posts in its place?
yes!
Noticed on 2 Android devices, home page loads fine (responsively), however when I tap a listing, that page is not loaded responsively, but rather full desktop view. Using Android 2.3, phones tested: Droid X, LG Optimus Elite
I did test it on more than a Demo with various ios and android phone and never had this problem. Did you try clearing your phone browser cache…
It’s all good – I bought the theme anyway, couldn’t resist. And that problem is not replicated using my new install, so all’s well.
Thanks for the reply, and I’m really enjoying working with this!
Excellent, thanks for the feedback!
Hi there, I would like to buy this theme TODAY!
however I just have one or two questions:
1. Will the system automatically take payment from users each month? such as a debit order? So if they buy 6 months advertising it automatically bills each month?
2. If someone has not paid, can they be automatically dropped down to a Free listing?
3, Thirdly, how do the featured ads get displayed? from newest to oldest, oldest to newest?
Please help me clarify these points so I can buy this amazing theme!
Kind Regards
Jamie Myburgh
Hi,
I just replied via email… Answer is yes to 1st 2 questions and new to old for the 3rd…
Thanks
I am very close of buying this wonderful theme. Yoe have made a great work.
I am testing my playground but I am having trouble in customizing the map… From the admin panel I writed the place and the country I want to appear as a default but it seems that it loads endlessly but it is not appearing and when i click for Glasgow it is OK but not for the cities that i want to work.
Also I wanteed to know can I make the theme multilingual and which is the better way to do that?
Thanks a lot
Probably you haven’t set up the new city 100% correct. What is your playground site name?
Wpml plugin is the way to go to go multilingual
|Hey my site name is http://www.unejam.geotheme.com .
Can you please show me what am i doign wrong?
Thanx
Also I wanted to ask you Bulk uploader is it going with purchasing the theme because I dont see it in the playground version? It is very important for me
http://unejam.geotheme.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bulk
the only plaes for the new city was not pubblished, but left to draft, all the rest was correct…
While im playing in playground Im learning a lot this theme, although Im sure that if i buy you would help us for any misunderstanding. But I tried to buy this theme and paypal in my country Macedonia its not supported, but we can pay with card and in supported countries list there is no Macedonia. Can you please tell me in which way can I pay you for buying this theme?
If you buy the “no subscription” package, you don’t need a paypal account to buy, you can directly use your credit card..
Sorry, but there is no Macedonia in the list of supported countries to pay with credit cards
sorry about that, but we have no other payements method available at the moment…
So that I understand: This is not just a theme or skin for WP. It is also a directory script for WP. In other words, I do not need to get an additional directory script.. This is it..
Also, I only want to target a given region of my area. Not the entire State. This is doable, right? And, finally, can I use video like yelp does for premium memberships?
Thanks..
Hi Fernando,
answer yes to all questions.
It is a directory script, you can entirely manage the locations as you wish and allow video embedding only for premium listings.
Thanks,
Paolo
Hi guys, Brilliant work on your theme, thanks very much this seems to be exactly what I am looking for-I have three sites that I want to use this with, creating a local business ranking machine my customers will benefit from-by registering they will improve their SEO ratings, I am extrapolating this will be the case? Is this theme O.K to use for Australia, do the maps and local details work internationally?
yes it does!
Will this theme pass ratings micro-data to google like yelp does to show rating stars in search results? If so, I’m sold!
yes it does! Check here
Hi, is it RTL language support?
Hi,
I just purchased the theme but why I can’t see the map below the header?
Thanks
Hi, Please post your support request in forum only.
Thanks
How far away is version 4 (approximately, of course)? Thanks!
We hope maximum another couple of months.
I am planning on signing up with Geotheme but I don’t want to spend all this time and money customizing v3 if v4 is going to come out and I would have to do everything over again. Should I wait for v4 or start with v3 now?
Gt4 will not be ready for another couple of months minimum. It all depends if you prefer to wait or not.
Thx
interested but few question…
1.when can we expect v4.. can we get an estimated date please
2. briefly what will be the changes
3. if i buy v3 and make listing then update to v4.. will my listing remain as is or i have to re-list/redo everything
thanks for your time..
Hi,
beta release for the new version should be expected for end of february.
Features wise very few. We are rewriting the entire framework to make it easier to use and mostly to make it infinitely extendable.
We will include convertion tools for current members.
Thx
Is the beta v4 ready?
Not quite yet, we are close to have an alpha of the core things. I think we need at least another full week of work.
Is it possible to have a drop down menu with categories instead of the search for option box.
It is not a built in option, but as a customization, it could be done by anyone who knows how to code with wordpress API.
would theme tailors do this mod..?
theme tailors isn’t a person. It’s a community. You can try and post it, if the budget you indicate is good enough for one of the coders in there, you may get it.
Can I use in Brazil, with brazilian portuguese?
And how many categories I can setup?
Yes you can translate in any language.
You can setup as many categories as you like.
Thanks
Does map works with any countries (Ukraine for example)?
absolutely yes.
does it support RTL (right to left)?
thank you
best
yes it does, thx
Does Geo themes support buddypress?
Yes it does, there are currently 2 addons to add buddypress to geotheme, and from what I’ve heard, new buddyrpess 1.7 will no longer need our addons to work, but it is autoinstalling and compatible with any theme, GeoTheme included.
Thanks
Nice work.. I have little time to run my website.. Would like to know when v4 release? Other then few months.. Because I been hearing this since November ..
Thanks..
Hi, we are doing our best to release it asap.
Thank you…
Any date on mind?? Or a month for sure?
Because no one is asking me to wait I know…
But I am craving for your v4…
Thanks again
Hi again, it shouldn’t take much longer, we’ll announce something soon.
Hello Paolo,
I’d like to know if I can disable the option to add comments to listings, as well as change the theme to a theme I already have set up. I have the site already set, but would like to use GeoTheme as my provider
Hello Paolo,
Let me clarify my previous post. I’d like to change the layout, colors, and positioning of some items using your GeoTheme pluggin. Is this possible?
GeoTheme isn’t a plugin. It is a theme. As for all themes, you can change layout, colors and items position, but there is no wysiwyg editor to do those changes. Html, css and php skills are required to do that.
Thx
Hi,
GeoTheme is a theme, it cannot be used in conjunction with another theme. Yes you can disable comments.
Thx
I noticed on the sample home page it has a row for atractions, a row for restaurants, recent reviews, and then attractions as a list. Is it possible to just have a list of directory entries there without having to specify a particular category?
Hi, each row is a created by a widget, you can rearrange, them as you like and if you use only one, adding multiple categories id it will do just what you are looking for.
Hi there,
Is it possible to use this directory on a website that is hosted with different web host (other than WordPress)?
If yes, what are the requirements?
Thanks!
HI, no it isn’t. GeoTheme is a wordpress theme and works only with wordpress.
Thank you
In watching your tutorial videos it seems that you need to put each state and city in manually. Is there a way to upload the cities and states with a CSV file?
yes there is.
One more thing, can I include counties?
yes, you can use regions as counties…
This seems like it’ll be exactly what I need! Can I set recurring events with times? Like every Friday 10pm-1am? If so I’m sold! If not I’m willing to code it myself just trying to get away with not having to write any code lol!
Yes you can. Recurring events works just like that!
Thx
It is not easy to manage international directory. How can i integrate this Geo Theme? Will it help my website to create global directory? Can I fetch all regions of cities, countries and islands? Can I Fetch locations of Famous Hotels?
Hi, no GT doesn’t scrape other databases. It provides you the tool to create one.