Do you want to display your business address on WordPress? Usually you can just type in the address on your contact page or in a widget on the sidebar. But this approach is not optimized for search engines.

In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to correctly add your business address in WordPress with a map and other useful information.

When and why do you need to display a home address

Usually, most business websites add their address on their contact page. They use a plugin to Contact form like WPForms to add a Contact form.

It works well for most websites and online businesses. However, when you have a physical business, it is beneficial to add your address in a search engine optimized format.

We recommend adding a Contact form as well as other information like maps, directions, phone number, and working hours in an SEO friendly format.

Let's see how you can add your business address in WordPress a SEO friendly way.

How to add a business address on WordPress

The first thing you need to do is to install and activate the plugin Business Profile. For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

After activating the plugin, it will add a new item to the menu entitled " Business Profile On your WordPress dashboard. Clicking on it will take you to the plugin settings page.

You must first select the type of diagram " Schema.org Is the standard microdata vocabulary used by search engines to show rich snippets and additional information with search results.

Select a schema type that best describes your business.

In the contact information section, you must provide the name and address of your business. After entering the address, click on " Retreive map coordinates ". The plugin will automatically search for the map coordinates for the address you entered.

Then you need to provide a Google Maps API key. To recover this key is quite easy, click on the link « Get an API key (Get An API Key).

This will take you to the site Google Developer Console ". You must locate the button to get a key.

On the next screen, just click the continue to create a new project button. You will have to wait a few seconds for your new project to be created.

Once your project is ready, you will be taken to credentials and configuration. Enter a name for your project and the areas where this API key will be used. Use asterisks to add a white label to your domain. For example,

* .example.com / *

Make sure to replace " example.com » with your own domain.

After that, click on the button Create " to continue. Your API key will now be displayed in a pop-up window.

You must copy your API key and paste it on the plugin settings page.

You can now continue to enter other contact information on the plugin's settings page. You can add a phone number and then select a page where users can contact you.

This could be a page with your contact form. Read our tutorial on how create a contact form.

In the planning section you can enter your working hours. Just click on the button Add another opening time , Then select the days and times you are open.

If you want to add multiple locations, then check the box next to the multiple locations option. Click on the button " Save Changes To save your settings.

Now that you have finished creating your professional profile, it's time to add it to your website.

How to display a business address on WordPress

Start by creating a new page on WordPress to modify an existing one. You need to add this shortcode inside on the editor where you want the profile to appear.

[Contact-card]

Make sure to save your page and publish it.

That's all, you can now visit the page to see your professional profile information. There will be your business address, a find-it-yourself link, a phone number, and a map with your business location highlighted.

You can also display your business address in a sidebar. To do this, go to " Appearance> Widgets And you will see a new widget Contact Us In the list of available widgets.

Just add the widget " Contact Us On a sidebar.

The widget Contact Us Allows you to choose the information you want to display in the sidebar. Just check the options you want to display and then click the save button.

How to add more locations for professional information

If you have enabled the multiple locations option in the plugin settings, you can manage multiple business locations. Go to " Locations> All Locations »And click on« Add New ».

You will now see the new add location page which looks a lot like the post or page edit screen. This is because your location is stored as a custom post type.

You should add your business name in the title and use the text editor to provide any description you find useful.

Then select the type of scheme and enter your details as you did on the plugin settings page. You will also find a meta box to add your opening hours.

Once you are done, you can publish your location.

All of your locations can be viewed on the custom post type archive page which can be found at:

http://www.example.com/location

Replace " example.com » with your own domain.

Each location will also have its own permalink. You can go to " Locations> All Locations »And click on the link« View To find a location page.

You can also manually add a particular location to an article or page by using the following shortcode:

[Location contactless card = 2]

Replace 2 with the identifier of your location.

That's it for this tutorial. I hope it will allow you to add a professional location on your WordPress blog.