This article is about the Proxi admin app at app.proxi.co. Directories are in beta.
A directory is a searchable, filterable page of the places you have — for your website or on its own. Creating one is the same short form as creating a map.
Create It
Go to Directories in the sidebar and click New Directory. (There's also a row of Start from a template pills on that page — pick one and the form comes pre-filled. See Start a Map or Directory From a Template.)
Name your directory — like "Downtown Business Directory."
Where are these places? Type your town. It helps us find places and name things. Tick All of my content is in this area if this is home base — we'll use it for every new map and search in your workspace.
Say where the places come from. A directory reads from a collection — just your list of places — and you get three choices:
Start a new collection — a fresh, empty list named after this directory. You add the places next.
Build one from your listings — a new collection made from the businesses you already have. Every listing with an address is ticked to start; untick any you don't want.
Use a collection you already have — share the same places with a map or experience you've already built. Change one and they all update.
Check the We'll set up summary and click Create Directory.
You land straight in the editor, where you set up the look, the filters, the map, and everything else.
Good to Know
Whichever choice you pick, you can still bring places in afterward — extract them from a list or website, import a spreadsheet or KML file, or let people add their own. See Adding Places to Your Map; the same Add Places dialog works here.
Everything autosaves. There's no Save button — as you make changes, you'll see "Saving…" then "Saved" at the top.
The preview is live. The right side of the editor is your real directory, so every change shows instantly.
A new directory starts as a Draft — it's private until you publish it. See Publishing, Sharing & Embedding Your Directory for that step.