WP-BusinessDirectory – Business directory plugin for WordPress
by CMSJunkie - WordPress Business Directory Plugins · Membership
WP-BusinessDirectory is not just a simple business directory plugin, it is the most advanced business directory, classified ads directory, job listing …
86 health vs 79 average across 56 Membership plugins
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Support resolution
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
230
now · peak 272
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 50+ → 30+ down after 15 days in band
- 2026-06-25 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-23 50+ → 40+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-06-18 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-17 50+ → 40+ down after 21 days in band
- 2026-05-27 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-26 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-25 40+ → 50+ up after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A -
GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory 9K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A -
HivePress Favorites 8K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
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