Title: Compatibility
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Compatibility

 *  [philmay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philmay/)
 * (@philmay)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compatibility-20/)
 * I am already running a wordpress business directory that has locations and categories
   used to sort business listings and geolocate for users. Can your plugin be used
   with the custom tables? The theme uses tax-ait-dir-item-category as the taxonomy
   for categories and tax-ait-dir-item-location for locations. I would want the 
   plugin to pull categories and locations from existing data. thanks
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/)

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 *  Plugin Support [angelo_nwl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelo_nwl/)
 * (@angelo_nwl)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compatibility-20/#post-4196285)
 * it’s possible but you need custom php coding to connect or let EM pull your existing
   categories and locations.
 *  Thread Starter [philmay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philmay/)
 * (@philmay)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compatibility-20/#post-4196332)
 * Is it possible then to just make the plugin share the same tables? how hard would
   this be?
 *  [Philip John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philipjohn/)
 * (@philipjohn)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compatibility-20/#post-4196343)
 * Hiya,
 * This would be a very substantial undertaking requiring you to effectively rewrite
   large portions of EM in order for it to understand and process the schema used
   by your business directory.
 * It’s not a simple case of sharing the tables.
 * Thanks,
    Phil
 *  Thread Starter [philmay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philmay/)
 * (@philmay)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compatibility-20/#post-4196354)
 * perhaps i need to seek an alternative method for allowing users to submit geographic
   category based service requests then. I want to be able to let users say they
   are looking (just an example)for a “Computer Repair Tech” within “however many
   miles of current location” with a “scope of work field). Then once they submit
   this form, businesses listed on the site who fit both the geographic and category
   parameters of the request will be able to respond with a quote or estimate or
   followup. This could be an incredible tool for business’s and consumers alike
   if i can figure it out.
 *  [caimin_nwl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/caimin_nwl/)
 * (@caimin_nwl)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compatibility-20/#post-4196362)
 * One workaround might be to make single events in Events Manager the business 
   listing, since EM has geo search included.
 * You’d need to modify your templates to remove all mentions of events and dates,
   since that wouldn’t apply, and give each event / business listing an end date
   far into the future so that it stays live.
 *  Thread Starter [philmay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philmay/)
 * (@philmay)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compatibility-20/#post-4196365)
 * I will definitely take a look at that. I dont know if i want events manager to
   actually create business listings because the theme itself handles that, i was
   just hoping it would allow the buddypress subscribers to submit these to listing
   subscribers.

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 * Last reply from: [philmay](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philmay/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compatibility-20/#post-4196365)
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