Search filters
Switch each filter on or off and drag them into the order visitors see on the search page.
1Location
2Category
3Nearby
4Price range
5Seller type
What is it?
Your own classifieds site
A multilingual WordPress classifieds theme with everything built in, so there is no collection of third-party plugins. Pick a design, import the demo ads and categories, and you start from a busy-looking site, not a blank one.
Make money
Get paid for listings
Users register, post listings, upload photos and manage everything themselves from the frontend.
You set up paid listings, featured upgrades and membership plans from the admin, and get paid when users pay to list or upgrade.
Post Free or Paid Classifieds
Your website, your rules. Set up both free and paid ads with optional add-ons and upgrades such as featured, homepage and sponsored placements.
- Free or paid listing tiers
- Step-by-step submission form
- No wp-admin access needed
Make an Offer
Let buyers bargain the price with this popular “make me an offer” feature. Sellers can accept, decline or send a counter-offer.
- Buyer offers & seller counters
- Accept, decline or negotiate
- Optional on any listing
Zip/Postal Radius Search
Enter a zip or postal code and classifieds are displayed within a set distance from that location, which local buyers rely on.
- Search by radius
- Map-based browsing
- Distance shown per listing
Elementor-Ready Classifieds Templates
Elementor-friendly: Easily customize and design your pages using the free Elementor plugin.
Classifieds pages are built from blocks such as ad grids, category strips and search bars, dragged into place with nothing coded.
View Live Demo150+ Pre-Built Classifieds Blocks
Build classifieds websites faster with our Elementor block system. Pick, drag and drop pre-designed blocks into place.
Explore Our ThemesMembership Packages
Limit access to pages and content using membership packages. Set up subscriptions for site access and charge users monthly.
- Free, featured & membership tiers
- Recurring subscriptions
- Set your own pricing
User Reviews & Rating System
A powerful rating system whereby feedback is left by the buyer and seller after an item is sold, building a rating profile that helps buyers trust sellers.
- Post-sale feedback
- Star ratings & profiles
- Moderate from the admin
Custom Fields & Fields Per Category
Customise your classifieds website with custom questions and fields. Set up required and unique fields for each category such as motors or jewellery.
- Custom fields per category
- Required vs optional fields
- Unlimited categories
My Favorites & Saved Searches
Users can create a list of their favourite classifieds and save searches to come back and review at a later date.
- Save listings to favourites
- Saved search alerts
- Personal shortlist per user
Advanced Ajax Search & Filters
One of the most powerful search systems on the market, with Ajax search with advanced custom filters so buyers find exactly what they need.
- Keyword, category & price
- Custom filter fields
- Instant AJAX results
Photo Galleries, Videos, YouTube & Music
Give your users more choice with built-in support for multiple images, user videos, music, audio and YouTube embeds on every listing.
- Multiple images per ad
- Video, YouTube & audio
- Zoom & lightbox gallery
Dedicated Members Area With Upgrade & Stats
Every member gets their own login to manage listings, view stats, change photos, pay for invoices and upgrade their account anytime.
- Front-end listing management
- Views & enquiry stats
- Upgrades & invoices
Email Alerts & Notification System
Users are constantly kept updated with messages, offers and account changes, so nothing important gets missed.
- New message alerts
- Offer notifications
- Listing-expiry reminders
42 ready-to-use designs
Browse all 42 designs One theme. Every kind of classifieds site.
Choose a starting point for your classifieds business. Make it yours in minutes.
Home & family
Second-hand sofas, tables, cots and prams, bought and sold by people nearby.
Fashion
Pre-loved clothes, shoes and designer bags.
Phones, tech & gaming
Phones, laptops, consoles and PC parts.
Music gear
Guitars, synths, decks and studio kit.
Pets & animals
Puppies, kittens, horses and smallholding stock, from checked breeders and rehomers.
Vehicles & boats
Cars, campervans, motorbikes, boats and jet skis.
Sports & outdoors
Bikes, gym kit and camping gear.
Collectibles & antiques
Clocks, coins, curios and memorabilia.
Rooms & flatshares
Rooms, sublets and furnished short lets.
Tools, trade & office kit
Power tools, workshop gear, desks and shop fittings, bought and sold by trades and businesses.
Jobs & local help
Part-time work, odd jobs and freelance gigs posted by people nearby.
Every design includes for sale, rent, swap and free ads, and buyer feedback.
- Fully responsive designs
- No plugins required
- Easy to customise
Free guide
The Classifieds Playbook
How to plan, build and grow a classifieds website where people buy and sell, and you earn from every ad. 36 pages, from choosing a niche to your first 90 days.
The admin area
One admin area runs your entire classifieds site.
Ad approval, search filters, ad types and member checks are all set from one dashboard instead of a stack of classifieds plugins.
Open the admin demoAd types
Advertisers say what kind of ad they are posting. Rent is always priced per month, week or day.
For salesale
For rentrent
For swapswap
For freefree
Price periodsct_price_period
One dashboard
New ads, members and comments over 7, 30 or 90 days, a to-do list of drafts and orders, and every other screen one click away.
Approval & expiry
Hold new free ads for review, and choose what happens to an ad when its time runs out.
Process pending orders142 orders need processing142
Yes, hold new FREE listings for review
Paid listings go live the moment payment is completed.Set to draft, unlisted
Verified members
Ask members to confirm their email or phone before they can post, or upload a photo ID for a Verified badge.
Email verification
Members confirm their email address by clicking a link we send them.
SMS verification
Members confirm their phone number with a 6-digit code.
Photo ID verification
Approved members get a Verified badge.
Site generator
Connect your own AI account, describe your classifieds site, and the generator lays out the pages. Ask for changes in plain English or move the blocks yourself.
Works with your own AI account
AssistantAdd a row of free ads near the top.
Automatic emails
Every email the site sends is ready to go. Edit the wording of any of them, or switch one off.
Manage emailsAll 55 on
Welcome / Account createdSent to a member when they create an account
Listing approvedSent when you approve and publish a listing
Order confirmationSent after a successful payment
New private messageWhen a member receives a message
Social proof
Pop-ups and bars that show visitors what is happening on your site, such as new ads, sales, sign-ups and how many people are browsing right now.
Recent activityPurchases and new ads as they happen
Sign-upsNew members and subscribers
Live activityPeople browsing right now
Countdown timerA deadline offer or top bar
Announcement barA promotion pinned to the top
Inline social proofSale and rating chips on listings
New ad: Gaming Desktop PC, RGB CoolingJust listed · just now
SMS & payment gateways
Text members through Twilio, Vonage, MessageBird or Plivo, and take payments through PayPal, Stripe and 140 more gateway plugins.
Members choose email, SMS or both for their notifications.
TwilioVonageMessageBirdPlivo
Uses your own account with the providerSend test
+140 more
Everything, built in
No extra plugins to buy or configure
These are the plugins most classifieds sites end up installing. With the Classifieds theme they are already there, switched on from the admin area.
Elementor editing
By PremiumPress
Restyle ad pages, headers and landing pages in the free Elementor page builder.
Needs: Free Elementor pluginElementor-ready
150+ classifieds blocks
By PremiumPress
Ad grids, category tiles, search heroes and featured strips.
Find it: Block ExplorerBuilt in
11 languages
By PremiumPress
English plus 10 language packs. Every label can be translated.
Switch on: Settings › LanguageBuilt in
146 payment gateways
By PremiumPress
PayPal, Stripe and 144 more free gateway plugins for your own merchant account.
Switch on: Checkout › GatewaysFree add-ons
Email & SMS verification
By PremiumPress
Members confirm their email or phone before they can post an ad.
Switch on: Users › Verification & LoginBuilt in
Search & filters
By PremiumPress
Location, category, price and seller type filters, in your order.
Switch on: Design › Search Page DesignBuilt in
Buy now & buyer protection
By PremiumPress
Buyers pay on the ad page, with a small protection fee added on top.
Switch on: Checkout › Buyer ProtectionBuilt in
Ad types & prices
By PremiumPress
For sale, for rent, for swap and for free ads, with prices per month, week or day.
Switch on: Classifieds › Ad types & pricesBuilt in
Buyer & seller feedback
By PremiumPress
Sellers mark an ad sold, then both sides rate each other.
Switch on: Classifieds › Setup & ExpiryBuilt in
Classifieds Theme vs the alternatives
The paid-ads engine in the theme, for every site you own, set against the classifieds themes and plugin buyers most often compare it with.
| Classifieds Theme | Classima | AdForest | Listivo | Classified Listing plugin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price (year 1) | $99 one-time | $59 | $59 | $79 | Free; Pro from $39 / yr |
| Sites per licence | Unlimited (sites you own) | 1 site | 1 site | 1 site | 1 to unlimited by plan |
| Paid ads & featured upgrades | Built in | Via bundled Classified Listing Pro | Via WooCommerce | Via WooCommerce gateways | Top & bump-up ads in Pro |
| Payment gateways | 30+ built in | PayPal, Stripe, Authorize.net, offline | WooCommerce gateways | WooCommerce gateways | PayPal & offline free; Stripe in Pro |
| Needs WooCommerce | No | No (optional) | Yes | Yes, for payments | No (optional in Pro) |
| Mobile apps | None | Android, sold separately | Android & iOS | None | None |
| AI site builder | Yes | — | — | — | — |
Prices and features checked on 11 September 2026 against each vendor's own page. Classima, AdForest and Listivo are ThemeForest Regular licences for one site. Classified Listing Pro prices are the vendor's current offers and renew yearly.
Step-by-step guide
How to build a classified ads website with WordPress
Six simple steps to your own classifieds website. People post their ads, visitors browse them, and you charge for listings and featured spots. It all runs on WordPress, with no coding required.
- 1
Install the Classifieds Theme
Upload the theme zip to your WordPress site under Appearance → Themes → Add New and activate it. It runs on any standard WordPress hosting.
- 2
Add your licence in the admin
Enter your licence key in the admin area to switch on updates and support. One key covers every classifieds site you own.
- 3
Seed the site with demo ads
Importing the demo seeds the site with sample ads, categories and search pages. You get a working ads board to make your own.
- 4
Add your ad categories and listings
Set up your classified categories with their own custom fields, then add listings. Or let visitors post their own ads.
- 5
Enable paid listings, offers and radius search
Turn on paid and featured listings, the “make an offer” feature and zip/postal radius search, then set your pricing.
- 6
Customise the design with Elementor
Restyle headers, listing pages and layouts with the 150+ Elementor classifieds blocks, then put your site live.
Compare before you buy
How the Classifieds Theme compares
Our guides name the competing themes and plugins, with prices and figures checked on the vendors' own pages, so you can decide with the facts in front of you.
- Best WordPress Classifieds Themes in 2026: Classima, AdForest, Listivo, Classiads and More ComparedAn honest 2026 comparison of the seven WordPress classifieds themes buyers choose between, from Classima and AdForest to the free ListingHive, on verified sales, how each charges for ads and what one licence covers.
- Classima Alternatives in 2026: Six Classifieds Themes Compared, From AdForest to Free OptionsWhy buyers look past Classima, with its separate engine plugin, one-site licences and Android-only app, and how AdForest, Listivo, Classiera, Lisfinity, CL Classified and PremiumPress compare, with prices checked in September 2026.
- AdForest vs Classima in 2026: Which Classified Ads Theme Should You Buy?AdForest and Classima both cost $59 and sell paid ads, but differ on WooCommerce, apps, chat and ratings. A head-to-head with checked 2026 figures, plus the case where neither is the right buy.
- How to Build a Craigslist-Style Classifieds Site on WordPress in 2026What a Craigslist-style site needs, three ways to build one on WordPress from free to $99, and how to get the first listings, stop spam and decide what to charge, using Craigslist's own fee model.
- WordPress Classifieds Plugin or Theme? How to Choose Between ThemFive classifieds plugins against the theme route: what each one charges, what renews every year, and which setup suits your site.
Questions
WordPress Classifieds Theme FAQ
The questions we hear most before people buy. Still unsure? Our support team is happy to help.
How do I build a classified ads website with WordPress?
Install the WordPress Classifieds Theme, import the demo ads and set up your categories. Or open submissions so visitors post their own. Zip/postal radius search, custom fields per category and paid listings are already wired in, so you can be live the same day with no coding.
Can I build a site like Craigslist or Gumtree?
Yes. Category-based free and paid ads, member accounts, a “make me an offer” negotiation feature and zip/postal radius search recreate the Craigslist/Gumtree model. The difference is that you set the listing fees and keep every penny.
Can visitors post their own classified ads?
Yes. Paid ad packages, featured upgrades, front-end ad submission and 100+ payment gateways are built into the theme, so no extra classifieds plugins are needed. Visitors register and submit free or paid ads from the front end with photos, video, YouTube and category-specific custom fields. From the admin area you approve, feature or reject listings and set your own pricing packages.
Does the classifieds theme work with Elementor?
Yes. Every classifieds page is editable in the free Elementor plugin. There are 150+ ready-made blocks, including category grids, radius-search bars and listing cards, that you drag into place.
Will my site look like the classifieds demo out of the box?
Yes. Import the demo and the live preview is rebuilt on your domain, sample ads and categories included. Swap in real listings whenever you're ready.
Do I need coding skills to run a classified ads website?
No. You approve ads, set prices and moderate feedback in the admin area and restyle pages in free Elementor. The bundled video tutorials cover the rest.
Will my classified ads website work on mobile phones?
Yes. Listing pages, radius search, photo galleries and the ad-submission form all fit small screens. That matters, because local classifieds buyers mostly search and message from their phone.
Can I launch more than one classified ads website with a single licence?
Yes. One User License covers unlimited ads sites you own, so a city ads board and a niche marketplace can run side by side. Client builds sit under the Developer License.
Is there a free or nulled version of the WordPress Classifieds Theme?
No. Pirated copies of the Classifieds Theme turn up now and then. They're outdated, unsupported and a known malware route on sites that handle seller contact details and payments. The real licence is bought once, supported for 6 months and refundable for 14 days.
What's the refund policy on the WordPress Classifieds Theme?
You get 14 days and a full money-back guarantee. Import the demo ads board, open submissions and try the paid-upgrade flow before deciding.
How often is the classifieds theme updated?
Compatibility and feature updates arrive regularly, and 6 months of them, plus support, are part of the purchase. Renewal afterwards is a $49-per-6-months option. The site keeps working without it.
Are there any hidden costs to run a classified ads website?
No. Paid ads, radius search, custom fields, reviews and memberships are native theme features, and the plugins it leans on cost nothing. Elementor is the main one. Hosting and a domain are the only bills, and support renewal after 6 months is optional.
What customers say about the WordPress Classifieds Theme
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