Classify - Classified Ads WordPress Theme

Classify is a complete Classified Ads WordPress Theme for building a local marketplace, buy & sell website, ads directory or listings portal. Version 5.0 brings a new map engine with free OpenStreetMap, an AI ad writer, a drag-free Form Field Builder, rebuilt seller profiles and user dashboard, paid Bump Ads, Pricing Plans and Pay Per Post with WooCommerce, and a new design system you control from Theme Options.

New in Classify 5.0 – Major Update

• Smart Maps: Google Maps or free OpenStreetMap (no API key needed), “Search this area”, draw an area, my location, full screen and distance search.
• AI Ad Writer: sellers describe the item in one line and AI writes the title, description and SEO tags (OpenAI, Google Gemini or DeepSeek).
• Form Field Builder: create custom ad fields per category without code – text, number, drop-down, radio, checkboxes – and use them as search filters.
• New seller profile & user dashboard: cover image, Verified badge, Online status, followers, stats, plan quota and quick actions.
• Sell faster: mark as sold, paid Bump to top, report ad, restore expired ads, Rejected / Expired statuses.
• Design system: 4 button designs and 4 hover animations from Theme Options, using your own brand colours.
• Security & spam protection: reCAPTCHA v2, email verification, secure password reset, rate limits and nonces on every form.
• New Elementor widgets: Header, Footer, FAQ Accordion (with FAQ schema), Image Slider, Pricing Plans and Blog Posts.

The Classified Ads WordPress Theme That Does It All

Launch a professional classifieds website in minutes: import a demo with one click, add your categories and let users post ads from the front end. Classify works for general classifieds, car and vehicle listings, real estate, jobs, electronics, pets, services and local buy & sell marketplaces.

Every purchase includes free installation, free demo setup and lifetime free updates, so your site stays modern, fast and secure for years.

Location Search with Maps – Google Maps or Free OpenStreetMap

Show every ad on an interactive map. Choose Google Maps (with Snazzy Maps styles, Map ID and Places address search) or OpenStreetMap, which is free and needs no API key. If your Google key fails, the map switches to OpenStreetMap automatically, so it never stays blank.

• “Search this area” and search as the map moves
• Draw an area on the map to see only the ads inside it
• Distance search: ads within X km or miles of the visitor
• Pin clustering, my location, full screen and “Get directions”
• Mobile-friendly two-finger map gestures so the page still scrolls

AI-Powered Ad Writing

Help sellers post better ads in seconds. The AI ad writer on the Submit Ad page generates a catchy title, a detailed description and SEO tags from a one-line idea. Choose OpenAI, Google Gemini or DeepSeek and the model in Theme Options; usage is limited per user and your API key stays hidden.

Monetize: Pricing Plans, Pay Per Post & Bump Ads

Classify is built on WooCommerce, so you can accept payments with any WooCommerce payment gateway.

• Ads Pricing Plans with featured and regular ad limits and durations
• Pay Per Post with a price per category
• Bump to top: sellers pay to move an ad back to the top
• Featured (premium) ads on the homepage, categories, search and sidebar
• Membership gating: show seller contact details only to members
• WooCommerce Subscriptions shown in the user dashboard

Front-End Ad Submission & Form Field Builder

Users post ads from a modern front-end form with a click-through category picker, image previews, cover image choice, video links and location picker. With the Form Field Builder you add your own fields per category (for example Mileage, Fuel type or Rooms), mark them required and use them as advanced search filters. Add listing features with icons such as Parking or Air conditioning.

Seller Profiles, User Dashboard & Trust

• Seller profile with cover image, avatar, Verified / Company / Online badges, stats, follow button and contact form
• Email verification with a Verified badge
• Individual or Company accounts, and “who can post” rules
• User dashboard: my ads by status, favourites, following, plans and orders, profile settings
• Status emails to sellers: pending, published, rejected, expiring, featured ended, bumped
• Report ad, mark as sold, sold counter and restore expired ads

Advanced Search, Sorting & Infinite Scroll

Visitors find what they need fast: search by keyword, category, location and distance, filter by price, condition, ad type and your custom fields, sort by newest, oldest or price, and browse in grid or list view with numbered pagination or infinite scroll.

Modern Design You Control

Pick one of 4 button designs (Framed, Solid, Outline, Pill) and 4 hover animations, unlimited colours, 650+ Google Fonts and drag-and-drop homepage sections. Build pages with Elementor and the included Classify widgets. Fully responsive, touch-friendly and RTL ready.

SEO, Speed & Security

• Clean, SEO-friendly markup and WordPress title tag support
• Automatic image resizing and compression for faster pages
• FAQ structured data in the Elementor FAQ widget
• Google reCAPTCHA v2 on register, login, contact and contact-seller forms
• Secure password reset, rate limits, nonces and ownership checks on all forms
• Header / footer code fields for Google Analytics, Tag Manager and Meta Pixel

All Features

• NEW Google Maps or free OpenStreetMap with automatic fallback
• NEW Search this area, draw an area, my location, full screen
• NEW Distance search (km / miles)
• NEW AI ad writer: OpenAI, Google Gemini, DeepSeek
• NEW Form Field Builder: 7 field types, per category, search filters
• NEW Listing features with icons
• NEW Click-through category picker on Submit Ad
• NEW Mark as sold, Bump to top (paid), Report ad, Restore expired ads
• NEW Rejected and Expired ad statuses with seller emails
• NEW Email verification with Verified badge
• NEW Individual / Company accounts and “who can post” rules
• NEW Online / last seen status
• NEW Rebuilt seller profile with cover image and stats
• NEW Rebuilt user dashboard, My Plans and Follow pages
• NEW All Authors and All Featured Ads pages
• NEW 4 button designs and 4 hover animations
• NEW Sort by date and price, infinite scroll
• NEW Google reCAPTCHA v2 and custom header / footer code
• NEW Image size and quality settings
• NEW Elementor Header, Footer, FAQ, Image Slider, Pricing Plans and Blog Posts widgets
• NEW Block styles and block pattern for the WordPress editor
• Ads Pricing Plans with WooCommerce checkout
• Pay Per Post with category-based pricing
• Featured / premium ads and featured ads slider
• Front-end ad submission and editing
• Video ads (YouTube, Vimeo and uploads)
• Grid & list view
• Advanced search widget with custom fields
• Category icons, images and colours
• Countries, states and cities (Classify Locations plugin)
• Favourites and follow sellers
• Social login with the Nextend Social Login plugin
• Elementor page builder compatible
• One click demo import
• Child theme included
• WooCommerce shop integrated
• Powerful Theme Options panel (Redux Framework)
• Unlimited colours and 650+ Google Fonts
• Drag & drop homepage layout manager
• LayerSlider included (touch & swipe)
• Fully responsive and mobile friendly
• RTL supported
• Translation ready (.pot included) and WPML compatible
• Blog with its own categories and tags
• Working contact form with map
• Social media icons and social share
• Bootstrap 3.3.7, HTML5 & CSS3
• Well-commented, developer-friendly code

Homepage & Page Demos

• Modern Homepage (New)
• Seller Profile / Author Page (New)
• Homepage with LayerSlider
• Homepage with Shop
• Homepage with Map
• Homepage with Premium Ads Slider
• Homepage Listing with Sidebar
• Homepage Listing Full Width

Requirements

• WordPress 6.1 or newer
• PHP 7.0 or newer (PHP 8.x recommended)
• Classify Helper and Classify Locations plugins (included)
• WooCommerce for plans, pay per post and bump ads (free)

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a Google Maps API key?
No. Classify can use OpenStreetMap, which is free. Google Maps is optional.

Can I charge users to post ads?
Yes. Use Pricing Plans, Pay Per Post per category and paid Bump to top, with any WooCommerce payment gateway.

Can I add my own fields, like Mileage or Rooms?
Yes. The Form Field Builder adds custom fields per category without code, and they can be search filters too.

Does the AI ad writer cost extra?
No extra cost from us. You add your own OpenAI, Google Gemini or DeepSeek API key; Gemini offers a free tier.

I use version 4.x. Can I update?
Yes. Your ads, users, plans and categories are kept. Follow the “Updating from 4.x” steps in the documentation.

Support

Item support includes:

• Free theme installation
• Free theme demo setup
• Availability of the author to answer questions on ticket support
• Answering technical questions about the item’s features
• Assistance with reported bugs and issues
• Help with included 3rd party assets

Changelog

 = V 5.0.0 - November 2026 (Major Update) = - NEW: Map engine - Google Maps or free OpenStreetMap with automatic fallback. - NEW: Search this area, draw an area, my location, full screen, distance search. - NEW: Form Field Builder (7 field types, per category, search filters) and listing features. - NEW: Mark as sold, Bump ads (WooCommerce), Report ad, Restore expired ads. - NEW: Rejected and Expired statuses, seller email notifications with on/off switches. - NEW: Email verification with Verified badge, Individual / Company accounts, who can post. - NEW: Online status, sold counter, rebuilt seller profile and user dashboard. - NEW: All Authors, Follow, My Plans and All Featured Ads page templates. - NEW: Button design system - 4 designs and 4 hover animations in Theme Options. - NEW: Click-through category picker, image limits per plan, video for paying users. - NEW: Sort by date / price, infinite scroll, image size and quality options. - NEW: Google reCAPTCHA v2, custom header / footer code. - NEW: Elementor Header, Footer, FAQ Accordion, Image Slider, Pricing Plans, Blog Posts widgets. - NEW: Blog Tags, block styles and block pattern, custom logo support. - Improved: AI ad writer - on/off, hourly limit, model choice, hidden API keys. - Improved: Ad expiry in batches; featured ads become regular when their period ends. - Improved: Plan purchases verified on the server. - Improved: Faster theme - old Font Awesome .eot / .svg fonts removed. - Security: secure password reset link, nonces and ownership checks on all forms, rate limits, safer search and video embeds. - Fixed: Currency symbols, pre_get_posts conflicts, city filter, seller pagination and more. - Classify Helper 2.1.0 and Classify Locations 2.0.2 (please update both). 

 = V 4.0.22 - 18 August 2026 = - LayerSlider Slider plugin updated. - Dummy content updated. - Classify Modren option added in demo importer. 

 = V 4.0.21 - 10 May 2026 = - FontAwesome update to 7.2.0 - LayerSlider plugin updated to 8.2.0 - select2 js library update to 4.1.0 - Classify Helper Plugin update. - Submit Ad page design update. - AI integerated (Google Gemini, OpenAI, Deepseek) 

 = V 4.0.20 - 31 January 2026 = - LayerSlider plugin updated to 8.1.2 - FontAwesome update to 7.1.0 - Categories custom fields issue fixed. - PHP 8 warnings fixed. - Upload image & Video issue solved. - Premium Widget improved. - Heading font-size in Widgets. 

 = V 4.0.19 - 14 June 2024 = - Category page query improved. - WooCommerce Sidebar/Fullwidth - LayerSlider plugin updated to 7.11.1. - Social Profile links on/OFF option added. - Security Question added on register page. - Updated to Redux 4 

 = V 4.0.18 - 5 October 2023 = - Empty cart/checkout warning fixed. - AccessPress Plugin Link fixed. - Browser login cookies improved. - LayerSlider Plugin updated to 7.8.0 - FontAwesome update to 6.4.2 

 = V 4.0.17 - 1st June 2023 = - WooCommerce template update. - Premium video Ads Carousel slider Added. 

 = V 4.0.16 - 24 May 2023 = - Fontawesome update to 6.4.0 - LayerSlider Update to 7.7.6 - Login link in email on new sign-up. - Single Ads details page Top banner Ads option. 

 = V 4.0.15 - 3 July 2022 = - Register Page Register button string update. 

 = V 4.0.14 - 2 June 2021 = - LayerSlider Plugin update. - Locations Plugin update. - Classify Helper Plugin update. - Dummy content update, Elementor Template added.     

 = V 4.0.13 - 22 December 2021 = - LayerSlider Plugin update. - Elementor Page Builder added. 

 = V 4.0.12 - 20 July 2021 = - Fix PHP warnings - LayerSlider Plugin Update. - FontAwesome update to 5.15.3. 

 = V 4.0.11 - 9 February 2021 = - Fix small CSS issue. - WooCommerce 4.4.0 Compatibility issue fixed. 

 = V 4.0.10 - 31 July 2019 = - Currency Sign issue fixed on homepage ads section. - LayerSlider update. 

 = V 4.0.9 - 9 January 2019 = - WordPress latest security update. - Font awesome updated to 5.7.2 - Categories custom fields improved. - Child categories icons display. 

 = V 4.0.8 - 9 January 2019 = - Font awesome updated to 5.6.3 - Mobile Menu Icon fixed - More Ads Type added. - Thumbnail image on single ad details page. - Email resend issue on edit ad fixed. - GDPR option added on register and contact page. - Updated to TF latest requirement. 

 = V 4.0.7 - 10 December 2018 = - Font awesome updated to 5.5.0. - WordPress 5 Editor Compatibility 

 = V 4.0.6 - 29 May 2018 = - Advance Search widget query issue fixed. - Ads type Hide/Show options. - Purchase Pricing Plans button on user profile page. - Pricing Plans Database improved for RTL. - Google MAP Language option added (Show Google map in your language). - Single Pricing Plan page template added. 

 = V 4.0.5 - 14 April 2018 = - Asking Phone number issue in Submit Ad page Fixed. - Address field on/off option added. - Woo Commerce Cart Page warning solved. - Edit Ads Remove image issue fixed. - Locations auto load on edit ad page. - Locations Plugin update. - LayerSlider Plugin updated. 

 = V 4.0.4 - 13 December 2017 = - Price section Turn On/OFF option added. - Ads condition, Ads Type, Price, States, City, Turn ON/OFF option from advance search widget. - Turn OFF Locations & Category & Range Slider from search bar. - LayerSlider Plugin updated. 

 = V 4.0.3 - 31 October 2017 = - List View Image Problem fixed. - One Click demo Importer Plugin added. - LayerSlider Plugin updated. 

 = V 4.0.2 - 13 November 2017 = - WooCommerce Add Multipul plans issue fixed. - Callout parallax section added. 

 = V 4.0.1 - 31 October 2017 = - Delete Ads on Profile. - Show Full Image on All place. - Turn OFF States and Cities Option Added. 

 = V 4.0 - 30 October 2017 = - Pricing Plans with Woo Commerce (New). - Pay Per Post with Woo Commerce (New). - Categories base pay per post with woo Commerce (New). - Categories Image or icon options (New). - Categories icons color option (New). - Advance Search Improved. - Layout Manager added (New). - Short code for all classify sections (New). - Ads types: For sell, for buy, for rent, for hire added (New). - Sort by Ads type (New). - Sort by ads condition (New). - Google MAP Update (Update). - LayerSlider Update (Update). - Bootstrap version update to 3.3.7 (Update). 

 = V 3.0.4 - 8 December 2016 = - Fix compatibility issue with WordPress 4.7 lates. 

 = V 3.0.4 - 24 November 2016 = - LayerSlider Update. - Approved Post email notification. - Advanced Search Widget Issue. - Google Latitide & Longitude lenght issue fixed. - Translation updated. - Child theme added. - Google MAP on Post Ads On/OFF options added. - Google Value Hide Show Options Added. 

 = V 3.0.3 - 1 November 2016 = - Regular Ads Checkbox not shown fixed. - Post Date issue on profile page fixed. - Remove redux framework file from theme. (Now you need to install as a Plugin). - Fontawesome update to 4.7.0 - Google Ads or HTML Ads option improved. - Unlimited Ads active for Unlimited days (Added in translation). - All Other Language Strings Improved. - Custom Fields Option Improved. - LayerSlider Update to 6.0 

 = V 3.0.2 - 15 May 2016 = - Redux Framework update to v3.6.0.7. - Google API Key Option Added. - LayerSlider Plugin Updated. - Fontawesome Update to 4.6.3. - Premium Ads Widget count issue fixed. 

 = V 3.0.1 - 28 April 2016 = - Add To fav button responsive fixed. - Contact Page Responsive Issue Fixed. - SubCategories Widget issue fixed. - Author Profile Button Align Fixed. - All Categories Other Button Translation fixed. - Font-awesome update to 4.6.1 - WordPress 4.5 jQuery issue Fixed. - Translation File Updated. 

 = V 3.0 - 1 JAN 2016 = - Font Awesome updated to 4.5. - Blog Permalinks Improved. - Language file improved. - Blog Recent Post Widget Added. - Blog Categories Widget Added. - Instagram Icon Added in Top Bar 

 = V 2.5.10 - 29 OCT 2015 = - Blog Template Added with Custom Blog Post. - Font Awesome updated to 4.4.0 

 = V 2.5.9 - 8 June 2015 = - Category Order On Post NEw Template (Fixed). - Menu & Top Section Hide on Change Color (Fixed). - Category Count On Home Page Increase to 36. - Listing Template with Sidebar added (NEW) - Listing Template Fullwidth added (NEW) - Listing or Grid Option with Home Page Version 1(NEW) 

 = V 2.5.8 - 28 April 2015 = - TGM Plugin Activation class (Recommended version 2.4.1) - Redux Framework (Latestversion) - Forum Sidebar Widgets (Fixed)  - Blod in description (Fixed) - FAQ's Active Color 

 = V 2.5.7 - 13 March 2015 = - Advance Search Widget Improved. - Search Template Headings Translation.(Fixed) - Custom Fields Problem on Quick Edit (Fixed). 

 = V 2.5.6 - 3 March 2015 = - Advance Search Widget Added. (NEW) - Related Ads on Single Post ON/OFF (NEW) 

 = V 2.5.5 - 17 FEB 2015 = - FontAwesome version update (Update) - Custom Fields (Improved) - More Validation checks on Post New Ads. (Improved) - Premium / Featured Slider ON/OFF Added. (NEW) - Message to Author. (Improved) - Category map on/off option added (NEW) 

 = V 2.5.4 - 28 JAN 2015 = - Admin can disable free ad posting and make theme fully paid.(NEW) - Hide/Show category block from Home Pages.(NEW) - Admin can cancel any pricing plan for any user manually. (Improved) 

 = V 2.5.3 - 20 JAN 2015 = - All Categories widget Count with sub category(Improved) - Admin All Transaction Page  (Improved) 

 = V 2.5.2 - 17 JAN 2015 = - Search Slider Tip Improved. - All Transaction Page for Admin Now Admin can see which user have purchased which plan & Posted Ads and remaining ads(NEW) - Admin can Assign any Pricing Plan to user from backend.(NEW) - All Categories Template Added.(NEW) - All Ads Template Added.(NEW) 

 = V 2.5.1 - 29 DEC 14 = - Top Search bar icon change with font-awsome.(Improved) - Category box limit set from backend on home page.(NEW) - Latest ads, popular ads, Rondom ads limit set from backend on home page.(NEW) - All Category Widget added.(NEW) - Category icons with Sub category widgets.(Added) - Call Out Button color replaced with primary color.(Improved) - All colors select from backed.(Improved) 

 = V 2.5 - 20 NOV 2014 = - Added more checks on Registration Form (Fixed) Note: Just update 2 files (1-template-register.php 2. custom.js from JS Folder) 

 = V 2.4 - 31 OCT 2014 = - Fix Location Template css - Improved all css 

 = V 2.3 - 30 OCT 2014 = - Ads location box on home page ON/OFF option from backend added (New) - Call Out Message box need ON/OFF option from backend added (New) - Life Time Expiry Option for Regular Ads option added (New) - Add more words in Translate tab (Fix) 

 = V 2.2 - 29 OCT 2014 = - Author message box ad's detail page On/Off added  (new) - Premium ads related to category or randomly option added on category page  (new) - Ads Moderation/Review system With one time preview to ad poster  (New) - Ad delete from front-end option (New) - Tag Cloud widget limit (New) - Callout message  (New) - Ads Locations block added on homepage  (New) - Admin can add his own locations from backend (New) - WP admin bar hide for normal users. (New) - User profile image upload feature added. (New) - Post moderation/review on/off option added at backend. (New) - On edit post again moderation/review on/off option added at backend. (New) - New feature MY ADS added on profile page. also display edit/delete buttons, views, status and date. (New) - Regular ads expiry system included, Admin will control the whole system. (NEW) - Function added, admin can post unlimited premium ads (New) 

 = V 2.1 - 03 OCT 2014 = - Search with Keywords, Category, Location (Fixed) - PayPal redirect issue fixed (Fixed) - Featured ads remaining issue (Fixed)  

 = V 2.0 - 03 SEP 2014 = - Added WooCommerce Plugin (New) - Home Page Template with Shop (New) - Add To Favourite (New) - Follow Button (New) - Moderation ON/OFF (New) - Shop Page Added (New) - Pricing Plan Purchased Button redirect issue (Fixed) - Footer Color Change from backend (Fixed)  

 = V 1.0 - 12 August 2014 = - Ads Ready Options added (New) - Ads Block Plus issue fixed (Fixed) 

 = V 1.0 - 08 August 2014 = - Premium Slider or Featured Slider Option Added (New) - Fixed Word (Language) Change from backend Option added (New) - Pricing Plan Without user Login (Fixed) - Post Moderation (Fixed) - WP-PostRatings Plugin (Update) - User Profile Page (Updated) 

 = V 1.0 - 1 August 2014 = * Initial Release