Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin

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1. ★★★★★ weblikero

   6mo ago

   Great support, especially from Matthew Gordon!

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2. ★★★★★ virajdevinda

   7mo ago

   excellent support and great plugin

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3. ★★★★★ perryswansonproductions

   7mo ago

   Great plugin and great support!! Very dynamic!

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4. ★★★★★ tamasl

   8mo ago

   After a system migration, I encountered a complex issue that I couldn’t solve myself. The support team was there to help me and eventually all issues were resolved.

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5. ★★★★★ edcardona

   8mo ago

   It’s been really exciting to be able to create a professional classifieds website in such a short amount of time. There are still things to improve, but it’s exactly what I need, and with a little custom CSS and JS, it can have a very professional look and functionality.

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6. ★★★★★ send2sev

   8mo ago

   Very feature rich plugin. The setup was pretty straight forward and their support is brilliant. Special thanks to Matthew for his professional attitude and detailed responses to my questions.

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7. ★★★★★ shriji19

   8mo ago

   I purchased the Motors Pro plugin after ‘road testing’ the plugin. But after setup as per the instructions I find that first I am unable to upload any images for both the free version and the Pro version. I have asked support from stylemix theme a week ago but no reply. Even I cannot see any ‘Features’ on the Add form which I can add as extra features. Either their documentation is very vague and not detailed or the software on the plugin doesn’t work. As per their own documentation I am advised “The list of available features can be added, removed, or modified by navigating to WP Dashboard > Listing Page Details > Features List. This allows you to customize the features displayed for each vehicle listing” But guess what there is NO Features List option under the Loan Calculor link as shown on the image in the documentation or any where else on the Listing Page Details. What a shame. This plugin is a sham and its DOES NOT WORK!!! So over a week has gone since I paid for the plugin but no support and I haven’t been able to make my website work. The reveiws on WordPress.org all smme ot be fake and by the plugin authors themselves. I would NOT recommend this plugin as it may look good but comes with a loat of headache. Since my complaint above and several tickets which I raised in my Motors Plugin account, I had a very good customer support help from Matthew Gordon, who has helped me throughout to resolve these issues. Many issues were to do with Elementor upgrades and some with the Motors plugin itself, but at the moment it looks good. I am still in the early stages of setting up my official website autobazar co uk with this plugin and will post further reviews (hopefully all good) on this blog. I would like to thank Matthew Gordon for taking ownership and in a very polite, prompt and knowlegable way help me understand the issues and resolve them. I would now like to recommend the Motors Plugin to anyone wanting to start an automobile website. This topic was modified 7 months ago by shriji19. This topic was modified 6 months, 1 week ago by shriji19. Reason: Matthew Gordon helped me to resolve all the problems

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8. ★★★★★ zbubicic

   9mo ago

   Great theme in continue development. Great support. It is neded to wait few days but when ticket is open it will be resolved.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.4.86 New: Added New Premium “Car Info Autocomplete” add-on with VIN and trim lookup via CarApi, OpenDataSoft, NHTSA, Vindecoder, and Marketcheck. [PRO] 1.4.86
2. — Version 1.4.85 Fix: Non-numeric fields can now be added to the “Sort By” list, and sorting values in Inventory filter fields has been corrected. Fix: Typography updated to match the Luxury style on non-Elementor pages 1.4.85
3. — Version 1.4.84 Fix: Number fields were not considered in the SORT BY filtering on the Inventory page Improvement: Added 4 native Single Listing templates — Classic, Modern, Mosaic Gallery, and Carousel Gallery (Pro) 1.4.84
4. — Version 1.4.83 Improvement: Added the ability to select values from the existing “Custom Fields” list in the “Autogenerate a listing title” setting Fix: Various visual fixes applied 1.4.83
5. — Version 1.4.82 Improvement: Added a preloader to the new Listing Manager sections Improvement: Terms of custom fields can now be edited via the new Listing Manager Fix: Changes made to a listing’s description were not applied after sav 1.4.82
6. — Version 1.4.81 Enhancement: Added new setting “Image limit per chargeable listing” for Charge for listing submissions. Fix: Migrated Sellers Note data into the listing’s Description field. 1.4.81

27 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin <= 1.4.113 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-08-10 CVE-2026-66693 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.4.113 Patched in 1.4.114
2. High · 7.2 Motors <= 1.4.112 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content and User Biographical Info ↗
   2026-07-10 CVE-2026-13114 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.4.112 Patched in 1.4.113
3. Medium · 4.3 Motors <= 1.4.111 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Meta Modification via 'stm_mark_as_sold_car' Parameter ↗
   2026-06-30 CVE-2026-12435 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.4.111 Patched in 1.4.112
4. Medium · 4.3 Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin < 1.4.110 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2026-06-22 CVE-2026-7859 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects < 1.4.110 Patched in 1.4.110
5. High · 7.5 Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin <= 1.4.109 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Inclusion ↗
   2026-06-17 CVE-2026-54814 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') Affects <= 1.4.109 Patched in 1.4.110
6. High · 7.5 Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin <= 1.4.109 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection ↗
   2026-06-17 CVE-2026-54812 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 1.4.109 Patched in 1.4.110
7. Medium · 5.3 Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin <= 1.4.109 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-06-17 CVE-2026-54828 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.4.109 Patched in 1.4.110
8. High · 8.1 Motors – Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing <= 1.4.107 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'stm_dealer_logo_path' Parameter ↗
   2026-05-13 CVE-2026-3892 External Control of File Name or Path Affects <= 1.4.107 Patched in 1.4.108
9. Medium · 4.3 Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin <= 1.4.103 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Payment Bypass via 'stm_payment_status' Parameter ↗
   2026-05-11 CVE-2026-1934 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.4.103 Patched in 1.4.104
10. Medium · 4.3 Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin < 1.4.107 - Missing Authorization ↗
    2026-04-21 CVE-2026-39515 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.4.107 Patched in 1.4.107
11. High · 8.1 Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin <= 1.4.89 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion ↗
    2025-10-07 CVE-2025-10494 External Control of File Name or Path Affects <= 1.4.89 Patched in 1.4.90
12. Medium · 5.3 Motors <= 1.4.80 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference ↗
    2025-07-30 CVE-2025-54691 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 1.4.80 Patched in 1.4.81
13. Critical · 9.8 Motors <= 1.4.71 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion ↗
    2025-04-09 CVE-2025-32654 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') Affects <= 1.4.71 Patched in 1.4.72
14. High · 8.8 Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin <= 1.4.64 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation ↗
    2025-04-07 CVE-2025-2807 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.4.64 Patched in 1.4.65
15. Medium · 5.4 Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin <= 1.4.63 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2025-04-07 CVE-2025-2808 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.4.63 Patched in 1.4.64
16. Medium · 4.3 Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin <= 1.4.66 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Wizard Set-up ↗
    2025-04-07 CVE-2025-3437 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.4.66 Patched in 1.4.67
17. High · 8.8 Motors <= 1.4.71 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion ↗
    2025-04-04 CVE-2025-32142 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') Affects <= 1.4.71 Patched in 1.4.72
18. Medium · 6.4 Motors <= 1.4.71 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2025-04-04 CVE-2025-32170 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.4.71 Patched in 1.4.72
19. Medium · 4.3 Motors – Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing <= 1.4.57 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Deletion and Listing Template Creation ↗
    2025-03-21 CVE-2024-13737 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.4.57 Patched in 1.4.58
20. Medium · 5.4 Motors – Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing <= 1.4.43 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Custom Title ↗
    2025-01-15 CVE-2024-10970 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects <= 1.4.43 Patched in 1.4.44
21. Medium · 5.3 Motors – Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing <= 1.4.9 - Missing Authorization ↗
    2024-07-01 CVE-2024-5545 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.4.9 Patched in 1.4.11
22. Medium · 6.1 Motors – Car Dealer & Classified Ads <= 1.4.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2023-10-19 CVE-2023-46208 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.4.6 Patched in 1.4.7
23. High · 7.2 Motors – Car Dealer & Classified Ads <= 1.4.6 - Server Side Request Forgery ↗
    2023-10-19 CVE-2023-46207 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Affects <= 1.4.6 Patched in 1.4.7
24. Medium · 5.4 Motors – Car Dealer & Classified Ads <= 1.4.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Multiple Functions ↗
    2023-04-19 CVE-2022-38716 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.4.5 Patched in 1.4.6
25. Critical · 9.8 Motors – Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing <= 1.4.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload ↗
    2022-11-21 CVE-2022-3989 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 1.4.3 Patched in 1.4.4
26. Medium · 6.1 Motors – Car Dealer, Classifieds & Listing <= 1.4.0 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2019-09-20 CVE-2019-17229 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.4.1 Patched in 1.4.1
27. Medium · 6.5 Motors Car Dealer & Classified Ads <= 1.4.0 - Unauthenticated Settings Import/Export ↗
    2019-09-20 CVE-2019-17228 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Affects < 1.4.1 Patched in 1.4.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 6 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-16 10K+ → 9K+ down after 310 days in tier
2. 2025-08-10 9K+ → 10K+ up after 6 days in tier
3. 2025-08-04 10K+ → 9K+ down after 129 days in tier
4. 2025-03-28 9K+ → 10K+ up after 751 days in tier
5. 2023-03-08 8K+ → 9K+ up after 66 days in tier
6. 2023-01-01 9K+ → 8K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• AWP Classifieds 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Ultimate Classified Listings – Classifieds, Directory & Marketplace 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
• Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory 9K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A

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