Title: [Plugin: Business Directory]
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: Business Directory]

 *  [music360](https://wordpress.org/support/users/music360/)
 * (@music360)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-business-directory/)
 * I am trying to find the best possible fit of a plug-in for a directory to add
   to my website. This directory will be music-based so Bands, Artists, & Musicians
   can sign up. Currently I’m using the Business Directory for WordPress. I’ve come
   into several issues including inability to customize. But the major issue is 
   that when I try to enter a band’s myspace in the organization website category
   it states that the “website is not a valid URL”.
 * Any recommendations beyond this plug-in, or ways to make this plug-in work effectively?
 * Thank you!

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 *  Thread Starter [music360](https://wordpress.org/support/users/music360/)
 * (@music360)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-business-directory/#post-1337694)
 * Bump!
 *  [btaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/btaz/)
 * (@btaz)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-business-directory/#post-1337789)
 * Which version of the business directory are you using?
    If you’re running version
   0.8.3 the changes below will allow you other URL’s. I don’t know if this change
   will still work in 0.8.4, however I looked at the code and I think it should 
   work just fine. Good luck and let me know if this change will handle all the 
   URL’s you’re going to throw at it.
 * The current implementation only allows very basic website URLs.
    Unfortunately
   not everyone has a top-level domain
 * For example these URLs are not allowed in version (0.8.3 Beta):
 * [http://www.somesite.com/](http://www.somesite.com/)
    [http://www.somesite.com/some-url-path/](http://www.somesite.com/some-url-path/)
   [http://www.somesite.com/some_url_path/index.html](http://www.somesite.com/some_url_path/index.html)
 * A quick fix for this is to find this string in “functions.php”
 * /^http{1}s?:{1}\/\/{1}[A-z0-9]+[A-z0-9\-\.]*\.{1}[A-z]{2,4}$/
 * and replace it with
 * /^http{1}s?:{1}\/\/{1}[A-z0-9]+[A-z0-9\-\.]*\.{1}[A-z]{2,4}(\/([a-zA-Z0-9\.\-_])
   +)*(\/){0,1}$/
 * This will support the URLs above
 *  Thread Starter [music360](https://wordpress.org/support/users/music360/)
 * (@music360)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-business-directory/#post-1337797)
 * Thank you for this information! It looks like I am running 0.8.4 but I will try
   your tips!
 * I’ll let you know how it goes!
 *  [btaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/btaz/)
 * (@btaz)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-business-directory/#post-1337826)
 * Did it work?
 *  [jackfitz1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackfitz1/)
 * (@jackfitz1)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-business-directory/#post-1337865)
 * I am trying version 0.8.5 but the page is not showing correctly, has anyone come
   accross this problem ? I am on wp 2.9.1.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [jackfitz1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackfitz1/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-business-directory/#post-1337865)
 * Status: not resolved

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