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Design member discovery around visitor needs

A member directory can serve networking, referrals, or public discovery. Those purposes require different information and access choices.

Directoryz editorial guide · Updated September 7, 2026

Put it into practice

Choose the main visitor task and publish fields appropriate to it. Explain how members can correct their own public details.

Worked example · illustrative

What this looks like

An association directory built for referrals may prioritize service type and region over internal membership administration fields.

Before you move on

Does the public page support the chosen purpose without exposing unnecessary member information?

Write down the evidence for your answer. If you cannot point to a concrete example, revise the work before treating it as ready.

A repeatable workflow

  1. Start with a real information need.
  2. Inspect the page a visitor actually receives.
  3. Keep search observations separate from assumptions about cause.

Your working notes

Apply this guide to one real project. Notes stay in this page until you download them; they are not saved to your account.

Where Directoryz fits

Directoryz supports directory publishing, listings and custom fields, CSV imports, submission review, and workspace operations. These guides include editorial workflows you can carry out with a worksheet or your own tools. They do not imply that every audit, reminder, verification, or integration is automated by Directoryz.

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