WordPress · Free + Pro · v1.6.0

A directory plugin that scales.
On your WordPress site.

Listora turns any WordPress install into a monetizable business directory. Submission, claims and 6-layer anti-spam are free. Pro adds credit plans, lead capture and verification. One license, no add-on stack.

Get Listora free See Listora Pro Read the docs →
  • $0Free, unlimited sites
  • $69/yr Pro starts here
  • 63REST endpoints, free
  • 5payment integrations (Pro)

Four people, one plugin

Pick the path that matches what you are building.

Visitors discover places they want to visit. Vendors list their business without ever touching wp-admin. Operators charge for visibility through a credit ledger. Agencies hand off a directory that runs on stock WordPress. All four flows are documented at store.wbcomdesigns.com/listora/docs.

Free plugin · Discover

For: A visitor on your directory

They search, filter, find a place worth a visit

Search runs on a dedicated index rather than meta queries, so it stays fast as the directory grows, and every filter is in the URL - shareable and refresh-safe.

  1. Full-text + geo search Sub-100ms even at 100K listings
  2. Near Me + radius Drag map bounds + Search this area
  3. Facets refine results Category, price, rating, amenities
  4. URL-state preserved Share or refresh - same results
  5. Save + compare Heart-save + side-by-side compare
What a visitor sees: filter pills, a clustered map, and results that stay fast as the directory grows.
What a visitor sees: filter pills, a clustered map, and results that stay fast as the directory grows.

Free plugin · Submit

For: A business owner

They list their business without ever touching wp-admin

A six-step wizard with auto-saved drafts, a draggable map pin and guest email verification. Vendors never see a WordPress login screen.

  1. Start submission Pick a listing type from the wizard
  2. Fill in details Conditional fields per listing type
  3. Drag the pin Confirm exact location on the map
  4. Verify email Guests verified before listing goes live
  5. Claim existing places Upload proof, admin approves ownership
The submission wizard: ten listing types, six steps, no wp-admin.
The submission wizard: ten listing types, six steps, no wp-admin.

Free + Pro · Monetize

For: A directory operator

Charge vendors. Without writing payment code.

Vendors buy credits and spend them on plans. Hold-and-Commit reserves the credits and only takes them once the listing is live, so a failed activation never leaves a partial charge.

  1. Define credit packs Vendors buy credits, spend on plans
  2. Hold-and-Commit Credits hold, commit only on success
  3. 5 payment integrations One credit ledger, no glue code
  4. Lead capture Per-listing forms + conversion data
  5. Verification badges Trust signals admins control
Credit costs and per-role listing limits, configured from wp-admin.
Credit costs and per-role listing limits, configured from wp-admin.

Free + Pro · Deploy

For: A WordPress agency

You hand a directory to a client without lock-in

Any block or classic theme, 226 documented hooks, template overrides, and white label so the client never sees our name.

  1. Theme-agnostic Block themes + classic themes both work
  2. Template overrides Copy to {theme}/wb-listora/ and edit
  3. 226 documented hooks Every behavior is overrideable
  4. White-label Strip every Listora reference (Agency)
  5. Headless via REST 133 endpoints across Free + Pro
The Needs Marketplace: buyers post what they want, vendors answer with quotes.
The Needs Marketplace: buyers post what they want, vendors answer with quotes.

How it works

Live in under 5 minutes.

  1. 01

    Install + run the setup wizard

    Get the free Listora plugin from wbcomdesigns.com. The wizard creates Add Listing, My Listings, and Directory pages already wired with the right Gutenberg blocks. No shortcode hunting, no template patching.

  2. 02

    Load a demo pack

    9 verticals ship with realistic seed data: restaurants, hotels, real estate, jobs, business, classifieds, education, healthcare, places. wp listora demo seed --pack=all imports 128+ listings to test the surface.

  3. 03

    Open to vendors + start earning

    Vendors submit through the frontend wizard. Pro turns on credit plans, paid featured rotation, lead capture, and the reverse Needs Marketplace. Add the revenue layer when you are ready, the public directory does not break.

Who it's for

Seven directory playbooks for the next 30 minutes of your weekend.

Each playbook covers setup, permissions, conventions, and the exact settings to flip.

Built for directory operators

Every capability a directory needs. In one WordPress plugin.

Faceted search that scales past 100,000 listings. Frontend submission, business claims, 6-layer anti-spam, reviews with owner reply, 11 native Gutenberg blocks, 63 REST endpoints in the free plugin. Pro adds the revenue layer: credit-based plans, 5 payment integrations, lead capture, verification badges, reverse Needs Marketplace.

A Listora listing page showing verified and featured badges, a 4.6 rating, tabbed content, structured fields, amenities and business hours.
One listing page, doing most of this at once: verified and featured badges, a rating with owner replies, tabbed detail, amenities, and live business hours.

  • Faceted search at scale

    A dedicated index table instead of meta queries, so results stay quick where other directory plugins start to crawl.

  • Frontend submission wizard

    Auto-saved drafts, fields that change per listing type, a map pin to drag, and guest verification.

  • Self-service business claims

    Owners claim an existing listing with proof, you approve, and ownership transfers cleanly - no duplicates to merge.

  • 6-layer anti-spam stack

    Honeypot + rate limits + reCAPTCHA / Turnstile + Akismet + keyword blacklist + URL density cap. All layered, all on by default. Bot listings never reach the moderation queue.

  • 11 native Gutenberg blocks

    Listing grid, card, search, map, detail, reviews, submission, categories, featured carousel, calendar, user dashboard. apiVersion 3, Interactivity API, no jQuery soup, no page-builder lock-in.

  • 133 REST endpoints (Free + Pro)

    63 endpoints in Free, 70 more in Pro across listings, search, reviews, favorites, claims, services, dashboard, plans, leads, badges, comparison, saved searches, needs marketplace, moderators. Headless or mobile ready.

  • Pro: Credit plans + 5 gateways

    Hold-and-Commit credit activation across one ledger. WooCommerce, WooSubscriptions, WooMemberships, MemberPress and Paid Memberships Pro - vendors top up from any of them, listings activate atomically.

  • Pro: Reverse Needs Marketplace

    Buyers post needs (caterer for 200, photographer for a wedding). Matching businesses in the directory see open requests and respond with quotes. Two-sided flywheel inside one plugin. No other WordPress directory ships this.

  • 226 documented extension hooks

    120 actions + 106 filters with full argument signatures. Every surface is overrideable. WooCommerce-style template overrides. Built for agencies that need to ship custom without forking the plugin.

See all eight feature areas Read the docs →

Compare

Every alternative makes you compromise. Listora doesn't.

Alternative What you give up Listora
Directorist Pro + add-ons $300+ / year stacking pricing-plans + featured + multi-vendor + reviews extensions, slow meta_query-based search, no claims in free, gallery sold separately One license. Faceted search at 100K listings. Claims + 6-layer anti-spam in Free. Credit-based monetization in Pro.
GeoDirectory Premium Premium tier required for monetization, no business claims included, no native Gutenberg blocks, no reverse marketplace, no Hold-and-Commit credit flow Free includes claims, Pro ships Hold-and-Commit and reverse Needs Marketplace, all on a dedicated search index.
ListingPro Premium Theme-coupled, no Gutenberg-native blocks, no Action Scheduler for background jobs, monetization tied to a single payment path Theme-agnostic block plugin. Action Scheduler for crons. 5 payment integrations via the Wbcom Credits SDK.
Custom CPT + ACF + meta_query 8-12 weeks engineering to build search, submission, claims, anti-spam, payments. Hand-built monetization. You own every bug for the life of the site. Day-one production directory. 226 documented hooks for the inevitable customizations. Ongoing updates from a team.

See the full comparison What Listora costs →

When you outgrow free

Pro adds credits, leads, and the features directories charge for.

The free plugin handles the full directory workflow: listing types, reviews, claims, frontend submission, and search. Pro adds credit-based pricing plans, contact-owner lead forms, Google Maps with Places autocomplete, and the Needs reverse marketplace.

Get Listora Pro See everything Pro adds →

  • Credit plans Hold-and-Commit credits with 5 payment gateway adapters
  • Lead capture Contact-owner forms with per-listing analytics
  • Google Maps Map views with Places autocomplete on submission
  • Saved searches Email alerts when new listings match a saved search
  • Trust tools Verification badges + multi-criteria photo reviews
  • Needs marketplace Buyers post what they need, owners respond

Common questions

Quick answers before you commit.

Is Listora actually free?

Yes. The free Listora plugin runs a complete production directory: 11 Gutenberg blocks, full faceted search with geo + Near Me, reviews with owner reply, business claims, frontend submission wizard, 6-layer anti-spam, 9 demo packs, 63 REST endpoints, 8 WP-CLI commands. No SaaS fees, no per-listing limits, no license key for the free tier.

Does Pro work without Free installed?

No. Pro is a pure extension of Free - it consumes Free hooks, REST endpoints, blocks, and database tables. If Free is deactivated, Pro deactivates itself automatically. This is by design: your public directory never breaks when a Pro license expires.

How long does setup take?

The 6-step setup wizard takes a fresh WordPress install to a working directory with demo data in about 30 minutes. The wizard auto-creates Add Listing, My Listings, and Directory pages with the right blocks pre-wired. Run wp listora demo seed --pack=places (or any of 9 packs) to load realistic listings for testing.

How is this different from Directorist or GeoDirectory?

Directorist and GeoDirectory sell the directory as freemium then charge $99-$299 / year per add-on for pricing plans, payments, claims, comparison, reviews extensions. Listora ships claims, anti-spam, 11 Gutenberg blocks, 63 REST endpoints, and migration importers in the free plugin. Pro adds credit-based monetization in one license, not five.

Will it scale past 10,000 listings?

Yes. The search index is a dedicated denormalized table, not a meta_query. Geo queries use Haversine against a separate listora_geo table. Action Scheduler handles all background jobs - expiration, email sends, reindex - so WP-Cron drops do not corrupt state. Designed and tested for six-figure listing counts.

Who is behind Listora?

Wbcom Designs - WordPress agency since 2013, 4.8 / 5 on Trustpilot from 93 reviews. We ship community and commercial WordPress plugins (BuddyX, Reign, Jetonomy, WPMediaVerse, WP Career Board, WB Ad Manager, WP Sell Services, SnipShare, Listora) plus AI workflows for enterprise teams.

Costs and gateways are answered on pricing, the free and Pro split on free vs Pro, and migration, credits and the REST API in features.

Stop renting your directory from Yelp.

Install the free plugin, add your first listings, see what a fast directory on your own domain feels like - before lunch.

Download free See Listora Pro Read the docs →