WPAdverts
WPAdverts is a WordPress plugin for creating a classifieds site or adding classifieds to a niche, industry, or local-area website.
What WPAdverts is
WPAdverts is a WordPress plugin for creating a classifieds site or adding classifieds to a niche, industry, or local-area website. Its free core lets users submit ads, upload images, preview listings, and manage their own posts, while site owners can moderate submissions and flag spam. Visitors can search and browse listings in grid or list views, with category- and location-filtered landing pages. The Payments Module supports fees for ad submissions and renewals, including different plans and featured listings. The extension catalog lists Elementor, WooCommerce, Stripe, Better Messages, BuddyPress, and PayPal; Elementor, WooCommerce, and Stripe are placed in Pro and Pro Plus packages. A contact form module can conceal posters' contact details behind a form. The maker describes the core as GPL v3 compatible open-source software, and developers can extend it using WordPress actions, filters, and documented code examples. Paid packages include email support and updates for the subscription period. Start-Up costs $59 a year for up to 3 websites; other annual and lifetime packages cover additional sites and extensions. A trial license can be arranged by contacting support.
Good
- Free core supports ad submissions and moderation.
- Visitors can browse in grid or list views.
- Payments Module supports listing fees and featured listings.
- Developers can extend it through WordPress actions and filters.
Watch out
- Elementor, WooCommerce, and Stripe are in Pro and Pro Plus.
- Paid packages are needed for support and updates.
- Trial license requires contacting support.
Who it suits
WPAdverts suits people building classifieds for their own site or a client, including boards focused on a particular niche or local area. It also has extension points for developers who want to adapt the plugin.
Verdict
WPAdverts provides core classifieds tools with optional paid extensions for payments and integrations. Its free core may suit a basic board; review package coverage if you need specific extensions or ongoing support.
Plans and prices
From WPAdverts's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Start-Up | $59 a year | Up to 3 websites · Start-Up, Pro and Pro Plus extensions · email support · plugin updates · $59 per year |
| Start-Up — yearly | $59 a year | Up to 3 websites · Start-Up extensions · Email support · Plugin updates · Per year |
| Professional | $149 a year | Up to 10 websites · Start-Up, Pro and Pro Plus extensions · email support · plugin updates · $149 per year |
| Professional — yearly | $149 a year | Up to 10 websites · Start-Up, Pro, and Pro Plus extensions · Email support · Plugin updates · Per year |
| Start-Up Lifetime | $179, paid once | Up to 3 websites · Start-Up, Pro and Pro Plus extensions · lifetime support and updates · $179 once |
| Start-Up — lifetime | $179, paid once | Up to 3 websites · Start-Up extensions · Email support · Plugin updates · Once |
| Professional Plus — yearly | $299 a year | Unlimited Websites · Start-Up, Pro, and Pro Plus extensions · Email support · Plugin updates · Per year |
| Professional Plus | $299 a year | Unlimited websites · Start-Up, Pro and Pro Plus extensions · email support · plugin updates · $299 per year |
| Professional Lifetime | $449, paid once | Up to 10 websites · Start-Up, Pro and Pro Plus extensions · lifetime support and updates · $449 once |
| Professional — lifetime | $449, paid once | Up to 10 websites · Start-Up, Pro, and Pro Plus extensions · Email support · Plugin updates · Once |
| Professional Plus — lifetime | $899, paid once | Unlimited Websites · Start-Up, Pro, and Pro Plus extensions · Email support · Plugin updates · Once |
| Professional Plus Lifetime | $899, paid once | Unlimited websites · Start-Up, Pro and Pro Plus extensions · lifetime support and updates · $899 once |
The facts
Each one read from WPAdverts's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API examples
- Forms documentation describes custom field types, validators, filters and hooks for advert, search and payment forms.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Bank transfer
- A bank-transfer payment gateway is included in the free plugin.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Current release
- The WordPress directory shows version 2.3.5, released October 7, 2026, with 4,000-plus active installations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Developer API
- The Forms API exposes actions and filters for changing form structure and behavior without editing plugin files.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Developer use
- The plugin uses WordPress actions and filters and includes documented code examples so developers can extend it without editing its original source.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Official documentation is organized into getting started, blocks and shortcodes, FAQs, built-in modules, extensions and developer sections.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Developers can replace templates through the adverts_load_template filter and maintain custom files outside plugin updates.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Hosting model
- WPAdverts runs inside a self-hosted WordPress installation rather than as a separate hosted service.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Image uploads
- The plugin supports drag-and-drop image uploading for listings.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Activation creates WordPress pages containing the adverts_list and adverts_add shortcodes, followed by configuration in Classifieds settings.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Paid packages include integrations for BuddyPress, Better Messages, PayPal, Stripe, WooCommerce and Elementor.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations limits
- The pricing page places the Elementor, Stripe, and WooCommerce integrations in the Pro and Pro Plus packages.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Limit: add-on complexity
- Wbcom Designs says configuring multiple add-ons and monetization options can create a learning curve for beginners.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: paid extensions
- A WordPress.org reviewer complained that the extension ecosystem is largely paid, while Wbcom Designs said advanced features require premium add-ons.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: translation and permalink issues
- Independent review coverage reports user complaints about translation problems and errors with custom permalink structures.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Listings
- Users can submit ads, upload images, preview listings, and manage their own ads, while site owners can moderate submissions and flag spam.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Listing views
- Administrators can offer grid or list displays and let visitors switch between them.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Notable news: currencies extension
- On May 26, 2025, WPAdverts announced a Currencies extension supporting more than 160 currencies and daily exchange-rate synchronization.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2009checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Polandchecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker history
- The company says it has developed WordPress add-ons since 2009 and released WPAdverts after a 2016 internal need for a classifieds system.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maker location
- SIMPLIKO states that its office is in Kraków, Poland.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Maker ownership
- WPAdverts is a SIMPLIKO project run by Greg Winiarski as lead programmer and business owner.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Free core
- The maker describes the core plugin as free and says it was released as a GPL v3 compatible open-source project.checked 3 Oct 2026
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