Best WordPress Directory Plugin
Easily create a WordPress product catalog. The WordPress Product Directory Plugin from CreativeMinds allows you to build a user-friendly curated product catalog and listing manager on your WordPress site.
Customizing the Product Catalog Page
Customize the Product Page Based on your Requirements
Filters and Taxonomies
Suggesting Your Product
|
The community product directory plan supports external user product submission and management of their product pages. Users can also claim existing products already listed in the directory. The Admin can moderate any product submitted to the directory and decide which products to accept and which to reject. View this plugin live on ListWP.com |
Product Directory - Paying for Listing Submissions
The product directory community payments plan allows you to charge money for submitting new product listings and also for keeping the listings or renewing them every year (you can define the period of renewal). The payment system is based on either WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads carts and you have the choice of more than 50 payment gateways including PayPal, Authorize.Net, 2Checkout, Skrill, PayMill, Stripe and many more. Once installing EDD or WooCommerce cart plugin which is free you also get the PayPal and Amazon payment options included. It is also possible to use a mixed mode payment which means that part of the expert information will be visible for free and the other part will be visible only once paid. |
|
Using the WordPress Product Directory Plugin
- Listing Manager – Build a product discovery directory on your WordPress site
- Curation and Moderation – Curate your product list and display it in a usable way for users to discover
- Direct User Posting – Allow business owners to list and manage products
- Business Directory Integration – Supports integration with the CM Business directory to list both products and businesses
Product Catalog Additional Plugin Resources
Related Blog Resources
Product Directory Advanced Features
Please check the user guide to learn more about this plugin
Directory Features
Product Index Templates
Several designs and templates allow you to choose the best product directory index page display for your site.
Categories Support
Group similar product listings by category and assign each product to more than one category.
Custom Taxonomies
Supports additional custom taxonomies and filtering.
Promote Products
Promote specific products in search results and related products widget.
Style Product Directory
You can easily change the style and the look and feel of the entire catalog (index) page from the plugin settings. This includes layout, size of each product box, theme, and much more.
Tags Support
Option to add tags to each product and to filter or search product catalog by tags.
Search and Filters
Advanced product filter by product catalog categories and tags or free text search.
Statistics
Collect and track statistics of views and click of product pages. The statistics report can be exported into CSV file.
Product Page Features
Extended Product Information
Each product has the following details – product detailed description, videos and text, product pitch, logo, related products, Website URL, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, the Business behind the product Phone number and more.
Choose the default product image
If you haven’t set the featured image for product, it will display the image that is set by default.
Product Company Address
Show a product company address on the product page. The address includes the country, region, state/county, city and postal code.
Social Media Links
Add to product information links of social media sites.
Product Images and Video
Add an image and video galleries for each product.
Product Page Design
Customize the product page look and feel to fit your style.
Ratings
Allow users to rate products using an intuitive 5-star scale.
Google Maps Support
Show a Google Map with the companies behind each product product and their address.
Custom Fields
Add to each product custom fields with your own added metadata.
Lightbox
Enable the lightbox option to auto apply to pictures and videos on the product page.
Tools
Shortcodes Support
Supports shortcodes to show a list of all categories, a single product widget and more.
Export / Import
Export and import products directory items across sites.
Moderation and Notification
Admin can moderate new product listings or be notified when a new product is posted (with the community plan).
Related Products Widget
Show related products on each product page.
Editable Labels
All plugin labels can easily be edited and localized from plugin settings.
Ads and Promotions
Admin can insert ads in the product page taken from Google or any other external ad server in the plugin search results.
Add-ons and Integrations
Product Directory Community Add-on
Product Directory Community add-on allows non logged-in users to add a new products, claim existing one and manage their listings.
Business Directory Plugin
Integrates with Business Directory plugin to show related business profile.
Product Directory Payments Add-on
Product Directory Payments Add-on supports charging payment for publishing a new product directory listing or renewing an existing one. You can choose between WooCommerce cart or Easy Digital Downloads.
Reviews and Ratings Plugin
Reviews and Ratings plugin allows users to leave a review for individual product pages.
Product Directory Plans and Pricing
PLANS | Pro | Pro Community | Ultimate |
Price includes 1 year support/updates. Manual renewal with 40% discount, not a subscription | $39 | $59 | $119 |
Number of Websites / License Activations | 1 | 3 | 10 |
BASIC FEATURES | |||
Create any number of Product listings | |||
Choose the default product image | |||
Choose the product category | |||
Extended product information | |||
Product custom fields | |||
Additional taxonomies | |||
Tags Support | |||
Search and Filters | |||
Permalink Settings | |||
Star Rating | |||
APPEARANCE FEATURES | |||
Choose the product basic styling | |||
Directory Index Templates | |||
Product Page Styling | |||
Related products widget | |||
Editable Labels | |||
TOOLS | |||
Promote products | |||
Advertisements Support | |||
Import / Export | |||
Shortcodes Support | |||
INTEGRATIONS | |||
CM Business Directory Integration | |||
ADD-ONS FEATURES | |||
User can list products | |||
User can claim existing product | |||
User can manage their product | |||
Admin can moderate new posted products | |||
User can pay for posting a product | |||
User can pay for renewing a product listing | |||
User can pay for claiming a product | |||
SUPPORT | |||
Product Knowledge Base |
|
|
|
Priority email support |
|
|
|
Product updates |
|
|
|
PLANS | Pro | Pro Community | Ultimate |
Number of Websites / License Activations | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Price includes 1 year support/updates. Manual renewal with 40% discount, not a subscription | $39 | $59 | $119 |
Product Directory Additional Addons and Modules
The following list is additional modules and addons which can be installed together with the product directory and discovery plugin and provide additional functionality
Product Directory Related Plugins
Product Directory Plugin Related Use Cases
Product Directory Use Case Examples
- Earn and Let Earn – Let users list their software for a cost. Requires the payment add-on.
- Marketplace – Create a marketplace by listing products of other companies on your website and charge them for the listing. Requires the payment add-on.
Product Directory Frequently Asked Questions
Please check the user guide to learn more about our plugin
How do I enable shortcodes for the directory so I can have a gallery above the description?
Can I customize the product directory widget to match my WP theme?
Sure. The product directory uses a shortcode which can be easily embedded into any theme. The product directory and discovery plugin settings include many features that support customizing your product directory’s look and feel
Can I add my social media links to my product listing?
How can I allow product owners to add or manage their own listings?
Does this product directory and discovery plugin allow me to take payments from people for adding listings?
To take payments the Product Directory Payments addon is required, the core product directory and discovery plugin does not handle payments alone.
Learn more about the Product directory payments add-on by clicking here.
Can I filter which product listings appear on my site
Yes. Each site owner can moderate and manage which Products appear on their site.
Can I embed ads from Google AdSense?
Absolutely! In fact you can embed ads from any external source by copying the campaign code and pasting it into the location where you want them to appear. Product directory and discovery plugin includes Google adsense campaigns, CM Ad changer, or any internal or external source of adverts. Embedded ads are displayed in between your product directory listings on locations that you define, as shown in the image below:
What filters can I have on my product directory page?
I've installed CM Business Directory and Product Directory. Is there a way to associate products to businesses?
Yes, the Product directory and Business directory can be integrated together. For this to work you need to have the community add-ons installed for both plugins.
Could this Plugin work for creating a Directory of people rather than strictly for businesses?
Product directory and discovery plugin can work for different purposes such as the one you have described. Since the front-end labels can all be changed from their defaults to reflect whatever you want your directory to be about the plugin is very much open to being used in different ways.
It sounds like our Members and Experts Directory plugin might be a better match with what you’re looking for however. Read more about the Expert product directory and discovery plugin by clicking here.
Does this Plugin support creating directories of businesses?
It could be used for this purpose but our Business Directory plugin is much better suited for this purpose.
Read more about it by clicking here
Customer Reviews for the Plugin
- We use it in Spanish
The labels settings let us translate most of the interface, so thank you :)
Alvaro - Cool use case
We had an specific use case - we showcase REALLY niche products, which are not to be sold online (visitors get in touch with the vendors). This plugin worked well because while most competitors focus on the marketplace aspect, this one excels in the product page presentation.
Hiro