Directorist – WPML Integration

Directorist – WPML Integration connects Directorist with WPML so directory owners can run multilingual listing websites with translated listings, directory types, directory pages, search forms, settings strings, settings UI labels, admin menu labels, and email content.

Useful links:

• Documentation
• Support
• Directorist extensions

Requirements

The following plugins are required:

• Directorist – WordPress Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings
• WPML Multilingual CMS
• Directorist – WPML Integration

Recommended WPML add-ons:

• WPML String Translation
• WPML Media Translation

Features

• Translate Directorist listings across WPML languages.
• Translate Directorist directory types and keep directory type post meta aligned.
• Translate Directorist categories, locations, tags, and directory-related taxonomy data.
• Show listing archives and search results in the current WPML language.
• Translate Directorist Directory Builder visual labels, placeholders, sections, layouts, controls, and field options through dedicated WPML ATE packages.
• Translate static Directorist shortcode UI text inside the matching WordPress page ATE job.
• Translate Directorist Settings UI tabs, labels, descriptions, notices, and admin menu labels through WPML package translations.
• Keep technical builder keys, IDs, icons, hooks, presets, and layout configuration out of translation jobs.
• Translate Directorist settings strings and email templates through the appropriate WPML workflow.
• Apply translated Directorist admin submenu labels through a lightweight admin-only runtime bridge that does not load on the frontend.
• Resolve Directorist page links to the matching WPML language page.
• Support Directorist REST requests with WPML language parameters.

Compatibility Testing

Version 2.2.2 was tested with:

• WordPress 7.0.2
• PHP 8.2.29
• Directorist 8.9.2
• WPML Multilingual CMS 4.9.5
• WPML String Translation 3.5.3
• WPML Media Translation 3.1.2
• Active WPML languages: English and Dutch

The release was verified through WPML Translation Dashboard, ATE, the Directorist builder, frontend pages, and WP-CLI covering:

• Plugin activation and WPML language configuration.
• Directory Builder package registration and ATE string exposure without technical configuration values.
• Translated builder tabs, nested form fields, section labels, placeholders, layouts, and controls.
• Search Home, Add Listing, All Listings, Search Result, taxonomy, account, dashboard, author, checkout, payment receipt, and transaction failure page ATE jobs.
• Settings UI package registration, admin submenu translation bridge, Directorist settings values, and native email template packages.
• Directory type translation groups and translated builder term meta synchronization.
• Source-change detection followed by Translation Dashboard re-send and ATE completion of all seven configured Directorist page jobs.
• Dutch frontend and admin rendering for Directorist pages, Directory Builder, Settings UI, and admin menu labels, including translated shortcode UI text.
• Production ZIP contents, PHP syntax, text domain, WPML XML, version metadata, catalog coverage, and removal of legacy duplicate builder strings.

Release Coverage Snapshot

LocalWP release verification on 2026-07-30 covered the English-to-Dutch WPML/ATE flow:

• Directory Builder package: 1,313 registered strings; 1,313 strings present in the active ATE job; 372 Dutch translations complete; 935 Dutch strings still pending in ATE.
• Settings UI package: 964 registered strings; 950 strings present in the current ATE job; 950 Dutch translations complete; 14 newly registered strings pending job refresh/re-send.
• Directorist settings package: 64 registered strings; 64 strings present in ATE/package translation; 64 Dutch translations complete.
• Email templates package: 30 registered strings; 30 strings present in ATE/package translation; 30 Dutch translations complete.

The latest repair pass translated 26 ATE-visible Builder segments and synchronized 64 exact WPML string rows through WPML APIs after database backups. The active Builder ATE job still has untranslated segments and was not falsely marked complete.