Classified Listing vs WP Store Locator
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| Feature | Classified Listing v6.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WP Store Locator v3.1.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 9,000+ | 40,000+ |
| Last updated | October 18, 2026 | October 7, 2026 |
| Editions | Classified Listing · Classified Listing Pro ($) | WP Store Locator · CSV Manager add-on ($) · Search Widget add-on ($) · Statistics add-on ($) |
| Pros | Free core with listings, categories, search and filters; Gutenberg blocks and widgets for listing pages; PayPal and offline payment gateways included | Unlimited locations with search by address, postcode or current location; Runs on OpenStreetMap with no API key; Opening hours, custom fields and custom markers |
| Cons | Advanced features need separately sold Pro add-ons; Several add-ons and a theme bundle are upsold in settings; Large plugin with many settings screens to configure | CSV import, search widget and statistics are paid add-ons; Google Maps, Mapbox and Stadia Maps need their own API keys |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Classified listing post type with categories and tags, Pricing table block for listing packages, AJAX filter and search widgets for listings, Location lookup using OpenStreetMap Nominatim, Listing import and export screen, AI assistance using Gemini, OpenAI or Claude API keys, PayPal payment gateway, Offline payment gateway, Pro add-ons: memberships, store, multi-currency, booking and more ($) | Store search by address, postcode or location, Stores managed as a custom post type, Opening hours shortcode, Choice of map provider, Custom map markers, CSV import and export (CSV Manager add-on) ($), Search widget (Search Widget add-on) ($), Search statistics (Statistics add-on) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal | — |
| Storage | — | Add-on catalogue on Amazon S3 |
| Plugins | — | Polylang, WPML |
| Other | Google Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, OpenStreetMap Nominatim | Google Maps, Mapbox, ipify public IP lookup |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 5.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | www.gravatar.com, generativelanguage.googleapis.com, www.google.com, ipnpb.sandbox.paypal.com, ipnpb.paypal.com, api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com, api-3t.paypal.com, www.radiustheme.com, ip-api.com, www.radiustheme.net, nominatim.openstreetmap.org | api-eu.stadiamaps.com, api.stadiamaps.com, tiles.stadiamaps.com, api.mapbox.com, api.ipify.org, s3.amazonaws.com, maps.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | 7 | 2 |
| Shortcodes | — | 4 |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |