Title: HivePress – Business Directory & Classified Ads Plugin Author: HivePress Published: October 11, 2018 Last modified: March 31, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/hivepress/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2191392) ![](https://ps.w.org/hivepress/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1955246) # HivePress – Business Directory & Classified Ads Plugin By [HivePress](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hivepress/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hivepress.1.7.23.zip) * [Details](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/hivepress/#description) * [Reviews](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/hivepress/#reviews) * [Development](https://lin.wordpress.org/plugins/hivepress/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hivepress/) ## Description HivePress is an easy-to-use, extensible, and highly customizable plugin that allows you to create any type of directory website. [Demo](https://listinghive.hivepress.io/) | [Themes](https://hivepress.io/themes/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org) | [Extensions](https://hivepress.io/extensions/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org) | [Docs](https://help.hivepress.io/) | [Support](https://community.hivepress.io/) Whether it’s a business directory, job board, real estate, classified ads, or staff directory, HivePress is an excellent choice for it! This plugin comes with all the essential features for building a directory website to allow users easily add, manage and search listings: * **Listing Categories** – Add categories for different listing types. * **Custom Fields** – Add custom fields to the listing form. * **Search Filters** – Turn any custom field into a search filter. * **Location Search** – Enable the location-based listing search. * **Ratings & Reviews** – Allow users to leave reviews for listings. * **Private Messages** – Allow users to send private messages. * **Favorite Listings** – Allow users to keep a list of favorite listings. Crucial features like **user registration**, **listing moderation**, and **captcha protection** are also available by default. Moreover, if you ever need to customize any of the HivePress **page templates** or **email notifications**, you can do this without coding skills using the familiar WordPress editor. #### Monetization Options With HivePress, you can create a business, not just a website. There are at least a few ways to monetize your directory, for example: * **Paid Listings** – Charge users for adding listings. * **Featured Listings** – Charge users for advertising listings. * **Claim Listings** – Charge companies for claiming their listings. #### Free & Premium Extensions Enhance your website functionality with just a few clicks using HivePress extensions. While you can build a fully functional directory using free extensions only, [premium extensions](https://hivepress.io/extensions/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org) may also be useful depending on your website requirements. #### Niche-Specific Themes HivePress comes with a free [ListingHive](https://hivepress.io/themes/listinghive/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org) theme that is fully compatible with HivePress and its official extensions. Also, there are a few [premium themes](https://hivepress.io/themes/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=wordpress.org) with more tailored design and functionality for various directory and marketplace niches. #### Developer Features If you have at least basic coding skills, then look no further because HivePress is powered by a highly customizable and extensible [framework](https://docs.hivepress.io/developer-docs/) for directory websites: * **Structured Code** – We follow the WordPress coding standards, so the codebase is well-structured and readable. * **Easy Theming** – Styling and overriding layouts is very intuitive due to block- based templates and BEM CSS notation. * **Hooks API** – A collection of actions and filters for customizing or extending the core HivePress functionality. * **REST API** – There’s an API endpoint for every action, so you can integrate HivePress with third-party platforms. * **Docs & Snippets** – Never get stuck with our collection of ready-made code snippets, API references, and docs. #### Support & Community HivePress is directly supported by its developers, people who know the plugin inside and out, so any issues are resolved in the optimal way possible. Join the [community](https://community.hivepress.io/) to report a bug, suggest a feature, or vote for suggestions to help us make HivePress better! ## Screenshots * [[ * [[ * [[ * [[ * [[ * [[ ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f946ef6af46780af6d719e92333c6d8c5873560cefd32da9c7d93a389021b0ed? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great Support Team](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-support-team-219/)󠁿 [Enrick PIERRE de la BRIERE](https://profiles.wordpress.org/enrickpierredelabriere/) April 14, 2026 1 reply The support team has been able to help me and fix a compatibility bug. I recommend. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7fd837c31984e7df49e39f9abcc6808a730d3435f498b6f74e929678e8da9f0e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Top](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/top-1792/)󠁿 [Vanbo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vanbo/) March 9, 2026 1 reply Easy to customize. Use it for a motorcycle website. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/671e1774866d94d7a0d8ac64d7fa4b8f845076e41a868ed6b85297765977d4fb? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent Support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-support-2621/)󠁿 [outofqueens](https://profiles.wordpress.org/outofqueens/) January 28, 2026 1 reply The support chat has been next level, all the plugins and themes are also without fault. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dc9e132fc71c90ecaf8ba74fcc40084ed9afe946d403cccc376644dc58379544? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin, themes and SUPPORT](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-themes-and-support/)󠁿 [kalkat](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kalkat/) January 15, 2026 1 reply The plugin is great. It’s obvious that you need to customize it to your needs. I’m speaking as a non-coding user. You can create some pretty cool websites. The technical support is very helpful. The support team’s policy is to respond within 24 hours( of course, for paid support, but no one works for charity). At the beginning of my HivePress journey, I didn’t believe in such fast support, but I’ve learned that it’s true. I give it 5 stars and wish the continued development of this wonderful plugin and themes. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4b0bbe75a526aedf99ff3bce49717ea23ea7aadcb2365e95bcd751fd82aaa1f7? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Support with Superpowers](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/support-with-superpowers/)󠁿 [chihi108](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chihi108/) January 13, 2026 1 reply They fixed my issue so quickly I barely had time to complain about it. 10/10 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8b2e49b14b84b8cee1f6b9f7ecd58b9f28b2b847c9d42412b9041357fef3a8e4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-41128/)󠁿 [extremeleadprogramcom](https://profiles.wordpress.org/extremeleadprogramcom/) December 12, 2025 1 reply This plugin is great for running a directory listing. Flexible enough to meet most any need. I did have to do a bit of my own optimization for a HUGE site but that’s a pretty rare edge case for the most part. Will use on other projects if I need to. [ Read all 215 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hivepress/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “HivePress – Business Directory & Classified Ads Plugin” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ HivePress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hivepress/) “HivePress – Business Directory & Classified Ads Plugin” has been translated into 27 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hivepress/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “HivePress – Business Directory & Classified Ads Plugin” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hivepress) ### Interested in development? 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