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Encouraging Your Members To Complete Their Address Fields For Their Listing (Brilliant Directories)

One of the most common issues on Brilliant Directories sites is members skipping the address search bar and typing their address manually into the fields below. When they do that, the address may not geocode properly, and their listing can miss out on location-based searches. In this tutorial, I’ll show you a simple workaround using prompts and read-only fields so members are guided to use the address search bar correctly. Need hands-on help? I offer one-to-one build and support services for Brilliant Directories sites: 👉 https://www.membershipwebsites.net Start a 7-day free trial of Brilliant Directories (no card needed): 👉 https://directory.brilliantdirectorie... You can also join our Facebook Group here: 👉   / 1738565746879172   What you’ll learn ✅ Why manual address entry can stop proper geocoding ✅ How to add a clear instruction banner above the address search bar ✅ How to adjust the address search placeholder text to guide behaviour ✅ How to set address fields as read-only so members can’t bypass the search bar ✅ How to make postcode required to enforce correct address selection ✅ How to simplify address forms so members complete them more accurately Step-by-step ✅ Go to Admin → My Members → Search Members ✅ Log in as a member (so you can see what they see) ✅ Go to Basic Information and find the address section ✅ Confirm the problem: members often skip the search bar and type into the boxes below Add a clear instruction under the address title ✅ Go to Admin → Toolbox → Form Manager ✅ Find the Contact Details (Member) form ✅ Click Customise Important note ✅ If this address improvement should apply to all membership plans, customise the default form ✅ If you want different address behaviour per membership level, clone per plan instead ✅ Scroll to the address section (the “Where are you located?” title area) ✅ Add a new field directly underneath the title ✅ Set the new field type to HTML Field ✅ Add a short instruction banner message, for example: “Please use the search field below. Type your address and select it from the options provided.” ✅ Save and preview to confirm it displays clearly Improve the placeholder text on the address search bar ✅ Go to Settings → Text Labels (open in a new tab if helpful) ✅ Search for the existing placeholder text (for example, “Enter a location”) ✅ Change it to something more direct, for example: “Type your address here…” ✅ Save and refresh the member page to confirm the new placeholder shows Stop members bypassing the search bar ✅ Go back to Form Manager and return to the address fields ✅ For Address Line 1, remove “optional” placeholder text if shown ✅ Add the CSS class: readonly ✅ Repeat for Address Line 2, City/Town, and Postcode Note ✅ State and Country are often auto-assigned anyway, so you may not need to set those manually ✅ In the help text for Address Line 1, Address Line 2, City/Town, and Postcode, add a consistent message, for example: “These fields are automatically assigned based on the location you input above the map.” ✅ Save and preview to confirm the fields can’t be manually typed into Enforce geocoding by making postcode required ✅ Find the Postcode / Zip Code field in the form ✅ Set it to Required ✅ Save and refresh the member page ✅ Confirm you see the required indicator on postcode Why this works ✅ If the member must have a postcode to save the form, and postcode is only populated when they use the search bar, it forces correct address selection and geocoding Tips ✅ Make the instruction banner impossible to miss (short, clear, near the search bar) ✅ Use the placeholder text to demonstrate what “good” looks like (a realistic address example works well) ✅ Keep the manual fields read-only so the search bar is the only path ✅ If you only cover one country, hide the Country field to reduce overwhelm ✅ Consider hiding Address Line 2 if most members don’t need it ✅ In the UK, City/Town and Postcode are usually more useful than County/State ✅ Keep the form as simple as possible — fewer fields usually means better completion rates #BrilliantDirectories #MembershipWebsite #DirectoryWebsite #LocalSEO #UserExperience #NoCode #WebDesign #WebsiteTips #BrilliantDirectoriesTutorial #Geocoding