Is it possible to have paid listings AND paid expert directory on one site?

[liza]

I want to have paid classified ads AND a paid directory of people.
I want to sell these through membership plans.

What is the best combination?

• can I do it with ListingHive and add a particular extension?
• is it better to create another site and host my directory there with the HiveExpert theme?

I’ve already been through two different developers and the directory is proving a challenge within ListingHive theme. Please help ~

[ihor]

There’s no option to charge vendors for listing their profiles at the moment, but if you require adding at least 1 listing then there may be a workaround - the vendor profile is not created until the listing is paid and approved so it’s possible to charge for both adding a listing and creating a vendor profile at the same time (via Paid Listings).

[liza]

Thanks, Ihor. I want them to be separate products. Anyone who buys a listing with automatically gets a vendor profile (this may be companies or individuals). But only individuals who buy a listing can upgrade to an expanded profile – where there will be a lot more fields and the ability for messaging, etc.

The only way I see to do this right now is to create two sites – one with ListingHive theme and the other with the Directory theme. In order to view a Directory profile person’s listings, I’d have to manually put in a link to their Vendor page on ListingHive site.

Ideal scenario: ListingHive already has the basic Vendor Profile, could a plugin or option exist so there is an option to pay/upgrade for an expanded profile with more fields? (In my case, I would only allow individuals, not organisations/companies, to use an expanded profile because it is just for professional practitioners.)

Thanks.

[ihor]

Sorry, there’s no such feature in HivePress yet, Paid Listings limit the number of listings, expiration, etc. but they don’t limit extra fields, this would require a custom implementation.

[liza]

Thanks. If at any point in the future you or you devs have space for such a custom project (which sounds like there are a few options to bring this alive), please let me know.