Using J!1.5 Contact Component As Business Directory

[drmmr763]

Hello all. I am actually one of the students participating in the Joomla! 1.5 GHOP Contest. I'm working on my second task right now. I'm almost finished with it, too. Anyhow, the task I am doing says for extra credit I can submit this 'tip and trick' to the Tip & Trick forum, so thats what I am doing.

The basic idea here is that rather than use SOBI2 or one of the many other components for directory listings, you can accomplish the same basic thing with Joomla! 1.5's core contact component. basically, create contact categories for each specific type of business or service you would have listed. Example: Churches, Grocery Markets, Gas Stations, Flower Shops etc...

Its really easy to do! Check out the task and the entire document I posted!

Cheers!