The Business Directory module can be called with several search options preloaded, effectively giving you a custom directory with each link you create. For example, you might want to highlight a particular category of businesses using a special link from the home page or businesses in a particular area of the country where the annual conference will be held.
To use this feature, you need to create an “External Link,” similar to the following:
https://demochamber.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=154&club_id=522353
where the first part of the URL will be your domain name, and the club_id will be your ID (522353 references the demo club) page_id=154 references the Business Directory.
The following options are then specified as part of the URL link:
&cat=<category id> - use this option to pre-specify a category. Category IDs are in parentheses after each category name on the admin screen.
&type=<type id> - use this option to pre-specify a type within a category. It is unnecessary to specify the category if you already know the type. Type IDs are in parentheses after each type on the admin screen.
&zip=<zip code> - use this option to search within a specified zip code.
&radius=<radius miles> - use this option to search a zip code within the specified radius. You can use any value, but the dropdown values are 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20.
The angle brackets are not specified. In place of these, use the relevant ID values.
The following link shows all restaurants within a 1-mile radius of 60173.
…content.aspx?page_id=154&club_id=522353&cat=2129&zip=60173&radius=1
The following link opens the Business Directory showing all businesses in the “Clothing, accessories, and shoes” category.
…content.aspx?page_id=154&club_id=522353&cat=1005