Core · Taxonomy engine

Three taxonomies tuned for local directories

Categories, tags, and locations each with image, icon, and color term meta. Hierarchical where it matters. Built so programmatic SEO pages can be generated from any combination.

  • Unlocks on Basic
  • 14-day refund policy
Categories
  • 📁 Home Services
    • 🔧 Plumbing · 42
    • ⚡ Electrical · 31
    • 🌬 HVAC · 28
  • 📁 Legal
    • ⚖️ Personal Injury · 19
    • 📋 Family Law · 14
  • 📁 Medical
    • 🩺 Dermatology · 23
What ships

Inside Categories & Taxonomies.

What you get when you switch to Categories & Taxonomies.

sdp_category (hierarchical)

Industry / vertical taxonomy. Image + icon + color per term. Powers /directory-category/{slug}/ archives.

3-level deep

sdp_location (hierarchical)

City / region / area. Drives the geo filters and the programmatic Best-X-in-Y page generator.

Nested locations

sdp_tag (flat)

Free-form descriptors. Used by AI tag suggestions, search faceting, and filtering UI.

AI-suggestable

Term meta supported

Image, icon, and color per term so your category grid blocks look like a real product, not a default WP archive.

Visual taxonomy

REST-exposed

sdp-categories, sdp-tags, sdp-locations REST bases. Build any integration on top.

REST ready
How it works

From install to live in three steps.

  1. 1

    Create your taxonomy

    Add categories and locations via the standard WP UI. Set image, icon, color per term.

  2. 2

    Assign on import

    CSV import maps a Category and Location column per row. AI suggests tags automatically.

  3. 3

    Generate landing pages

    Programmatic SEO uses category × location to spin up indexable "Best X in Y" pages.

vs. the alternatives

How Categories & Taxonomies compares.

Smart Directory Pro
Generic directory plugins
Taxonomy count
3 + custom
1 generic
Term meta
Image + icon + color
Name + slug only
Programmatic pages
Built from taxonomy combos
Manual per page

Unlock Categories & Taxonomies on Basic.

Pick a tier, get a licence key, run the wizard. Your directory is live in five minutes.

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