What the Directory Theme can do
Freelancer Marketplace — Features
What this product does. The 37 classes behind it are a separate, developer-facing page — linked at the foot of this one.
Key features
What the Freelancer Marketplace does, as described on its product page.
Project Posting & Briefs
Clients post a project with a budget, deadline and requirements — freelancers browse the board and find the work that fits, just like Upwork or PeoplePerHour.
- Clients post their own briefs
- Budget, deadline & category
- Public project board
Freelancer Bids & Proposals
Freelancers submit competitive bids with a price and proposal. Clients compare pitches, ratings and portfolios, then award the project to the freelancer they trust.
- Competitive bids & proposals
- Compare ratings & portfolios
- Client awards the work
Escrow & Milestone Payments
The client funds the project into escrow up front, and payment releases milestone by milestone as work is delivered — protecting both sides and giving your marketplace real trust.
- Funds held safely in escrow
- Milestone-based releases
- Dispute-ready workflow
Earn a Commission on Every Project
You own the marketplace, so you take a cut of every project awarded — set your own commission percentage in the admin and the theme handles the maths on every payout.
- Set your own % cut
- Applied automatically per project
- No platform taking a share
Freelancer Memberships & Plans
Sell monthly membership plans — cap bids on free accounts and charge for unlimited proposals, verified badges or priority placement. Recurring revenue on top of your commission.
- Free & paid freelancer plans
- Pricing tables built in
- Recurring plan revenue
Featured Freelancers & Advertising
Let members pay to stand out — featured freelancer profiles, homepage placements and urgent-project badges — plus advertising space you control from the admin.
- Paid featured placements
- Homepage & category slots
- Built-in ad spaces
Search Projects & Freelancers
Full AJAX search with category, budget, skill and rating filters, so clients find the right freelancer and freelancers find the right project in seconds — configurable from the admin.
- Instant AJAX search
- Budget & skill filters
- Custom search fields
Two-Way Reviews & Ratings
Clients and freelancers rate each other after every project — the trust system that keeps good freelancers winning work and clients coming back. Moderate everything from the admin.
- Reviews on both sides
- Freelancer rating averages
- Moderate from the admin
Members Area, Profiles & Messaging
Clients and freelancers each get their own members area — projects, bids, milestones, earnings and private messages — with email or SMS verification before new accounts unlock features.
- Personalised members area
- Private messaging
- Email & SMS verification
AI Site Builder
Describe your marketplace niche and let AI set up the site for you — pages, categories, demo projects and a design to match, all editable afterwards.
- Describe your niche
- Pages & demo content generated
- Edit everything after
Escrow Checkout & 30+ Gateways
Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay and dozens of regional options — free to download and connect, so clients can fund projects into escrow in their own currency.
- 30+ free gateways
- Multi-currency options
- Tax settings built in
Stats & Admin Dashboard
A clean admin for everything: projects, bids and members on one side, project value and commission stats on the other — so you always know what your marketplace is earning.
- Project & commission stats
- Manage projects, bids & users
- 300+ admin options
Responsive & Mobile-Friendly
Clients and freelancers work from everywhere, so posting projects, bidding, messaging and the dashboards are all built to work perfectly on any screen size.
- Works on any screen size
- Touch-friendly browsing
- Mobile bidding & messaging
Class reference for _fm → · 37 classes