Building a directory or classified ad website shouldn’t be complicated. Yet for many, finding a plugin that combines flexibility, ease of use, and powerful monetization options in one place feels impossible.
When managing listings, user submissions, and payment plans — you need a tool that’s simple to start with and scalable as your site grows.
That’s where aDirectory comes in. It’s a complete, modern, and intuitive WordPress directory plugin built for creating professional directory websites and classified ad platforms.
Whether it’s a business directory, property listing, restaurant guide, hotel directory, or classified ads portal — aDirectory offers everything you need to launch and grow with confidence.
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3.0.0 (2025-10-28)
** Added **
- Multi post type based directory system for maximum flexibility (each directory is a post type)
- Shortcode documentation page in WordPresss admin dashboard for easy access
aDirectory > Shortcode
- Support for multiple social media links with icons (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest, WhatsApp, Telegram)
- Lots of directory related helper functions in
inc/functions/directory-functions.php
- 3rd party themes style compatibility
- Dedicated search widget for each directory
- Expired post status for the expired listings
- Several new settings added for enhancement of the frontend and managing backend functions smoothly
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Performance improvement for directory based category and location taxonomy query
** Changed **
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Improved code formatting and spacing throughout codebase
- Directory builder UX improvements
- Improved url rewrite rule flushing system
- Better directory filtering and query optimization
- Improved utility for naming for consistency
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Compatibility updated across all aDirectory extensions
** Fixed **
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Several typos across the plugin
** Removed **
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ADQS_LISTING_POST_TYPE constant has been removed due to multi post type based directory
- Removed unused utility functions
2.8.5 (2025-08-03)
** Changed **
- Translation updated
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Added video in readme
** Fixed **
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Bug fixed
2.8.4 (2025-07-30)
** Changed **
2.8.3 (2025-07-29)
** Added **
- Divi compatibility added
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Bricks compatibility added
** Changed **
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Search filter updated
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Business hour logic updated
** Fixed **
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Frontend CSS updated
- Filter query fixed
- Slick slider fixed
2.8.2 (2025-06-30)
** Changed **
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Elementor widget control updated
** Fixed **
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Dashboard style fixes
2.8.1 (2025-06-30)
** Changed **
2.8 (2025-06-30)
** Added **
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Date added on the select plan page
** Fixed **
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Pricing package restriction on field
2.7.5 (2025-06-17)
** Added **
- Users can add tags from the frontend add listing form
- Agent verification email added with three new triggers
- Listing approval email notification
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New settings for email trigger control
** Fixed **
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Native time-related issues in builder and frontend views
- Multiple email deliveries when purchasing a plan
- Email delivery handling reliability
- JavaScript error on the Compare Listing feature
2.7 (2025-04-16)
** Added **
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Claim settings and customization
** Changed **
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Claim listing compatibility
** Fixed **
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Several issues fixed
2.6 (2025-02-25)
** Changed **
- CSS UI/UX updated
- User dashboard agent verification UX improvements
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WooCommerce pricing package compatibility with aDirectory
** Fixed **
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AJAX pagination
- CSV export/import condition
2.5.2 (2025-02-18)
** Fixed **
- CSV export/import condition
2.5 (2025-02-10)
** Added **
- CSV export/import feature introduced
- Directory builder export/import feature
- Multi-directory importing with mapping import
- Import with AJAX with optimization by batches
- Image importing option
- Export listing with each directory
- New Social Share links shortcode and Single Listing Page
- Social share from listing page (WhatsApp, Telegram, Reddit)
- "See More" and "See Less" toggle for default sidebar widget (Categories & Locations)
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User dashboard static text translation option
** Changed **
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Add listing category/location overflow UX improved with AJAX
- Overall UX refinements
- UI/UX enhancements for various sidebar widgets
- Advanced sidebar filter UX
- New currency added in settings (Ghanaian)
- POT file generated
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Advanced search UX improvements
** Fixed **
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Multilingual permalink slug issue
- Carousel display issue
- Sidebar widget title display issues
2.3 (2025-02-02)
** Added **
- Sidebar filter in All Listing
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Add Listing Category/Location search filter
** Changed **
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Filter category and location checkbox UI
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Agents page UI
** Fixed **
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Carousel slider visibility inside the tabs widget
2.2 (2025-01-29)
** Added **
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Sub category in frontend listing form
** Changed **
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Sidebar advanced filter UI/UX
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Search category and location selection
** Fixed **
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Slider image upload issue
- Metabox address field issue
- Redirect after listing publish
2.1 (2025-01-26)
** Added **
- Price field decimal formatting for pricing
- Category and location sub category in frontend listing
- All Listing filter sidebar
- Grid column management
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Expire listing access restriction
** Changed **
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Elementor widget updated
** Fixed **
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Date and time handling
- Hide the listing section settings
1.9.5 (2025-01-22)
** Fixed **
- Date and time handling
- Hide the listing section settings
- Price field decimal formatting for pricing
- Category and location sub category in frontend listing
1.9 (2025-01-20)
** Added **
- Sidebar position changing ability
- Expired listing management functionality
- Guest listing functionality
- "Content None" template
- Expiry notification template
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Option to change Terms & Conditions text
** Changed **
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Templates and code improvements
** Fixed **
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Code updated
1.6.5 (2025-01-16)
** Added **
- Google reCAPTCHA for login and registration
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AJAX advanced filter introduced and enhanced
** Changed **
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AJAX compatibility fixed for Doclist themes
- Order complete email template improved
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Directory type slug change functionality added
** Fixed **
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Code optimized and POT file generated
1.6.1 (2025-01-12)
** Fixed **
- AJAX filter CSS
- Badges overflow CSS on builder
1.6.0 (2025-01-10)
** Added **
- AJAX filter
- Category grid AJAX
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Location grid AJAX
** Changed **
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New sorting added
** Fixed **
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New setting updated
- Code updated and optimized
1.5.0 (2025-01-06)
** Added **
- Builder UI updated
- Builder field draggable functionality
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Builder section draggable functionality
** Changed **
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Code optimized
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Overall templates improved
** Fixed **
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Email templates added
- "Add Listing" select plan issue fixed
- Pricing plan compatibility issue resolved
1.3.4 (2024-12-03)
** Added **
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Guest listing submission
** Changed **
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Form builder functionality enhanced
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Admin dashboard UI updated
** Fixed **
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Email printing log issue fixed
- Code optimized
1.3.4 (2024-11-19)
** Changed **
- Form Builder changed with new feature
- Email issue fixed
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Frontend user dashboard update
** Fixed **
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Code optimized
1.3.3 (2024-10-18)
** Added **
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Add image option on Directory Builder
** Changed **
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Form Builder updated
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POT generated
** Fixed **
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Code optimized
1.3.2 (2024-10-14)
** Added **
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Cookies handling option
** Changed **
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Form Builder updated
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POT generated
** Fixed **
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Code optimized
1.3.1 (2024-10-07)
** Added **
- Blueprints added on wordpress.org
- Themes and extensions overview added
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Appsero added to get client feedback upon user allowing
** Changed **
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Code optimized
- Elementor widget updated
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POT generated
** Fixed **
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Import/Export vulnerability issue fixed
1.3.0 (2024-09-23)
** Added **
- Email template added with various triggers
- Field sortability in form builder added
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View count with page refresh added
** Changed **
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Form builder updated
- Gallery image count and size restriction added
- POT file updated
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UI updated
** Fixed **
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Frontend "add listing" field validation issue
- Default Gravatar on user dashboard
- Dynamic login and logout header (Topmisc)
- Tooltip for favorite list for non-logged-in users
- Agent added on regenerate page
- Escaping and sanitization issues
1.2.0
** Added **
- New advanced settings interface
- Frontend dashboard
- Custom login & registration page shortcode
- Frontend "Add Listing" functionality
- Demo data import and export
- Elementor addons integrated
- Category and location archive feature
- Advanced search filter
- Rating and review system
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Frontend made translatable
** Changed **
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Updated form builder
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Pot file updated
** Fixed **
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Several issues fixed
1.1.0
** Added **
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Import/Export options
** Fixed **
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Initial bug fixing
1.0.0
** Added **