WordPress product directory and discovery plugin Description
The WordPress product directory and discovery plugin by CreativeMinds allows you to build a user-friendly embedded curated product catalog and listing manager on your WordPress site.
Customizing the Product PageThis WordPress product directory and discovery plugin makes it easy to start any kind of a product discovery directory and include it on your site. It will turn your simple WordPress site into a product directory WordPress website.Product directory and discovery plugin supports multiple product catalogs by category or any taxonomy you desire on your directory site. |
An Example of a Product Page |
The customizable product catalog and discovery plugin helps users discover products by using several available filters, including: free text search, category filtering, tags filtering, product pricing models filtering, target audience filtering, supported language filtering and more custom filters set by the administrator
Customize the Product Directory Based on your Requirements
Our WordPress product directory and discovery plugin includes customization options which allow you to add custom fields and links to each product page listing.
The product directory and discovery plugin also supports two layouts to display product listings
Supporting User Posting of Product Listings
Suggesting Your ProductThe community product directory edition supports external user product submission and management of their product pages. Users can also claim existing products already listed in the directory.Logged-in users can manage their own products from an internal user dashboard. |
A Form Allowing Users to Post New Product Suggestions |
The Admin can moderate any product submitted to the directory and decide which products to accept and which to reject
- View this plugin live on ListWP.com
Product Directory Use Case Examples
- Earn and Let Earn – Let users list their software for a cost. Requires the payment add-on.
- Marketplace – Create a marketplace by listing products of other companies on your website and charge them for the listing. Requires the payment add-on.
Using the WordPress Product Directory Plugin
- Listing Manager – Build a product discovery directory on your WordPress site
- Curation and Moderation – Curate your product list and display it in a usable way for users to discover
- Direct User Posting – Allow business owners to list and manage products
- Business Directory Integration – Supports integration with the CM Business directory to list both products and businesses
Product Directory – Paying for Listing Submissions
The product directory community payments edition allows you to charge money for submitting new product listings and also for keeping the listings or renewing them every year (you can define the period of renewal)
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The payment system is based on either WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads carts and you have the choice of more than 50 payment gateways including PayPal, Authorize.Net, 2Checkout, Skrill, PayMill, Stripe and many more Once installing EDD or WooCommerce cart plugin which is free you also get the PayPal and Amazon payment options included |
Cart Checkout with Product Payment |
It is also possible to use a mixed mode payment which means that part of the expert information will be visible for free and the other part will be visible only once paid
Product Directory Localization and Supported Languages
Localizing Plugin Labels and MessagesAll frontend labels can easily be changed to any language so the user interface will speak your language.This also includes adjusting the terms used to match your own use case. |
Setting Section with Plugin Payment Labels |
Product Catalog Additional Plugin Resources
Related Blog Resources
Product Directory Related Plugins
Product Directory Editions and Pricing
| Feature | Pro Edition | Pro Community | Pro Payments |
| $39 | $59 | $79 | |
| Create any number of Product listings |  | | |
| Choose the default product image | | | |
| Choose the product category | | | |
| Choose the product basic styling | | | |
| Extended product information | | | |
| Advertisements Support | | | |
| Import / Export | | | |
| Product custom fields | | | |
| Search and Filters | | | |
| Directory Index Templates | | | |
| Product Page Styling | | | |
| Additional taxonomies | | | |
| Shortcodes Support | | | |
| Promote products | | | |
| Permalink Settings | | | |
| Related products widget | | | |
| Editable Labels | | | |
| Tags Support | | | |
| User can list products |  | | |
| User can claim existing product | | | |
| User can manage their product | | | |
| Admin can moderate new posted products | | | |
| User can pay for posting a product | | | |
| User can pay for renewing a product listing | | | |
| User can pay for claiming a product | | | |
| $39 | $59 | $79 |
Product Directory Additional Addons and Modules
The following list is additional modules and addons which can be installed together with the product directory and discovery plugin and provide additional functionality
Product Directory Related Plugins
Product Directory Frequently Asked Questions
Please check the user guide to learn more about our plugin
How do I enable shortcodes for the directory so I can have a gallery above the description?
Can I customize the product directory widget to match my WP theme?
Sure. The product directory uses a shortcode which can be easily embedded into any theme. The product directory and discovery plugin settings include many features that support customizing your product directory’s look and feel
Can I add my social media links to my product listing?
How can I allow product owners to add or manage their own listings?
Does this product directory and discovery plugin allow me to take payments from people for adding listings?
To take payments the Product Directory Payments addon is required, the core product directory and discovery plugin does not handle payments alone.
Learn more about the Product directory payments add-on by clicking here.
Can I filter which product listings appear on my site
Yes. Each site owner can moderate and manage which Products appear on their site.
Can I embed ads from Google AdSense?
Absolutely! In fact you can embed ads from any external source by copying the campaign code and pasting it into the location where you want them to appear. Product directory and discovery plugin includes Google adsense campaigns, CM Ad changer, or any internal or external source of adverts. Embedded ads are displayed in between your product directory listings on locations that you define, as shown in the image below:
What filters can I have on my product directory page?
I've installed CM Business Directory and Product Directory. Is there a way to associate products to businesses?
Yes, the Product directory and Business directory can be integrated together. For this to work you need to have the community add-ons installed for both plugins.
Could this Plugin work for creating a Directory of people rather than strictly for businesses?
Product directory and discovery plugin can work for different purposes such as the one you have described. Since the front-end labels can all be changed from their defaults to reflect whatever you want your directory to be about the plugin is very much open to being used in different ways.
It sounds like our Members and Experts Directory plugin might be a better match with what you’re looking for however. Read more about the Expert product directory and discovery plugin by clicking here.
Does this Plugin support creating directories of businesses?
It could be used for this purpose but our Business Directory plugin is much better suited for this purpose.
Read more about it by clicking here
Product Directory Online Demo
 | This demo shows an index page with all products posted in the directory. Clicking on a product will take you to the product page |
 | This demo shows a product page example which includes all information listed about the products |
Product Directory Image Gallery
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- Product Directory Settings
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- Product Directory Edit Page (part 1)
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- Product Directory Edit Page (part 2)
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- Product Directory Edit Page (part 3)
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- Product Directory Index
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- Product Page
Back-end Gallery
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- Add New Product-Visual
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- Add New Product-Text
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- Add New Product-Custom fields,Product Details
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- Add New Product-Product Logo & Pitch
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- Add New Product-Business address & Map
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- Add New Product-Business Additional Information
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- Product
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- Tags-Add New Tag
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- Categories-Add New Product Category
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- Pricing Models-Add New Pricing Model
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- Language Support-Add New Language Support
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- Target Audiences-Add New Target Audience
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- Settings-General
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- Settings-API
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- Settings-Product Page
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- Product pages-Taxonomy Terms
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- Product Pages-Additional Links for the Product Information
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- Product Pages-Additional Product Description
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- Product Pages-Related Products,Product Information Sections
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- Product Pages-Product Page Colors
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- Settings-Advertisement
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- Product Directory
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- Product Directory-Filters Settings
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- Directory Appreance-View
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- Directory Appreance-View Settings
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- Settings-Category List
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- Settings-Custom CSS
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- Settings-Labels
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- Labels-Product Directory
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- Labels-Product Page
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- Labels-Buttons
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- Labels-Info Box
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- Settings-CM Star Rating Settings
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- Export Import
