AWP Classifieds is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Strategy11 Team. With a rating of 4.6★ from 301 reviews.
AWP Classifieds is a WordPress app, with a 4.6 average rating from 301 reviews, as of Sep 11, 2026.
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AWP Classifieds is a WordPress app. It holds a 4.6★ average from 301 reviews on WordPress.
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+4.6★ average across 301 reviews
Cons
−No declared third-party integrations on the listing — verify compatibility with your existing tools before installing
How AWP Classifieds works
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Add a classified ads section to your WordPress site, quickly and easily with AWP Classifieds (formerly known as AWPCP or Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin). Create classified listings from cars to yard sales.
Lots of features, very configurable. Easy to setup. Great support.
We’ve been the #1 WordPress Classified Ads Plugin for 10+ years.
Looking for other types of directories? Check out Business Directory Plugin for more easy WP directories.
Classified Ads Features
Search your classified directory by city, state, country, username, or keyword
Allow AdSense ads to be displayed in your classified directory with configurable ad placement
Control over HTML use in your ads
Limit the text size of ad postings
Standard form fields can be enabled or disabled, depending on your needs (title, website, name, country, etc)
Allow or disallow image posting with listing ads
Automatic expiration of ads (free or paid)
Ads can have a “Tweet This” button in their layout
Ads can have a “Share on Facebook” button in their layout
Ads can be flagged by community for bad/offensive content
Ads can imported via CSV files
Ad listings support embedded videos
Ads can have character limits, supported by plans (different plans can have different limits)
Ads can be displayed on any page for a single category using shortcodes
Auto-verify ads with email links to post immediately upon click
Ads can be ‘Sent to Facebook’ inside of ad management
Support for displaying ad events in BuddyPress activity stream with BuddyPress module
Ads can be edited via front end, back end with or without registration (depending on settings)
Multiple levels of directory categories supported
WordPress Classified Plugin Notification Features
Allow posters to be notified of expiring ads, renewals, and approvals of ads
Allow admin to be notified when new ads are posted, ads are edited and much more
Ad users can contact the ad poster without exposing the poster’s email (blind email system, similar to Craigslist)
Admin can (optionally) be notified of expiring ads
Ad Listing Payment Features
Allows for paid or free ads
Supports PayPal, PayPal Pro, Authorize.net, Stripe and 2Checkout for paid ads
Allow for image posting limits higher than free ads
Multiple fee scales for posting ads (allows you to have longer ad postings with higher fees)
Variable ad expiration lengths connected to fee scale (e.g. allow ads to run for 30 days for $10, 60 days for $15, etc)
Supports a “credit system” or pay with regular currency per ad. Mix and match if you want.
Support for ad memberships (packages of ads for a single price)
Posting Controls for your WordPress classified ads
Allow admin to approve ads prior to posting
Allow admin to approve images prior to posting
Users can edit or delete their own ads
Admin can edit or delete all ads in the system
Secure system gives users a unique editing key to administer their own ads
Allows for limiting image posting (by image size, height, width and total count if desired)
Anti-spam checks for all ads posted via Akismet.
Flagged ads can be viewed separately to determine violations, and then deleted or unflagged.
Ad Management panel, visible by users and admins for easier ad creation/editing/delete.
Admin can post ads on behalf of other users with the ads displaying as if the user posted them initially
Email verification step can be used to auto-post ads upon successful verification link click
Ads can be posted to a Facebook page manually or automatically
Classified Directory Image Features
Allow image posting or shut it off completely
Control the number, filesize, height and width of images posted
Allow for different numbers of images to be posted with paid ads vs. free ads
Allow for image approval prior to posting
Allow users to add a primary image to their ad listing (Great for car listings and real-estate listings)
Now supports multi-image asynchronous loading
Add-on modules, not included in our free classified website builder
Extra Fields – allows you to add any custom fields for display. For example, if you have a pet-related board, you might have “Sex”, “Breed”, and “Dam/Sire” as additional fields you require for display. Supports search and custom ordering of fields.
Region Control – allows you to restrict viewing of ads based on locale, so users don’t see items they aren’t physically near them, also allows customization of the region types, such as village, borough, etc.
Featured Ads – allows you to promote certain ads over others by charging a fee for them, featured ads are displayed using CSS to highlight them. Featured ads are always returned first in a category, the overall ad list, or in search results. Also has a widget for placement anywhere on your site. Full admin control of featured ads, too
BuddyPress – allows users to manage their listing ads in the BuddyPress profile directly, see events from ad posting in the activity stream and more
Fee per Category – allows you to charge for certain categories and not others, giving you more freedom on how to configure your classified section. Allows for multiple fee plans per category, as well as a default plan to cover “all other unspecified” categories
Membership to Post – allows power users to place blocks of ads at a time, great for real estate agents, car dealers, anyone who wants to place ads in bulk
Comments/Ratings – allow users to rate classified ads, and add ratings and comments on listings
RSS Feeds – allows you syndicate your ads for your users to download in their favorite RSS reader and come back to your site more often!
Coupons/Discounts – allows you to offer coupon codes for ad promotions to your users, coupons can be a percent off, or a fixed amount, have expiration dates and be tracked by usage
Category Icons – adds small icons to give visual cues to your user for each directory category in AWP Classifieds Plugin
Mark as Sold – allows users to mark for sale items as sold to keep content in your classifieds, but clarify availability
Attachments – allows users to attach PDFs, text files or other images to their classifieds (great for job boards!)
Ad Campaign Manager – add your own advertisements in 5 different positions
ZIP Search – search for ads that have address fields within a radius of a postal code
Premium Payment Gateways for Paid Listings
Want to accept credit cards on your site for paid listings in your classifieds directory? Choose from any of our extra payment processors.
Stripe – accept payments via Stripe for ads
PayPal Pro – allows you to have an embedded payment form on your site for use with PayPal Pro accounts
Authorize.net Gateway – allows users to purchase ads and credit plans using Authorize.net
These are just some of the features of our easy WordPress Classifieds Plugin.
For more information and support please visit awpcp.com
If you love AWP Classifieds, please consider purchasing a Module!
External Services and Domains
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AWP Classifieds is a WordPress app by Strategy11 Team. It holds a 4.6-star average from 301 reviews on WordPress.
About AWP Classifieds on the WordPress Plugin Directory
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