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Directories.ai for WordPress directory owners

Directory plugins on WordPress are quick to start and painful to scale: slow pages, fragile plugin stacks and manual upkeep. Directories.ai offers migration support for WordPress, custom platforms and CSV files, and you keep ownership of your data with export available in standard formats.

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Common signs it’s time to move

Owners usually reach for a migration when plugin updates break the site, listing counts slow it down, or the manual work of keeping listings complete outweighs the benefit.

  • Slow or unstable listing and search pages
  • Plugin conflicts after updates
  • No good way to measure claim rate or listing quality
  • Too much manual editing

How migration works

Export your listings from WordPress (or let our team help), map the columns to listing fields and run the import. Because imports update rather than duplicate, you can refine the mapping and re-run until the result is right. Then use the assistant to categorize, de-duplicate and enrich the migrated data.

See the migration page for the process and support options.

You own your data

Your directory data stays yours and can be exported in standard formats (CSV, JSON).

A safe migration path

  1. 1

    Export and preview

    Get your listings out of WordPress and preview them as tables.

    list_database_tablespreview_database_table

  2. 2

    Map and run

    Map columns to listing fields, import, then re-run after fixes.

    get_import_target_schemasave_import_mappingrun_import_mapping

  3. 3

    Clean up and re-categorize

    Find duplicates and weak records and file listings under categories.

    find_duplicate_listingsscore_listingsset_listing_categories

Frequently asked questions

Will I lose my search rankings when I migrate?

URL and redirect planning is part of a good migration. Our migration page and team can help you plan it before you switch.

Can you migrate from something other than WordPress?

Yes. Migration support covers WordPress, custom platforms and CSV files.

Keep reading

Import, clean up & grow listingsMap data in, bulk-create, de-duplicate and review AI-discovered businesses.Migration servicesMove an existing directory over with help from our team.Local business directoryCity and neighborhood directories that rank locally and stay fresh.Directory operators & foundersRun a directory business solo or with a small team, with an AI assistant doing the upkeep.

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