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Easily duplicate tools, categories, and tags in the admin dashboard
Managing a large directory just got easier. We've added the ability to duplicate tools, categories, and tags directly from your admin dashboard.
Instead of creating similar items from scratch, you can now duplicate existing ones with a single click. This is perfect for:
You'll find a new "Duplicate" option in the actions menu for tools, categories, and tags. When you duplicate an item, we automatically handle the technical details—like generating a unique URL slug—so you don't have to worry about conflicts.
We've also made some improvements to the admin lists, ensuring items are sorted more intuitively.
Reach global audiences with app-wide internationalization powered by next-intl.
Dirstarter now includes comprehensive internationalization (i18n) support, making it easy to build directory websites that serve audiences worldwide.
This feature enables you to localize your entire application, helping you reach global users in their preferred language.
The i18n implementation covers every aspect of your directory website:
This internationalization system helps you:
Introducing a redesigned schedule calendar that makes it easier to plan and manage your directory content.
We've completely redesigned the schedule calendar to provide a better experience for planning and managing your directory content. The new calendar offers improved visualization and makes it much easier to see what's coming up at a glance.
The updated schedule calendar offers significant enhancements for managing your content timeline, featuring a cleaner and more intuitive visual design, improved date visualization, and a responsive interface suitable for all screen sizes.
It enhances the user experience with faster month-to-month navigation, clearer indications of scheduled items, and distinct identification of content states.
Performance is also improved with more reliable data loading, especially with large content sets.
Added structured data markup across all pages, helping search engines better understand your content.
Search engine optimization is crucial for directory websites. We've implemented comprehensive structured data (JSON-LD) across all pages to help search engines better understand and display your content in search results.
Structured data provides explicit clues about the meaning of your content to search engines. By adding this markup, your directory can appear with rich snippets, enhanced search results, and better visibility in Google and other search engines.
We've implemented structured data markup for various elements. This includes organization and website elements like your directory's .
Track your directory's financial performance with new revenue charts and an improved dashboard.
Understanding your revenue trends is crucial for growing your directory business. We've added comprehensive revenue analytics and redesigned the dashboard to give you better visibility into your financial performance.
The centerpiece of this update is the new revenue chart that visualizes your earnings over the last 30 days.
Key Features
Whether you're targeting a specific region or building a global directory, the built-in i18n support makes it simple to create a multilingual experience that resonates with your audience.
To learn more about how to use i18n, add translations, and add new languages, check out our i18n documentation.
Having a clear view of your content schedule is essential for maintaining a consistent publishing cadence. The new calendar makes it easier to:
The new schedule calendar helps you stay organized and on top of your content strategy.
Content types covered are individual tool or product listings, category and tag pages, blog posts, articles, and breadcrumb navigation.
Additionally, we've added business information such as products and services, pricing information, reviews and ratings, and business hours and locations.
Implementing structured data is one of the most impactful SEO improvements you can make. While it doesn't directly affect rankings, it significantly improves how your content appears in search results, leading to:
This foundational SEO improvement helps ensure your directory content is presented in the best possible way across all search engines.
We've also cleaned up and reorganized the admin dashboard to make it more useful:
The schedule is now on a dedicated page to enhance focus, the layout is cleaner with improved information hierarchy and intuitive navigation, while metrics feature updated revenue labels, better data visualization, and improved performance with large datasets.
Having clear financial insights helps you:
Whether you're just starting out or managing an established directory, these analytics tools help you understand what's working and where to focus your efforts on revenue growth.
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