Connections Business Directory
Connections Business Directory is a self-hosted WordPress plugin for creating address books, staff, business, and link directories.
What Connections Business Directory is
Connections Business Directory is a self-hosted WordPress plugin for creating address books, staff, business, and link directories. Its maker says it can handle directories with hundreds of thousands of entries. Listings can include repeatable addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, instant messaging, social media, links, and dates; custom fields, search, and filters are also supported. The plugin includes basic display templates, while premium templates offer more control over how entries appear on a site's front end. Free and paid extensions add options such as CSV import, visitor submissions, and custom entry ordering. Submissions can be held in a moderation queue, with email notices to administrators. Directory owners can limit viewing to logged-in WordPress users and mark entries public, private, or unlisted. The Contact extension lets visitors email listings without exposing their email addresses. The free plugin costs nothing. Paid bundles include templates and extensions; the Pro Pack — Single Site is $74.99, paid once and includes its first year of support and updates.
Good
- Free WordPress plugin
- Supports large directories and custom fields
- Offers public, private, and unlisted entries
- CSV import and visitor submission extensions available
Watch out
- Premium support and updates after year one require an annual license
- cMap requires Google Maps API keys
- Google may charge at increased geocoding limits
Who it suits
Connections suits WordPress site owners building contact, staff, business, or link directories. It is especially relevant to those who need custom listing fields, privacy settings, or visitor submissions.
Verdict
Connections provides directory-building features in a self-hosted WordPress plugin, with free and paid extension options. Review the paid support terms and map API requirements if you plan to use those capabilities.
Plans and prices
From Connections Business Directory's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Connections Business Directory | Free | WordPress plugin · manages hundreds of thousands of entries · Completely free |
| Extension Pro Pack — Single Site | $29.99, paid once | Premium extensions bundle · first year of support and updates included · Single Site |
| Template Pro Pack — Single Site | $59.99, paid once | Premium templates bundle · first year of support and updates included · Single Site |
| Pro Pack — Single Site | $74.99, paid once | Templates, extensions, and connector add-ons · first year of support and updates included · Single Site |
| Pro Pack — 1–5 Sites | $149.99, paid once | Templates, extensions, and connector add-ons · first year of support and updates included · 1–5 Sites |
| Pro Pack — Unlimited Sites | $299.99, paid once | Templates, extensions, and connector add-ons · first year of support and updates included · Unlimited Sites |
The facts
Each one read from Connections Business Directory's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- CSV import
- The CSV Import extension is described as a way to bulk import contact details from spreadsheet applications.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Data deletion
- The settings documentation says enabling Remove Data on Uninstall permanently erases directory data, settings, and tables when the plugin is deleted.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Developer tools
- The maker says Connections provides hundreds of developer actions and filters for custom functionality.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Directory privacy
- Directory settings can require logged-in WordPress users to view the directory, and entries can be marked public, private, or unlisted.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Email privacy
- The Contact extension lets visitors email directory entries without displaying their email addresses and includes email logging and anti-spam measures.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Entry scale
- The maker says the plugin can manage directories containing hundreds of thousands of entries.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- The maker offers free and premium extensions, including CSV import, visitor submission forms, and custom entry ordering.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Fields
- Entries can have repeatable addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, IM, social media, links, and dates.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The Pro Pack includes connectors for Frontend File Manager and Gravity Forms, which the maker describes as add-ons connecting Connections to selected third-party plugins.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Connections is a directory plugin for WordPress that can create address books, staff directories, business directories, and link directories.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Submission moderation
- The Form extension places visitor submissions in a moderation queue and can email administrators when submissions arrive.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Premium extensions include free support and updates for the first year; continued support and updates afterward require an annual support license.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Templates
- The plugin includes basic templates, and premium templates customize how directory entries display on the site’s front end.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Mapping requirement
- The cMap template requires Google Maps API keys for maps to load, and the documentation notes Google may charge fees at increased geocoding limits.checked 8 Oct 2026
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