YELP API will show info about what’s nearby property location and their YELP ratings, like this.
How to setup Yelp
First, check if YELP API works for your country.
See here https://www.yelp.com/factsheet the list of countries where Yelp is available.
If it exists in your country and if you wish to enable this option on property page, follow these steps.
If you don’t fill in anything, Yelp doesn’t apply.
Navigate to Theme options > Property page > YELP settings and on this panel must:
- add Yelp Api Client ID, Yelp Api Key
- choose Yelp Categories you wish to show on Front page
- type no of results wish to show on listing page for each category
- choose Yelp Distance Measurement Unit
Then signup with YELP and go here when you are logged in https://www.yelp.com/developers/v3/manage_app to get the info requested in the YELP settings.
Create and APP and add the info requested
Copy Client ID and Client Secret to to Theme options > Advanced > YELP settings.
Note: To ensure a good site speed, there is a caching system set for Yelp which makes the Yelp details to update every 24 hours.