Essential Real Estate vs WP Directory Kit
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| Feature | Essential Real Estate v5.3.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 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 | 7,000+ | 2,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Essential Real Estate | WP Directory Kit · WP Directory Kit Pro ($) · WDK Membership Addon ($) |
| Pros | Full property listing, search and map pages from shortcodes; Front-end listing submission and favourites; Mortgage calculator and property comparison included | 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 | Paid listing packages need PayPal or Stripe configured; Readme points to separate add-ons and paid themes | 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 | Property listing shortcode, Property search shortcode, Property map shortcode, Front-end property submission form, Saved favourite properties, Mortgage calculator widget, Paid listing payments through PayPal, Paid listing payments through Stripe | 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 | ||
| Payment | PayPal, Stripe | — |
| Social | WhatsApp share links | — |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Polylang |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Maps | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Maps Geocoding API, OpenStreetMap Nominatim, Teleport cities API |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | www.google.com, api.paypal.com, api.stripe.com, maps.googleapis.com | restcountries.com, wpdirectorykit.com, www.google.com, maps.googleapis.com, nominatim.openstreetmap.org, api.teleport.org |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 27 | 8 |