Question 1

How do I update the plugin?

Accepted Answer

In general you plugin will auto update with the latest code and bug fixes automatically. It is not immediate updates however. To keep the site speed up the source code is cached and the widget code will only load the source from our host via API every 2 days. So you will get any fixes automatically, but only when your 2 day caching expires. You can force the widgets to recache by adding the following (?liveDevmode=1) to the end of your DirectoryImport plugin URL https://ww2.managemydirectory.com/admin/go.php?widget=google-yelp-data-plugin

It just needs to be done once. Shortly we will also have a refresh button in the Configs section.

Question 2

My site is highly customized will the DirectoryPhotos and DirectoryImport still work?

Accepted Answer

Our code uses dynamic queries which means that no matter how customized the system is the correct columns get filled, so you should be fine. It may require adding the images to a new location or if need be building a custom layout to show in your site, but both are possible and of course if there does end up being an issue where it will not work, we would offer a full refund if that were ever the case. So don't worry, purchase without and reservations on this issue.

Question 3

How do we grant access to our Brilliant Directories admin?

Accepted Answer

How-to Video: https://marketing.dubb.com/v/v2ccXy

Question 4

What is the difference in the two DirectoryImport search types?

Accepted Answer

Nearby search:

Can sort listings by distance and reviews.
Uses a point in the map as a center which gets defined with the location inputs.

https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/RftB9KeMum/resources/Duur9YsyhS/Nearby%20Search.png (Nearby Search.png)

Text search:

No sorting functionality.
The location is not a latitude/longitude value which lets you search broader address types.
Yields more results with less specific terms compared to nearby search.

Question 5

What is scraping?

Accepted Answer

Scraping, harvesting, or extracting is a process of getting all the information from some public site. It automates manual exporting of the data. If you buy a list from anyone online to add listings to your site, chances are they are scraping data from another source such as Google Maps to give you that information. This is using the same process only automates it for you to auto add to your directory.

Many court cases have ruled that automated scraping of publicly accessible data does not violate the United States Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Court cases change over time and there may be location specific laws to your specific regional area or country. DirectoryImport always suggests you seek the counsel of an attorney in your specific area to ensure compliance with the laws in your jurisdiction.

It is always an option to not use the data scraping option to import listing data information. In that case, the Google API will be used to load information dynamically from that API each time a listing is loaded and will be subject to usage limits/charges per the normal Google API agreement.

Question 6

What is the pricing of Outscraper API?

Accepted Answer

There is no inherent cost to use this service up to certain levels like Google API. The Free Tier is the amount of usage you can use for free each month. So basically, every API account gets 500 businesses, 500 domains for Email & Contact info, 500 reviews, and 500 photos free each month. This means any usage of the product below 500 requests during a month will be for free. You can continue to come back and use these 500 items each month and never have any out-of-pocket costs. Or you can do more at scale in one month and pay a bulk per item fee above the free limits.

**Google Maps Places API **- fast and easy API to fetch Google Maps results in real-time.

Free Tier - FREE usage up to 500 businesses per month

Medium Tier - $ 0.002 / business for 501 to 50,000 businesses (Basically up to $100 mo spend)

Business Tier - $ 0.001 / business after 50,000 businesses

Examples:

Google Maps Reviews

Free Tier - FREE usage up to 500 reviews per month

Medium Tier - $ 0.002 / review for 501 to 50,000 Reviews (Basically up to $100 mo spend)

Business Tier - $ 0.001 / review after 50,000 reviews

Examples:

Google Maps Photos

Free Tier - FREE usage up to 500 photos per month

Medium Tier - $ 0.002 / photo for 501 to 50,000 Photos (Basically up to $100 mo spend)

Business Tier - $ 0.001 / photo after 50,000 photos

Examples:

**Email & Contacts **

Free Tier - FREE usage up to 500 domains per month

Medium Tier - $ 0.002 / domain for 501 to 50,000 domains (Basically up to $100 mo spend)

Business Tier - $ 0.001 / domains after 50,000 domains

Examples:

Question 7

Does DirectoryImport come with the Google/Yelp image import?

Accepted Answer

No, this is a separate service called DirectoryPhotos that integrates with the listing creator but is a separate service.