# LOCORA

> Vancouver Island's community marketplace — buy, sell, and discover everything local.

LOCORA (https://locora.ca) is a local marketplace built for Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Neighbours connect to buy and sell items, discover local businesses and services, browse by community, and support the Island economy.

## Primary pages
- [Home](https://locora.ca/)
- [Search listings](https://locora.ca/browse.php)
- [Categories](https://locora.ca/categories.php)
- [Communities](https://locora.ca/communities.php)
- [About](https://locora.ca/about.php)
- [Contact](https://locora.ca/contact.php)
- [Safety tips](https://locora.ca/safety.php)
- [Terms of use](https://locora.ca/terms.php)
- [Privacy policy](https://locora.ca/privacy.php)

## Discovery
- [XML sitemap](https://locora.ca/sitemap.xml)
- [Full AI context](https://locora.ca/llms-full.txt)
- [robots.txt](https://locora.ca/robots.txt)

## Contact
Create a free account, then use the Message Center in your dashboard to reach the LOCORA team. Listing concerns can be reported directly on each listing page via **Report this listing**.

## Extended context

### What LOCORA is
LOCORA is a community marketplace focused exclusively on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It is not a payment processor — buyers and sellers arrange payment and pickup directly with each other.

### Core features
- Local listings with photos, categories, and community-based browsing
- Shop/profile pages for sellers at `/shop/{slug}`
- Buyer–seller messaging through the platform Message Center
- Community and radius-based search across Vancouver Island
- Listing reports for moderation review
- Optional games hub for community engagement

### Public URL patterns
- Listing detail: `/product.php?id={id}`
- Seller shop: `/shop/{shop-slug}`
- Search: `/browse.php?q={query}`
- Category browse: `/browse.php?category={id}`
- Community browse: `/browse.php?community={id}`

### Policies
- Terms: https://locora.ca/terms.php
- Privacy: https://locora.ca/privacy.php
- Safety: https://locora.ca/safety.php

### Structured data
Public pages include Schema.org JSON-LD for Organization, WebSite, Product, and BreadcrumbList where applicable. The default Open Graph image is https://locora.ca/img/l1.jpg.