Frequently asked questions

Kannect Local is a community directory for people with roots in Karnataka, wherever they live. It brings together services, events, local information and community contributions.

City directories include News, Services Directory, Blood Donors, Rentals, Events, Sightseeing, Promotions and Offers. Available content depends on published contributions for that city.

Use the location selector on Home: choose your continent, country, state, and city, then select Open directory. An approximate location suggestion can be based on your network location; you can change it manually. Your chosen directory can be saved on this browser.

The location selector and sitemap show cities with published directory listings. A city may not appear until its first listing is reviewed and published. You can submit a contribution for your location.

If you grant browser location permission, the site can suggest a nearby available directory where supported. You can also choose a city manually.

Sitemap opens a page grouped by continent and country, with links to city directories and counts of published listings and current published events. An event shown in multiple cities is counted once in its continent total.

Choose Yes in Event flyer, select a JPG, PNG or WEBP up to 3 MB, and review the preview. Enter event details manually. A flyer containing the booking QR code is mandatory for QR booking.

Events with matching names, city, country and start time are blocked at submission and approval. Administrators see a duplicate warning during review. Recurring events at different start times can be submitted separately.

Authorised event administrators can archive events within their geography. Archived events are hidden publicly but kept in the dashboard. Permanent deletion requires confirmation and permission for every event destination.

No. Poster name, management email, poster phone and reviewer notes stay private for administration. Only the separate public event contacts are displayed. Event times use the selected event-city timezone. Save draft stores your incomplete event privately; resume it through Events in Contribute. Re-select the flyer when resuming.

Open Contribute and select Services Directory. Choose Registered Business, Personal Services or Community/Public Services, then enter the name, category, sub-category, location, contacts and social links. Business and Community phone publication is selected by default; you can opt out. Personal numbers stay hidden unless you opt in. Confirm your authority before submitting.

Sign in and use Save draft to store your service form privately. Resume saved draft loads your latest saved service draft. Clear resets the form without deleting the saved draft. Cancel leaves without saving. Uploaded files must be selected again. Submit requires your account email verification and sends the listing for review; Super Admin publishes immediately.

Yes. Filter listings by city, category, sub-category and other criteria in the dashboard. Open Edit individual fields for one listing, or select up to 100 published listings and use Bulk edit selected fields. Only enabled fields change; blank optional fields clear their values. Saves apply immediately and are audited. Contact changes withdraw existing contact publication and verification; verify again before publishing.

Select Search in the navigation, enter keywords and submit. The separate search page finds published listings, current events, rentals, offers and promotions across cities. Use Show more results to load additional matches.

Enter Dentists in Melbourne. The search matches dentist and dental terms and restricts the results to Melbourne. You can also enter Dentists and select Melbourne from the City filter.

Enter Free events to search across all cities, or Free events in Melbourne to restrict the search to that city. You can also use the City selector. Only events explicitly marked free or zero cost are treated as free; missing prices and free parking do not qualify.

The Search page offers example keywords and clickable suggestions such as dentists in a city, free events, rentals, sightseeing and offers. Selecting a suggestion starts that search.

There may be no matching published content. Try a broader service name, remove extra words or choose All cities. Pending and expired content is excluded where applicable.

The News section fetches headlines from Google News RSS feeds for the city. It can fall back to regional headlines when city headlines are unavailable. Select a headline to read the source article.

In Services Directory, use Service type to choose Registered Business, Personal Services or Community/Public Services, and Verification to choose Admin verified, Lister email verified or Not yet verified. Verification status comes first, followed by Service type, Categories, Sub-categories and Area/Suburb, then Search. Later filters offer only options available for the earlier selections. A verification badge describes how a listing was checked, not service quality.

Yes. On service or sightseeing listings, select Save favourite. Favourites are stored on this browser or installed app and do not require sign-in. They do not automatically sync across devices.

Select Contribute to open the contribution page. Choose Personal Services, Registered Business, Blood Donors, Rentals, Events, Sightseeing, Promotions or Offers, then complete the matching form. Sign in when submitting.

Ordinary submissions go through administrator review before publication. Super Admin can create and update all listing types and city content with immediate publication. Administrators can approve their own submissions within their geographic permissions.

Personal Services is intended for individual service providers and hides phone numbers by default. Registered Business is intended for businesses and organisations. Eligible business contact numbers may be published only with the appropriate explicit consent and authority.

Choose Blood Donors on the contribution page. Enter an alias, blood group, city and Area/Suburb, private verification email, required mobile and WhatsApp numbers, contact privacy choices and self-reported availability. Save a private draft or submit for review. Public pages hide full addresses and email. Mobile and WhatsApp numbers stay private by default and appear publicly only with consent and listing verification. A verified donor can accept or decline signed-in chat requests and share or withdraw numbers for one requester. Listing verification does not establish medical eligibility.

You can contribute information for review, but do not claim authority or give public contact consent on someone else’s behalf. A listing without a verified owner may require an approved ownership claim before receiving private requests.

Where available, select Claim this listing and provide evidence of your connection to it. After verification, use My listings to manage your profile and request changes or removal. Ordinary publication changes remain subject to review; Super Admin changes publish immediately.

It identifies verification by an administrator or by the listing email. It does not guarantee service quality, credentials or availability. Super Admin can verify existing and new listings and city content.

Email OTP verification is prepared but is not available live until email delivery is configured. Administrator verification is also supported.

Yes. In Admin Dashboard, apply filters, select published listings and open Edit different values per listing. Add the fields you need, enter each listing’s values and choose Save all changes or Save and verify all selected. Untouched fields remain unchanged; invalid input prevents the entire batch from saving.

Kannect Local does not accept community reviews. Where the lister or Super Admin supplies a Google Maps/reviews link, select Google ratings and reviews to read current reviews on Google. Automatic Google rating fetching is disabled to avoid API charges.

Use its copy link, share or QR-code options. Listing links use the current website address with city and listing names. The general website Share control shares the homepage.

Listings support offers and promotions that can appear in the relevant city sections after publication.

You can browse public directories, search and save favourites without signing in. Sign-in is required for protected actions such as submissions, contact messages, claims, private requests and inbox conversations.

Personal phone numbers are hidden by default. Owners can choose public numbers, hidden numbers with chat, sharing after an approved enquiry, or chat only. Public display requires explicit consent. Hidden phone numbers are accessible to the owner and Super Admin, not other administrators.

An Admin verified badge alone does not publish contacts. Super Admin can explicitly show or hide recorded mobile, WhatsApp and landline numbers for Admin verified listings without waiting for an ownership claim or email OTP. Super Admin can explicitly approve the recorded phone, WhatsApp, email and social links of unclaimed Registered Businesses for public display during verification. Changed contacts or ownership need new approval. The lister can also update their privacy choice. Contact changes or ownership changes require new approval.

Open SMS draft prepares a message in your device’s messaging app when a public mobile number is available. You review and send it yourself. The project pays no SMS delivery fees; your carrier may charge, and a compatible messaging app is required.

Use the contact actions offered on the listing. For verified listings with private contacts, select Chat or Request an appointment to open a dialog without leaving the listing. Sign in to send a request or view your listing-specific conversation history. Unclaimed listings may need ownership verification before requests are available.

For a listing with a verified owner, an enquiry creates an inbox message and an in-app notification. Device push notifications depend on the lister enabling them and granting permission. The lister can accept and respond to your enquiry.

No. When sharing after approval is selected, the lister must explicitly approve sharing their number with that requester. Chat-only listings keep numbers hidden.

Providers can add a website, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. Personal Services email addresses are not displayed publicly.

Select Contact us to open the pop-up addressed to admin@kannectlocal.com. From Name, Email ID, Subject and Description are all mandatory. Submit sends the message for site administrator review, Clear resets the form, and Cancel closes it.

Currently, the form saves a private support message for administrators to review within the site. Direct delivery to the email mailbox is not configured. Sign in before submitting.

Use Contact us or the Contact Us page. Include the listing name, city and the information that needs correcting. Administrators can review the request.

Open an event’s details and use its Register / RSVP link when supplied. Registration and booking arrangements are handled through the organiser’s provided destination. Confirm details with the organiser.

Yes. An event can have multiple destination targets. Approved targets determine where it can appear, and the event must be published and not expired.

Select Install App at the bottom right. If your browser supports installation, follow its prompt. Otherwise, the pop-up gives instructions for your device and browser, including Add to Home Screen on supported devices.

The install control is hidden when the site is already running as an installed app. Browser support and installation options vary by device.

Home and city directory pages provide a Kannada display option. Some interface labels are translated; contributed text may remain in the language supplied.

Overall listing stats counts published directory listings. Total visitors is based on browser visitor identifiers, with a separate daily count. These are directory statistics, not a guarantee of distinct verified people.

No. Kannect Local is a community directory. Confirm prices, availability, credentials and arrangements directly with the provider. Scroll to the bottom left of the page and open Disclaimer for more information.