Vieww Directory – Business Directory, Member Listings & Local Directory Plugin

Vieww Directory is a WordPress business directory plugin for industry associations, chambers of commerce, business networks, clubs and community marketplaces. Add members in seconds — name, contact details, photos, categories, location — and visitors browse, filter and find them in a searchable directory with an interactive map.

You add a member, choose a category, drop a shortcode into a page — and that’s it. No page builder, no add-ons, no fuss.

What your visitors get:

• A clean, searchable directory of every member
• Filter by category, search by name or keyword
• A profile page for each member with logo, photo gallery, contact details and a map of where to find them
• A featured-members showcase to spotlight your top supporters

What you get:

• Add a member in under a minute — name, contact details, photos, done
• Hierarchical categories so you can organise members the way they actually fit
• Featured members get a gold badge and the top of the list
• Pick your own colours, fonts and spacing from a single design panel
• A grid layout that looks great on phones, tablets and desktops
• Built-in maps for member locations (or turn maps off site-wide if you’d rather not use them)

Shortcodes you can drop into any page or layout:

• [viewwdi_directory] — the full directory grid with search and category filters
• [viewwdi_layout] — directory grid with the category sidebar in a two-column layout
• [viewwdi_featured] — a row of your featured members
• [viewwdi_sidebar] — just the category navigation (works in widget areas too)

Requirements:

• WordPress 5.6 or higher
• PHP 7.4 or higher

External Services

This plugin connects to a small number of free, optional external services. Each is described below along with when it is used and what data is sent.

Google Fonts API

Used to load web fonts chosen in the Design Settings. Only occurs when a Google Font (as opposed to a system font) is selected in Directory > Design > Typography.

• URL: https://fonts.googleapis.com
• When used: Only when a Google Font is selected in Design Settings (off by default — system fonts are the default)
• Data sent: The names of the selected font families (e.g. “Inter”, “Poppins”). No personal data or site data is transmitted.
• Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Terms of service: https://developers.google.com/terms

If you prefer not to use Google Fonts, simply leave the heading and body font selectors set to a System Font — no external requests will be made.

Nominatim (OpenStreetMap) geocoding

Used to convert a member’s address into latitude/longitude coordinates so the listing can be shown on the directory map. Runs on the server when a member is saved in the WordPress admin, and in the browser when an admin clicks the “Geocode Now” button on a member edit screen.

• URL: https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search
• When used: Only on the admin side — when a member is saved with a new/changed address, or when the “Geocode Now” button is pressed in the Business Details meta box. No lookups run on the front-end.
• Data sent: The member’s street address, suburb, state, postcode, and the country string “Australia”. No personal data beyond the business address.
• Privacy policy: https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy
• Terms of use: https://operations.osmfoundation.org/policies/nominatim/

Leaving the latitude/longitude fields filled manually in the member edit screen prevents any Nominatim request from being sent for that member on save.

Photon (komoot.io) address autocomplete

Used to show a real-time address suggestion dropdown in the admin while typing into the Street Address field. Selecting a suggestion populates the suburb, state, postcode and coordinates at once.

• URL: https://photon.komoot.io/api/
• When used: Only on the admin side — while an editor is typing into the Street Address field of a member. Requests stop if the user stops typing or clicks elsewhere. No lookups run on the front-end.
• Data sent: The partial address text the user is typing, plus a geographic bias toward Australia. No personal data, no site data.
• Privacy policy: https://www.komoot.com/privacy
• Service info: https://photon.komoot.io/

If you prefer not to use Photon autocomplete, simply ignore the suggestions and type the address manually — no suggestions will be acted on unless you click or Enter one.

Support

For support, please use the WordPress.org support forums for this plugin.