Description
Directories Pro for WordPress
Directories Pro is a WordPress plugin that lets you build any kind of directory such as a community driven local business directory like Yelp.com, Google+ Places, or Yahoo! Local, a user directory, a website directory, a property directory, etc. It’s the most feature rich and versatile directory plugin you can find for WordPress.
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Feature list
Directory Management
- NEW: Consolidated 6 plugins into a single, unified plugin
- NEW: User directory
- NEW: Shared taxonomies across directories (Beta)
- Unlimited number of directories
- Disable or enable categories/tags/locations/reviews/claims/payments per directory
- Disable or enable your own custom taxonomies per directory
- Export and import directory settings
- Export and import any directory content
- Directory permission (capability) manager
Fully Customizable
- NEW: Fieldsets (Repeater fields)
- Add custom fields to listings/reviews/claims (post types)
- Add custom fields to categories/tags/locations (taxonomies)
- Add custom fields to your own custom taxonomies
- Conditional fields
- Use content display editor to customize appearance of content without any coding
- Create full or partial template files for more control over display
- Hide/show content by user roles
- Conditionally display certain parts of content
Search & Filter
- NEW: Integrated search and filter forms
- NEW: Standalone filter form shortcode
- Advanced search form with auto-suggestion
- Fully customizable filter form with live updating facet count
- Search and filter by custom fields
- Search and filter by current location (geolocation)
- Search form shortcode
- Create multiple filter groups
- Conditional filters
Monetization
- NEW: Built-in monetization system without requiring WooCommerce (including subscriptions. Note: WooCommerce is still fully supported)
- NEW: Membership payment plans
- NEW: Payment discount feature
- WooCommerce support – charge users for submitting new listings or claiming existing listings
- Charge switch plan / re-activation fee
- Prorated discount
- Guest checkout
- Create add-on plans for additional revenue
- WooCommerce Subscriptions support
Frontend Submit and Dashboard
- NEW: Social login
- NEW: 2FA login integration with WP-2FA
- NEW: Cloudflare Turnstile and hCaptcha support
- Submit listings/reviews from frontend
- Manage listings/reviews/claims/votes through frontend directory dashboard
- Filter listings/reviews on frontend directory dashboard
- Custom login/registration forms
- reCAPTCHA support (v2 checkbox and v3)
- Guest posting without user registration
- Email verification for new user registrations
- Frontend directory dashboard public view mode
- WooCommerce my-account page integration
- BuddyPress profile page integration
- Ultimate Member profile page integration
- PeepSo profile page integration
- Limit number of frontend submitted listings and reviews (per listing)
- Limit number of frontend submitted listings and reviews (per listing) by user role
- Limit number of frontend submitted listings and reviews (per listing) by membership of WooCommerce Memberships
User Interaction & Engagement
- NEW: Calendar and booking features
- NEW: Listing comparison feature
- NEW: Built-in notification system
- NEW: Mass email sending feature
- NEW: Report moderation feature
- Claim listings
- Bookmark listings/reviews (both registered and guest users)
- Contact us form (supports Contact From 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, HappyForms)
- Admin and user notification e-mails
Create Views
- Display listings/reviews/categories/tags/locations in list/grid/masonry view
- Show listings in photo/carousel slider
- Configure custom query
- Sort by custom fields
- Display views anywhere with shortcode
- Create a glossary with A-Z filter
Reviews
- Customizable multi-criteria 5-star rating reviews
- Filter and/or sort listings by review rating
- Filter reviews
- Search listings by review content
- Show review rating statistics by stars or criteria
SEO Ready
- Fully compatible with popular SEO plugins
- Configure custom permalink URLs for listings/categories/tags/locations
- Generate custom shema.org JSON-LD
- Custom OpenGraph meta tags
- Compatible with Yoast SEO, Rank Math, Breadcrumb NavXT, and WooCommerce breadcrumbs
Translations
- French (fr_FR) by wpenhancer.agency and Eric Petit
- German (de_CH) by Martin Sauter
- German (de_DE) by Marcus Schröder
- Italian (it_IT) by Il Gran Capo
- Polish (pl_PL) by Mateusz
- Portuguese (pt_BR) by Gledson Ximenes
- Spanish (es_ES) by TodoPerros
- Turkish (tr_TR) by Miguel Martinez
Other Features
- Display map using Google Maps API
- Display map using OpenStreetMap with Leaflet.js (100% free)
- GDPR compliance
- WPML and PolyLang support for building a multilingual directory
- Advanced Custom Fields support
- Dummy content generator
- Online plugin update (no FTP required)
- Compatible with Elementor Pro dynamic tags
- Show Google Maps rating and review count
- Listing expiry
Other useful resources
- Directories Pro by Sabai Apps – by WP Developing
- Knowledge Base – by WP Developing
Change log
# v2.1.5 (2026-10-11) ### Bug Fixes * fix fatal error rendering author card when no user directory exists (2026-10-08) * only handle meta keys of existing fields in custom field meta filters (2026-10-09) ### Features * implement filters for fields in Fieldset type fields (2026-10-11) # v2.1.4 (2026-10-07) ### Bug Fixes * do not show non user-submitted content such as WooCommerce products in frontend dashboard (2026-10-07) * fix child term selected in taxonomy filter being ignored (2026-10-07) * fix entity_meta field values not being loaded (2026-10-07) * fix hard-coded prefix in certain settings (2026-10-07) * fix price display not honoring WooCommerce setting (2026-10-07) * fix redundant errors in logs (2026-10-07) # v2.1.3 (2026-09-28) ### Bug Fixes * fix WooCommerce Product Directory availability, facets, and filter widget bugs (2026-09-27) * unserialize entity meta values when fetching all meta keys (2026-09-28) * prevent listing all entities when compare_entity_ids is empty (2026-09-28) * fall back to default colors when generating custom CSS (2026-09-28) * prevent time picker rendering invalid time strings (2026-09-28) ### Features * filter WooCommerce's Shop page via the product directory's own filters (2026-09-24) * expand a selected term's children in the term list filter (2026-09-27) ### Refactoring * set default fields for comparison page (2026-09-23) * update default product displays and layouts (2026-09-28) # v2.1.2 (2026-09-22) ### Features * allow creating Product Directory with WooCommerce products (2026-09-16) * add GeminiTextGenerator/GeminiPhotoGenerator (2026-09-19) * add OpenAITextGenerator (2026-09-19) * add "Create Page" action to Manage Layouts, via new Platform methods (2026-09-13) * add "Create Page" action to Page Settings screen (2026-09-15) * add recheck license tool (2026-09-20) * add region parameter to Google Maps JS API settings (2026-09-14) ### Bug Fixes * don't return 400 for Stripe webhook when local subscription is not found (2026-09-15) * fix captcha not showing after component change (2026-09-21) * fix invalid detection of taxonomy bundle name (2026-09-20) * fix required input field option appearing (2026-09-15) * fix turnstile theme option not working (2026-09-21) * remove double timezone-offset conversion in date-only datepicker fields (2026-09-16) * respect comparison_enable in CompareDisplayButton (2026-09-16) * stop carousel item height from adopting nested slider_photos height (2026-09-14) * stop flooding the error log when no map API is configured (2026-09-16) * hide Default column on layouts list for non-pageable directory types (2026-09-21) ### Refactoring * rename "Select pages" label to "Select subpanels" (2026-09-21) * follow the expired action setting on manual subscription cancel (2026-09-21) * update default responsive settings (2026-09-12) # v2.0.29 (2026-08-31) ### Bug Fixes * add missing display cache name (2026-08-27) * fix URL routing issue on taxonomy term pages (2026-08-31) * missing text domain name for some phrases (2026-08-30) * use ordered i18n placeholders for multiple %s (2026-08-30) ### Features * add filter to change display used to render entity (2026-08-27) * add support for webp file upload in frontend (2026-08-31) ### Other * update settings for default views (2026-08-27) # v2.0.28 (2026-08-26) ### Bug Fixes * add height:auto CSS to multiselect list (2026-08-25) * fix jquery undefined error (2026-08-26) ### Features * add filter to hide login/register alert for guest (2026-08-25) * add map loading indicator with dark/light mode (2026-08-23) # v2.0.27 (2026-08-23) ### Features * add v1.14 compatibility option to taxonomy permalinks (2026-08-23) ### Bug Fixes * fix map not updating during fullscreen enter/exit (2026-08-20) * limit unique key length for hosting service compat (2026-08-22) ### Other * remove deprecated bootstrap css classes (2026-08-20) * modify CSS to always show slider arrows (2026-08-20) # v2.0.26 (2026-08-20) ### Bug Fixes * adapt fixed-height photo slider to its row's actual height in row layout (2026-08-19) * adapt photo slider height in row layouts, fix it inside map popovers (2026-08-19) * add missing xsm size for calculating width (2026-08-13) * add undefined option (2026-08-13) * allow per-render opt-out of caching for visitor-specific content (2026-08-17) * confine map's zoom-in alert to the map instead of the viewport (2026-08-18) * fix map already initialized error (2026-08-17) * fix modal window being hidden under backdrop (2026-08-18) * let photo clicks open map popover detail modal, guard against double slick init (2026-08-19) * limit to 500 bookable entities to prevent error (2026-08-13) * prevent invalid markers from crashing map rendering, gate Leaflet bounce to new markers only (2026-08-18) * prevent map marker popover crash from Bootstrap's own hover trigger (2026-08-19) * prevent nested render() calls from truncating outer asset tracking (2026-08-17) * prevent scrolling when modal is open (2026-08-17) ### Features * add CSS for ajax loading indicator in modal (2026-08-17) * add option for disabling marker animation (2026-08-18) * add option to disable linking image (2026-08-19) * add option to disable load more button (2026-08-18) * open detailed display in a modal on map marker click/hover (2026-08-16) ### Formatting & Styling * make photo slider prev/next arrows legible on dark photos (2026-08-19) ### Refactoring * add proper name to tracked assets (2026-08-16) * change modal detailed display size to xl (2026-08-17) * open infobox on hover by default in map view (2026-08-14) # v2.0.25 (2026-08-13) ### Bug Fixes * cap markers fetched per map view request to prevent OOM (2026-08-11) * remove hardcoded translation string (2026-08-11) * only disable facet counts when query.limit actually truncates results (2026-08-12) ### Features * add "load more" for markers capped by map_max_markers (2026-08-12) * add pop/scale-in animation to marker info popover (2026-08-11) ### Performance Improvements * eliminate per-entity cache lookups and image N+1 on field load (2026-08-12) * use a subquery instead of a materialized id list for facet filtering (2026-08-10) ### Refactoring * refactor animation method (2026-08-12) ### Security * remove eval() from multi-field group-by count building (2026-08-12) # v2.0.24 (2026-08-10) ### Performance Improvements * batch field queries and scope cache invalidation on save (2026-08-10) # v2.0.23 (2026-08-10) ### Bug Fixes * fix a typo (2026-08-08) * fix possible fatal error (2026-08-08) ### Performance Improvements * add bundle/field name index to entity field tables (2026-08-10) ### Other * update de_CH translation file # v2.0.22 (2026-08-06) ### Bug Fixes * change filter priority (2026-08-05) * fix conditional rules handling in fieldsets (2026-08-04) * fix directory icon not showing in admin at times (2026-08-04) * fix invalid prediction text being used (2026-08-06) * fix php error (2026-08-05) ### Features * allow disabling textarea autosizing (2026-08-06) # v2.0.20/2.0.21 (2026-08-02) ### Bug Fixes * fix block namespace issue (2026-07-28) * fix PHP error (2026-07-28) * fix directories pro icon not displaying at times (2026-07-28) * fix issue with query by boolean field (2026-07-29) * fix namespace issue (2026-07-29) * fix wordpress enqueue script error (2026-07-29) * fix cloudflare trunstile error (2026-08-01) ### Features * add filter to modify system tool support (2026-07-28) # v2.0.19 (2026-07-24) ### Bug Fixes * fix css issue with autocomplete field (2026-07-22) * fix JS errors with report content button (2026-07-23) * fix missing address fields after update (2026-07-23) * fix search form not being displayed in Gutenberg (2026-07-24) # v2.0.17/2.0.18 (2026-07-14) ### Features * add exclude by field values setting for views (2026-07-13) * add options for fullscreen/geolocation controls (2026-07-12) * update code to use the new Google Maps Places API (2026-07-04) ### Refactoring * refactoring some code (2026-07-14) # v2.0.16 (2026-07-03) ### Bug Fixes * enable auto-selection of first suggestion (2026-06-29) * fix child/taxonomy bundle embedded view 404 error (2026-06-23) * fix hide on mobile option not working (2026-06-26) * fix location taxonomy term value inconsistency (2026-06-26) * fix non-bookable slots displaying booking form (2026-06-22) * fix possible fatal error (2026-07-02) * fix search button displayed on term/user pages (2026-06-27) * fix subscription not being created for free plans. (2026-06-30) * fix subscription queries for HPOS compatibility (2026-06-30) * fix syncing location address field term IDs (2026-06-24) * refactor user directory existence checking (2026-07-03) ### Features * add hide on mobile option (2026-06-26) * add hide_on_mobile shortcvode attribute (2026-06-26) * add show on mobile only option (2026-06-26) ### Refactoring * refactor shortcode result handling (2026-06-26) # v2.0.15 (2026-06-21) ### Bug Fixes * fix booking slots displayed even when disabled (2026-06-20) * fix empty column displayed when filter hidden (2026-06-20) * prevent URL changes when using view blocks (2026-06-21) ### Features * avoid loading large log files (2026-06-21) # v2.0.14 (2026-06-19) ### Bug Fixes * fix default sort option ignores search context (2026-06-18) * fix leaflet marker display issue (2026-06-19) * fix leaflet returning incorrect viewport values (2026-06-19) * fix permalink issues with translated content items (2026-06-17) * fix view map settings being lost on AJAX requests (2026-06-19) ### Features * add top offset setting for fullscreen mode in map view mode (2026-06-15) # v2.0.13 (2026-06-13) ### Bug Fixes * fix streetview field renderer stopped working (2026-06-07) * fix features not applied after claim approval (2026-06-04) * fix invalid reference to the Exception class (2026-06-04) * fix JavaScript error whey using Find on Map btn (2026-06-07) * fix taxnomy term display issue (2026-06-11) * fix unrelated error messages being logged (2026-06-13) * prevent calling wpml filters multiple times (2026-06-11) ### Features * add parent post author as recipient (2026-06-11) ### Other * show warning instead of filtering allowed blocks (2026-06-13) * add more debug log messages (2026-06-04) # v2.0.11/2.0.12 (2026-06-04) ### Bug Fixes * fix fatal error calling undefined method (2026-05-30) * fix Query Monitor errors causing 502 errors (2026-06-04) * fix taxonomy hierarchical flag setting being reset on save (2026-06-01) * fix incorrect component name requested (2026-05-30) # v2.0.9/2.0.10 (2026-05-27) ### Bug Fixes * ensure only allowed user roles can be selected (2026-05-17) * fix display issue in fullscreen map mode (2026-05-18) * fix incorrect PHP file loading (2026-05-26) * fix On/Off field always shown No in admin (2026-05-21) * fix payment plan features ignored on frontend edit (2026-05-22) * fix possible PHP errors (2026-05-22) * fix problem querying by boolean type field (2026-05-14) * get correct bundle name for subscription plan (2026-05-21) * prevent admins from changing roles on the frontend (2026-05-18) * prevent custom button label being removed (2026-05-21) * remove duplicate ID field for user content type (2026-05-12) * use CSS instead of JS to render fullscreen map (2026-05-18) ### Features * add CSV importer/exporter for WP Shortcode field (2026-05-12) * add option to show number of years passed (2026-05-17) * add responsive option for phooto slider (2026-05-12) * deprecate GeoNames and add Time API for timezone (2026-05-26) * sync missing term field IDs with WordPress (2026-05-18) ### Formatting & Styling * add some minor CSS improvements (2026-05-21) ### Other * update admin menu icon color for WP7 (2026-05-22) ### Refactoring * change sorting behavior in views (2026-05-21) * remove unused code (2026-05-21) * skip disabled fields when saving entity (2026-05-18) # v2.0.8 (2026-05-07) ### Bug Fixes * cannot query boolean field values (2026-05-03) * fix possible critical level PHP error (2026-05-03) * fix possible PHP errors (2026-05-05) * fix term pages showing empty in some FSE themes (2026-05-05) ### Features * add filter to sort featured items (2026-05-03) * add option to hide unverified accounts (2026-05-05) * allow querying view using current UM profile ID (2026-05-06) * hide if queryable info is empty (2026-05-05) * implement IQueryable for entity_meta field (2026-05-05) # v2.0.7 (2026-05-02) ### Bug Fixes * add missing method (2026-04-28) * ensure locations within requested area are shown (2026-04-30) * fix moderate comments permission not working (2026-04-19) * fix old helper name being used (2026-04-27) * prevent possible PHP errors (2026-04-27) * taxonomy terms not assigned properly in backend (2026-05-02) ### Features * add support for get_user_meta/update_user_meta (2026-04-28) * allow frontend dashboard page to be optional (2026-04-18) * hide tax information on checkout when tax is 0% (2026-04-18) * increase the number of items to process (2026-04-28) * update Google Maps Places API to new version (2026-04-28) # v2.0.6 (2026-04-15) ### Bug Fixes * fix invalid URL after login when voting (2026-04-14) * fix possible PHP errors (2026-04-14) * fix SQL error when querying by on/off field (2026-04-14) * fix Ultimate Member integration not working (2026-04-13) * fix voting buttons not showing properly for guest (2026-04-14) ### Formatting & Styling * remove comments in code (2026-04-13) ### Refactoring * refactor report submission form code (2026-04-14) * refactor Stripe webhook handling (2026-04-15) # v2.0.5 (2026-04-09) ### Bug Fixes * add properties that were undefined (2026-04-08) * enable show_in_nav_menus for public posts (2026-04-08) * fix incorrect log message (2026-04-08) * fix WooCommerce My Account page integration (2026-04-06) * prevent possible PHP error (2026-04-05) * schedule payment related actions (2026-04-08) * prevent theme from overriding drts-icon display (2026-04-05) ### Refactoring * remove unused code (2026-04-08) # v2.0.3/2.0.4 (2026-04-04) ### Bug Fixes * change log message level from error to warning (2026-04-04) * correct scroll-to-item behavior when using OSM (2026-04-03) * stop field settings from overwritten by defaults (2026-04-04) * stop JS events from being triggered multiple times (2026-04-04) * change code formatting (2026-04-04) * delay item animation when scrolling to an item (2026-04-03) # v2.0.2 (2026-04-03) ### Bug Fixes * fix masonry view mode display issue (2026-04-02) * fix typo causing JavaScript errors (2026-04-02) * fix possible PHP errors (2026-04-02) # v2.0.1 (2026-04-01) ### Bug Fixes * fix possible PHP errors (2026-04-01) * remove max items setting if unchecked items shown (2026-03-30) ### Formatting & Styling * fix formatting of form field suffix (2026-04-01) * remove CSS class causing display issue (2026-03-27) ### Features * add an option to set row vertical alignment (2026-03-27) v2.0.0 - Mar 26, 2026 - NEW: Consolidated 6 plugins into a single, unified plugin. - NEW: Built-in monetization system without requiring WooCommerce (including subscriptions). - NEW: Membership payment plans. - NEW: Payment discount feature. - NEW: Social login. - NEW: 2FA login integration with WP-2FA. - NEW: Cloudflare Turnstile and hCaptcha support. - NEW: User directory. - NEW: Calendar and booking features. - NEW: Listing comparison feature. - NEW: Shared taxonomies across directories (Beta). - NEW: Fieldsets (Repeater fields). - NEW: Built-in notification system. - NEW: Mass email sending feature. - NEW: Integrated search and filter forms. - NEW: Standalone filter form shortcode. - NEW: Report moderation feature. v1.14.39/1.14.40/1.14.41 - Mar 4, 2026 - Bug Fixed: Several PHP errors. - Improved: Reduced the number of fields requested by Google Maps Autocomplete API. v1.14.38 - Jul 10, 2025 - Bug fixed: Resolved potential JavaScript error on main directory page related to imagesLoaded JavaScript library. - Improved: Featured listings now display in the order of their featured date and time. v1.14.37 - Jun 10, 2025 - Bug fixed: FontAwesome icons not displaying correctly in some sections since last update. - Bug fixed: "Month picker" filter not working correctly. - Bug fixed: Pending listings being published on payment renewal. - Added: New "Thumbnail" summary display and "Thumbnail Grid" view. v1.14.36 - May 21, 2025 - Bug fixed: Potential JavaScript error when displaying the review submission form in a modal window. - Bug fixed: Country code was not being applied when making geocoding API requests. - Added: Support for the “Range list” field renderer for “Range” type fields. v1.14.35 - May 9, 2025 - Bug fixed: Duplicate URL fragments appearing in certain cases. - Bug fixed: Faker generator was not working correctly for "File" type fields. - Improved: "Select All" option now displayed in taxonomy term checkboxes field when unlimited selection is allowed. v1.14.34 - Apr 11, 2025 - Bug fixed: Review rating stars not displaying on taxonomy term pages under certain conditions introduced by recent updates. - Bug fixed: Incorrect values displayed for "On/Off" type field columns in backend All Listings page (and possibly other content types). - Bug fixed: Invalid YouTube user account URL in "Social Accounts" field. - Added: "Hide when full range is selected" setting for "Range" type field in display element settings. v1.14.33 - Mar 31, 2025 - Bug fixed: Issue with "Date" type field showing incorrect time value. - Added: Google Maps direction options to "Street view renderer" for "Map" and "Location Address" type fields. - Improved: Support for using "*" indicating any string for string type fields in "Query by field" setting under "Query Settings" in view settings. - Improved: "Select all" checkbox option disabled when max number of values is configured for field. - Improved: Reduction of redundant SQL queries. - Improved: "On/Off" type field columns now shown in backend admin listings page (and possibly other content types). - Improved: More HTML attributes allowed in field description text. v1.14.31/1.14.32 - Mar 6, 2025 - Bug fixed: Unable to select a new payment plan for listings with expired subscription payment plans. - Bug fixed: Photo slider not working in certain cases. - Improved: Added "Select All" checkbox to "Choice" type field with checkboxes. v1.14.30 - Feb 22, 2025 - Bug fixed: Taxonomy terms not being associated with listings during import in certain cases. - Bug fixed: "Child Terms" display element not working properly when "Display dropdown" setting enabled. - Improved: Compatibility with PHP8. v1.14.29 - Feb 14, 2025 - Added: Option to query by province, city, country, and zip text values in database for "Location - location_address" field in view settings. - Added: Bluesky, Threads, and Mastodon to "Social Accounts" fields. - Improved: Compatibility with PHP8. - Updated: FontAwesome icons to v6.7.2. v1.14.27/1.14.28 - Feb 5, 2025 - Bug fixed: "Date" type field did not display correct time in text field. - Improved: Increased compatibility with other plugins that use PHP 8-only libraries. v1.14.26 - Jan 23, 2025 - Bug fixed: Added "Custom format" option for "Locations" display element. - Bug fixed: Added "Do not add default HTML tags" option for "Template" and "Field Template" display elements. - Bug fixed: Resolved PHP fatal/warning errors occurring in certain scenarios. - Improved: Compatibility with Yoast SEO when WordPress Multisite is enabled. v1.14.25 - Jan 8, 2025 - Bug fixed: Further fixes for Date type field displaying the previous date in the text field when a date is selected. - Bug fixed: Listings were being moved to trash when add-on payment plan payments failed. - Bug fixed: Incorrect terms assigned in certain cases when importing listings with multiple taxonomy terms. - Improved: Compatibility with PHP8.
See https://directoriespro.com/change-log/ for full change log.
