Freemius

pluginsware

<p>ACADP is a professional, powerful, flexible, high quality directory plugin, you can create any kind of directory site.</p>
<p><a href="https://pluginsware.com/demo/" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo</a> | <a href="https://pluginsware.com/documentation/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a> | <a href="https://pluginsware.com/submit-a-ticket/" rel="nofollow ugc">Support</a> | <a href="https://pluginsware.com/pricing/" rel="nofollow ugc">Premium Version</a></p>
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<h4>Nested Categories</h4>
<p>Allows you to organize your listings across infinite categories and subcategories</p>
<ul>
<li>Unlimited categories</li>
<li>Unlimited category levels</li>
</ul>
<h4>Unlimited Custom Fields</h4>
<p>ACADP gives you the flexibility to set an unlimited amount of custom fields so that your site can easily accommodate all the areas of business you’d like to advertise.<br />
The following adaptable field type formats are available:</p>
<ul>
<li>radio</li>
<li>check box</li>
<li>select list</li>
<li>text area</li>
<li>input box</li>
</ul>
<p>Other features include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Assign as many extra fields as you like to your categories</li>
<li>Set different fields as required</li>
<li>Connection to the search widget to select individual fields to be included in the search filters</li>
</ul>
<h4>Locations & Regions</h4>
<p>ACADP provides a highly configurable locations setup:</p>
<ul>
<li>Set country and almost any location scenario (country-state-city or country-city-suburb-street etc.)</li>
<li>Functional Google maps integration</li>
<li>Unlimited locations</li>
</ul>
<h4>Backend Management</h4>
<p>The administrator can look after all listings in the backend, along with adding new listings, categories, locations and editing their details. It provides full control over all the settings and keeping everything organized, so you can keep your site running smoothly.</p>
<h4>Customizable Layout</h4>
<p>ACADP gives you the flexibility to control what to display and how to display in site the front-end.<br />
For Example, you can</p>
<ul>
<li>Choose how many columns display in the categories/locations view, sorting order, show or hide empty items, include listings count next to the item name, etc…</li>
<li>Decide which of the listing details to display</li>
<li>plus many more</li>
</ul>
<h4>User Functions</h4>
<p>Each user can access a personal panel that allows them to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Manage listings</li>
<li>Renew listings</li>
<li>Delete listings</li>
<li>Edit listings</li>
<li>Favourite listings (wish list)</li>
<li>View Payment History</li>
</ul>
<h4>Adding Videos and Images</h4>
<p>No website is complete without multimedia functionality. ACADP straightforwardly incorporates images and video, bringing all of the benefits that come with it, for both buyers and sellers.</p>
<ul>
<li>Admin can control the limit of images a user can upload</li>
<li>Users can add videos from YouTube or Vimeo</li>
</ul>
<h4>Advanced Search Widget</h4>
<p>The Advanced search widget gives you the flexibility of filtering results based on a wide variety of criteria, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Search by keyword</li>
<li>Search by category</li>
<li>Search by location</li>
<li>Search by custom fields</li>
<li>Search by price range</li>
</ul>
<h4>Revenue Options</h4>
<p>Make your listings work even harder to bring in extra revenue by monetizing the many options available to users.</p>
<ul>
<li>Featured Listings: Charge users if they wish to make their listings featured or sticky. Featured listings are displayed at the top of all listings.</li>
<li>WooCommerce Integration: Charge users to submit listings by creating paid plans using WooCommerce. This is a PRO feature. </li>
<li>Fee Plans: Charge users to submit listings by creating paid plans. This is a standalone feature. No third-party plugins like WooCommerce required. This is a PRO feature.</li>
<li>[+] more revenue options coming soon</li>
</ul>
<h4>Payment Plugins</h4>
<p>Payment plugins out of the box!</p>
<ul>
<li>Offline payment – when your advertisers want to pay via a standard bank transfer method.</li>
<li>PayPal – This is a PRO feature.</li>
<li>Stripe – This is a PRO feature.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Email Notifications</h4>
<p>Administrator email notifications are automatically sent for:</p>
<ul>
<li>New listings</li>
<li>Expired listings</li>
<li>Order created</li>
<li>Payment received</li>
<li>Abuse notifications</li>
</ul>
<p>User email notifications are automatically sent for:</p>
<ul>
<li>New listing postings</li>
<li>Notifications of expiring listings (administrator can set when the email is sent)</li>
<li>Listing expiration</li>
<li>Order created</li>
<li>Order completed</li>
</ul>
<p>NOTE: Admin can customize the Emails sent to users.</p>
<h4>Other Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>GDPR Compliance.</li>
<li>Add to Favourites.</li>
<li>Comment on listings.</li>
<li>Allow Users to Contact Listing Owners.</li>
<li>Honeypot anti-spam technique to block spam submissions.</li>
<li>Show or Hide Google reCAPTCHA (v2) challenge in ACADP forms.</li>
</ul>
<p>More information at <a href="https://pluginsware.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">PluginsWare</a>.</p>


Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro

Build any kind of directory site: classifieds, cars, bikes & other vehicles dealers site, pets, real estate portal, yellow pages, etc...

HivePress

<p>HivePress is an easy-to-use, extensible, and highly customizable plugin that allows you to create any type of directory website.</p>
<p><a href="https://listinghive.hivepress.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo</a> | <a href="https://hivepress.io/themes/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org" rel="nofollow ugc">Themes</a> | <a href="https://hivepress.io/extensions/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org" rel="nofollow ugc">Extensions</a> | <a href="https://help.hivepress.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">Docs</a> | <a href="https://community.hivepress.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">Support</a></p>
<p>Whether it’s a business directory, job board, real estate, classified ads, or staff directory, HivePress is an excellent choice for it!</p>
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<p>This plugin comes with all the essential features for building a directory website to allow users easily add, manage and search listings:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Listing Categories</strong> – Add categories for different listing types.</li>
<li><strong>Custom Fields</strong> – Add custom fields to the listing form.</li>
<li><strong>Search Filters</strong> – Turn any custom field into a search filter.</li>
<li><strong>Location Search</strong> – Enable the location-based listing search.</li>
<li><strong>Ratings & Reviews</strong> – Allow users to leave reviews for listings.</li>
<li><strong>Private Messages</strong> – Allow users to send private messages.</li>
<li><strong>Favorite Listings</strong> – Allow users to keep a list of favorite listings.</li>
</ul>
<p>Crucial features like <strong>user registration</strong>, <strong>listing moderation</strong>, and <strong>captcha protection</strong> are also available by default.</p>
<p>Moreover, if you ever need to customize any of the HivePress <strong>page templates</strong> or <strong>email notifications</strong>, you can do this without coding skills using the familiar WordPress editor.</p>
<h4>Monetization Options</h4>
<p>With HivePress, you can create a business, not just a website. There are at least a few ways to monetize your directory, for example:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Paid Listings</strong> – Charge users for adding listings.</li>
<li><strong>Featured Listings</strong> – Charge users for advertising listings.</li>
<li><strong>Claim Listings</strong> – Charge companies for claiming their listings.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Free & Premium Extensions</h4>
<p>Enhance your website functionality with just a few clicks using HivePress extensions. While you can build a fully functional directory using free extensions only, <a href="https://hivepress.io/extensions/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org" rel="nofollow ugc">premium extensions</a> may also be useful depending on your website requirements.</p>
<h4>Niche-Specific Themes</h4>
<p>HivePress comes with a free <a href="https://hivepress.io/themes/listinghive/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org" rel="nofollow ugc">ListingHive</a> theme that is fully compatible with HivePress and its official extensions. Also, there are a few <a href="https://hivepress.io/themes/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org" rel="nofollow ugc">premium themes</a> with more tailored design and functionality for various directory and marketplace niches.</p>
<h4>Developer Features</h4>
<p>If you have at least basic coding skills, then look no further because HivePress is powered by a highly customizable and extensible <a href="https://docs.hivepress.io/developer-docs/" rel="nofollow ugc">framework</a> for directory websites:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Structured Code</strong> – We follow the WordPress coding standards, so the codebase is well-structured and readable.</li>
<li><strong>Easy Theming</strong> – Styling and overriding layouts is very intuitive due to block-based templates and BEM CSS notation.</li>
<li><strong>Hooks API</strong> – A collection of actions and filters for customizing or extending the core HivePress functionality.</li>
<li><strong>REST API</strong> – There’s an API endpoint for every action, so you can integrate HivePress with third-party platforms.</li>
<li><strong>Docs & Snippets</strong> – Never get stuck with our collection of ready-made code snippets, API references, and docs.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Support & Community</h4>
<p>HivePress is directly supported by its developers, people who know the plugin inside and out, so any issues are resolved in the optimal way possible. Join the <a href="https://community.hivepress.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">community</a> to report a bug, suggest a feature, or vote for suggestions to help us make HivePress better!</p>


HivePress – Business Directory & Classified Ads Plugin


Lots of good things to say about this theme and the team behind it. They have a wonderful support forum that is very active and responds quickly. If their support doesn't have an answer to something that is more customizable (like custom code), often other members do. I have enjoyed it so much that I am using it on a second website now. Kudos!


Lightweight, fast, easily customizable, active support forum

A simple yet powerful plugin to create a business directory, job board, real estate, classified ads, or basically any type of directory website.

Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro vs HivePress – Business Directory & Classified Ads Plugin