Thread: Vantage vs DirectoryPress

about the waiting, I mean that the theme have been delayed for like 1 year, or maybe more, and then now its finally released, and it's just a very simple template, with a few functions (nothing advanced) so well i'm sort of disapointed. I wouldn't buy it, in my opinion there's much better alternatives (not wordpress baseds), I won't mension the alternatives here. but that's just myopinion .

I have directorypress but I find it incredibly hard to use unless you want cookie cutter web site that looks like every other site... the design is very complicated and just trying to find the code to make a simple change is brutal.

Hey guys -

I hear you, I'm working with Directorypress right now but I highly agree it's hard to work with and there aren't a lot of certified vendors I think I can trust with the site. I actually like Classipress for a directory but to get rid of the price tags and you're almost there but it doesn't have a gateway payment system. I will see what happens.

If anyone knows of someone or a business that works with Directorypress let me know.
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Thanks for the link. It looks like Directorypress is feature rich and their design can be customized from the backend.

I will definitely want to give it a try after getting my sites up with AppThemes.

I completely agree with you there!

DirectoryPress is jam packed with a lot of features but the most simple of things requires more than just a basic knowledge of WordPress because you have to fiddle around with codes (and good luck finding which file let alone code to edit). For $79.00, I expected more of a user-friendly theme but got the opposite. Definitely not for the average or novice user and for that reason, I would not recommend it.

Vantage may not have half the features that DirectoryPress has but its simplistic design makes it very easy to navigate and having the reviews and rating feature built into it, is definitely a much needed bonus that DirectoryPress lacks. Given time, I am sure that Vantage will gradually grow with more features. I would rather wait for that than keep swearing at the brutal framework that DirectoryPress uses

@nzpps - Another plus for vantage is that there's a premium theme available that helps out with design. For more info, check out http://tinygiantstudios.co.uk/store/...ge-child-theme. I know, I know - it's shameless marketing

This is the kind of thing we need! The default theme is about 2 years out of date.

Keep up the good work.

Can you still feature/highlight listings with your child theme?

Yep - as with our Prima child theme, everything that the default theme supports is ticked in our child theme. On Advantage, featured listings have a striped background to set them apart. As with the main theme - they're also listed at the top of the list

Demo Doesn't Show This . . . or Does It?

Hi TinyGiant,

I'm looking at your demo but can't see these features. Could you forward a demo link that showcases all the features you are talking about? I'm interested but would want to see the features before the purchase.

Thank you -