Add Business Locations In WordPress - Local SEO

Do you own a local business? If so, rank your business on Google & other search engines for local searches

The Local SEO For Divi & Gutenberg Blocks plugin simplifies local SEO

One need to add specific information about business locations. It’s used to create the local SEO data

One can add location either by

  • Manually add location data to the custom post type
  • Importing locations data via csv file upload

Pre-requisites

  1. WordPress website
  2. Divi Theme by Elegant Themes
  3. Local SEO For Divi & Gutenberg Blocks plugin

Tools

  1. Computer

Estimated Cost : 9

Total Duration : 9 minutes

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Step 1 - Local SEO Configuration

  1. Before adding location(s) data to WordPress, ensure you've configured Local SEO

    • Goto WordPress Admin > Settings > Locations & SEO and configure the settings
    • For details visit Local SEO Configuration
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Step 2 - Create Location Manually

  1. To create a location

    • Goto WordPress Admin > Locations > Add New.
    • If the plural name of the "Locations" in Local SEO Configuration is different, the above path will change.
    • In the location form, populate the following values
      • Title : The title of the location
      • Location Category : Add category to the location to group them.
      • Featured Image : Add an image associated with the location
      • Excerpt : A brief description of the location.
      • Business Type : Select the type your business represents.
      • Telephone : A business phone number meant to be the primary contact method for customers.
      • Email : A business email address meant to be the primary contact method for customers.
      • Fax Number : A business Fax number
      • VAT ID : The Value-added Tax ID of the organization
      • TAX ID : The Tax / Fiscal ID of the organization.
      • Street Address : The street address. For example, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy.
      • Locality : The locality in which the street address is, and which is in the region. For example, Mountain View.
      • Postal Code : The postal code. For example, 94043
      • Region : The region in which the locality is, and which is in the country. For example, California
      • Country : The country. For example, United States
      • Price Range : The relative price range of a business, by
        • Either a numerical range (for example, "$10-15") or
        • A normalized number of currency signs (for example, "$$$")
      • Custom Marker : Upload custom marker For Google Maps to overide the default.
      • Opening Hours : Hours during which the business location is open.
      • Map - Geolocate your business : Locate & set your business on Google Maps.
    • Ensure you save the form by pressing "Publish"
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Step 3 - Bulk Import Locations Using CSV Upload

  1. Bulk import locations using a csv file.

    To import locations

    • Goto WordPress Admin > Tools > Import
    • Press Run Importer under the Multi Locations (CSV) section
    • On the next screen, upload the csv file and press Upload file and import
    • On the next screen, on data verification, you'll find the message Your data is verified. Press on the "Import Data" button to begin import process.
    • Press Import Data button
    • The importer starts creating location entries using the data from the csv.
    • It also find the geocoding information if a proper address is present.
    • On completion of the import, you'll find debug information on all the imported locations
    • Visit the locations listing page to verify the location entries.
    • Sample CSV File: https://www.dropbox.com/s/70emq1zgkk3jtij/universities.csv?dl=0
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