Listings fields are the details guests see about your locations on Google, Facebook, Yelp and other directories: name, address, hours, categories, photos and more. The more fields you fill in, and the more accurate they are, the easier your locations are to find in search.
Your Listings Overview
Listings > Overview shows how complete your listings are and where they need attention.
Section | What it shows |
Profile Completeness | The percentage of fields filled in versus missing across your locations |
Field Status | Your fields grouped by how much they help search ranking: Required, Basic, Advanced and Bonus. Start with Required and work down. |
Sync Status | How many listings are in sync, being processed, not synced, or have issues |
Fields Awaiting Admin Approval | Changes waiting for an Admin to approve (see below) |
Directories | The directories in your plan. Click one to manage it. |
Location List | Each location's completeness bar, plus how many Required, Basic, Advanced and Bonus fields are filled in |
Field approvals
Your account may require Admin approval for changes Managers make. When a Manager edits a field, the change waits under Fields Awaiting Admin Approval until it's reviewed.
Admins can approve or reject each change.
Managers can edit or cancel their own pending changes.
Fields by directory
Each directory accepts a different set of fields. Here's what Listings updates on the three largest:
Field | Yelp | ||
Name | Yes | No | Yes |
Address | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Phone | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Website | Yes | Yes | Yes |
No | No | Yes | |
Categories | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Opening hours | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Special hours | Yes | Yes | No |
Short description | Fallback only | Yes | No |
Long description | Yes | Yes | No |
Photos | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tips for key fields
Pick your primary category carefully. It's the first category listed, it shows in Google Search and Maps, and it decides which attributes you can add. For the best visibility, set up five categories in total.
Set special hours at least seven days ahead. Google and Facebook need that much notice for holiday or one-off hours.
Keep Google's long description under 750 characters. If there's no long description, Google shows your short description instead.