Simple Link Directory – AI Powered

Build a Complete Directory Website: These days one page or small directory websites have become quite popular. If you are passionate about something why not turn your bookmarks into a Single Page directory? With the help of this plugin, you can create niche specific Web Directory websites within a matter of hours that can attract a lot of new visitors and attention.

Create a Link Management System for Company Intranet: A lot of businesses require their company employees to access certain websites on regular basis. Such as Media or Marketing companies. You can use this free link directory plugin for WordPress for your company Intranet.

Create a Local Business Directory: Do you want to create Lists of the best restaurants or pet shops in your city? You can do that with SLD. Create a directory for Chiropractors, resorts, schools or local businesses with SLD.

Create a Vendor Directory: If you are a business with a lot of vendors that carry your products – use this plugin to List them in a user friendly manner. Your website users will thank you.

Create a Video Gallery or Video Directory You can use Simple Link Directory as a Vimeo or Youtube Video Directory Listing. With the pro version , simply add links to Vimeo or Youtube Videos and the video will play in a lightbox. Create a Video Gallery or Video database from Youtube and Vimeo easily with this multi-purpose directory plugin. Check the Video Directory Demo You can use any of the available templates for the Video Gallery or Video Directory!

Create Affiliate Links Directory: Want to create useful directories with affiliate links? This plugin is perhaps the best possible solution that you will find online for the purpose. The professional version even allows you to mask URLs, should you want.

Create Top Sites List: Although, Simple Link Directory does not have all the bells and whistles of top site scripts but you can easily make it work like that. The Upvote feature allows users to Vote for Links that they like and find useful. Order by UpVote feature lets you sort the links by number of upvotes. Pretty handy.

Make Money with Your Link Directory – Passive Income: With the SLD Professional Version it is dead simple and insanely quick to create a best directory set up that can generate passive income for you over time. Do some SEO and regular blogging along with your website and you can start making money online with minimal effort.

Simple Link Directory Lite Version vs Professional Version

The Free WordPress Link Directory is perfectly fine if you plan to have a small directory of few lists that you want to show on any one of your WordPress page. Below are the Lite version Main Features:

• Unlimited Directories and Lists that can be displayed on any of your pages easily
• Gutenberg Block for Directory
• 4 Beautiful, Responsive Templates
• Embed Option to share your Listing Directories
• Show Single List or All Lists
• Import Lists from CSV file
• Integrated real support
• Scroll to top
• Outbound click tracking through google analytics
• Upvote or Like Links
• Add Link Button that Can Link to A Contact Form Page of Your Choice so Anyone Can Suggest Links to Your
• Easy and Quick Short Code Generator, so you do not have to hunt down the shortcode parameters

A pro version of Simple Link Directory is available with more advanced features to run a link directory portal website and you can Monetize your directory listings.

Simple Lik Diretory Pro features:

Usability

• Build link lists with dozens or hundreds of links and show them in one page
• Auto Generate Title and Description from website links
• Auto Generate Thumbnail from Website link
• Topic based Link Lists that can be Displayed Category wise
• Multi Page mode generates Category, Lists and Link Details pages automatically starting with your page slug from a single shortcode
• Tabbed Category Listing of All Your Directory Lists
• Video Gallery – Vimeo Video Directory and Youtube Video Directory
• Play Youtube Video and Vimeo Video Links in a LightBox Modal
• Use as Link Directory, Resources page, Links page, Partners page, Associates page, Logo showcase, Local Business Directory, or Vendors page. Possibilities are endless
• Live, on page, instant search
• Live, on page, instant filtering of lists
• Live, on page, instant filtering by Tags
• Scroll to Top Button
• RTL support
• Optional Fixed Position Filter buttons that can be Left aligned or placed at top of your Lists
• Multi Language support with mo/pot file. Dutch and Russian language files included.
• Compatible with Gutenberg, Visual Composer, Elementor, Beaver Builder or any Visual Builder that supports shortcode.

Powered by AI

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

Community Features

• Allow users to submit links to your directory
• Complete front end user registration, login and link submission
• Free or Paid Link Listing Opportunity
• Auto approve option for user registration to the directory
• New user role: SLD User
• Allow any WordPress User to Add Link
• Auto approve links option
• Manage user submitted links to the directory
• Unlimited front end link submission for Admin user
• Invite user interaction with Upvote
• Enable Upvote for Main Click in General settings
• Choose your UpVote icon: Thumbs up, Firey Hot, Heart, Star or Smiley Face.
• Allow users to embed your lists on their websites
• Allow registered users to create their own Favorite List of links

Link Directory Designa

• 16 templates to choose from for Single Page mode
• 2 templates to choose from for Multi Page mode
• Fully responsive and modern designs
• Directory templates are designed for different use case scenarios
• Use theme fonts or choose a Google font
• Fixed position filtering area
• Custom CSS to add your own style

Front End Submission to Monetize directory listings

• Front End User Registration with Captcha, Log in, Link Submission
• Alternaive option for link submission button (link to a contact form or google doc)
• Admin Approves User Submitted Links to Listing Directory or Set to Auto Approve
• Enable Free Frontend Submission
• Free Submission Limit
• Enable Email Notification for New Item Submission
• Mark Paid Item as Featured
• Show Featured Item at Top
• Registration Captcha
• Allow any logged in user to add link. Makes it possible for your existing site users to add link without registering again.
• Allow User to Update Profile
• Allow User to Upload Image
• Do Not Allow do-follow Links
• Auto Approve Registered Users
• Auto Approve Item Submission
• Exclude Lists from Front End Submission
• Enable Email Notification for Package Expiration
• Enable Claim Listing
• Show Claim Listing Button at Top
• Enable Paypal payment
• Enable Paypal Test Mode
• Enable Stripe payment

Admin Friendly Functionality

• 5 ways to add images: Auto Favicon, Font Awesome Icon, Upload Image, Paste Image Link OR Auto Generate Screenshot thumbnails from Website Links
• Auto Generate Title and Description from website link
• Auto Generate Thumbnail from Website link
• 3 Sidebar Widgets for Latest Links, Most Populat Links and Random Links
• User Up Vote Management
• Reset Upvotes – Upvote Expire after certain days
• Admin settings to turn on/off live search, filtering
• Two Diefferent Ways to Edit Directory Lists
• Copy List Items or Links to Other Lists
• Unpublish List Items or Links
• Admin settings to turn on/off live search, filtering
• Text block with each list that supports any shortcode. Display Ads Inside Directory
• Embed option. Other website owners can now embed the useful lists you create on their websites with a backlink to your own website. Configure the text that will show with the embeds. Great for SEO!
• Google Analytics Integration for outbound link click tracking!
• CSV Import to create new lists easily.
• CSV Export your lists for backup
• Import your exported CSV back with update lists
• Edit Fro