Create a Listing or Directory Website with WordPress

Install and activate the High Press plugin to add directory features to WordPress, then install and activate the Listing Hive theme, and extend functionality with extensions.

Extend a directory website by installing and activating HivePress extensions, including favorites, messages, geolocation, and reviews, and enable maps using a Mapbox API key.

Learn to add listing categories and custom listing fields in a WordPress directory using Hive Press, enabling per-category attributes and search filters for real estate and for sale.

Learn to add and approve listings in WordPress, using both back-end and front-end forms, upload images, set geolocation, and customize attributes like price, location, bedrooms, pets, and parking.

Learn to create and publish WordPress pages, including a home page, listings page, and blog page. Use the page editor to insert blocks for listing search, categories, and recent listings.

Customize your directory site by adding a header image and logo, adjusting brand colors, refining header and footer menus, fonts, and widgets with code snippets to tailor its style.

Configure the HivePress plugin to manage listings, vendors, users, and geolocation, and secure your directory with reCAPTCHA and Google Maps or Mapbox integrations for a polished, functional site.

Learn how to monetize a directory website by charging for listing submissions, featured status, and business claims using WooCommerce, with listing packages and category-specific options, plus checkout and verification steps.

Improve your directory site's performance by enabling object and browser caching, minifying css and javascript, optimizing fonts and images, and enabling lazy load.

Build and launch a free, easy-to-use directory or classifieds website with WordPress, Hive Press, and a customizable Hive theme.