Directorist vs WP Directory Kit
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| Feature | Directorist v8.10.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | WP Directory Kit v1.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 20,000+ | 2,000+ |
| Last updated | October 18, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Directorist · Directorist premium extensions ($) | WP Directory Kit · WP Directory Kit Pro ($) · WDK Membership Addon ($) |
| Pros | Full directory toolkit: listings, categories, locations and submission forms; CSV import and export for listings; Built-in offline payment gateway and Polylang support | Listings, categories and custom fields managed in wp-admin; Elementor widgets and shortcodes for listing pages and search forms; Free core with optional paid add-ons |
| Cons | Search alerts, pricing plans and WooCommerce payments are paid add-ons; AI setup wizard and promotions call the vendor's app.directorist.com service | Memberships need the paid Membership add-on; Map geocoding calls Google Maps or OpenStreetMap when used; Some options call third-party services such as reCAPTCHA |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Listing directory with categories and locations, Front-end listing submission, CSV import and export of listings, Offline payment gateway, AI-assisted setup wizard, Search alerts (premium extension) ($), Pricing plans (premium extension) ($) | Listings as a custom post type, Category, location and field admin screens, Elementor widgets for listing pages, Shortcodes for listing fields and latest listings, Geocode listing addresses for maps, Choose which fields feed the search, Membership subscriptions to view listings ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Appsero insights | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce payments (premium extension) ($) | — |
| Plugins | Polylang | Elementor, Polylang |
| Other | Directorist app (app.directorist.com), OpenStreetMap Nominatim | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Maps Geocoding API, OpenStreetMap Nominatim, Teleport cities API |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | icanhazip.com, app.directorist.com, nominatim.openstreetmap.org | restcountries.com, wpdirectorykit.com, www.google.com, maps.googleapis.com, nominatim.openstreetmap.org, api.teleport.org |
| Blocks | 19 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 8 |