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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
5Minimum rating
What is it?
Your own business directory
A multilingual WordPress directory theme with everything built in, so you don't need a pile of third-party plugins. Pick a template, import the demo listings and categories, and you start from a working directory, not a blank site.
Make money
Get paid for listings
Users register, create listings and upload images and video from the frontend, managing everything themselves.
You set up membership plans, subscriptions and advertising from the admin, and you get paid when users upgrade.
Advanced Search & Filters
Let visitors quickly find listings using keywords, categories, locations, prices, ratings and custom filters.
- Keyword, category & location search
- Price, rating & custom-field filters
- Instant AJAX results
Already have a directory? Bring it with you.
Using MyListing, ListingPro, Listeo, Listivo or Listify? Switch to the Directory Theme and your listings, photos, owners and reviews come across with one click. There is no exporting and no re-uploading. Coming from somewhere else? Import your listings from a spreadsheet.
- One-click migration
- Spreadsheet import
- Nothing to re-upload
Listings Management
Businesses and users can easily create, edit and manage their own listings from the frontend.
- Front-end create & edit
- Draft, publish or pause
- Renewals & bulk actions
Elementor-Ready Directory Templates
Elementor-friendly: Easily customize and design your pages using the free Elementor plugin.
Every part of a directory page is a block. Search bars, category grids, listing carousels and map sections all drag into place, so you build new pages without code.
View Live Demo200+ Pre-Built Directory Blocks
Pick from 200+ directory-specific Elementor blocks, such as hero searches, listing grids and review strips, and drop them straight into your pages.
Explore Our ThemesLocation & Maps
Google Maps or OpenStreetMap, location search, nearby listings and map-based browsing. Local directories need all of it.
- Google Maps & OpenStreetMap
- Radius & “near me” search
- Map-based browsing
User Reviews & Ratings
Let customers leave reviews, ratings and feedback to build trust and help users compare listings.
- Star ratings & written reviews
- Business-owner replies
- Moderate from the admin
Monetization Tools
Paid listings, featured listings, membership packages, subscriptions, claim-your-business fees and other revenue options.
- Free or paid listings
- Featured, homepage & sponsored upgrades
- Memberships & subscriptions
Multiple Listing Categories
Flexible categories, subcategories, tags and custom listing fields make the theme suitable for almost any directory niche.
- Unlimited categories & subcategories
- Tags & custom fields
- Different fields per category
Frontend Listing Submission
A simple submission form so users can add listings without ever touching the WordPress admin area.
- Step-by-step submit form
- Photo & gallery uploads
- No wp-admin access needed
Claim & Verify Listings
Business owners can claim existing listings and verify ownership, helping keep directory information accurate.
- Owners claim their listing
- Email or phone verification
- Verified badge
Responsive & Mobile-Friendly Design
Directory users search on the move, so listings, maps, filters and submission forms all work perfectly on mobile.
- Works on any screen size
- Touch-friendly maps & filters
- Mobile submission forms
Member Dashboards & Stats
Every business owner gets their own login to manage listings, track views and leads, message customers and pay invoices.
- Views, leads & click stats
- Manage listings & messages
- Invoices & payments
Now on the App Store
Your directory, as an iPhone app
Download our Directory app free and try it on your phone. It runs on a Directory Theme site, with the same listings, search, maps, reviews and messages.
- Native iPhone app, not a web wrapper
- Search, maps, saved listings and messages
- We can build one for your directory, under your brand
42 ready-to-use designs
Browse all 42 designs One theme. Every kind of directory.
Choose a starting point for your directory business. Make it yours in minutes.
Local business guides
A guide to the shops, trades, clinics and kitchens in one town or city, searched by postcode and reviewed by local people.
Restaurants & takeaways
Results list with a map beside it.
Health & clinics
Practitioners with an appointment form.
Trades & home services
Rated local pros and quote requests.
Professional services
Agencies, consultants, accountants and advisers, ranked by the businesses that hired them.
Beauty & wellness
Salons, barbers and spas, searched by treatment and area.
Coaches & tutors
Personal trainers, sport, speaking and life coaches.
Automotive
Dealers, garages and MOT centres.
City guides
Where to eat, drink and stay, by area.
Every design includes business listings, search and paid featured places.
- Fully responsive designs
- No plugins required
- Easy to customise
Free guide
The Directory Playbook
How to plan, build and grow a directory website that earns money from the businesses listed on it. 40 pages, from choosing a niche to your first 90 days.
The admin area
One admin area runs your entire directory.
Listing approval, search filters, custom fields and member checks are all set from one dashboard instead of a stack of directory plugins.
Open the admin demoCustom fields
Add the details your niche needs, like parking, accessibility, Wi-Fi or languages spoken.
Parkingparking
Accessibilityaccessibility
Wi-Fiwifi
Appointmentsappointments
Languages spokenlanguages_spoken
One dashboard
New listings, members and reviews over 7, 30 or 90 days, a to-do list of listings waiting for approval, and every other screen one click away.
Approval & expiry
Hold new free listings for review, and choose what happens to a listing when its time runs out.
Review pending listings2 listings are awaiting approval2
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 directory, and the generator lays out the pages. Ask for changes in plain English or move the blocks yourself.
Works with your own AI account
AssistantMake the hero yellow and add a search bar for trades.
Automatic emails
Every email the site sends is ready to go. Edit the wording of any of them, or switch one off.
Manage emailsAll 63 on
Welcome / Account createdSent to a member when they create an account
Account created when bookingWhen a guest books without signing in
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 directory: new listings, reviews, sign-ups and how many people are browsing right now.
Recent activityBookings and new listings as they happen
Sign-upsNew members and subscribers
ReviewsStar ratings members leave
Live activityPeople browsing right now
Countdown timerA deadline offer or top bar
Announcement barA promotion pinned to the top
New listing: Forno RossoBristol · 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 directory sites end up installing. With the Directory theme they are already there, switched on from the admin area.
Elementor editing
By PremiumPress
Restyle listing pages, headers and landing pages in the free Elementor page builder.
Needs: Elementor (free plugin)Elementor-ready
200+ directory blocks
By PremiumPress
Search heroes, listing grids, category strips and map sections.
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.
Switch on: Users › Verification & LoginBuilt in
Search & filters
By PremiumPress
Location, nearby, category, price and rating filters, in your order.
Switch on: Design › Search Page DesignBuilt in
Plans, memberships & ads
By PremiumPress
Sell listing plans, member subscriptions and banner ad space.
Switch on: Listings › Pricing PlansBuilt in
Members area
By PremiumPress
Members log in to add, edit and renew their own listings.
Switch on: Users › RegistrationBuilt in
Reviews & ratings
By PremiumPress
Visitors rate and review businesses. You approve and reply.
Switch on: Users › CommentsBuilt in
Directory Theme vs the alternatives
A one-time theme that does what a stack of plugins or a rented SaaS charges you monthly for.
| Directory Theme | ListingPro | Listeo | MyListing | Directory plugins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price (year 1) | $99 one-time | $69 | $119 | $119 | Free core + $49–$153 / yr add-ons |
| Sites per licence | Unlimited (sites you own) | 1 site | 1 site | 1 site | 1 site to unlimited, by plan |
| Renewal | None | Optional support renewal | Optional support renewal | Optional support renewal | Every year |
| Paid listings built in | Yes | Yes | Via WooCommerce | Via WooCommerce | Paid add-on |
| Claim-a-listing built in | Yes | Yes | Via WooCommerce | Via WooCommerce | Paid add-on |
| Payment gateways built in | 30+ incl. PayPal & Stripe | Stripe, PayPal, 2Checkout, bank | WooCommerce required | WooCommerce required | GetPaid or WooCommerce |
| Extra plugins required | None | None for payments | WooCommerce | WooCommerce + Subscriptions | 2–3 add-ons + payments plugin |
| AI site builder | Yes | — | AI search & summaries | — | — |
| Booking engine | — | — | Built in | — | Add-on |
| 100% open source (GPL) | Yes | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary | Core is GPL |
Competitor prices and features checked on 10 September 2026 against each vendor's own page. ListingPro, Listeo and MyListing are ThemeForest Regular licences. “Directory plugins” covers GeoDirectory and Directorist, whose free cores need paid add-ons to charge for listings.
Step-by-step guide
How to build a business directory website with WordPress
Six simple steps to your own business directory website. Local businesses pay to be listed, visitors search your site to find them, and you earn from every paid listing. It all runs on WordPress, with no coding required.
- 1
Add the Directory Theme to WordPress
Add the Directory Theme under Appearance → Themes and activate it. The ads engine, radius search and custom fields are all inside the theme.
- 2
Get updates with your licence
Pop in your licence key to switch on updates and support. One key covers every directory site you own.
- 3
Load the demo directory
One click imports the demo directory with sample business listings, categories and map-search pages. You customise a working directory instead of building from blank.
- 4
Add your directory categories and listings
Set up your directory categories and add listings, or let businesses submit their own.
- 5
Enable paid listings and map search
Turn on paid and featured listings, reviews and map/zipcode search, and set your pricing.
- 6
Customise the design with Elementor
Restyle headers, listing pages and layouts with the 200+ Elementor directory blocks. Then put your business directory live.
Compare before you buy
How the Directory 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 Directory Themes in 2026: ListingPro vs Listeo vs MyListing vs Directorist vs GeoDirectory vs PremiumPressAn honest 2026 comparison of the seven WordPress directory themes buyers actually choose between, ranked on verified sales, whether paid listings, claims and payments are built in without extra plugins, and real first-year cost.
- ListingPro Alternatives in 2026: Six Directory Themes and Plugins ComparedWhy people leave ListingPro over its one-site licence, speed and design, and an honest comparison of the six alternatives buyers actually consider. Listeo, MyListing, PremiumPress, Directorist, GeoDirectory and ListingHive, with checked 2026 prices.
- Listeo Alternatives in 2026: Cheaper Directory Themes With and Without BookingsListeo is the most expensive single-site directory theme and runs every payment through WooCommerce. Here are the six alternatives compared honestly on price, payments, licences and bookings, with prices checked in September 2026.
- WordPress Directory Theme vs Directory Plugin: GeoDirectory, Directorist and the Themes ComparedTheme or plugin for a WordPress business directory? Cost to charge for listings, setup time, scale and lock-in compared across ListingPro, Listeo, MyListing, PremiumPress, GeoDirectory and Directorist with 2026 prices.
Questions
WordPress Directory Theme FAQ
The questions we hear most before people buy. Still unsure? Our support team is happy to help.
How do I build a business directory website with WordPress?
Install the WordPress Directory Theme on any WordPress site, import the demo directory and add your categories and listings. Or let businesses submit their own. Map search, reviews and paid listings are built in, so there's nothing extra to wire together and no coding involved.
Can I build a site like Yelp?
Yes. That's exactly what the theme is built for. You get Yelp-style listing pages with photos, opening hours, Google Maps, customer reviews and star ratings, plus zip/postcode radius search so visitors can find businesses near them.
Can businesses submit and pay for their own listings?
Yes. Paid listings, claim-a-listing and PayPal/Stripe payments are built into the theme, so no extra directory plugins are needed. Businesses register, create and manage their own listings from the front end. You decide what's free and what's paid, and featured placement, homepage spots and sponsored ads can all be charged for. Owners can also claim listings you've pre-added, which is a great way to seed a new directory.
Does the directory theme work with Elementor?
Yes. Every directory page can be edited in the free Elementor plugin. The theme ships with 200+ directory blocks, such as hero search bars, listing grids, category strips and map sections, and you drag them into place.
Will my site look like the directory demo out of the box?
Yes. The one-click import recreates the live directory demo on your own domain, with sample listings, categories and search pages included. You replace the placeholder businesses with real ones instead of starting empty.
Do I need coding skills to run a business directory website?
No. Approving listings, setting listing prices, moderating reviews and changing the design all happen in the admin area or the free Elementor editor. Video tutorials walk through the directory setup step by step.
Will my business directory website work on mobile phones?
Yes. Listing pages, map and radius search and the business submission forms all adapt to small screens. Visitors can browse the directory, and owners can manage their listings, from any phone or tablet.
Can I launch more than one business directory website with a single licence?
Yes. A User License covers unlimited directory websites that you own. Run a city directory, a trades directory and a niche directory side by side on one licence. If you build directories for clients, choose the Developer License instead.
Can I move my existing directory website to PremiumPress?
Yes. If your site runs MyListing, ListingPro, Listeo, Listivo or Listify, activate the Directory theme on the same website and use Settings › Migrate to convert every listing, photo, owner and review in place. Any other site can be imported from a CSV file.
Is there a free or nulled version of the WordPress Directory Theme?
No, and nulled copies of the Directory Theme are worth avoiding. They're outdated and often bundle malware, which is a real risk on a site that stores business details and takes listing payments. The licensed theme is a one-time purchase with 6 months of updates and support and a 14-day money-back guarantee.
What's the refund policy on the WordPress Directory Theme?
There's a 14-day money-back guarantee. Import the demo directory, load some listings and test the paid-submission flow on your own hosting. If the theme doesn't fit, contact us within 14 days for a full refund.
How often is the directory theme updated?
The Directory Theme is updated regularly for WordPress compatibility and new features, and every purchase includes 6 months of updates and support. Extending after that is optional at $49 per 6 months. Your directory keeps working either way.
Are there any hidden costs to run a business directory website?
No. Everything a directory needs is in the theme, from listings and paid submissions to maps, reviews and search. It works with free plugins such as Elementor. Beyond your hosting and domain, the only optional cost is extending updates and support after the first 6 months, at $49 per 6 months.
What customers say about the WordPress Directory Theme
“I hired a few developers to work on a normal WordPress theme but it cost me an arm and a leg! Working with this theme was much easier and faster. You can easily change the design as you prefer, save lots of time to communicate on color, small changes, etc. Thanks guys.”
Gary
“Thanks for everything Mark, Iv had a directorypress theme since version 7 and the updates just keep getting better.”
MG
Mateus Graz
“well built themes, they load fast, code is clean and optimised for seo”
AK
Alistair Kelsall
“Honestly, your themes are great! Thank you.”
Temmy Flavianus
“I have been using Directory Press since 2012, good value for money and I always look forward to the next updates.”
Alan Johnston
“I love this directory, it makes it very easy to add listings with a couple of clicks. I love the customer service they make many things work like a charm. Great value for the money”
Horacio Ramos
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