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WordPress · Free forever · Directory plugin
Free foreverThe complete WordPress directory plugin. Without 12 paid add-ons.
Build a business directory, restaurant directory, real estate listings site, niche job board, event directory, or any vertical listings site. Free Listora ships ten listing types, reviews and ratings, business claims, frontend submission, full search with filters, OpenStreetMap, and one-click migration from Business Directory Plugin, Directorist, GeoDirectory, and ListingPro.
v2.1.0Listora changelogUpdated Oct 2026
Open source on GitHub · Built on Gutenberg + Interactivity API · No API keys required
- 10 pre-built listing types out of the box
- 11 Gutenberg blocks, zero shortcodes
- 4 one-click migrators from BDP, Directorist, GeoDirectory, ListingPro
What free Listora can do
Five everyday flows visitors and owners run on a free Listora directory.
The carousel below auto-cycles through five capabilities you get the day you install free Listora. Click any tab on the left to lock to it.
Restaurants Italian Open now $$ - $$$ ★ 4+
Showing 142 of 380 listings · Brooklyn, NY
1Luca's Trattoria
2Frankies Spuntino
3Lilia
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Lilia
Italian · Williamsburg · ★ 4.9 (264)
5 listings on this map. Click any pin to preview.
Add a listing · Step 3 of 5
Duplicate check: no match at this address. Looks good to submit.
4.8
★★★★★ 142 reviews
MP
"Best gnocchi in Brooklyn. The waiter remembered my husband from last year."
Credit plans
Sell Featured + Premium listings priced in credits.
Analytics
Views, clicks and leads for every listing.
Google Maps
Places autocomplete in the submission form.
Saved searches
Daily email digest of new matches.
Analytics
Per-listing views and click tracking.
Verification + moderators
Verified badge + scoped moderator role.
White-label
Hide every Listora reference under your brand.
Needs Marketplace
Reverse directory: buyers post needs, businesses respond.
Ten listing-type packs out of the box
One WordPress directory plugin. Six common directory shapes.
Each listing type ships with the right fields for its vertical. Pick one, import the demo, replace demo entries with real listings. Under an hour to launch. Hotel, healthcare, and education packs also ship; ten listing types total.
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Business directory
Yellow-pages style local directory. Owners claim, members review, you monetise featured slots. Schema.org LocalBusiness on every listing.
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Restaurant directory
Cuisine, price band, hours, dietary tags, booking link, photo galleries. Schema.org Restaurant so listings render in Google with stars and prices.
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Real estate listings
Price, beds, baths, square footage, agent contact, map view. Save searches (Pro), follow agents, new-listing alerts.
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Niche job board
Remote, healthcare, freelance, tech, hospitality boards. Employer profiles, applications, salary band filters, location radius.
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Event directory
Conferences, meetups, workshops, gigs. Date filters, recurring events, venue + map, RSVP counts. Schema.org Event in search.
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Classifieds + services
Buy and sell classifieds plus service-provider directories. Photo upload, location, category, price, auto-expire, enquiries saved as leads.
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Free vs Pro · clear boundary
What is in free Listora vs what Pro adds on top.
Every capability below. Free covers the public, searchable, member-submitted directory. Pro adds the business-model layer (credits, Google Maps, saved searches, analytics, verification, moderators, white-label, Needs Marketplace). Pro requires the free Listora plugin installed.
| Capability | Listora Free · 11 caps | Listora Pro Free + 13 extra · 24 total |
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| 10 pre-built listing types (business, restaurant, real estate, hotel, job, event, classified, healthcare, education, place) | ||
| 11 Gutenberg blocks (grid, search, map, detail, reviews, submission, dashboard, categories, featured, calendar, card) | ||
| Frontend submission with photo upload, location picker, duplicate-check, draft reminder | Plan picker + paid submission tiers | |
| Business claims (owners take over an existing listing) | Verification badge on approval | |
| Reviews: 5-star, helpful votes, owner replies, reporting flow | Multi-criteria scores + photo reviews | |
| Full-text search with category, location, distance, rating, amenity filters | Saved searches + advanced field builder + infinite scroll | |
| OpenStreetMap (no API key, no per-view charges) | ||
| Google Maps with Places autocomplete + marker clustering | Pro only | |
| Schema.org JSON-LD on every listing (LocalBusiness, Restaurant, RealEstateListing, Event, LodgingBusiness, MedicalBusiness) | ||
| 39 REST endpoints for headless apps and custom integrations | ||
| One-click migration from BDP, Directorist, GeoDirectory, ListingPro | ||
| Credit-based pricing plans (Free / Featured / Premium / Sponsored) | Pro only | |
| Coupons (discount codes reduce credit cost of a listing plan) | Pro only | |
| Webhook payment receiver (Stripe, PayPal, Paddle, custom) | Pro only | |
| Contact owner form on every listing, each message saved as a lead with a Leads inbox | ||
| Saved searches with daily email digest of new matches | Pro only | |
| Per-listing analytics: views + click tracking (phone, website, email, directions) | Pro only | |
| Verification badges (vet listings, badge on cards + detail) | Pro only | |
| Moderator role (scoped to approval, reviews, claims) with audit log | Pro only | |
| White-label admin: hide every Listora reference under your brand | Pro only | |
| Coming Soon mode + Private mode (members-only directory) | Pro only | |
| Needs Marketplace: visitors post needs, businesses respond | Pro only | |
| Compare listings side-by-side (2 to 4) | Pro only | |
| SEO landing pages auto-generated per type-in-location | Pro only |
Free is a complete directory plugin. Many sites run it indefinitely. Move to Pro when you start charging for listings or need Google Maps and analytics
Coming from another directory plugin?
One-click migration from the four big WordPress directory plugins.
Listora ships built-in migrators for Business Directory Plugin, Directorist, GeoDirectory, and ListingPro. The migrator reads the source plugin database tables and post data directly, transfers listings + categories + custom fields + images, and preserves URLs so Google rankings survive. Settings to Import/Export to Migrate has one-click importers for each. Sites with under a thousand listings take minutes; larger sites run through Action Scheduler in the background.
- BDP Listora
Reads BDP custom database tables and form-fields table. Transfers listings, categories, tags, custom field values, images. URLs preserved so Google rankings survive.
- Dir Listora
Directorist sells 10+ paid extensions to match what Listora ships free. Migrator reads Directorist post types and meta, maps to Listora listing types, preserves images.
- GeoD Listora
GeoDirectory pricing is per-CPT add-on plus per-feature add-on. Listora migrator maps GeoDirectory CPTs to Listora listing types and brings over locations + custom fields.
- LP Listora
ListingPro is theme-locked (its features only run inside the ListingPro theme). Migrator decouples your directory from the theme so you can move to any theme.
On the fence about Pro?
See what Listora Pro adds on top of the free plugin.
Pro is the business-model layer: credit-based listing plans, Google Maps with autocomplete, saved-search alerts, photo reviews, per-listing analytics, verification badges, moderator team, white-label, and the Needs Marketplace. Lockstep updates with free Listora.
Free, Personal, Developer, Agency
Pick free Listora, or step up to Pro for credits, Maps, analytics, and white-label.
Free is the complete directory plugin for any public site. Pro adds the business-model layer (credits, Google Maps, saved searches, analytics, verification, white-label). Annual or lifetime, three site-count tiers, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Read the refund policy.
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Listora
Free forever
Free
Use on as many sites as you want
- 10 pre-built listing types
- 11 Gutenberg blocks
- Reviews + claims + frontend submission
- Contact form that saves every lead
- OpenStreetMap (no API key)
- Full-text search + filters
- 39 REST endpoints
- 4 one-click competitor migrators
- Community support on GitHub
Listora Pro
Personal
$69 /year
or $199 once · lifetime
One site
- Everything in free Listora
- Credit-based pricing plans
- Coupons and payment webhooks
- Google Maps + Places autocomplete
- Saved searches + email alerts
- Multi-criteria + photo reviews
- Per-listing analytics
- Verification badges + moderators
- White-label and Needs Marketplace
Listora Pro
Developer
$99 /year
or $299 once · lifetime
Up to 5 sites
- Everything in Pro Personal
- Use on up to 5 sites
- All credits, plans, and Maps features
- Saved searches + email alerts
- Per-listing analytics
- Verification badges + moderators
- White-label and Needs Marketplace
- Priority email support
Listora Pro
Agency
$199 /year
or $499 once · lifetime
Unlimited sites annual · 3 sites lifetime
- Everything in Pro Developer
- Unlimited client sites (annual)
- Live chat for urgent issues
- Free migration of your first client
- Priority release-candidate access
- Resell at your own rate
Before you install
Eleven questions WordPress directory builders ask about Listora.
Question not listed? Ask the team that builds Listora.
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How do I build a business directory on WordPress?
Pick a listing type, publish the directory page, and owners submit their own listings from the front end. Ten listing types cover business, restaurant, real estate, jobs and events, with reviews, claims, search filters and OpenStreetMap included.
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What is Listora?
A free WordPress directory plugin. Build a business directory, restaurant directory, real estate listings site, niche job board, event directory, or classifieds marketplace. Free ships 10 listing types, 11 Gutenberg blocks, reviews, claims, frontend submission, full search, OpenStreetMap, schema markup, 39 REST endpoints, and one-click migration from Business Directory Plugin, Directorist, GeoDirectory, and ListingPro.
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Is Listora a complete business directory plugin in the free version?
Yes. Free covers a public, searchable, member-submitted directory: 10 listing types, reviews and ratings, business claims, frontend submission, a contact form that saves every enquiry as a lead, search with category and location filters, OpenStreetMap, schema markup, 39 REST endpoints, four competitor migrators. Many directories run on free indefinitely. Pro is for directories that monetise listings, want Google Maps and analytics, or run as a team.
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Best WordPress business directory plugin?
Free Listora covers business directories on par with the paid tiers of Business Directory Plugin Pro, Directorist Pro, and GeoDirectory. Free alternatives like Connections Business Directory cover fewer features (single listing type, no claims, no reviews, no frontend submission). The bigger paid plugins gate features behind per-feature add-ons; Listora ships them in free.
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WordPress directory plugin with maps?
Yes. Free ships OpenStreetMap with category-coloured pins, cluster markers, hover preview cards, click-to-zoom. No API key, no per-view charges. Pro adds Google Maps with Places autocomplete in the submission form.
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Frontend submission for member-added listings?
Yes, in free. Multi-step submission with photo upload, location picker, opening hours, categories, custom fields per listing type. Duplicate-check warns before submit. Draft reminder email if abandoned. Manual review queue, optional auto-publish, plan-based paid submission in Pro.
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Migrate from Business Directory Plugin, Directorist, GeoDirectory, or ListingPro?
Yes. Settings to Import/Export to Migrate has one-click importers for all four. The migrator reads source plugin tables and post data directly, transfers listings + categories + tags + custom fields + images. URLs preserved so Google rankings survive. Sites under 1,000 listings take minutes; larger sites run through Action Scheduler in the background.
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How do credits and pricing plans work?
Pro adds Pricing Plans (Free / Featured / Premium / Sponsored tiers priced in credits). Buyers purchase credit packs via your payment gateway (Stripe, PayPal, Paddle, or custom). The Pro webhook receiver verifies payment and tops up balance. Buyers spend credits to activate plans at submission. Coupons reduce credit cost. Audit log on every transaction.
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How is Listora different from GeoDirectory or Directorist?
Built on Gutenberg blocks and the Interactivity API rather than shortcodes and jQuery. Free Listora ships 10 listing types where GeoDirectory and Directorist gate listing-type packs behind paid add-ons. Listora Pro covers credits and plans, analytics, Google Maps, photo reviews, verification, and white-label in one Pro package. Migrate-in-one-click from any of them ships in free.
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When should I upgrade to Listora Pro?
Upgrade when your directory needs to charge for listings, show Google Maps, track views and leads per listing, or run as a team with moderators and audit log. Many directories run on free indefinitely, and free already saves every contact-form message as a lead. Pro pays for itself when you start charging for placements.
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Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes. Pro has a 30-day money-back guarantee. Free Listora is free forever. Pro requires the free Listora plugin installed; updates ship in lockstep version numbers. Annual licenses include a year of updates and support and renew at 30% off. Lifetime licenses are a one-time payment and never expire.
Ship your WordPress directory this afternoon.
Free Listora is the complete directory plugin. Install, pick a listing type, import the demo, replace demo entries with real listings. Under an hour to launch.
Prefer to read first? Read the Listora documentation
Free forever · Use on as many sites as you want · Open source on GitHub