Listdom Franchise Addon Documentation

The Franchise Addon enables hierarchical relationships between listings. It allows you to designate certain listings as “parent” listings and others as their “sub listings, ” which is useful for franchises, chains, or any multi-location business.

Settings

Go to Listdom > Settings > Addons > Franchise to configure options:

• Franchise Category: Select a specific listing category to limit the franchise functionality. If left blank (default), the feature is available for all categories.
• Hide parents when no child: If enabled, any parent listing that has no sub listings will be hidden from search results and archive pages. (Default: No)

Parent-Child Listing Usage

When adding or editing a listing, a new Listing Parent dropdown appears.

• Assigning a Parent: To make a listing a child of another, simply select the desired parent listing from the dropdown before saving. You can create multiple levels of hierarchy.
• Display on Listing Pages: Single listing pages will show a “Parent” section and a “Sub Listings” section, making it easy for visitors to navigate the franchise structure.
• Display in Directories: By default, child listings appear in search results like regular listings. Parent listings also appear unless you’ve enabled “Hide parents when no child.”

Examples

Franchise Chain Example

A nationwide gym directory uses the addon to link branch locations to their main brand. The “Gold’s Gym” parent listing contains general info, and each gym location is a sub-listing. On each location’s page, visitors see a link back to the main brand page.

Multi-level Organization

A real estate site has a top-level “Real Estate Group” as a parent for several “Regional Offices, ” which in turn are parents to individual “Agent” listings. This allows users to traverse up the chain from an agent to the regional office and the main group.