Whether you’re listing businesses in your city, rentals across neighborhoods, or vendors in a niche market, the job is the same: help people find the right thing fast, then let them act—contact, save, book, or buy. We build directories and marketplaces inside your WordPress site so everything lives under your brand and your team stays in control.
Search that actually feels instant. Clear filters for location, category, price, rating, and availability. A results page that loads quickly and looks great on a phone. Listing pages with the details people care about—photos, map, hours, contact, social links, FAQs, and related items. Save or share in one tap. If payments or bookings are enabled, checkout is straightforward and done on your domain.
A clean dashboard for creating and editing listings, approving submissions, and keeping data tidy. Fields match your use case—no clutter you don’t need. Bulk import from a spreadsheet when you’re starting out, then bulk edit when policies change. Simple moderation queues for new listings, updates, reviews, and photos. Role-based access so staff and partners only see what they should.
Vendors get their own sign-in, a straightforward form to publish listings, and a status panel that shows approvals, sales, and payouts. They can edit inventory, prices, and stock, respond to messages, and see basic analytics. You set the rules—what’s required, what’s optional, and what needs review before it goes live.
Paid listings with monthly or annual plans.
Featured spots that pin to the top or highlight in search.
Marketplace commissions on sales, bookings, or leads.
Bundles for vendors (e.g., 10 listings + 2 featured).
Coupons and promos you can switch on for seasonal pushes.
You can start with paid listings and add commissions later—no rebuild.
We tune search so it returns relevant results quickly, even with thousands of listings. Filters don’t reload the whole page; they update the results smoothly. Maps are fast and don’t overload the browser. Images are optimized so grid pages feel snappy. The goal: visitors stay focused on choosing, not waiting.
We connect Stripe or PayPal and turn on Apple Pay/Google Pay where available. For marketplaces, payouts flow to vendors on your schedule with fees and taxes handled the way your accountant prefers. Receipts are branded. Reports export cleanly for bookkeeping.
You decide what needs approval—listings, edits, photos, reviews. We add sensible limits to reduce spam and abuse without slowing real users. Optional phone or email verification keeps things honest. If something looks off, staff can unpublish with a note that explains why.
See which categories people browse most, which filters they use, and which listings convert. Track revenue by plan, vendor, and time period. Export simple CSVs for your accountant or hook into a lightweight CRM if you want more detail on leads.
Every project follows your workflow. These ranges help with planning:
Add to an existing site: $6,000–$15,000
Includes listing types and fields, search and filters, maps, vendor tools (if needed), payments, and moderation queues. Typical timeline 5–10 weeks.
Part of a new website:
Included in your website project. See Wordpress websites for ranges and timing.
What affects cost? Number of listing types, custom fields, import/cleanup complexity, advanced search rules, vendor payouts, multi-location logic, and any custom dashboards. We spell this out in a one-page plan before you commit.
We import sample listings, test search and filters on phones and laptops, and run a soft launch with a few vendors to iron out bumps. Your team gets a short walkthrough and a simple guide for the tasks they’ll do most: approve submissions, feature a listing, issue a refund, and export reports.
Email: new-listing notices, approvals, expiring plans, and vendor tips.
Calendars/Bookings: if listings can be scheduled.
Maps/Geo: city and neighborhood layers, radius search.
Back office: accounting exports and light CRM tagging.
Apps: extend to iOS/Android later with WordPress as the point of truth.
Can we import our existing directory from a spreadsheet?
Yes. We’ll map your columns to clean fields and bring images along where possible.
Can vendors edit their own listings?
Yes. You decide what needs approval before changes go live.
Can we charge different prices for categories or locations?
Sure. Plans and featured spots can vary by category, location, or vendor type.
What about reviews and photos from users?
We can allow both with simple moderation queues and alerts.
Will search handle thousands of listings?
Yes. We index fields properly and keep pages fast so filtering stays smooth.
Ready to build a directory or marketplace that actually works?
Tell us what you want people to find and how vendors should participate. We’ll reply with a simple plan, a quote range, and a clear timeline.
You tell us what you want your site to do. We design and build it as a plugin—clean, fast, and simple to use. Need an app as well? We’ll make your WordPress the point of truth so everything stays in sync.