Post Type Setup Guide

This document outlines Hero Allies settings for all post types.

🎫 Deals - https://www.heroallies.com/deals/

🔧 General Settings

• Protect Post Type: NO (drive traffic)
• URL Permalink: /deals
• Display Map When Entering Location Information?: Yes
  • Shows interactive Google Map when posting 🗺️
  • Members can click on map to set location 📍
  • Visual map interface for easier location selection
• Display Map When Entering Location Information?: Yes
  • Deal discovery
  • Savings opportunities
  • Merchant promotion
  • Consumer value
  • Traffic generation
• Trigger Webhook for Initial Save or Every Save? RECOMMENDATION: INITIAL SAVE ONLY
  • One-time promotional push
  • Avoid spam from minor edits
  • Deal alerts to subscribers
  • Social media announcements
  • Merchant notifications

👤 Profile Page Design

• Tab Title: Deals
• Tab Order: Leave as Default
• Number of Post displayed in Tab: 5
  • 📊 RECOMMENDED: 4-6 posts
  • Deal discovery focus
  • Expiration dates important
  • Visual space for offers
  • Avoid overwhelming visitors
  • Quality deals over quantity

🔍 Search Results Design

• Search Results Page Title - H1 %City% %Industry% Deals from Local %%profession%%

• Search Results Page Sub-Title - H2 Exclusive %Industry% Discounts and Special Offers in %City%

• Results Per Page: 20

  • 📊 RECOMMENDED: 20-25 results
  • Deal discovery focus
  • Quick browsing** behavior
  • Savings hunting** patterns
  • Promotional scanning
  • Mobile-friendly format

• Post Keyword Search Options: RECOMMENDED: Search Default Fields

  • Simple offer descriptions
  • Business names
  • Basic deal information
  • Category searching sufficient
  • Limited content depth 📝

• Pagination Display Options: Recommended: Insta-Load Search Results ⚡

  • Modern "Load More" button experience
  • Faster page loads (no full page refresh)
  • Better mobile experience
  • Keeps users engaged longer

• Order Results by: 🏆 PRIMARY RECOMMENDATION: End Date (Earliest Date First)

  • Expiring soon appears first ⏰
  • Urgency-driven user behavior
  • Deal expiration awareness
  • Action-oriented browsing 🎯

• Sidebar Position Mobile: Hide ✅ "Hide"

  • Complex sidebars with many widgets 📊
  • Mobile-first user experience 📱
  • Content-focused directories
  • Most recommended! 🏆

• Display Google Map Option on Search Results Pages: 🏆 #1 Choice: "YES" ✅

  • Better user experience for location-based searches 📍
  • Visual map interface helps users find nearby results 👀
  • Competitive advantage over basic directories 🚀
  • Great for local businesses

• Enable Cache: YES

• Start Results View: Grid View

  • Visual deal scanning
  • Quick comparison shopping
  • Brand logo recognition
  • Offer visualization
  • Mobile coupon browsing
  • Deal hunting behavior

• Display Expired: NO 🚫

  • Expired deals frustrate users 😤
  • False advertising concerns
  • Mobile coupon confusion
  • Conversion killer
  • Legal compliance issues
  • User trust damage

📄 Detail Page Design

• Allow Live Links: 🎯 Recommended: "OFF" 🚫
  • Keep Users on Your Site
  • Use "External Link" field**
  • Controlled click-through experience
  • Track coupon usage better
  • Maintain user engagement
  • Prevent Issues: No random affiliate links in descriptions 🚫
  • Cleaner coupon presentation
  • Avoid competing external links
  • Better content quality control
• Comments: Enable (reviews)
• Alternate Title for Comments Section: Hero Deal Discussion 💬

Expiration Info: Post will expire on the date set for post_expire_date.

📄 Sidebar to Use

• Customized - Module - Social Share - Email Added - Deal ✅ does not spin.

Post Comment Settings

Allowed Comments

📰 Website Blog Articles

🔧 General Settings

• Protect Post Type: NO (public content)
• URL Permalink: /blog

👤 Profile Page Design

• Tab Title: Blog Articles
• Tab Order: Position 2–3
• Posts Displayed: 5–10

🔍 Search Results Design

• Results Per Page: 10–12
• Sidebar Position Mobile: Hide
• Enable Cache: YES
• Start Results View: List View
• Display Expired: NO

📄 Detail Page Design

• Allow Live Links: YES
• Comments: Enable
• Sidebar: Blog/Article sidebar

📅 Events

🔧 General Settings

• Protect Post Type: NO (promote events)
• URL Permalink: /events

👤 Profile Page Design

• Tab Title: Upcoming Events
• Tab Order: Position 2–3
• Posts Displayed: 5–8

🔍 Search Results Design

• Results Per Page: 12–15
• Sidebar Position Mobile: Top (for date filters)
• Enable Cache: NO (date-sensitive)
• Start Results View: List View
• Display Expired: NO
• Google Maps: YES (venue locations)

📄 Detail Page Design

• Allow Live Links: Situational
• Comments: Enable
• Sidebar: Event-specific widgets

💼 Job Listings

🔧 General Settings

• Protect Post Type: NO (attract applicants)
• URL Permalink: /jobs or /careers

👤 Profile Page Design

• Tab Title: Job Postings
• Tab Order: Position 3–4
• Posts Displayed: 5–10

🔍 Search Results Design

• Results Per Page: 10–15
• Sidebar Position Mobile: Hide
• Enable Cache: YES
• Start Results View: List View
• Display Expired: NO

📄 Detail Page Design

• Allow Live Links: NO
• Comments: Disable (use applications)
• Sidebar: Job-related content

🏠 Properties

🔧 General Settings

• Protect Post Type: NO (attract buyers)
• URL Permalink: /properties or /listings

👤 Profile Page Design

• Tab Title: Property Listings
• Tab Order: Position 1–2
• Posts Displayed: 6–12

🔍 Search Results Design

• Results Per Page: 9–12 (grid friendly)
• Sidebar Position Mobile: Hide
• Enable Cache: YES
• Start Results View: Grid View
• Display Expired: NO
• Google Maps: YES (locations)

📄 Detail Page Design

• Allow Live Links: NO
• Comments: Enable (inquiries)
• Sidebar: Property-related widgets

🛒 Products

🔧 General Settings

• Protect Post Type: NO (drive sales)
• URL Permalink: /products or /marketplace

👤 Profile Page Design

• Tab Title: Products
• Tab Order: Position 1–2
• Posts Displayed: 8–15

🔍 Search Results Design

• Results Per Page: 12–16
• Sidebar Position Mobile: Hide
• Enable Cache: YES
• Start Results View: Grid View
• Display Expired: NO

📄 Detail Page Design

• Allow Live Links: NO
• Comments: Enable (reviews)
• Sidebar: Shopping-related widgets

🖼️ Photo Albums

🔧 General Settings

• Protect Post Type: Situational
• URL Permalink: /photos or /gallery

👤 Profile Page Design

• Tab Title: Photo Gallery
• Tab Order: Position 3–4
• Posts Displayed: 6–9

🔍 Search Results Design

• Results Per Page: 12–18
• Sidebar Position Mobile: Hide
• Enable Cache: YES
• Start Results View: Grid View
• Enable Carousel: YES

📄 Detail Page Design

• Allow Live Links: NO
• Comments: Enable
• Sidebar: Photo-related widgets

🛍️ Classifieds

🔧 General Settings

• Protect Post Type: NO (maximize exposure)
• URL Permalink: /classifieds or /marketplace

👤 Profile Page Design

• Tab Title: Classified Ads
• Tab Order: Position 2–3
• Posts Displayed: 5–10

🔍 Search Results Design

• Results Per Page: 15–20
• Sidebar Position Mobile: Hide
• Enable Cache: YES
• Start Results View: List View
• Display Expired: NO

📄 Detail Page Design

• Allow Live Links: NO
• Comments: Enable (inquiries)
• Sidebar: Category-related widgets

💬 Discussions

🔧 General Settings

• Protect Post Type: Situational (depends on community strategy)
• URL Permalink: /discussions or /forum

👤 Profile Page Design

• Tab Title: Discussion Topics
• Tab Order: Position 2–3
• Posts Displayed: 5–8

🔍 Search Results Design

• Results Per Page: 10–15
• Sidebar Position Mobile: Hide
• Enable Cache: NO (dynamic content)
• Start Results View: List View

📄 Detail Page Design

• Allow Live Links: YES
• Comments: Enable
• Sidebar: Community widgets

👥 Member Listings

🔧 General Settings

• Protect Post Type: Based on strategy
• Member-Only Access: Per membership plan

👤 Profile Page Design

• Tab Title: Deals
• Tab Order: Leave

🔍 Search Results Design

• Results Per Page: 10–12
• Sidebar Position Mobile: Top (search filters)
• Enable Cache: YES
• Start Results View: List View
• Google Maps: YES (locations)

📄 Detail Page Design

• N/A (Profile handles this)

🎯 Universal Best Practices

📱 Mobile

• Sidebar Position: Hide in 90% of cases
• Grid layouts are mobile-friendly

⚡ Performance

• Enable Cache: YES (unless Random sorting)
• Match results per page to site speed

🔍 User Experience

• Match view type to content (Grid for visual, List for text)
• Consider user journey when setting tab order