Using MemberPress, you can enable users on your site to communicate with each other through community forums.
The problem is, it can be hard for them to find each other without a comprehensive directorio de miembros.
Fortunately, it's easy to create one with Directorio Formidableun complemento para Formas formidables.
The directory is super adaptable, so you can use it for just about any kind of membership site you can think of.
In this article, we'll show you how to use Formidable Directory to add a member directory to your MemberPress site. Let's get to it!
Why You May Want to Add a Member Directory to Your Membership Site
A member directory provides your users with the perfect way to find each other. If you run a membership website with a forum, for example, a directory helps users locate and get in touch with others they want to interact with.
Also, user directories can come in handy for online classrooms.
Instructors can use them to look up students and vice versa. This can make it easy for learners to form study groups or reach out to their teachers with questions about assignments or assessments.
Having a public member directory can also increase your site's value by signalling to new users that you run a popular website.
If someone sees a list of hundreds or even thousands of users, they know your platform is probably worth the subscription fee.
Formidable Forms Integration
Formas formidables, which includes Formidable Directory, integrates seamlessly with MemberPress.
Puede utilizar la función MemberPress Integración de Formularios Formidables or connect with the plugin via Uncanny Automator.
An Introduction to Formidable Directory
Formidable Directory is an extension of Formidable Forms that enables you to create member, business, and even website directories.
You get full control over the data you want to include and you can even charge for listings:
Formidable Directory can format listings for each registered user on your site. These may include profile pictures, names, rolese incluso links to social media profiles:
With Formidable Directory, your users also get to decide whether they want their profiles to be publicly available.
That way, privacy-conscious members can protect their information, while those who want to network and build relationships have the opportunity to do just that.
How to Add a Member Directory to Your Membership Site (In 3 Steps)
The first thing you need to do to create your member directory is to download the Directory add-on and upload it to your WordPress site (Plugins > Añadir nuevo > Subir plugin).
You'll also need to instalar y activar a premium Formidable Forms license. If you haven't set up the parent plugin yet, you'll want to do that before moving on to Step 1.
You can also take a look at Formidable Forms guide for setting up a member directory.
Step 1: Activate the Formidable Directory Plugin
To activate the Formidable Directory add-on, go to the Formidable > Add-Ons page in your WordPress dashboard. Find the Directorio entry and click on the Activar button under its name:
Right away, the plugin will launch a setup wizard. You'll have the option to install the User Registration add-on, which works alongside the Directory plugin.
Outside of MemberPress, you'd activate that add-on to set up a form that enables users to sign up for your site and add their information to your directory.
However, since you're using MemberPress, you can skip this additional extension and just use its registration functionality.
Step 2: Configure Your Member Directory
Next, Formidable Directory will ask you what type of directory format you want to set up. Select the User/Member opción:
You can also decide whether to use a two or four-column layout for your directory. This is totally up to you.
Once you've made your choice, change the name of your directory page under Directory Page Name.
Formidable Directory will then set up a new page for your member directory and save it as a draft. That means it's not live yet, and you can still make changes before publishing it.
Step 3: Publish Your New Member Directory Page
Although the Formidable Directory plugin automatically creates a directory for your site, it doesn't publish it right away. Instead, the page is saved as a draft so you can review it before it goes live.
Formidable Directory takes care of the page's basic styling and pulls the data that it displays from your website's user information.
If your members haven't set avatares yet, you may want to remind them to do so. Otherwise your directory will look a bit bare bones.
Once you publish your member directory, you'll want to add a link to the directory to your website's navigation menu so users can access it.
Para ello, vaya a Apariencia > Menús en tu salpicadero.
Select the menu you want to add the link to, find your new directory page in the list to the left, then add it:
It's a good idea to add this resource to your main navigation menu so users can find it easily.
While you're inside the menu editor, remember you can reorder pages by dragging and dropping them.
If you want to make any changes to your directory after it goes live, just go to Formidable > Global Settings > Directory en el panel de control de WordPress.
Sync your Member Directory with MemberPress
Connecting your member directory with MemberPress is easy! You've got two great options:
- Nuestra zero-code integration
- Nuestra Uncanny Automator integration
For either of these options, you'll need to install the Complemento de herramientas para desarrolladores. It's included with MemberPress Plus and Pro.
Para saber más sobre Uncanny Automator and how you can use it to supercharge your MemberPress site, check out the Uncanny Automator MemberPress page.
Conclusión
Member directories provide you with an opportunity to show off how many people use your website. Moreover, they help users engage with each other by sharing links to their social media profiles and enabling them to reach out to one another.
Si utiliza MemberPress, we recommend you try out Formas formidables y su Directory add-on. Using both, you can create a stylish member directory page for your website in a matter of minutes.
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Do you have any questions about how to add a member directory to your membership website? Let's talk about them in the comments section below!
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Formidable Directory is not showing the members in Memberpress. Formidable Directory Showing members from the form created by Formidable only how we can solve this? I need The directory to show/search all the members in the Memberpress.
Wondering if the Directory is directly populated from MemberPress or if this is a manual process?
Hey Ethan 🙂
The directory should automatically pull from any existing users you have in WordPress/MemberPress, so you won’t need to add these users into the directory manually. Hope that helps!