WordPress plugin comparison
Directorist vs WP-DirLs
At a glance
- Directorist has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for WP-DirLs.
- On a typical day, Directorist is downloaded about 3,065 times, WP-DirLs about 1.
- WP-DirLs is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 698 reviews.
- Directorist was updated more recently: Nov 8, 2026, against May 2, 2012 for WP-DirLs.
- Directorist is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for WP-DirLs.
- WP-DirLs has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Directorist.
Line by line
Directorist leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Directorist |  WP-DirLs |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,298 | #43,593 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 55.3K | 21 |
| Rating | 4.6(698) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 78% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.3.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.74 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 days ago | 14 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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