Create a Directory Listing Website with WordPress

List local businesses, services, or places — with search visitors love and listing packages businesses pay for. One theme, no coding required.

One-time payment · 12 months of support included · One-click demo import
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building listing WordPress themes
Ready-to-import demos

Start from a directory that already works

Each demo is a complete website: import it with one click, define your categories and locations, and reshape any page in Elementor.

What you get

Everything a directory business runs on

One theme covers the whole loop: businesses list themselves, visitors find them, and you collect the listing fees.

  • Listings by category & location

    custom fields and dependent options per category

  • Map search

    Google Maps & OpenStreetMap with location autocomplete

  • Front-end listing submission

    businesses add and manage their own profiles

  • Paid listing packages

    free, one-time, or subscription — your rules

  • Stripe & WooCommerce

    recurring revenue through your own accounts

  • Reviews & ratings

    for listings and profiles, with moderation

  • Email & SMS notifications

    automated alerts for owners and admins

  • SEO-ready structure

    Yoast integration, micro-landings, pretty URLs

Get Listivo two ways: $69 lifetime license — or we build & run it for you, $29/month setup included See both options →

Frequently asked questions

The classic model is charging businesses to be listed: free basic listings, paid packages with more photos and visibility, featured placements, and Stripe subscriptions for steady recurring revenue. Payments go through your own Stripe or WooCommerce account. See how monetization works in detail.

Yes. Business owners register, submit their listing through a guided front-end form, and manage it from their own dashboard. You approve listings before they go live if you want, and separate private and business account types let you price each differently.

No. Listivo is a complete directory platform in a single theme — listings, search, payments, user accounts, and reviews — with only 4 required plugins, so the site stays fast and easy to maintain.

Yes. Listivo ships with Google Maps and OpenStreetMap support, location autocomplete in the search form, and map views on results pages — so "plumbers in Austin" style searches just work.

Listivo is $69 one-time, plus hosting (roughly $10–30 a month) and a domain. No developer fees — you import a demo and customize it visually in Elementor. Prefer hands-off? We can build and run it for you for $29 a month.

No. Demo import is one click, pages are edited visually in Elementor, and categories, fields, and packages are managed in a friendly panel. No coding required.

Launch your directory website today

Pick a demo, import it with one click, set your listing packages — and start signing up businesses.

  • $69 one-time · no subscriptions
  • 12 months of support included
  • Quality checked by Envato