A rare opportunity to own a high-value domain in the WordPress eCommerce niche! WPwebshop.com, owned since 2009, is now available for purchase. This sale includes a fully designed website, professional logo, and additional premium domains, making it the perfect turnkey solution for a WordPress webshop business.

Price: €99,000

Includes:

•WPwebshop.com (Main domain)

• WordPressWebshop.com

• WPwebstore.com

• WordPressWebstore.com

Website & professional logo design included

Secure transaction via Escrow.com

EU-based company invoice (0% VAT for non-BG buyers, 20% VAT if based in Bulgaria)

This is a premium package with brand potential and strong SEO value. Serious buyers only.

Interested? Contact us today at email address: info R E M O V E @ 101.nu (without spaces and the word R E M O V E)

also for sale: WPdiscounts.com

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A rare opportunity to own a high-value domain in the WordPress eCommerce niche! WPwebshop.com, owned since 2009, is now available for purchase. This sale includes a fully designed website, professional logo, and additional premium domains, making it the perfect turnkey solution for a WordPress webshop business.

Price: €99,000

Includes:

•WPwebshop.com (Main domain)

• WordPressWebshop.com

• WPwebstore.com

• WordPressWebstore.com

Website & professional logo design included

Secure transaction via Escrow.com

EU-based company invoice (0% VAT for non-BG buyers, 20% VAT if based in Bulgaria)

This is a premium package with brand potential and strong SEO value. Serious buyers only.

Interested? Contact us today at email address: info R E M O V E @ 101.nu (without spaces and the word R E M O V E)

also for sale: WPdiscounts.com

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I’m going to present 25 fabulous premium WooCommerce plugins and add-ons that aren’t among the most popular ones, but you can surely find them incredibly useful, so let’s get straight to the point, shall we?

Fancy Product Designer requires no coding knowledge. You can turn any product into a Fancy Product very easily and add multiple views to each of them. Also, you will be able to add images and texts to each view and set various parameters such as price, color, etc. The sidebar and category designs can be easily managed with a settings tab integrated in the WooCommerce settings.

Changing the product designer’s dimensions, styles and other options and settings is available and there are over 40 options offered for changing the text and labels in your own language. Each element of each order can be saved as an image in your web server. The plugin gets fully integrated and it doesn’t create its own new menu. Managing the plugin in the existing WooCommerce and WordPress administration pages is a piece of cake.

The single site license of the Fancy Product Designer plugin is priced at $35. [demo / more information]

WooCommerce Gift Card is a plugin that enables you to sell redeemable gift cards on your website. The gift cards represent actual coupon codes that are automatically generated and can be applied to any cart or product at checkout.

Gift cards can be sent to other people as well, which makes them interesting because your customer can send the gift card to anyone via email and this can be done very easily. You as the site admin will be able to set the expiry date of the gift cards, as well as the usage limit of gift vouchers. The coupon codes are sent to users only after the payment is finished.

The single site license for the WooCommerce Gift Card plugin is priced at $17. [demo / more information]

WP Affiliate Platform plugin integrates with WooCommerce so the affiliate commissions get awarded automatically for the products you sell. The affiliate plugin detects the referral and tracks the click when an affiliate sends a visitor to your store.

After the visitor buys the products and finishes with the payment, this plugin detects that the sale has been referred by an affiliate so it awards the referrer with an appropriate commission. It tracks commissions for recurring payments as well. This plugin is very simple to install and use.

The WordPress Affiliate Platform plugin is priced at $49.95 (one-time fee, unlimited site license). [demo / more information]

WooCommerce Shop Scheduler is a simple, yet very useful plugin that helps you setup the opening and closing time of your shop in terms of specific time and day using a customizable signage. It is quite easy to use, even for beginners.

The single site license for the WooCommerce Shop Scheduler plugin is priced at $10. [demo / more information]

WooCommerce View Order Online Link adds a “View Order Online” link to the customer and the store admin each time a customer places an order. Those links take both of you directly to the order online. This plugin is going to save you many hours of orders managing, as it is very simple to use and it is also very lightweight so you don’t have to worry about your website’s performance.

The WooCommerce View Order Online Link plugin is priced at $8 (single site license). [demo / more information]

WooCommerce Advance Order Status plugin adds a custom order status to your store. These statuses can be pre-ordered, shipped, delayed, printed, cash on delivery, etc. Each order triggers an Email notification either to the customer who placed the order or to a custom email address. You can choose a separate color for each order status so you can easily identify it on the View Orders page. This WooCommerce extension comes with its own settings page where you can manage the order statuses easily.

The single site license for the WooCommerce Advance Order Status plugin is priced at $25. [demo / more information]

Display Product provides you with full control over any product display anywhere and in any form you want to. If you want to display your products in form that is out of the ordinary and it looks very interesting. You can choose between 6 build-in templates and over 8 different color variations. It is compatible with any template and thanks to a handy shortcode generator you can display the products within few seconds. The plugin is responsive ready and it fits any screen size or resolution. You can filter the displayed products and display them in any part of your website.

The Display Product plugin is priced at $16 (single site license). [demo / more information]

WooCommerce Free Gift can be used for rewarding your customers for spending a certain amount of money in your store, which further long motivates your customer to shop at your store more frequently. You will be able to specify a product as a fixed gift or you can let your customers choose their own gifts.

The gift products can be hidden from your customer and you will be able to enable this functionality for registered users only, or for anyone. Giving a gift to one customer more than once can be disabled, and you can choose to disable the gift option for customers who shop using a coupon. A notification message about the gift can be displayed on the cart page or on any page or post using a simple shortcode.

The WooCommerce Free Gift plugin is priced at $14 (single site license). [demo / more information]

Video Product Tab WooCommerce enables you to add a video to any product page. An additional tab gets added to the single products page and it allows your customer to view the embedded video. Adding a video is super easy; it only takes a few clicks.

The single site license for the Video Product Tab WooCommerce plugin is priced at $13. [demo / more information]

Edit Customer User Profile solves the problem of your users not being able to update their email address or username from the frontend. Once you install the plugin, it enables your customers to edit their user profile information right from their account page.

Name, last name and email can now be edited very quickly and easily. It doesn’t sync the customers info with the info from the billing address, this way your customers can easily input the desired details whoever they are buying the product for.

The Edit Customer User Profile plugin is priced at $14 (single site license). [demo / more information]

WooChimp helps you integrate your store with MailChimp in just few basic steps. Full MailChimp’s Ecommerce360 support is included with multiple mailing lists, merge tags, subscriber groups and webhooks. A signup option is also added to the checkout. The merchant’s MailChimp account gets connected to WooCommerce and instantly provides access to customer, order and product data on MailChimp.

Customer’s purchase data gets automatically gathered in order to create targeted customer segments on MailChimp. The data driven segmentation and automatic triggers enable you to send the right mails to the right customers at the right time.

The WooChimp plugin is priced at $15 (single site license). [demo / more information]

WooCommerce Quick Export Plugin can only be used with at least WordPress version 3.7, as it takes advantage of the “Date Query” option introduced with this version. This tool enables you to export all your customers and orders into a CSV file with just one click so you can analyze your web store’s activity more thoroughly. The plugin can be accessed from the WooCommerce menu, where you can find a Reports Native menu.

There are four pre-defined data sets when you export customers and you need to select at least one. Corresponding columns for the upcoming CSV file are set for each data. This tool lists automatically all available order statuses in your installation and the actual number of orders stored in the database is placed beside each status.

The single site license for the WooCommerce Quick Export plugin is priced at $13. [demo / more information]

The WooCommerce Minimize Fraud Plugin helps you protect yourself from online fraud on your WooCommerce website. It identifies risky orders and holds them up to be reviewed. With MixMind Telephone Verification services included verification through a telephone is automated which saves you a lot of time and money. This verification ensures you that your customers have provided a valid telephone number.

The WooCommerce Minimize Fraud plugin is priced at $15 (single site license). [demo / more information]

WooCommerce Sponsor a Friend Plugin is actually a very nice marketing plugin that transforms your customers into your own personal ambassadors. This is how it works: a customer can sponsor or refer their friends by filling in a simple form where they enter the friend’s data. An email containing a unique coupon gets sent to this friend.

You set the amount and duration of this coupon. If the person who got the coupon buys something from your store, the customer who referred them gets a reward coupon which gets sent automatically at the “Order completed” step. The reward coupon will be the same amount as the referral coupon was.

The WooCommerce Sponsor a Friend plugin is priced at $15 (single site license). [demo / more information]

WooCommerce Orders Page Customiser is used for customizing the backend orders page. Editing the order of columns, enabling/disabling specific columns and resizing the width of the columns is quite easy with this plugin. In case you miss the old status labels, they are implemented in this tool so you can clearly see the status of any order.

The WooCommerce Orders Page Customiser plugin is priced at $13 (single site license). [demo / more information]

WooCommerce PDF Invoice generates invoices automatically and then sends them to your customers via email or they can download them directly from your store. The layout design looks like a professional sales document, which is very easy to customize.

You can add your own logo, company details, invoice number prefix or date format. Order details, payment instructions or any other information you find important can be displayed as well.

The single site license for the WooCommerce PDF Invoice plugin is priced at $14. [demo / more information]

Woocommerce Price History/Price Drop Notifications adds history line charts to your store. Each product page gets graphs of price variations over time for each of the following price types: current, highest, lowest and average. Your users can also see the last 5 price changes. The price and availability data gets updated from your WooCommerce products. Price drop notifications are included as well and you can notify your visitors each time a price drops on any product.

The Woocommerce Price History/Price Drop Notifications plugin is priced at $14 (single site license). [demo / more information]

WC Products By Category Widget is very flexible allowing you to get custom widgets to show products according to one or multiple categories on your template sidebar. It shows bestseller products, featured products, top rated products, recent products, recently viewed products, on sale products or random products by product category.

The WC Products By Category Widget plugin is priced at $12 (single site license). [demo / more information]

Facebook Commenter & Social Share for WooCommerce allows your customers to review and/or comment your products through their Facebook account. The social share integration allows you and your users to share your products on their timeline.

The single site license for the Facebook Commenter & Social Share for WooCommerce plugin is priced at $16. [demo / more information]

Sorting WooCommerce Pro lets you have full control over sorting your products on your shop page and the sorting dropdown list. You can sort them by custom attributes or default elements. You can also completely override your dropdown list and add your own sorting options, or you can hide the droplist completely.

Your own custom sorting can be set as the default sorting, and the plugin provides a Mass Assign feature, which lets you assign an attribute to your products, and many great attributes are featured.

The Sorting WooCommerce Pro plugin is priced at $14 (single site license). [demo / more information]

Social Deals Engine is an extendable plugin that allows you to use special offers and deals through limited quantity, exclusivity and price manipulation exclusively with WooCommerce. Claim this offer feature is added as well as social sharing discounts, time based offers and much more.

The single site license for the Social Deals Engine plugin is priced at $15. [demo / more information]

WooCommerce Customer Relationship Manager helps you keep track of your customers including guests visitors so you can manage them easily and quickly reach out to all of them. You can filter customers, export contacts, send emails to multiple customers, view orders, see financial activity of each customer. Newsletter integration via MailChimp is featured as well.

The WooCommerce Customer Relationship Manager plugin is priced at $18 (Single Site License). [demo / more information]

WooCommerce Checkout for Digital Goods helps you increase your sales by providing your customers with quick checkout. They won’t have to leave their address and phone number, which is basically unnecessary for digital products purchase and many customers actually give up on the purchase because they don’t want to provide that kind of information.

The WooCommerce Checkout for Digital Goods plugin is priced at $5 (Single Site License). [demo / more information]

WooCommerce Volume Discount Coupons allows you to display volume discounts directly on products. These discounts get provided automatically based on the quantities of certain products in the cart. Auto-apply and normal coupons are featured and they are all pretty coming in various colors.

The single site license for the WooCommerce Volume Discount Coupons plugin is priced at $20. [demo / more information]

some final words

It speaks for itself that all these plugins, addons and extensions work only if integrated with an existing WooCommerce installation. I find them to be very useful as they help you solve some problems on your web shop, and while some of them might look like minor interferences, they might actually lead you to losing many customers. Using some of these plugins to improve the efficiency of your online store would surely be an important and much appreciated investment, not only by you but by your customers as well.

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There are many plugins available to help you out with your FAQ page and enable you to create one that is easy to browse through and understand. Of course, premium plugins offer full solutions for this kind of pages, but there are also free ones that can be of use in case you aren’t keen on spending money at the moment.

In case you want to create a full FAQ / knowledge based website, there are many useful themes available for this as well, and you can read more about several quality ones I’ve chosen to present in this article.

free FAQ plugins for WordPress

Let’s start off with free plugins for creating FAQ pages.

WP Awesome FAQ is a plugin which uses a custom post type. It comes with accordion based jQuery UI. No special configurations are needed, and what this plugin does is allowing you to create unlimited category based FAQ items with title and description included. All you need to do is create a page for your FAQ section and update it with a shortcode. [demo / download]

WordPress FAQ lets you create a searchable FAQ section with a button included to expand or collapse all questions. Each FAQ will have full image and HTML support and the ability of adding date and username. You will be able to create a well-designed, informative FAQ section which is also highly customizable. The entries can be categorized and this way everything looks well organized and neat, plus very easy to use for all your visitors. [demo / download]

Aspire Smart FAQ plugin helps you use a combination of custom post types and taxonomies for creating a FAQ section on your WordPress website. Using your existing permalink structure, this plugin automatically creates a single post. Categories and tags can be included as well and easily added to the menu.

When it comes to features and managing your FAQ page, custom post type is included and so is custom taxonomy for tags and categories. Run-time sorting of FAQs and jQuery accordion for FAQs are featured. Various types of shortcodes for displaying your FAQ are available, and separate widgets for categories, tags and single FAQ are included also. [demo / download]

SP responsive wp-faq plugin features a quick and easy way of adding a responsive FAQ page, and it can be used as jQuery UI accordion. Adding, managing and displaying FAQ on your website is the main and only purpose of this plugin, and you can do this easily by adding such a page to your WordPress website.

The plugin adds a new tab to your admin menu, where you can enter the FAQ title and description items as easy as creating regular posts. Titles can be shown/hidden as you please and a thumb image can be added. The whole philosophy of this plugin is creating a new page and adding a simple shortcode to it and voila, you got your basic, easy to manage FAQ page. [demo / download]

Q and A Focus Plus FAQ comes with a clean and optimized source code with minimized Javascript and CSS files for better performance. With this plugin you can create, categorize and reorder an unlimited number of FAQs. You can furthermore insert them into any page with a simple shortcode. With the help of a simple JQuery animation, questions can be shown or hidden and an option to have your questions jump into focus is featured, much like anchor links. A rating system is featured and you will be able to allow anonymous users to rate the FAQs, or you can choose to let registered users only to use this feature. Post tags are supported and you can add them to each question. [demo / download]

Arconix FAQ lets you add FAQ items to your website easily and quickly. A shortcode is supplied for you to use and add questions to your website. JQuery toggle box lets you show/hide the FAQs that can be displayed in groups using the group taxonomy featured. [demo / download]

premium FAQ plugins for WordPress

Compared to the free plugins you’ve just read about, premium plugins often offer many more functions and useful options. They also have instant customer support and come with regular updates. Below a list of several great premium plugins for FAQ website sections.

WordPress FAQ Plugin comes with a full-featured administration dashboard where question groups and questions can be managed. You will be able to tweak the plugin and make it fit your own needs. A sliding accordion feature is included so your users can easily browse through your FAQs. They can also search them and submit their own questions. The plugin is completely translation ready, and sells for $32.99. [demo / more information]

Fancy FAQ presents a full frequently asked questions management plugin for WordPress. It features a custom Fancy FAQ post type and category taxonomy which is very easy to use and it will let you post FAQ sections to your website easily.

Plugin installation is very quick and easy and so is submitting questions and adding categories. After you add the questions you can show all your FAQ items on any post or page, or even in the widget area using a simple shortcode. Its responsive layout makes sure your FAQ section looks great on all devices, including smartphones and tablets. Fancy FAQ is priced at $15. [demo / more information]

Accordion FAQ will let you create multiple FAQ pages. Accordion and list style types are supported for FAQ display. You will be able to create custom templates very easily. Setup is incredibly easy and the plugin is completely translation ready so you can adjust it and use it in your own language. Proper support is provided and all questions will be answered within 24 hours. Accordion FAQ is priced at $13. [demo / more information]

Sugar FAQs is a full solution for creating frequently asked questions page on your WordPress website. A FAQ custom post type is supported and it can be easily used for adding these sections anywhere on your website.

The FAQs will be displayed in a neat, fancy accordion style all your visitors are going to like. All questions can be sort into topics with good organization of the questions. Furthermore, you can display each topic anywhere you want to on your website. The plugin is very flexible and it is going to fit any theme, you can even keep your theme’s default post layout if you wish to. Users will be able to submit their own questions, which creates a new FAQ with a pending review set. Admins can later on answer the question or reject it. An email notification is enabled so admins get notified whenever a new question is submitted. The price of Sugar FAQs is $12. [demo / more information]

WordPress FAQs is simple to activate and it will let you easily create FAQ sections on your WordPress blog or website. You can create as many FAQs and groups as you wish to, and all of your items can easily be organized with the help of the drag & drop system included. Outputting your FAQs and placing them on any page or post can be done by simple placing a shortcode anywhere you want it to be. “Folding” is also enabled (click and open to close option) and optional index is included at the top of each FAQ. WordPress FAQs is priced at $12. [demo / more information]

BWL Advanced FAQ Manager offers simple activation and quick creation of nice looking FAQ sections anywhere on your website. Creating a FAQ with this plugin consists of few simple steps: activate the plugin; add your GAQ items and then display them in any post or page or even as a sidebar, using a simple shortcode.

Great sorting features are included for making this section look neat and organized. All questions can categorized and placed into topics. Users will also be able to rate them. Full CSS3 accordion is featured as well as a responsive layout. You can buy the BWL Advanced FAQ Manager plugin for $15. [demo / more information]

Clear FAQs helps you create a clean, organizes FAQ section by using the familiar WordPress interface. This way, creating these sections is as easy as creating any regular post. All FAQ items can be presented in categories with descriptions and you can store them within a custom post type. Multiple pages can be created as well, and all options can be set in custom options panel. An expand/collapse functionality is built in and so is a smooth scroll to section. You will have full control over the display of your questions, and you can also hide or show category counts. Its fluid width makes sure your FAQ fit any device. Clear FAQs is priced at $10. [demo / more information]

Responsive FAQ Accordion is a plugin that is going to make it very easy for you to create various FAQ groups and implement them into your website. Multiple groups and questions can be created and you can get feedback from your users. Custom post type and taxonomy are included, and a simple shortcode for placing the FAQs anywhere you want to is featured. Being responsive, it fits any device perfectly. Responsive FAQ Accordion is priced at $12. [demo / more information]

WP Nested FAQs is a great solution for creating FAQs for a nested structure. With nested sets and shortcode included you will be able to easily add your questions on any page, and you can even add multiple FAQs on a same page. It features a MVC code structure and it is very easy to use. Buy the WP Nested FAQs plugin for $16. [demo / more information]

premium FAQ themes for WordPress

As already mentioned above, in case you don’t only want a FAQ section on your site, and you want a full FAQ based website instead, here is a list of several great themes to get you started.

iKnowledge is a responsive knowledge based WordPress theme with a clean design created so the main focus is your content. Rating system and post view counter are included so you can easily track your article performance. With a fully widgetized homepage you can control all the elements from your WP widget area. It comes with 4 color styles and it features custom page templates and custom widgets as well. A one-click framework updater is featured and you can also easily upload your logo or favicon using the logo and favicon uploader available. Your visitors can rate each of your posts and your will be able to use the theme in any language, as it is fully localized. You can buy this theme for $45. [demo | more information]

Knowledge Base is a great solution for any knowledge-based websites, including various products and service support. The design is clean and intuitive with many useful features included, such as live search, FAQ posts, contact form, custom widgets and shortcodes. You can choose out of unlimited theme colors and when it comes to post formats, standard, video and audio formats are supported. You can add embed YouTube and Vimeo videos, and Twitter Bootstrap shortcodes are featured as well. The theme is completely responsive and translation ready, and is priced at $45. [demo | more information]

Base comes with a clean design and three pre-built styles you can choose from. It is fully responsive with Retina assets included. The theme is perfect for any kind of knowledge based websites. It features custom image, video, audio, gallery and embedded video post formats. Many custom widgets are included for displaying categories, post counts, view counts and sticky posts. A fully customizable 404 page is included and a widget area generator as well.

You will have full control over your content and many of the built in features so you can adjust the theme to fit your needs perfectly. It is responsive; therefor it is going to look great on all devices. The theme is priced at $45. [demo | more information]

TechDesk is highly customizable and it comes with 10 custom widgets, 5 widgetized areas, 5 post formats (image, audio, video, standard), unlimited homepage layouts and a bunch of useful options. It was built on Boostrap 3 which makes it very intuitive and easy to use. Live search is included as well as Ajax thumbnail rebuild. The theme is 100% responsive and retina ready so you don’t have to worry about it looking funky on mobile devices. This theme is priced at $45. [demo | more information]

KnowHow is perfect for providing a support website to your customers and it is very easy to handle. A color picker is included so you can change the way your theme looks in a click. Video post format is supported including embed and self-hosted videos. With a shortcode for flexible columns, buttons, toggles, tabs and accordions and the ability to add your own shortcodes, this theme is extremely user friendly. It features a separate FAQ page and its responsive design guarantees your website is going to be pixel perfect on any device. You can buy this theme for $45. [demo | more information]

summary

No matter if you only want an attractive FAQ section on your blog, or you want to create an entire knowledge based website, these themes and plugins were created solely for helping you with these tasks. It is all up to you to choose between free/paid versions. The premium products offer more functionality and a better choice of options, regular updates and free customer support, but you will find the free plugins very useful as well, especially if you don’t need much more than a basic, clear FAQ section for your visitors.

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Clean and simple administration is often offered when it comes to these themes. They don’t only offer a perfect directory solution, many of them come with numerous extra features you will find extremely useful, such as flexible pricing plans, claim listings options, easy monetizing solutions, etc. Basically a premium theme gives you a full ready-to launch directory website, making it very easy for you to collect your income in more than just one way, and let you have complete control over your site.

free directory plugins for WordPress

Another way of creating a directory website is using some of the free WordPress plugins available. With the help of these plugins, you can build a directory website, just not as quickly as with ready-to-launch directory themes, as you will need to put some time an effort to it and implement the plugins to your existing theme.

Here is a list of 10 free solid plugins for creating a directory website:

Connections Business Directory is a directory manager, which can be used for creating address books, business, staff or church directories. It is very easy to use and it has several useful features such as a dashboard admin page, multiple entry types, controlling your entries, as many fields as you need, category support, and extensive role support.

It comes with many basic templates you can get started with, and they are easy customizable as well. Displaying your entries is quite simple and the plugins’ shortcode offers a nice amount of options you can work with. Connections can be used to manage directories with thousands of entries and it offers decent filters. [demo / download]

Directory & Classifieds is a plugin that gives you the ability of building any kind of a directory website. It is fully customizable and easy to configure. The listings feature a solid level of control, allowing you to attach each listing to a different level where some can have neverending active periods, include sticky status and Google Maps integration, while others can have a bigger number of attached videos or images.

When it comes to content fields, each belongs to the type that establishes its display and behavior. You can set the fields by managing visibility on pages, select custom field icon, etc. You may also assign fields to certain categories. [demo / download]

Store Locator Plus lets you add a location finder or directory to your WordPress website quickly and easily. No matter how many locations you have, you can manage them with this plugin right from your basic WordPress panel. No special skills are needed for setup, all you need to do is enter your locations, create a page and put the shortcode in it, and the Store Locator Plus map and search form will appear. You can also place it on any existing page.

Customization is also available through the settings admin panel. You can change map types, add details and re-label entry and search fields. [demo / download]

Link Library was created with the purpose of enabling you to output a list of link categories and also a list of links you can add notes and descriptions to. You will be able to create a page on your website which contains a list of all the link categories you have previously defined along with all links included in those categories.

A form can also be created through which you can accept user submissions which can be moderated by the site admin before listing the new entries. An RSS feed can be also created for your link collection, this way your visitors are aware of all the additions in your link library. [demo / download]

Name Directory features a name glossary with easily configurable layout options. It simply adds name or term directories to your regular WordPress website. A name directory consists of the following values: name, description, and submitter. Each of these directories can be embedded with a shortcode which can be easily past to your own posts and pages and each of them comes with few configuration options, such as show/hide title, description, suggestion form, submitter name and show/hide a horizontal rule between the entries. [demo / download]

Gravity Forms Directory is a free add-on for Gravity Forms, which is a premium plugin. Keep in mind it can’t be used on its own, you will need to install the main plugin first, and then get the add-on for free. It features several great options that might ease the whole directory management for you. The add-on is 100% shortcode based and therefor extremely easy to use. It includes built-in search and it allows registered users to edit their own directory listings.

You can set the listings by column, choose the way you want to show your entries and who you want to show them to and easily re-organize the columns inside Gravity Forms. Any column can be hidden or shown, and you can control the way your field boxes and columns are displayed. [demo / download]

Business Directory Plugin lets you increase integration on your website, improve your customer retention and add a revenue generating section to your regular WordPress installation. You will be able to build local directories, business provider listings, Yellow Pages style directories, Yelp – like review sections, create an address book and much more.

The form fields are fully customizable and you can choose to have free listings as well as paid ones. Featured listings can be allowed for a fee, and you will be able to create multiple fee plans which can get assigned to categories for posting. The listings can be edited by users without having to access the WP dashboard. The businesses in your directory can be rated and their location can be displayed as well thanks to the Google Maps module included. Category icons are available as well as management of attachments in a listing. [demo / download]

Open Links Directory is a simple plugin that helps you build a basic website directory. Your visitors will be enabled to submit their on links and they will also be able to search for a website. The plugin is under active development as we speak, so any future options that might get included are under construction. [demo / download]

The BePro Listings plugin helps you to create searchable listings on any page or post inside your WordPress website. You can create posts with additional info such as cost, contact or geography. This information can be searched and viewed via several different formats including Google Maps, and it can all be done through widgets and shortcodes. You will find this plugin very useful if you want to include listing type features into your own custom design.

You can setup categories and control many things about them, including number of images, default search distance and page details. Your members can also control their submissions with the following options: add/edit/delete. A BuddyPress option is included with the help of which users can manage their submissions right through their profile. Custom posts are available as well and when it comes to listing categories, custom taxonomies are available with the ability of adding images to them. It is multisite compatible, too. [demo / download]

Classyfrieds represents a directory listing that fits in with your WordPress native functions; therefor it’s really easy to use. It uses regular WP custom posts and taxonomies to create easily expandable classifieds or a directory system. You can choose a pre-made layout or create your own, turn user fields on or off, etc.

The plugin integrates nicely with existing plugins and the Classifrieds framework is easy to operate with. User comments are available and you can set post expiration, subtitle options, select country, add additional information, a pricing field, website URL field. Image upload and storage is available by username and you can set access for registered/guest users. [demo / download]

summary

As you can see, some of these plugins offer more than the others, and few of them can actually get you somewhere, for starters. In case you don’t want a full directory website, and you only want to include a directory option in your blog/site, these free plugins can get you started quickly, and they offer a fair functionality.

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Of course, the main point here is you can earn some cash while writing your opinion about a product, which sounds very tempting, doesn’t it?

Before you create your website, you need to do your homework and do some serious research. First of all, check out your competition! With so many review websites online, it’s more than likely someone is already describing the products you want to describe. This doesn’t have to be a bad thing – it actually means your product has a lot of people interested in reading about it.

While checking out competitor websites keep in mind to go through them thoroughly and ask yourself what it is that you like or dislike about the website. Place yourself in the audience position and feel free to wonder what you would like to see about the product that isn’t there. Finally, ask yourself what would you, as a reviewer, do or write differently? The answers to these questions are going to help you get a clearer picture on how your website should look like.

Once you finish with lurking the competition, start writing your reviews. Keep in mind that each of them represents your own voice that speaks about the product, and again, place yourself in the audience position. What kind of review would you like to read on the product? Do you like open minded reviews where everything is explained in a simple language so anyone would understand, or do you like technical reviews with no personal twists coming from the writer? Surely, no one likes to read a dull review that simply won’t keep one’s attention. Simply, create reviews you as a visitor would like to read. Be unique, keep it simple, but explain every important detail of the products, and finally give your honest opinion about it. This recipe shouldn’t fail, as many successful review websites have shown. If you check out some of the largest review websites such as Yelp or Epinions, you will find out soon enough that these websites strive to bring interesting, unique, yet informative reviews that are actually pleasant to read for just about anyone. Try to make yours just as good, it’s not that hard!

After you finish all your research on the concept of your website, comes the practical part of actually creating it. This is where themes and plugins jump in as the perfect solutions to help you focus all your attention on your lively reviews, while they do all the technical work for you.

free WordPress review plugins

There is a nice amount of free review plugins for WordPress to help you get started with your review website, so let’s mention some of them and make things clearer for you!

Author hReview adds a rating system to your website, and it helps you increase search traffic by making SERP results more attractive and eye-catching. Editorial ratings are fully supported, but your visitors and customers will not be able to add their rating and get involved in the results. This means the rating is going to depend solely on the author’s opinion. [demo / download]

Book Review plugin is perfect for websites that involve in book reviews. It adds a convenient “Book Info” section to the “Add new post” and “Edit post” pages. Whenever you would like to share a review of a book and simply add a little more information about the book in question, all you need to do is fill this form out. After you fill in the form which includes many important fields such as book title, series, author, genre, publisher, release date, format, etc., you can choose how you want this section to look or where you’d like to place it. You can choose to position it above or below the original post and you can also customize the background and border colors. You can optionally show ratings on the homepage with the summary text. The built-in star rating images can be used easily, but you can also use your own. Up to five links of your choosing can be configured, and you can open the custom links in the same tab or open a new one. An archive of your reviews by title or genre can be shown as well. [demo / download]

Book Review Library plugin enables you to create a library of books with reviews included, and some meta information about the books such as author, illustrator, genre and subjects. Ratings are included as well. With the help of this plugin you can easily list all books of a certain type, for example you can sort them all by author or genre, or rating, etc. You don’t need to be an expert to insert this plugin into your website; you can have it up and running very easily and very quickly. A configurable shortcode that displays a book list is also included along with 2 sidebar widgets: Recent Reviews, which displays the newest book reviews, and Related Books, which displays a list of similar books by genre tags. If you want to customize the way your reviews are shown, you can do this very easily by creating and editing template files. The Genericons iconfont is used in this plugin and it displays the books icons and star ratings on both the dashboard and front-end. [demo / download]

Mage Reviews is a 5 star rating system which gets integrated within the comment form. This plugin will let you add a simple, customizable rating field to your comment form for certain post types. Rating averages will be displayed for corresponding post types as well. Several useful features are included, such as the ability to display recent reviews, easily customize the rating options and choices, display on posts, pages and custom post types, etc. You can upload your own images as rating icons and the rating average gets automatically calculated with multiple display options. The users can be restricted to 1 rating per post. [demo / download]

Rich Reviews is a plugin that lets you embed user reviews and Google Rich Snippet ratings anywhere on your website. Three types of reviews are featured: per page/post, category and global reviews so you can easily customize it to make it fit your needs. You can choose which of these reviews will be added to your website and you can include any of the three key features on literally any part of your website, including page, post, sidebar, footer or widget area. An external stylesheet is included for easy customization. The ratings will be viewable in Google’s results as it has Google Rich Snippets support. [demo / download]

WordPress Review Site Builder enables you to build any type of affiliate or review website. It is compatible with any WP theme so no additional modifications will be needed. It uses custom post types and with a customizable rating feature and easy administration, it will give you full control over your reviews and ratings. [demo / download]

WP Star Reviews, Map, and Testimonials is a simple plugin that allows you to enable your users to leave reviews which you as an administrator can later approve and display on your website. The review form is customizable and the reviews can be displayed on any page of your website. Each review comes with a 5 star rating and an overall rating result is going to be displayed as well. You can approve the reviews according to service, item or location. [demo / download]

Easy Review Builder for WordPress is a lightweight plugin that lets you insert nice looking star based review summaries into your website. The rating scale supports multiple rating categories and an auto calculated summary (optional). The summary box looks classy and it is very flexible so you can specify any important review category. Each review point can be enriched by some text for summarizing your thoughts, and you can also add your final rating. [demo / download]

free WordPress review themes

Apart from these free WordPress review plugins, there are a few free WordPress review themes, so let’s check those out, too!

Ready Review comes with a responsive layout and it is great for affiliate marketing. This is an Amazon compatible WordPress theme. It looks very simple and it allows you to present your reviews in a clean, attractive way. The theme is very clean and simple and you will be able to use it even though you have no previous WordPress experience. [demo / download]

summary

Many nice options can be grabbed for free as you can see, and these free versions let you create a simple website and play around with it, but if you want to have a serious website that’s going to help you make some serious cash, investing in it and getting premium products that are created for this website niche specifically, is the right thing to do.

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