Adler Business Directory – Business, Member, Staff & Community Directory

Build a professional, searchable business, member, or employee directory in minutes — clean, fast, and refreshingly simple to set up. 👉 Get Started | Pricing | Get Pro 👈 Adler Business Directory is built for organizations that want a beautiful, easy-to-use directory — not a sprawling, complicated everything-platform. Add your listings, drop in a shortcode, and you have a polished directory visitors can search in seconds. No form-builder maze, no bloat, no steep learning curve. Why Adler Business Directory?

• Clean, modern design — responsive grid and list layouts that look great on any theme, right out of the box
• Set up in about 5 minutes — create a directory, add listings, paste a shortcode. Done.
• Made for real organizations — HOAs, churches, chambers, clubs, associations, and companies
• Yours to control — keep it public, or (with Pro) make it private and role-based for members only

Free Features

• Unlimited directories — each with its own settings, listings, and shortcode
• Three directory types — business, member/group, and employee — with type-aware fields and labels
• Logo & photo uploads per listing via the Media Library, with automatic initials avatars as a fallback
• Individual listing detail pages with contact info, description, and social links
• Responsive grid & list layouts with a visitor-facing layout toggle
• Live AJAX search across your listings
• Category organization with per-category shortcode display
• Full contact fields — address, phone, email, website, contact name, description
• Social links — Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest
• International address support with a Country field
• Search Box & Directory Embed widgets — drop a directory (or a single category) into any sidebar, footer, or widget area, or add a directory search box anywhere — no shortcode required
• Card styles (elevated, bordered, flat) and 2/3/4-column grids
• Clean uninstall — remove all plugin data on delete, or keep it — your choice

Ways to Use Adler Business Directory Adler is a flexible directory you can shape to almost any organization. A few of the most popular uses: Business directory — local, national, or niche Build a main directory of businesses, then split it into category pages — a page just for motorcycle shops and parts, another for landscapers in a given area, another for restaurants, contractors, or retail. With built-in international address support, you're not limited to one town: run a local business directory, a statewide or national directory, or an industry-wide directory that spans the country. Every category displays on its own page with a simple shortcode, so you can organize a single town's businesses, a nationwide network, or a curated list of the partners and vendors your own business works with — an easy way to promote the companies you do business with. HOA & neighborhood directories Give residents a clear picture of who's who. Publish your HOA board and staff directory so neighbors know exactly who holds each role — President, Vice President, Treasurer, architectural committee — what they're responsible for, and how to reach them. Keep a list of the approved contractors and service providers allowed to work in the community: the approved landscaper, plumber, roofer, electrician, and more. Run it publicly, or with Adler Pro make the whole directory private and role-based so only residents can view it. Company & staff directories Put your team in one place with a clean staff or employee directory — departments, job titles, photos, and contact details for every person. Perfect for onboarding, internal org charts, or a public "Meet the Team" page. Keep it public, or restrict it to logged-in employees with Adler Pro. Church directories Create a church directory of members, staff, ministries, and small groups so your congregation can find and connect with one another. List pastors and leaders with their roles and contact info, or publish a members-only church member directory (private access with Adler Pro). Nonprofit & community directories Showcase your partners, sponsors, board, volunteers, and local resources in a community directory that's easy to browse and search. Great for nonprofits, foundations, and community groups that want a single, professional hub of contacts. Sports clubs & associations Run a club or association directory of members, chapters, coaches, and volunteers — a simple team or membership roster anyone can search. Keep rosters public for recruiting, or members-only with Adler Pro. Chambers of Commerce & business associations Give your members real value with a searchable chamber of commerce directory or business association directory. Organize members by industry with category pages, feature contact details and websites, and (with Adler Pro) add maps, filters, and bulk import to manage hundreds of member businesses with ease. More ways to put Adler to work:

• Vendor & supplier directory — list the vendors, suppliers, and partners your business or event works with
• Service provider directory — a searchable listing of contractors, tradespeople, and local services
• Professional directory — list doctors, dentists, lawyers, or accountants with their contact details
• Restaurant & dining directory — feature local restaurants, cafés, and food trucks in one listing
• School & faculty directory — a staff directory for schools, departments, and administrators
• Alumni & membership directory — a member directory your alumni or members can search
• Volunteer directory — organize volunteers, coordinators, and roles for your nonprofit or event
• Real estate agent directory — list agents and offices so buyers know who to contact
• Government & municipal directory — publish departments, officials, and public contacts
• Event & festival vendor directory — list the vendors, sponsors, and exhibitors for your event
• Farmers market & craft fair directory — a vendor listing for markets, fairs, and pop-up events
• Artist, maker & creator directory — showcase local artists, makers, and small creators
• Sponsor & partner directory — recognize and link to your sponsors and business partners
• Dealer, branch & store locator — help customers find your locations (with Adler Pro maps)

Pro Features Upgrade to Adler Business Directory Pro when you're ready for more:

• Advanced filters — category, city, ZIP, and phone
• CSV / XLSX import & export — move listings in and out in bulk
• Access control — private and role-based directories for members-only listings
• Google Maps & directions on listing pages
• Business hours with Open/Closed badges and Google Places auto-fetch
• Contact form on detail pages
• Featured listings and custom accent colors
• Per-directory URL slugs

Every Pro plan includes a full year of updates and priority support. See pricing.

1.3.9

• Added an "Upgrade to Pro" info page and a dismissible Pro highlights panel on the Settings screen, describing the optional Pro features and linking to the product site. No free features are gated, limited, disabled, or changed.
• Expanded the plugin name, description, use-case examples, and FAQ to cover the many ways Adler works — as a business, member, staff, employee, church, HOA, nonprofit, club, association, and community directory.

1.3.8

• Removed the Freemius SDK and licensing integration from the free plugin — it now runs standalone with no external service connections.
• Standards-compliant packaging for the WordPress.org directory.

1.3.7

• WordPress.org compliance rebuild: the free plugin is now a fully functional feature subset with no locked features, no upgrade nags, and no limits — including unlimited directories and listings
• Free version includes logo/photo uploads and individual listing detail pages
• Renamed internal plugin prefix from abd_ to abddir_ to meet WordPress.org 4-character prefix requirement; shortcode is now [abddir_directory]
• Security hardening: per-post capability checks on AJAX, CSV formula-injection guard, post-type validation on admin actions
• Implemented the "remove all plugin data on uninstall" option (previously saved but never acted on)
• Added External Services disclosure (Freemius)

1.3.6

• Fixed URL input fields (website, social media) to accept any format — no longer requires https:// prefix
• Updated tested up to WordPress 7.0

1.3.5

• Resolved all Plugin Check (PCP) flagged issues — output escaping, wp_unslash(), wp_safe_redirect(), WP_Filesystem, gmdate(), and more

1.3.4

• Fixed bug where new listings added via "+ Add Listing" were not assigned to the directory

1.3.3

• CSS page builder compatibility fixes: removed !important declarations, added scoped box-sizing normalization

1.2.0

• Directory types (Business, Member, Employee)
• International address support

1.1.0

• Added category organization
• Added social media link fields

1.0.0

• Initial release