Simple Business Directory – AI Powered

This plugin also allows other website owners to Embed Directory Listings you curated, on their websites and increase sharing, engagement and value of your own website in return. As a HUGE bonus you can get Backlinks when your Curated Business Directory Listing is embedded on another websites!

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What Can You Do with Simple Business Directory?

Simple Business Directory WordPress plugin lets you create unique, responsive, one page business listings or company directory that you can show on any page, anywhere with short codes.

Forget those old, boring directory styles and layouts. This innovative and powerful, yet WordPress PlugIn allows you to create and curate comprehensive Business Listings and Map Directories with detailed business information and Tap to Call feature with ease.

Curate dozens or hundreds of business listings of relevant website links and/or business phone numbers on any broad topic. Then show all your Listings in a beautiful layout on a single page – a single page business directory.

This is a MultiPurpose WordPress Directory plugin with maps that can be used in different scenarios and use cases. Here are some ideas:

Create a Local Business Directory

Create an Interactive, modern local business directory complete with maps using SBD. Create different Lists for different types of business or Local Areas and display them all with Instant search and filtering options. Allow your users to upvote business listings, suggest or add their favorite businesses, create their own Bookmark lists or embed your business listings on their website and more!

This plugin is suitable for:

• Restaurant Business Directory
• Nightlife Business Directory
• Spa Business Directory
• Beauty Salon Business Directory
• Shop Directory or Mall Business Directory
• Church Directory
• Schools Directory
• College Directory
• City Directory
• Public Services Directory
• Automotive Business Directory
• Pet Shop Business Directory
• Bank Business Directory
• Address Book
• and More…

Create a Staff Directory or Employee Directory

Simple Business Directory can be used for your company staff for the Internet or Intranet . Use staff or employee details like image, designation, address (optional), social media profile links to build the employee directory. You can also use this flexible plugin as a Church Members Directory or Organization Directory of any type.

• Note that some of these features are available in pro version only.

Create a Vendors Directory or Partners Directory

Are you a company with a large number of vendors or partner shops spread across the country or globe? SBD can work as an efficient Vendors Listing plugin to list them in a user-friendly manner and make all the locations instantly searchable (*pro feature).

Create a Store Locator or Dealer Locator Directory

This multipurpose map directory plugin can be used as a store locator, dealer locator or store finder and help your customers find your retailers. It has all the features you need to create an instant searchable (*pro feature) store location finder on your website.

Create an Address Book or Contact Manager SBD can be used as an Address Book Plugin for your WordPress site. Use it as contact management plugin or tool to organize and manage your web and business contacts online directly on your WordPress website. With a very simple user interface, you can manage, add or style your addressbook and contacts directory! Manage all your contacts within WordPress with. SBD and its powerful Contact management system.

Simple Business Directory Features

Simple Business Directory Free version comes bundled with four modern and great looking templates that are fully Responsive and integrates with your current wordpress theme comfortably. Phone numbers can be set for Click to Call or Links can be marked to open in new window.

The advanced embed feature allows other website users to display your directory Listings on their websites. This increases sharing and engagement on your own site! This is an optional feature that you can turn on or off but a great interactive tool.

• Unlimited Business Listings that can be displayed on any of your pages easily
• 4 Beautiful, Responsive Templates
• Use Google Map with API key or OpenStreetMap without any API key
• Embed Option for your Directories
• Show Single List or All Lists
• Integrated real support
• Tap to Call
• Click to Go to Website or Call – a shortcode option
• Easy and Quick Short Code Generator, so you do not have to hunt down the shortcode parameters
• Shortcode Generator Directory Block for Gutenberg.
• Display only Google Map or OpenStreetMap with Markers using shortcode
• Supports agreeing to privacy policy (GDPR) before displaying the Map.
• Powered by AI – Gemini, OpenAI, Openrouter to Auto Generate Business Listings

Lite Version vs Pro Version

The Lite or Free version is perfectly fine if you plan to have a small business directory of few lists that you want to show on any of your WordPress page. You can even use combinations of other 3rd party plugins to monetize SBD.

A pro version is available also available with tons of extra features that can make your life a lot easier and make you money.

Pro features:

Incredible Usability

• Build business lists with dozens or hundreds of links and show them in one page
• Auto Generate Title and Description from website link
• Auto generate thumbnails from website link using Google’s pagespeed tools AP
• Auto generate latitude and longitude from valid address
• Topic based Business Lists that can be Displayed Category wise
• Use as Single Page Directory or Multi Page
• Tabbed Category Listing of All Your Lists
• Use as Business Listing, Resources page, Links page, Partners page, Associates page, Logo showcase, Local Business Directory, or Vendors page. Possibilities are endless
• Add up to 5 Custom Fields as you need!
• Integrated Google Map or OpenStreetMap that you can display with your lists OR not. Automated map generation from valid Address.
• Enable Tap to Call for main link (great for Intranet or staff listings)
• Display only Google Map without Lists
• Live, on page, Instant Search
• Live, on page, Instant Filtering of lists
• Radius search or Distant search with Google map
• Edit front end languages easily from the plugin settings
• Option to Show Featured Items at Top
• Option to Mark Paid Items as Featured.
• Scroll to Top Button
• Optional Fixed Position Filter buttons that can be Left aligned or placed at top of your Lists RTL support

Powered by AI

• Bulk Auto Generate Business Lists with links using AI
• Supports Gemini, OpenAI, Openrouter.
• Auto Generate Links, Titles, Sub titles, Images, and Long Description with AI

Community Features

• Allow other users and businesses to submit listing
• Complete front end user registration, login and link submission
• Free or Paid Business Listing Opportunity
• Auto approve option for user registration
• New user role: SLD User
• Auto approve links option
• Manage user submitted businesses
• Unlimited front end link submission for Admin user
• Invite user interaction with Upvote
• Choose your UpVote icon: Thumbs up, Firey Hot, Heart, Star or Smiley Face.
• Allow users to embed your business lists