Build your directory website.

How to build your directory website

1. 1

   Describe the job

   Build a directory with clear categories, submitted listings and moderation decisions.

2. 2

   Review the first version

   Choose how the listing submitter records the listing and how the directory moderator reviews the next step.

3. 3

   Refine the views

   Ask First to adjust the fields and views for the people who will use the app.

4. 4

   Test before sharing

   Walk through the process with a sample record and check who owns the next action.

What to include in your directory website

• Keep the listing in context

  Keep listing, category, source, submission owner, moderation and publication together so the next person can understand the request or record.

• When the next step needs a decision

  Two submissions describe the same business with different names. Link them for moderation instead of publishing duplicate profiles.

• Keep publication visible

  Link duplicate submissions before publishing one reviewed business listing.

• Choose what each person needs

  Give the listing submitter a working view and the directory moderator a review view. Keep listing and category attached to the decision as the work moves between them.