City-Specific Descriptions

By default, every city page uses the same service descriptions from the services collection. But if you want a different description for a specific service in a specific city, you can use the city_descriptions collection to override it.

For example: the description for “Roof Repair” might be slightly different for Eagle Pass vs. Del Rio to reflect local conditions.

[SCREENSHOT: A city services page showing a service card with a city-specific description]

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Where to Find It

1. Log in to Directus.
2. Click Content in the left sidebar.
3. Click city_descriptions.
4. You’ll see a list of city-specific overrides.

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Field Reference

Field	What it does
services_id	Which service this description belongs to (e.g., “Roof Repair”)
city_slug	Which city this applies to (e.g., eagle-pass)
translations → description	The custom description text (in English or Spanish)

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Step-by-Step: Adding a City-Specific Description

1. Click Content → city_descriptions.
2. Click + Create Item in the top right corner.
3. Click the services_id field and select the service this applies to.
4. Click the city_slug field and type the city’s URL slug exactly (e.g., eagle-pass).
5. Scroll to Translations and click the English tab.
6. Type your custom description in the description field.
7. Click the Spanish tab and add the Spanish version.
8. Click Save.

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Step-by-Step: Editing an Existing City Description

1. Click Content → city_descriptions.
2. Find the entry for the city and service you want to update and click it.
3. Click into Translations, select the language tab, and update the description field.
4. Click Save.

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How It Works

When the website loads a city services page, it checks city_descriptions first. If a matching entry exists for that city + service combination, it uses that custom description. If not, it falls back to the default description from the services collection.

Caution

The city_slug you type must match the city’s slug in the settings cities field exactly — including capitalization and dashes. For example: eagle-pass not Eagle Pass or eaglepass.

Tip

You only need to create a city description if the default one doesn’t work for that city. Most services will be fine with the default description — only create overrides where the content genuinely needs to be different.