Download the extensions from the “Themes & Extensions” 

First, you need to navigate to WordPress Admin Dashboard → Directory Listings → Themes & Extensions and connect your directorist.com account. You need to log in using your directorist.com account email and password to manage your extensions and themes.

Once you log in, you will see all the available themes and extensions of your purchased plan. 

Just click on the “Install” button to install the extensions. You can activate, uninstall, go to the settings right from this section.

Download from the purchase receipt: You can also download the purchased extension in a zip file from the purchase receipt sent to your mailbox after you purchased an item. And you can also download your purchased extension from your account page on directorist.com.

Download from your account page: Go to directorist.com and click on the “Sign In” button on the top right corner of the page and log in using your directorist account email/username and password.  

After logging in to your account click on the arrow down icon next to your name on the top right corner and click on “Downloads”

You will be then redirected to the Dashboard → Downloads page. Simply, clicking on the “Download” button will download the file in a zip format.

Download the extensions from the purchased receipt: Go to your mailbox eg. Gmail and open the Purchase Receipt. You will find the purchased item with its download link. You can click on the link to download the file in a zip format. Once you have downloaded the file, you are ready to install it. 

*NOTE: If you are using the Safari Browser on a Mac, the zip file of the extension may be automatically unzipped after you download it via Safari. You can change this setting in Safari to only download the ZIP file and not unpack it.

Follow this step: 1. Open Safari, 2. Click on Safari > Preferences, 3. Under the General tab, uncheck the option ‘Open “safe” files after downloading. See the screenshot below.

Installation

You can install the downloaded extension plugin in one of the two following ways.
1. Via the WordPress Dashboard
2. via FTP

1. Installing via the WordPress Dashboard:

⇒ Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin page
⇒ Click choose file and select your downloaded zip file of the extension and click the ‘Install Now‘ button.
⇒ Activate the plugin after uploading is completed. We are installing the directorist claim listing extension in the following screenshot as an example. You can install any extensions similarly.

2. Installing via FTP
⇒ Log into your hosting panel using any FTP client like FileZilla.
⇒ Go to wp-content/plugins directory
⇒ Upload your downloaded zip file of the extension and unzip the file inside the plugins directory. All of your unzipped files should be inside the wp-content/plugins/name-of-the-extension/ directory after unzipping.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed the extension! Now you can start using the installed Directorist extension. Read the documentation to get the most out of it. 

Activate Your License

Connecting your directorist account is all you need to activate your license. To do so, go Directory Listings →Thems & Extensions.
 

License Renewal

Single extensions for Directorist are licensed for one year at a time. After that, you need to renew your license to continue receiving updates and support.

What happens if a license is not renewed?
You will no longer be entitled to receive automatic security and feature updates as well as support.

If I renew my license, do I need to also re-download the software and install it again?
No, the built-in automatic update system will take care of all of that for you.

Will my extension work with an inactive or expired license?
Yes, extensions are designed to continue functioning even if your license key expires. However, due to the nature of software updates (such as WordPress and other plugins), there is the possibility that the extension will eventually stop working due to other updates within WordPress or related plugins. For this reason, it is highly recommended that you renew your license, but it is optional.

The Directorist Analytics extension brings powerful insights and reporting features to your directory platform. You can monitor platform activity, understand visitor behavior, and track listing performance all from within your WordPress dashboard. The system collects and visualizes data on views, clicks, searches, referrals, and user actions, helping you make informed decisions to grow your directory.

The extension includes two dedicated analytics interfaces:

• Admin Dashboard – a global analytics hub for site owners to track platform-wide performance, user engagement, and top-performing listings.
• Listing Owner Dashboard Analytics – Phase 2 (Coming soon*)

Key Features

• Admin Dashboard: Get a complete overview of your directory — total listings, reviews, active authors, and recent activities in one place.
• Listing Performance Tracking: Monitor key metrics such as listing views, search appearances, clicks, contact form usage, and website link visits.
• Visitor & Traffic Insights: Identify visitor locations, referral sources, browsers, and devices to understand audience behavior.
• Listing Owner Analytics: Each listing owner can view detailed performance data for their own listings, compare results, and improve visibility.
• Reports & Data Export: Generate reports by custom date range and export them in CSV or PDF formats for easy sharing or record keeping.

Installation & Configuration

1. Navigate to Directory Listings > Themes & Extensions
2. Find “Directorist Analytics” and click Install and then Activate.
3. A new menu will appear at Directory Listings > Analytics

For detailed installation and setup instructions, please visit the Installation Guide for Directorist Analytics page.

Overview Tab

The Overview tab in Directorist Analytics provides a quick summary of your directory’s overall performance. It highlights total listings, reviews received, active authors, and total website clicks — giving you a clear snapshot of platform activity at a glance.

A time filter at the top right lets you view data from different periods (e.g., last 7, 30, or custom days).

Key Sections

• Total Listings: Displays the total number of published listings on your site.
• Total Reviews Received: Shows how many reviews users have submitted.
• Active Authors: Indicates the number of users actively posting or managing listings.
• Total Website Clicks: Tracks how many times visitors clicked website links from listings.

Search & View Trends

This chart visualizes how often listings appear in search results and how many times they are viewed over a selected period. You can easily compare trends between Views and Search Appearances to identify performance spikes.

Recent Activities

Shows a list of the latest actions such as new listings, user signups, or reviews. When no recent events are available, it displays a “No Activity Yet” message until interactions occur.

Listing Performance Tab

The Listing Performance tab provides detailed insights into how individual listings are performing on your directory. It helps administrators owners understand visibility, engagement, and user interaction trends.

Key Sections

• Search Appearances
  Displays how often each listing appears in search results over time. The graph shows performance trends for all listings, helping identify which ones gain more exposure.
• Top Listings by Views
  Lists your most viewed listings for the selected period. You can track both views and clicks, making it easier to identify high-performing or underperforming listings.
• Contact Form Uses
  Shows how many times users reached out via the listing’s contact form. This helps you measure engagement and lead generation from each listing.

Each data section can be expanded for more detailed analytics, and the time range filter at the top right allows viewing performance for specific periods.

Traffic & Sources Tab

The Traffic & Sources tab gives you a clear view of where your visitors come from and how they find your listings. It helps you understand the geographical reach of your directory and the channels that drive the most traffic.

Note: The Traffic & Sources data is collected based on single listing page views.
To track views from logged-in users as well, go to Directory Listings → Settings → Listings → General and enable “Include Logged-In User Views.”

Key Sections

• Top Countries by Visitors
  Displays a world map and a ranked list of countries with the highest number of visitors. You can quickly see your top-performing regions along with their percentage share of total traffic.
• Top Search Engines
  Shows which search engines (e.g., Google, Bing, Yahoo) are sending users to your directory. This data helps identify how well your listings are performing in organic search.
• Top Referral Sources by Visitors
  Lists external websites and platforms (like Facebook, Google, YouTube, or partner sites) that refer visitors to your directory. This helps you recognize valuable traffic sources and optimize promotional strategies.

Each chart includes traffic counts, share percentages, and visual indicators for easy comparison.

To view complete analytics and deeper insights for each section, click the “See more insights” button.

Tech Stats Tab

The Tech Stats tab provides technical insights into how visitors access your directory. It helps you understand which browsers, operating systems, and screen resolutions your audience uses, allowing you to optimize your site for better performance and compatibility.

Note: The Tech Stats tab data is collected based on single listing page views.
To track views from logged-in users as well, go to Directory Listings → Settings → Listings → Badges and enable “Include Logged-In User Views.”

Key Sections

• Top Browsers
  Shows which browsers (e.g., Chrome, Safari, Firefox) visitors use most often. This helps identify the primary environments your directory should be optimized for.
• Visitors by Operating Systems
  Displays the distribution of visitors based on their devices and operating systems, such as Android, Windows, macOS, and iOS.
• Screen Resolutions
  Visualizes the screen sizes most commonly used by visitors. This helps ensure your directory layout remains responsive and visually consistent across devices.

Authors Tab

The Authors tab provides insights into all registered listing authors on your directory. It helps administrators track user activity, monitor engagement levels, and identify active or inactive contributors.

Key Sections

• Author List
  Displays a complete list of authors along with their profile photo and name for quick identification.
• Number of Listings
  Shows how many listings each author has published, helping admins assess user contribution levels.
• Registration Date
  Indicates when each author first registered on the platform.
• Last Access
  Displays the most recent login date and time, allowing admins to monitor user activity and retention.
• Access Frequency
  Counts how many times each author has logged into their account, providing insights into engagement and participation.

You can sort or review the table to quickly identify your most active or inactive listing authors.

Reports & Export Tab

The Reports & Export tab allows you to generate detailed analytics reports for listings, authors, or the entire directory. You can define the time range, select data intervals, and choose the specific metrics you want to include in your report.

Key Sections

• Date Range
  Set the start and end dates to define the period for your analytics report.
• Interval
  Choose how you want the data grouped — for example, daily, weekly, or monthly — to analyze performance trends over time.
• Scope
  Select what the report should focus on:
  • Per Listing: Generate analytics for individual listings.
  • All Listings: View combined performance across all listings.
  • Per Author: Track engagement and activity for specific authors.
• Export Metrics
  Pick the types of data to include in the report, such as listing views, clicks, search appearances, referrals, contact form usage, and technical stats (browser, OS, screen resolution).
• Export Options
  Once configured, you can download the report in CSV or PDF format for sharing, record-keeping, or client reporting.

Settings Tab

The Settings tab lets administrators manage data privacy, tracking preferences, and data retention policies for Directorist Analytics. These options ensure compliance with privacy laws while maintaining full control over how analytics data is collected and stored.

Key Sections

• Data Protection
  Enable privacy and GDPR compliance by activating Data Protection. When turned on, the system automatically limits data collection based on common data protection standards.
• Tracking Preferences
  Fine-tune what kind of data gets tracked:
  • Respect Do-Not-Track: Honors browser-based privacy preferences.
  • Include Admin Visits: Counts visits from logged-in administrators (useful for testing).
  • Anonymize IPs: Masks visitors’ IP addresses to enhance user privacy.
• Auto-Delete Raw Logs
  Automatically delete detailed event data after a set number of days. Summary reports remain intact for long-term analysis.
  • You can set the number of retention days (default: 30 days).
  • Use Delete raw logs now to instantly remove all stored raw data. (This action is irreversible.)

That’s all for the Directorist Analytics extension overview and feature guide. Need help setting up? Contact our support team for assistance.

The Business Hours extension ensures your customers know when your services are available. It supports both 12-hour and 24-hour formats, handles overnight shifts, and shows real-time “Open Now”/“Closed Now” badges.

This is ideal for businesses operating with specific schedules, such as hospitals, tourism services, retail shops, and appointment-based operations.

Key Features

1. Define opening and closing times for each day, with support for both 12-hour and 24-hour formats.
2. Mark listings as open 24/7 or set specific daily hours directly from the admin interface.
3. Overnight shifts (e.g., 10:00 PM Monday – 6:00 AM Tuesday) remain under the start day while clearly showing the closing day.
4. Display live badges like “Open Now” or “Closed Now” to keep customers informed.
5. Show countdowns like “Opens in 1 day” for businesses with limited weekly hours to keep visitors engaged.
6. Show or hide business hours per listing and place them on listing pages, sidebar widgets, or both.
7. Display business hours in your business’s local time zone instead of default site settings.
8. Optional AJAX rendering to avoid conflicts with page caching.
9. Customizable badge text and colors.

Installation & Configuration

1. Navigate to Directory Listings > Themes & Extensions
2. Find “Business Hours” and click Install and then Activate.
3. Navigate to Directory Listings > Settings > Extensions > Extension General

1. Toggle on Business Hours, and hit Save Changes.
2. Click the newly visible Business Hours. These settings are highly configurable.

Settings Reference

Tip:

• If your site uses caching or a CDN, enable Cache Compatibility (AJAX) to ensure “Open Now”/“Closed Now” updates in real time.

Builder Setup

Follow these steps to configure and display the Business Hour feature effectively within your directory builder:

1. Add Business Hour to Add Listing Form

• Path: Directory Builder > Add Listing Form
• Drag the Business Hours field from Preset Fields into your preferred position.
• Admin / Listing owners can set hours when creating or editing a listing.

2. Show on Single Listing Pages

• Path: Directory Builder > Single Page Layout > Contents
• Drag the Business Hours block into your desired position.

3. Show Status on All Listings (Archive/Grid)

• Path: Directory Builder > All Listing Layout
• Click the “+” icon and add the Open/Close element where you want the status badge to appear.

4. Enable Search Option  by Open Status

• Path: Directory Builder > Search Form
• Add the Business Hours field to either the Search Bar or Search Filter to allow users to filter for currently open listings.

Sidebar setup

After activation, the Business Hours widget should appear automatically in the Directorist Right Sidebar.

If not:

1. Go to: Appearance > Widgets
2. Click the “+” icon, search for Business Hours, and add it to the Directorist Right Sidebar.
3. Drag to reorder if needed.

Setting Up Hours on a Listing

1. Enable Business Hours
   • Go to: Add New Listing (or edit an existing listing).
   • Ensure the Business Hours option/field is enabled.
2. Choose a Timing Type
   • 24/7 Service: Use for always-open businesses.
   • Custom Hours: Define hours per day.
3. Configure Hours
   • All Day: Mark a day as open all day.
   • Multiple Time Slots: Add multiple open/close intervals in the same day (e.g., 9–12 and 14–18).
   • Overnight Shift: Set hours that pass midnight (e.g., 22:00–06:00). They will be saved under the start day but display the next day as the closing day.

Once you have completed the configuration, hours and badges appear on the All Listings page, Single Listing page, and (if added) within the Search Form and Sidebar Widget.

Frontend Preview of Business Hours

After configuring the Business Hours settings, you can view the final appearance on the frontend in the following sections:

1. Single Listing Page View
2. All Listing Page View
3. Sidebar Widget View

Notes:

1. Ensure the Default Timezone is correct to avoid mismatched status for international visitors.
2. If pages are cached, static HTML can display outdated badges. Enable Cache Plugin Compatibility (AJAX) in settings to fetch the live status after the page loads. After enabling, clear your site and CDN caches to ensure new logic takes effect.

The Universal Search feature for directory websites delivers a powerful, seamless search experience across multiple directory types, such as Places, Real Estate, Jobs, Services, etc. 

Users no longer need to search each directory separately. Instead, they get an organized, intuitive results page where listings are grouped by directory, categorized smartly, and presented in their native layouts.

Key Features

1. Search through multiple directories at the same time with one smart search bar.
2. Keeps directory-specific layouts (grid or list view) for a familiar browsing experience.
3. Groups results by directory and category for easier navigation.
4. Offers instant filters to narrow results by directory, category, or layout.
5. Fully responsive design that works smoothly on all devices.

Installation

1. Navigate to Directory Listings > Themes & Extensions
2. Find “Universal Search” and click Install and then Activate.

Configuration

When you install Universal Search, two pages are automatically generated:

• Universal Search Form – This page includes the search input field where users type their queries.
• Universal Search Result – This page shows the combined results, with listings and categories from all directories.

If these pages are not created automatically, you can add them manually using these shortcodes:

• [directorist_universal_search_form]
• [directorist_universal_search_result]

How it works

Step 1: Entering a Search Query
A user types a keyword (e.g., “Budapest”) in the Universal Search form. As they type, dropdown suggestions instantly appear, showing matching listings and categories from different directories

Step 2: Choosing a Suggestion

The user can either:

• Click on a listing to open its details page directly.
• Click on a category to see all listings under that category.
• Press Enter to view the full results on the Universal Search Result page.

Step 3: Viewing Search Results

 The Universal Search Result page organizes results in clear sections:

• Listings are displayed under their respective directories (e.g., “Results from Places,” “Results from Real Estate”).
• Categories are also listed under their related directories.
• Tabs allow switching between directory-specific result views.

Step 4: Refining Results

 Users can narrow their search with the filter panel to:

• Switch between directories (e.g., Places, Jobs).
• Filter results by categories.
• Change how listings appear (List or Grid view).

Step 5: Clicking on a Result

• Clicking a listing opens its detailed page.
• Clicking a category shows all listings under that category within the selected directory.

Step 6: No Results Found

 If no results are available, a fallback message appears, encouraging users to try another keyword or browse a different directory.

Sidebar setup

The Universal Search extension improves user experience by merging searches across multiple directories into one simple workflow. With its live suggestions, organized results page, and filter options, it delivers a fast, efficient, and visually clean way to explore multi-directory content.

Notes:

1. If Universal Search pages are not created automatically, always recreate them manually using the shortcodes provided.
2. Ensure directory types, categories, and locations are properly configured for accurate search results.
3. For large sites, caching plugins may delay updates in search results, clear cache if new listings are not appearing.

The Search Alert extension keeps users engaged by notifying them when new listings match their interests. It allows users to save detailed search criteria and set custom notification preferences, ensuring they never miss opportunities, even if no results are found initially.

This is ideal for directories such as job boards, real estate platforms, service marketplaces, and classified listings where users actively track new updates.

Key Features

1. Users can save personalized search criteria for future updates. 
2. Automated alerts notify users when new content matches their saved searches.
3. A personalized dashboard for managing saved search alerts.
4. Seamlessly integrates with custom post types and third-party plugins, including Directorist.
5. Provides real-time search suggestions and smooth alert creation.

Installation & Configuration

1. Navigate to Directory Listings > Themes & Extensions
2. Find “Directorist – Search Alert” and click “Install” and then “Activate”.

After clicking on Activate, the Search Alert feature will work from now on. You can enable the Guest user alert,

Just navigate to Directory Listings > Settings > Extensions > Extension General. Then, toggle on Search Alert, and enable the Guest Alert checkbox.

User Dashboard view

After installing and activating the “Directorist – Search Alert” extension, a new navigation menu item will be added automatically on the user’s Dashboard.

How it works (Step by step)

Step 1: A user searches by keywords, location, and category, then clicks on the search button. 

Step 2: Then, the search results page will open. Now the user/visitor can save search criteria by clicking on the “Save Search” button.

Step 3: After clicking the “Save Search” button, a pop-up will open to save the search criteria. User can set “Name of search” and set alert period (daily, weekly, monthly, when lisings match, never). Then click on the “Save Search” button.

Step 4: This search criteria will be stored on the “Saved Search menu”. Just navigate to Directory Listings > Saved Search. 

This criterion will show on the user dashboard, too. A few action buttons are available for the user (View, Edit, and Delete).

• The user can delete the saved search
• The user can view their saved search
• The user can edit the saved search

Step 5: When a new listing is published that matches a user’s saved search criteria (such as title or filters), the system automatically sends an email notification to all users who previously saved that search.

See the email notification.

The Advanced Review extension of Directorist is designed to elevate how reviews work on your directory website. Instead of relying on simple star ratings, it allows existing customers to provide detailed, criteria-based feedback that gives future customers a clearer, more trustworthy view of each listing’s quality.

This extension is ideal for service-oriented businesses such as restaurants, hotels, hospitals, salons, gyms, and tourist attractions that rely on precise and transparent reviews.

With Advanced Review, you can:

• Empower listing owners to understand strengths and areas for improvement through detailed feedback.
• Set custom review criteria (e.g., service, pricing, communication, location accuracy) based on your directory type.
• Showcase rich review insights to help visitors make informed decisions.
• Encourage transparency and credibility among listings, boosting user trust and engagement.

Key Features

• Criteria-Based Rating Scale: Set up to five custom rating criteria per directory from the admin panel for more detailed evaluations.
• Text Feedback & Headline: Reviewers can add a headline and written feedback to justify their ratings.
• Guest Review Option: Allow or restrict non-logged-in users from posting reviews through admin settings.
• User Voting: Users can vote on reviews to promote unbiased, useful feedback.
• Review Reporting: Users can report inappropriate or suspicious reviews to the admin for moderation.
• Detailed Rating Display: Show both average ratings and individual criterion-based scores with icons.
• Advanced Sorting & Filtering: Sort reviews by newest, oldest, highest, or lowest ratings, and filter by specific criteria.

Installation and Configuration

1. Installation & Activate

• From WordPress Dashboard, navigate to Directory Listings → Themes & Extensions
• Make sure you are logged in to your Directorist account.
• Find “Advanced Review” and click Install and then Activate.

Or

• Download Advanced Review extension from your Directorist account
• Navigate to WordPress Dashboard → Plugins → Add Plugin and upload your extension file
• Once uploading is done, go to Directory Builder → Themes & Extensions and under Installed Extension, you will find Directorist – Advanced Review extension. Activate it from the right side button if not done already.

2: Position Advanced Review in your Directory

After activation, go to Directory Listings → Directory Builder → Single Page Layout → Contents and drag and drop the Advanced Review field into your preferred area on the right side of the layout.

Click on the Advance Review section head to expand or collapse your form. You can also customize the section look from the Options button.

Basic Options

• Label: This defines the title of the block that appears on the front end.
• Icon: Select an icon to visually represent the section. You can pick from the icon library (e.g., la-star) or remove it in case you don’t want to use an icon.

Advanced Options

Click the Advanced button below to reveal 3 more advanced fields. Or you can toggle by clicking the Basic button to revert back to basic fields. Advanced fields include:

• Section ID: Assign a unique numeric ID to the section that helps the system identify and organize different content blocks on the listing page layout.
• Custom Block ID: Use this field to define a custom HTML ID for the block. It’s useful if you want to apply custom CSS, link directly to this section via URL anchors, or reference it in scripts.
• Custom Block Classes: Add one or multiple CSS classes here to apply custom styling to the block. This is ideal for developers or designers who want to fine-tune the layout or visual appearance of the review section.

Click Update to save your changes.

3: Configure Advanced Review Form Fields

Once you have positioned the advanced review section in your directory’s single page content, you can start configuring the fields and set various criteria up to 5 suitable for your directory. Advanced Review contains following fields:

Comment

The main text area for users to write their review message or feedback. You can customize its placeholder.

Email

Collects the reviewer’s email address. Useful for verification or communication purposes. You can customize its label and placeholder by clicking the down arrow on the right and exposing the fields.

Name

Collects reviewers’ names that will be displayed along with the review. You can customize its label and placeholder by clicking the down arrow.

Website

Website field is optional but you can enable it using the toggle button Show Website Field? And customize the label and placeholder. This field is ideal for B2B service provider’s listing where a client’s website URL can be a decisive information.

Consent

Another optional field that you can enable to be legally compliant across all regions. Toggle Show Cookies Consent or Enable GDPR Consent buttons on the right to enable either or both. You can also put a Consent Label text below from the open text box.

Set different HTML tag for your label such as Headline or Paragraph from dropdown, use Bold or Italic format to highlight specific words or entire statements and link your resources to relevant anchor texts using the URL option.

Review Criteria

It is the most important and unique field that can provide a tailored review to your potential customers. Configure your review criteria specific to your directory, add up to five. The sub-fields under review criteria field are:

• Section Title: Lets you name the review section (e.g., “Leave a Review”)
• Enable Multi-Criteria (Up to 5 criteria) Toggle Button: Turn on multi-criteria or keep them off using this button. Once you turn it on, you will find fields to set your criteria.
• Criteria Fields: You can write your criteria in the field, re-arrange the orders from the left moving option or quickly delete any criteria using the right delete button.
• + Add new Criteria Option: Select this option to add a new criteria. Once you are done with 5 criteria settings, the option will no longer work. Remove one existing criteria to enable it again.

Image Field

This is another optional field but essential for many directories such as travel and tourism, hotel, restaurant etc. Use Enable Image Upload toggle button to enable it in your directory, Set label of your field and set maximum limit of images which is allowed up to 5.

Click Update to save your changes.

4. Rating Calculation

The ratings shown in each review of advanced reviews are calculated based on the average of all ratings out of 5 provided by the customers. For example: if a customers provide the following rating to any listing:

• Service Quality = 4.0 out of 5.0
• Product Quality = 5.0 out of 5.0
• Customer Support = 1.0 out of 5.0
• The average rating will be = (4+5+1)/15 = 3.33 out of 5.0

However, when the listing contains previous reviews, your existing reviews will keep their original ratings, and the newly added criteria automatically will carry over the average rating.

• When a new advanced review is submitted, the rating will contribute to average rating along with your existing review ratings.
• When you deactivate the Advanced Review extension, the latest average rating will show on your listing page.

5. Manage Reviews

All reviews submitted through the Advanced Review form are stored and managed in the Directorist reviews section.

Navigate to WP Dashboard → Directory Listings → Reviews.

Here, you can view all submitted reviews along with reviewer details such as:

• Author: Under author header, you will be able to see each reviewer’s name, email and IP address.
• Comment: The text comment of the review. You can approve/unapprove a review, reply from backend, edit, mark as spam or delete them using the trash option.
• In response to: Under this header, you will find the Listing name where the specific review is submitted.
• Submitted on: Shows the date and time when the review was submitted.

You can also use bulk options to perform actions like:

• Select a bunch of reviews by checking the left box
  • Approve / Unapprove reviews in Bulk
  • Mark all selected review as Spam
  • Send all selected review to trash

This section helps site owners easily moderate and manage reviews before it appears publicly on the listing pages

6. Review Report (Admin Only)

This is an admin only action. Whenever a visitor submits a report on one of your listing advanced reviews, you will:

• The reporting user does not receive any notification, regardless of the action taken.
• Receive an email notification sent to your admin email with the reported review details.
• You can check the content manually, take actions such as unapprove, remove or ignore the report if inappropriate. 
• An automated email will be sent to the listing owner, if any action is performed.

Front-end Preview

Conclusion

Advanced review extension merges with Directorist Core‘s existing reviews to enhance your listing authenticity and trustworthiness. Using this can elevate your listing’s acceptance as well as your platforms credibility.

Setting Up the Stripe Payment Gateway

Step 1: Sign up for a Stripe Account

To use the Directorist Stripe Payment Gateway extension, you need to have the plugin installed and activated on your WordPress website.
Before you can start using the Stripe Payment Gateway with Directorist, you must have a Stripe account. If you don’t have one yet, follow these steps to sign up:

1. Go to the Stripe website (https://stripe.com) and click on the “Sign Up” button.
2. Fill in the required details, including your email address and password, to create an account.
3. Follow the account setup process, providing the necessary information about your business and bank account.

Step 2: Obtain Stripe API Credentials

After signing up for a Stripe account, you’ll need to obtain the API credentials to connect your Stripe account with Directorist. Here’s how you can do it:

1. Log in to your Stripe account.
2. In the Dashboard, navigate to “Developers” > “API keys.”
3. You will find your “Publishable Key” and “Secret Key”. Keep these credentials safe, as you’ll need them in the next step.

Step 3: Configure Stripe in Directorist

Now that you have your Stripe API credentials, you can configure the Stripe Payment Gateway in Directorist:

In your WordPress admin dashboard, go to “Directorist” > “Settings” > “Monetization” > “Stripe Gateway”. Here you will find the options to add a stripe Live publishable key and Live secret key. Also, you can have the option to add a Test publishable key and a Test secret key for testing purposes. 

During the process of adding listings, users will encounter the convenient option of making payments through Stripe on the checkout page. To get a visual understanding of how this payment experience unfolds and how all elements appear, please refer to the attachment. With Stripe seamlessly integrated, users can enjoy a smooth and secure payment process while adding their listings, enhancing their overall experience on the platform.

Accepting Payments with Directorist Stripe Gateway

Supported Currencies

Directorist Stripe Payment Gateway supports processing payments in over 135+ currencies, allowing you to accept payments from users all around the world. This wide range of supported currencies ensures that you can capture the attention of a global audience and enable users from various countries to make payments seamlessly.

Wide Range of Supported Payment Types

Users can make payments using various methods, including credit cards, debit cards, international cards, Amex Checkout, Masterpass by MasterCard, Visa Checkout, WeChat Pay, AliPay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH credit and debit, SEPA direct debit, and more.

3D Secure Payments

The Stripe Payment Gateway supports 3D Secure payments, adding an extra layer of security for online transactions. 3D Secure helps prevent fraudulent transactions and provides reassurance to both you and your customers during the payment process.

Low Transaction Fees

With the Directorist Stripe Payment Gateway, you can benefit from low transaction fees. Stripe offers competitive rates, enabling you to keep more of your earnings from each transaction.

Global Coverage

As Stripe supports a wide range of countries and currencies, you can accept payments from users all around the world. This global coverage maximizes your reach and allows you to cater to an international audience.

Recurring Payments

The Directorist Stripe Payment Gateway supports recurring payments, giving you the option to charge your users on every recurrence of a chosen duration. This feature is particularly useful for subscription-based services, allowing you to generate consistent revenue and maximize earnings throughout the year.

PCI and International Security Standard Compliance

Directorist Stripe Payment Gateway Extension adheres to the latest PCI standard and international security standards, ensuring that all payment transactions are secure and protected.

The Directorist Stripe Payment Gateway extension provides a robust and feature-rich solution for processing online payments on your directory website. With support for 135+ currencies, 3D Secure payments, low transaction fees, and the ability to offer multiple payment options, this extension enables you to provide a seamless payment experience to your users worldwide. Additionally, the support for recurring payments allows you to generate steady revenue and enhance your directory’s earning potential.

After installing the extension, you need to make sure you have all checkout related pages are set properly in the directory settings. If you have not set all checkout related pages, please set them following the guide mention here. Please continue reading this documentation after making sure checkout pages are set.

Configuring the gateway

First, you need to make sure monetization active on your site.  You can activate monetization from Directorist Listings > Directorist Settings >  Monetization Settings and set Enable Monetization Feature to Yes.

Next, go to the Gateway Settings Tab and Configure the following settings: 

1. Active Gateways: Active gateways will be displayed in the checkout page. Check the PayPal Gateway in this field. Your users now will be able to pay using the PayPal Gateway.
2. Default Gateway: You can show PayPal as the default gateway in the checkout page. The default gateway will be selected by default. Select the PayPal Gateway in the Default Gateway Dropdown and save the changes. See the screenshots below.
3. Enabled Test Mode(OPTIONAL): If you want to test the integration of your gateway, then set the “Enable Test Mode” to “Yes“. No live transaction will occur if the test mode is enabled. You must disable the test mode to collect payment from users on a live site by setting the “Enable Test Mode” option to “No“.

Next, go to the PayPal Gateway Tab and set your PayPal business email and customize the Title and description of the gateway. The title and description of the gateway will be displayed in the checkout page. See the screenshots below.

Managing Orders

Once you have configured your gateway, the next step is to manage orders. You will receive orders from your users when they purchase a premium feature of a listing or submit a listing using a pricing plan (requires Directorist Pricing Plans/Directorist WooCommerce Pricing Plans add-on). To know a detailed guide on how to manage orders in directorist, please check out this guide.

Video Walkthrough

If you rather prefer a video guide then check out our video walkthrough of Directorist PayPal Gateway below. 

Recurring Plan/Package

Recurring plan/package feature only works with PayPal gateway. Assigning Recurring Payment means PayPal will take payment at the end of every plan/package term.

The Listings Slider & Carousel extension allows you to display your directory listings in a stylish slider or carousel layout anywhere on your website. This helps attract more attention to your listings and provides a modern, dynamic browsing experience.

Installation:

Firstly, Navigate to this Directory Listings > Themes & Extensions > Sign in And install and activate the plugin.

Settings: 

Navigate to this Directory Listings > Settings > Extensions > Listing Slider & Carousel path. Users will get multiple customization options here.

The settings option is divided into three parts, which are explained below:

1. General settings:

Display By: Users can set the display type to either ‘Slider’ or ‘Carousel’ from here.

Listing Type: Users can select the listing type to display from here.

Total Number of Listings:  Users can determine the total number of listings.

2. Listing Slider Settings:

Slider Image Cropping: If the slider images are not in the same size, it helps automatically resize.

Custom Width & Height: Users can change the height and width of the listings slider from here.

Display Title: Users can show or hide the title of the listing.

Excerpt Words Limit: Users can set the word limit from here.

Display the Thumbnail on the Slider and the number of Thumbnail Columns, Navigation: Users have the option to display the thumbnail on the slider and determine the number of thumbnails that will be displayed and also have the option to hide/show the navigation icon.

Display Slider Navigation: Users have the option to hide/show the navigation icon.

Autoplay & Autoplay Speed: Users can turn off/on the Autoplay feature and also determine the autoplay speed.

3. Listings Carousel Settings:

Carousel Image Cropping: If the slider images are not in the same size, it helps automatically resize.

Custom Width & Height: Users can change the height and width of the listings Carousel from here.

Display Title: Users can show or hide the title of the listing.

Display Publish Date & Category: Users have the option to display the publish date and category of the listing. 

Custom Height: Users can determine the number of columns on the desktop view and it will adjust the hide automatically.

Number of Columns on Tab: Users can determine the number of columns on the Tab view.

Number of Columns on Mobile: Users can determine the number of columns on the Mobile view.

Display Carousel Navigation & Position: Users have the option to hide/show the navigation icon and also can set the position.

Autoplay & Autoplay Speed: Users can turn off/on the Autoplay feature and also determine the autoplay speed.

Page Setup:

Navigate to this Pages > All Pages path, activate the edit mode of any existing page, and insert the following shortcode in the suitable position: [directorist_slider_carousel].

On the other hand, users can create a new page and use the following shortcode: [directorist_slider_carousel]. 

Shortcodes:

There are numerous shortcodes are available to display the listing slider & carousel.

• display_by: Display all listings by slider or carousel view. The default is slider. Example: [directorist_slider_carousel display_by=”carousel”].
• listing_type: Options available : a_to_z, z_to_a, latest_listings, oldest_listings, popular_listings, price_low_high, price_high_low, random_listings. (Default is latest_listings) Example [

Settings can be found going Directory Settings >> Extensions Settings >> Listing Slider & Carousel. The [directorist_slider_carousel] shortcode can be used to display listing slider & caorusel.

Shortcode Attributes for Slider

• display_by: Display all listing by slider or carousel view. Default is slider. Example: [directorist_slider_carousel display_by="slider"].
• listing_type: Options available : a_to_z, z_to_a, latest_listings, oldest_listings,popular_listings,price_low_high,price_high_low,random_listings. (Default is latest_listings) Example [directorist_slider_carousel listing_type='latest_listings'].
• number_of_listing : [directorist_slider_carousel number_of_listing='10']
• slider_cropping:[directorist_slider_carousel slider_cropping='yes']
• slider_image_width:[directorist_slider_carousel slider_image_width='668']
• slider_image_height:[directorist_slider_carousel slider_image_height='419]
• display_slider_title:[directorist_slider_carousel display_slider_title='yes']
• display_slider_excerpt:[directorist_slider_carousel display_slider_excerpt='yes'].
• excerpt_words_limit : [directorist_slider_carousel excerpt_words_limit='35']
• display_thumbnail : [directorist_slider_carousel display_thumbnail='yes']
• slider_thumbnail_columns: [directorist_slider_carousel slider_thumbnail_columns='4']
• slider_navigation: [directorist_slider_carousel slider_navigation='yes']
• categories: Display specific category by category slug. (Example [directorist_all_listing categories='food,travel,medical'])
• tags: Display specific tag by tag slug. (Example [directorist_all_listing tags='car,book,medicine'] ).
• locations: Display specific location by location slug. ( Example: [directorist_all_listing locations='new-york,michigan'])
• ids: Display specific listing by listing id. ( Example: [directorist_all_listing ids='1,2,5']
• featured: Display listing on slider with featured. It has two options ( ‘yes’ & ‘no’) default is [directorist_slider_carousel feature='yes'].

Shortcode Attributes for Carousel

• display_by: Display all listing by slider or carousel view. Default is slider. Example: [directorist_slider_carousel display_by="carousel"].
• listing_type: Options available : a_to_z, z_to_a, latest_listings, oldest_listings, popular_listings, price_low_high, price_high_low, random_listings. (Default is latest_listings) Example [directorist_slider_carousel listing_type='latest_listing'].
• number_of_listing : [directorist_slider_carousel number_of_listing='10']
• categories: Display specific category by category slug. (Example [directorist_all_listing categories='food,travel,medical'])
• tags: Display specific tag by tag slug. (Example [directorist_all_listing tags='car,book,medicine'] ).
• locations: Display specific location by location slug. ( Example: [directorist_all_listing locations='new-york,michigan'])
• ids: Display specific listing by listing id. ( Example: [directorist_all_listing ids='1,2,5']
• featured: Display listing on slider with featured. It has two options ( ‘yes’ & ‘no’) default is [directorist_slider_carousel feature='yes'].
• featured_only: Display only featured listing. It has two options ( ‘yes’ & ‘no’) default is [directorist_slider_carousel featured_only='no'].
• carousel_cropping: [directorist_slider_carousel carousel_cropping='yes']
• carousel_image_width: [directorist_slider_carousel carousel_image_width='213']
• carousel_image_height: [directorist_slider_carousel carousel_image_height='160']
• display_carousel_title: [directorist_slider_carousel display_carousel_title='yes']
• display_carousel_publish_date: [directorist_slider_carousel display_carousel_publish_date='yes']
• display_carousel_category: [directorist_slider_carousel display_carousel_category='yes']
• carousel_columns_desktop: [directorist_slider_carousel carousel_columns_desktop='4']
• carousel_columns_tab: [directorist_slider_carousel carousel_columns_tab='2']
• carousel_columns_mobile: [directorist_slider_carousel carousel_columns_mobile='1']
• carousel_navigation: [directorist_slider_carousel carousel_navigation='yes']
• carousel_navigation_position: Options available : top,middle,bottom. (Default is middle) Example [directorist_slider_carousel carousel_navigation_position=middle]