Hire Listify Developers

Listify is a premium WordPress theme developed by Astoundify and sold on ThemeForest with over 13,000 sales. It is a directory and listing theme built specifically around the WP Job Manager plugin – an open-source plugin that powers listing-type sites including job boards, business directories, and local service directories. Listify extends WP Job Manager with design and display features specific to directory sites.

Listify includes: a homepage hero with a Google Maps or listing search, a listing card grid for browsing directory entries, category-based navigation, a user submission form for new listings, and a user dashboard for managing submitted listings. It integrates with WooCommerce for paid listing plans and with WP Job Manager’s extension library for additional features like ratings, bookmarks, and claimed listings.

Building a directory site on Listify requires configuring both the theme and the WP Job Manager plugin community correctly. The theme handles the display; WP Job Manager and its extensions handle the data model and submission logic. Developer work covers this full-stack directory configuration, custom listing field setup, and styling beyond the theme’s default design.

Listify developer work typically involves:

• Initial directory setup – configuring WP Job Manager for the specific directory type (business, services, jobs) and connecting it to Listify’s display templates.
• Custom listing fields – adding fields specific to the directory niche beyond the default listing fields.
• Google Maps integration – configuring map display for listing locations and proximity search.
• Paid listing plans via WooCommerce – setting up listing tiers with payment.
• Child theme and CSS customisation for brand-specific styling.
• WP Job Manager extension integration – ratings, bookmarks, claimed listings.

Listify requires both Listify and WP Job Manager knowledge. Look for developers who have specifically built directory sites on Listify – the WP Job Manager extension community and Listify’s template system for listing display have specific configuration requirements that general WordPress developers without directory experience will be slower on.

Ask about their experience with Listify’s paid listing setup via WooCommerce. This is the most common monetisation approach for directory sites and has specific configuration requirements connecting WP Job Manager, WooCommerce, and Listify’s listing plan system.

Common Listify problems:

• Listings not displaying on the map – the listing’s location is not saved correctly or the Google Maps API key is invalid. Verify the API key in Listify settings and check that listings have valid addresses saved.
• Submission form not creating a listing – WP Job Manager is not configured for the correct listing type. Check WP Job Manager settings and ensure the submission form is connected to the correct post type.
• Paid listing plan not activating after payment – the WooCommerce and WP Job Manager connection is not configured correctly. Verify the WP Job Manager WooCommerce Paid Listings add-on is active and configured.
• Search not filtering by location – the location search requires the Google Places API to be enabled in addition to the Maps JavaScript API. Enable both in the Google Cloud Console.

Listify, WP Job Manager, and all active WP Job Manager extensions need to be updated together. Astoundify releases Listify updates through ThemeForest. WP Job Manager updates through the WordPress plugin directory. Extension updates come from Astoundify’s own update server. Test all updates on staging – WP Job Manager major version updates occasionally change listing data structures that affect Listify’s display templates.

When posting a Listify project, describe the directory type (business, services, jobs, or other), which WP Job Manager extensions are active, and the specific requirement. For new directory builds, describe the listing model and monetisation approach so the developer can scope the full setup.