Simple Link Directory Pro
Simple Link Directory Pro is a unique, advanced and simply the best WordPress Directory plugin for Listing Directory and Content Curation. Create elegant Link Directory, Link Lists, Link Collection, Link Page, Resource Page, Listing Directory, Topsite script, Logo Showcase, Video Gallery, Youtube Video Directory, Video Database or Partners page on your WordPress website in a matter of minutes.The Most Innovative WordPress Directory Plugin with Auto Content & Image Generation & the Possibility to Monetize or Exchange Links to generate backlinks. Earn Money with PayPal, Stripe for Paid & Claim Listing!
Compatible with: Any theme & Editor like Gutenberg,Elementor, Visual Composer, Beaver Builder etc.
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This is a new way to curate useful single page (or multi page) Link Collections and Link Directories easily and quickly for your Link Page or Resources Page. Turn your website into an Authority by curating niche specific useful link directories that your users will love, bookmark, embed and share!
Power up with Simple Link Directory Pro AddOns
Following Premium AddOns (to be purchased separately) are also available to power up your directory.(If you are looking for a business directory plugin instead of link directory – check out our latest Simple Business Directory plugin with maps!)
- Link Exchange AddOn
- Broken Link Checker
- Review Rating AddOn
- Modern MultiPage Mode AddOn
Simple Link Directory New Features!
The new version comes with many small improvements and some major features like Stripe Payment integration, Multi Page mode, full Multi-language support, Outgoing Click Count, Order by Clicks, Link Click Statistics feature, Auto thumbnail generation, automatic title and description generation from website link and more!Multi-Language support is added with mo/pot files and courtesy of some of our Simple Link Directory Pro users – Russian and Dutch languages are included with the plugin!
Simple Link Directory pro now supports many topsite script features like Order by link clicks, Click statistics for admin, restrict upvote by IP, restrict UpVote for logged in users only, Reset upvotes for Lists etc.
More Customization Options and Admin Power
We overhauled every template and improved them, Made everything customizable to your preferences, Optimized and Increased speed, Then gave you more flexibility with a better Shortcode Generator.And a Couple More Stuffs You May Like
Simple Link Directory comes with a Brand New Template suitable to take advantage of the New Left side Filter position feature and bigger images. That’s right – you can now have your filters at the top and/or on the side and you can have them in a fixed position as users scroll down your beautiful Lists of link directory. It looks fantastic and is very user-friendly.Oh, and there is a brand new shortcode option which will allow you to Show all your Lists in tabbed category format and you also have the options to pick your UpVote icon. Besides the standard thumbs up you can choose from Firey Hot, Heart, Star or Smiley Face.
What Can You Do with Simple Link Directory?
Forget those old style boring directory styles and layouts. This innovative and powerful, yet Simple Link Directory WordPress PlugIn allows you to create and curate comprehensive Lists of links with website logo and a short description with ease.Build Useful Links Collections or Link Library of your favorite bookmarks in style and share with your website users. Curate dozens or hundreds of lists of relevant website links on any broad topic. Then show all your Link Lists in a beautiful layout on a single page. Or you can choose any single link List to show with shortcode. Possibilities are endless. Let people upvote Links and show what they like.
Create a Single Page Directory or Multi-Page Directory
This Link Listing Directory plugin is the perfect solution for one-page directories embedded on a page or as resources page/s. The multipage mode can be enabled by adding a single line of shortcode on any of your WordPress page or post. This will automatically display all your Link Categories, Link Listings, and Link details hierarchically on its own page. Until now Simple Link Directory was most suitable as a single page directory. The new feature opens up a lot of new possibilities!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? Simple Link Directory can work as an efficient Vendors Directory plugin to list the vendor website links.Create a Video Gallery or Video Directory
You can use this WordPress Directory plugin as a Vimeo or Youtube Video Directory Listing. 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!Make Money on Auto Pilot
Monetize your favorite link collections or bookmarks make money online with your WordPress website! Earning Money with your curated Lists of Links is now possible with Simple Link Directory. It is an extremely easy and super quick process. You can literally set up a quality money earning website under 48 hours with this fabulous WordPress Directory Plugin. You can set up paid listing option to add links to your directory and/or allow other website owners to claim listing (link) with PayPal and Stripe payment.Embed List feature allows other website owners to show Lists you created on their websites and increases sharing, engagement and value of your own. As a HUGE bonus, you can get Backlinks when your Curated Link Lists are shared!
Simple Link Directory is, in a sense, the ultimate Content Curation Plugin and Bookmark manager you will need for your WordPress website, period.
Simple Link Directory AddOns
Broken Link Checker
- Checks broken links on all pages, posts and custom post types
- Checks broken links for the Simple Link Directory Lists
- Quick Scan broken links any time
- Full Scan broken links on automated scheduled times with time scope and post status
- Send email notifications and view saved report
Review, Rating for SLD Pro
Allow your site users to leave a review comment and rate the link listings.- Allow review for logged in users only or allow guest
- Auto approve reviews or approve by admin before being published
- Turn rating, review on and off shortcode or page basis
- Add/Edit/Manage reviews from admin
- Change All language texts from admin
Modern Multi Page Mode
Display your Link Lists with a Completely Innovative Look!- Modern and innovative List view and link display
- Choose from two different templates
- Filter by List, Categories and Tags
- Pagination support
- Change all text languages
Simple Link Directory Pro Features
Usability
- Build unlimited Lists and show them in one page or multiple pages
- Auto Generate Title and Description from website link
- 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.
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 (use other plugins for registration/payment)
- 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
Design
- 16 templates to choose from for Single Page mode
- 2 templates to choose from for Multi Page mode
- Create custom templates or customize templates rom your theme folder
- 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 Features
- Front End User Registration with Captcha, Log in, Link Submission, DashBoard
- Alternative 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 or use 3rd party plugins for user registration and payment.
- 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
- Supports recurring 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 UpVote 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!
- Click Statistics
- CSV Import to create new lists easily.
- CSV Export your lists for backup
- Import your exported CSV back with update lists
- Edit Front End Text Labels from Laanguage Settings Area
Customizability and Flexibility
- Choose theme font or google font.
- Configurable highlight color for each list
- Customize colors, fonts and almost all aspects of the link lists
- Customize templates from your theme folder
- Complete control over directory list ordering
- Custom Ordering of Lists
- Order List Items by Up votes, Item title, Date
- Randomize Lists and List Items
- Over a dozen shortcode parameters
- Easy and Powerful Shortcode Generator – no need to hunt down all the different parameters
- Custom JS and CSS panel to modify directory functionality
- Pagination for List Items available as a shortcode option.
- Mark Directory Links as New or Featured
- Expire Items Marked as New After a Certain Time Defined by You
- Language center to easily update all front end languages
Topsite List Script Features
- Order Listing Directory by Link Clicks
- Click statistics for admin
- Restrict upvote by IP
- Restrict UpVote for Logged in Users only
- Reset upvotes for Specific Lists
- Reset upvotes for All Lists
- Enable Upvote for Main Click in General settings
Link Directory for Company Intranet :
- Media or Marketing companies often require their company employees to access certain websites on regular basis. You can create link directories for your company Intranet using Simple Link Directory and allow your employees to create their own bookmark or favorite list of links selected from your directory listings.
- Any logged in user can create their own favorite List of Links by bookmarking links from your directory lists.
- Dynamically add or remove links from favorite bookmark list from front end
- Use a single master CSV file to Export and Import your directory listings
Speed
Creating lists is a breeze with Simple Link Directory. Each List item needs only a Title, Link, and an Image. The subtitle is optional. There are 4 ways to add images: Auto Favicon (as in auto), Font Awesome Icon, Upload Custom Image, or Paste External Image Link.You can also build your list as CSV file in excel and import your Lists. You can export all your lists as CSV file, make changes, and import it back quickly.
Simple Link Directory is optimized for speed and performance in code level.
SEO Friendly:
The templates’ HTML are SEO friendly. h2 and h3 tags were used as appropriate. You can define if a link should be no-follow or do-follow.This one-page directory plugin allows you to create a content hub and authority website.
Also, as part of your main website this plugin is a great addition because outbound links to relevant websites are great SEO plus marks for your website.
Monetization Option to Earn Money Online on Auto Pilot
- Integrated PayPal payment option for user link submission
- Integrated Stripe payment option for directory listing submission
- Create subscription package with any amount and your PayPal email ID
- Supports recurring payment
- Free and/or Paid Listing to Earn Money
- Claim Listing for Payment.
- Define link visibility duration and your currency of payment
- Option to Mark Paid Items as Featured.
- Option to Show Featured Items at Top
- AD/Text Block with each list to make money using shortcode from other plugin or google ads
- URL masking option for affiliate links
- Simple Link Directory WordPress plugin is the best way to earn money online – and the quickest. You can start making money with wordpress in 48 hours or less.
Power up with Simple Link Directory AddOns
Following Premium AddOns are also available to power up your directory.- Link Exchange AddOn
- Broken Link Checker
- Review Rating AddOn
- Modern MultiPage Mode AddOn
Simple Link Directory Pro comes packed with 16 fully responsive and innovative templates. We are working on more beautiful templates. If you are a blogger, webmaster, seo specialist or marketer this powerful Link Manager is an indispensable plugin for you!
Template design samples for single list:
Getting Started with Simple Link Directory:
Getting up and running with SLD pro cannot be any easier! Create Categories >Create Lists by adding Link, Description and an Image (optional)>Use the Shortcode generator to publish one list or a Category of Lists on any page or post!You can select to use a Favicon – which will be autodetected by the plugin, or add an external link to any image or quickly select a Font icon, or upload your own image with each link or let the link directory plugin automatically generate a thumbnail from the website link.
The shortcode generator of Simple Link Directory makes it extremely easy to generate shortcode with over 2 dozens of parameters to choose from!
Upcoming Feature
- If you have any feature request, let us know in comments.
Why Simple Link Directory Pro?
- Developed by a company with 16+ years of experience. You can rely on us
- Always up to date and under active development for new features
- Extended documentation
- Easy and Flawless Setup
- Fully Responsive Templates
- All in One Link Manager
- Powerful List Options panel
- Unique Features
- Hands Down the Number 1 WordPress Plugin to Start Making Money Online the Fastest Way (under 48 hours)
- Quick, Reliable, No-nonsense and Friendly One-on-One Support
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