What Is The Best Wordpress Theme,Plugins,Etc. For A Business Directory Website?

[jsturf]

Hey Everyone At BIC,
I am researching starting a business directory website and I would like to to it with the wordpress platform. I am familiar with wordpress and I have found a couple of business directory plugins, but before I jump in deep I thought I would get your opinions of a direction I should go as far as themes,plugins,etc.

I'm sure there are many options for a site of this nature and I trust all of you here and the advice you give!

Thanks in advance,
jsturf

[jsturf]

Hey BIC Peoples,
I see that this post has been looked at 95 times and yet no one has offered up any advice?

I guess my next question is-did I ask an un answerable(like my word) question? Is it a bad idea to ask questions of this nature?

I know there are some very intelligent marketers in the BIC Community, that's why I asked this question here!

Anyway, I will continue to check this post out for a few more days and see what happens!,
Thanks again BIC
All The Best,
jsturf

[herotness]

Hey JSTurf, This is Linda, herotness, and I think the problem with your question might be that someone here has to have built a directory site using Wordpress in order to answer it.

Wordpress isn't specifically a platform you'd choose for a business directory, so I'm guessing that's why all the 'empty air'.

Here's a link that might be helpful to you. It's not something I've personally tried, but it can give you some direction anyway.

How to make a directory website (like JustTweetIt.com) using WordPress - Crane Factory. The actual directory is here: Just Tweet It » THE Directory for Twitter Users!

Good luck!

Linda
herotness

[jsturf]

Thanks Herotnes, I was wondering when I would get some kind of answer, and I can't thank you enough! i will check out your link you provided!
Thanks again,
jsturf

[adrrazz]

Yep look interesting, wordpress is such a useful tool and naturally seo friendly.

[scottelkin]

The reason you have gotten no responses yet is because there really isn't any known solution for this that I know.

I went looking for this a month ago for a Chiropractor website I was working on. He wanted a way to list every Chiro that subscribe to his Council.

To do it, I had to use several different plugins to "fake" it.

I made each Chiro entry a "post" and put in their address and mapping data. That way, I can list all of the them on one map here:

Rehabilitation Specialist | American Chiropractic Association Rehab Council

and you can click on a given chiro and see just a map of them.

[scottelkin]

One plugin I am keeping my eye on is Rolopress. It may be what you want:

http://rolopress.com

[tonyknuckles]

Why note just get a directory script and build off of that?

[jsturf]

Thanks all for your responses, and Scottelkin I am checking out rolopress.com! Tony I'm not that familiar with scripts, but I am learning so thx. for the advice!
All have a great one,
jsturf

[nitin705]

Wordpress is the great tool.Its simply great