aDirectory

This is Abdur Rohman, founder & CEO of aDirectory, a WordPress directory plugin. I would love to share a short yet meaningful story that shaped everything we built — and explain why this Black Friday deal is the most meaningful one we’ve ever released.

Back in 2023, I was building directory platforms for clients and my own projects — and every single time, I hit the same painful wall:

❌ Slow load times.
❌ Features that looked good on paper but failed in practice
❌ Bloated database structures.
❌ Search broke when listings increased.
❌ SEO issues I couldn’t fix because the plugin architecture wasn’t designed for scale.
❌ Support that made you feel like you were the problem

At one point, I asked myself: Why do we keep accepting more features but less usability?

That question became the spark. aDirectory wasn’t born to compete — it was built to fix what’s broken. We focused on the foundation first. Not shiny buttons. Not bloated features.

Real structure. Real engineering. Real scalability.

And thanks to an incredible early wave of support through our AppSumo early-stage launch, we gathered real user feedback, validation, and momentum that shaped the rock-solid foundation we stand on today.

In just 8 months, here’s what happened:

✨ 18+ major updates — because iteration builds excellence
✨ Multi-Post Type + Multi-Directory system — a total game-changer
✨ 15+ addons + 6 premium themes — so users launch faster
✨ A rapidly growing community of agencies switching from legacy plugins

And the feedback?

It pushed us harder — and validated everything we believed.

🎯 What Makes aDirectory Truly Different?

We didn’t start by stacking features. We started by building a foundation that doesn’t crack when you scale. Here’s what directory builders told us they actually need — and what we delivered:

✅ Multi-Post Type, Multi-Directory Engine — run business listings, job boards, classifieds & more in one system with different post type creation facility.
✅ Quick Directory Builder — create and launch any niche directory in minutes.
✅ Unlimited Custom Fields — full control, fully flexible
✅ Advanced Search & Filters — fast, accurate, intuitive
✅ CSV Import/Export — painless migration, bulk editing made easy
✅ Claim Listings + Guest Submissions — frictionless user engagement
✅ Built-in Monetization — subscriptions, featured listings, WooCommerce integrations
✅ Maps & Geolocation (No API Required!) — lightweight OpenStreetMap power
✅ Builder-Friendly — Elementor, Divi, Gutenberg… plug and build
✅ Schema + SEO Ready — because visibility = growth

This isn’t a plugin overloaded with gimmicks — it’s a system designed to help you scale confidently.

✨ Our Product Philosophy (and Why It Matters)

We don’t release “weekly features” just to look busy.
Instead, we:

🔹 Improve what truly drives results
🔹 Polish the core experience relentlessly
🔹 Build based on actual user challenges
🔹 Release features only when they’re robust, stable, and meaningful

Because we believe: Great products aren’t rushed — they’re engineered to last.

💡 Our Mission

To help you build any directory — business, job board, real estate, classifieds, events, local listings — and grow it without limits.

If you want to scale your directory, launch faster, and look more professional — this is it.

Imagine owning:

👉 A full web directory
👉 Your Android app
👉 Your iOS app
👉 A lifetime ecosystem
👉 Zero renewal fees
👉 A real business you control end-to-end

No other directory plugin has ever offered anything like this.

Let’s scale your directory into a real business.

Congratulations 👌

I'm just at the start of my journey with aDirectory, but I've already found it to be much better than Listing Pro, which I found to be overly complicated and buggy. Good selection of starter themes available if you're starting from scratch, or it has shortcodes that allow you to easily add directory elements to an existing website. Exciting to see how this one developes.

Dropped my upvote!
Clean design, intuitive listing creation, and sensible SEO options out of the box. Exactly what we need for client directories.

aDirectory has shown an impressive positive development over the past months. It’s finally a plugin you can use professionally, stable, well-designed, and practical. The support team deserves special recognition fast, helpful, and always straight to the point. That’s exactly how support should be. Thank you! from Germany

aDirectory has changed the way that I was thinking critically. Highly recommended