by Jeroen Peters 4.9 (81 reviews)

Name Directory

Name: Name Directory
Rating: 4.9 (81 reviews)
Author: Jeroen Peters

Name directory (glossary) with many options like multiple directories, integrated search, non-latin characters, recaptcha, HTML editor and many more.

Name Directory ranks #4,270 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #133 of 1,143 in the Editor & Writing category, a 4.9/5 rating from 81 reviews, and was last updated Sep 6, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.34.1 Current Version v1.34.1

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 06 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#133 of 1,143 in Editor & Writing Top 10% by installs Downloads -74.7% this week Actively maintained

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158.1K

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98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (81 reviews)

Next Milestone 3K

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

15 known vulnerabilities on record · 4 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Mar 10, 2026

Name Directory [name-directory] < 1.33.0

CVE-2026-3178 · Fixed in v1.33.0
Feb 9, 2026

Name Directory [name-directory] < 1.32.1

CVE-2026-1866 · Fixed in v1.32.1
Jan 13, 2026

Name Directory [name-directory] < 1.31.0

CVE-2025-15283 · Fixed in v1.31.0
Apr 17, 2025

Name Directory [name-directory] < 1.30.1

CVE-2025-39454 · Fixed in v1.30.1
Aug 26, 2024

Name Directory [name-directory] < 1.29.1

CVE-2024-43938 · Fixed in v1.29.1
Jan 23, 2023

Name Directory [name-directory] < 1.27.2

CVE-2023-22692 · Fixed in v1.27.2
Jul 18, 2022

Name Directory [name-directory] < 1.25.5

Fixed in v1.25.5
Jul 15, 2022

Name Directory [name-directory] < 1.25.5

Fixed in v1.25.5
Jun 28, 2022

Name Directory [name-directory] < 1.25.4

CVE-2022-2071 · Fixed in v1.25.4
Jun 28, 2022

Name Directory [name-directory] < 1.25.4

Fixed in v1.25.4

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.34.1
Last Updated: Sep 06, 2026
Requires WP: 3.0.1+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.3 or higher
Author: Jeroen Peters

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 81
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

dictionary directory glossary index names

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to publish a glossary or directory of names or terms on their site. It solves the problem of organizing and presenting indexed entries with search, categorization, and management tools rather than building a directory manually.

Multiple directories support
Shortcode embedding
Configurable show/hide title
Suggestion form option
Search function for entries
CSV import and export
AJAX admin features
WordPress default search integration

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Name Directory

The shortcode for this Name Directory plugin is like this: [namedirectory dir=1] The 1 in this example is the internal ID of the directory, the rest of the shortcode should always look like this.

Go to the Name Directory settings page Hover over the directory you want to add to the page. A few options should show now, like Delete, Manage and Shortcode - see screenshot https://ps.w.org/name-directory/assets/screenshot-2.png Click 'Shortcode', a little textbox will show now. Copy-and-paste the content of the textbox into the page you want the plugin to show up. Save and view the page to see the result.

Yes you can, with CSS. If you know your way around CSS you might already know that you can style elements by their class name or HTML structure. This plugin was written with styling / CSS in mind. Using the HTML inspector of your favourite browser you should be able to discover the classnames, but here are a few popular classes: .name_directory_index: Index links (the letters A-Z) .name_directory_name_box > strong: Name / Entry title .name_directory_name_box > div: Name / Entry descriptiong .name_directory_total: Total count of names / entries .name_directory_index > form: Search form .name_directory_submit_bottom_link: Link to submit form .name_directory_active: Currently active character on index .name_directory_empty: Indicates that there a no entries for character .name_directory_character_header: Indicates a new starting-letter header #name_directory_search_input_box: Search input box #name_directory_search_input_button: Search button Also, I do offer help on styling / CSS if you are willing to make a small donation. Please contact me at the Support Forums or my website to discuss this.

Since v1.7, yes there is! You can import a .csv-file into a directory. Go to the Name Directory settings page Hover over the directory you want to import names into. A few options should show now, like Delete, Manage and Import - see this screenshot for an example Click 'Import' Select your .csv-file Upload You can add names, descriptions and submitter entries, just the first column (name) is required. Good to know: the first row is always ignored (they should be headers). You can download an example import file to take a look at the format. Might your first try does not work, please use https://www.freefileconvert.com to convert your file into a valid CSV file. Also, importing works best if you export the files with 'UTF-8' character set, ANSI does not always work. If you need any help, contact me on the Support Forums.

Since v1.8, yes you can! This export is also compatible with the import-functionality offcourse. If you want to export, use the following steps: Go to the Name Directory settings page Hover over the directory you want to export. A few options should show now, like Delete, Manage, Import and also Export - see this screenshot for an example Click 'Export' On the new page click the button and your .csv-file will be downloaded

Yes, every now and then I come across an installed version of the plugin. Here is an incomplete list. Dutch Budgie website - How to name your bird Alabama Orthopaedic Society - Member list Hattem24 Begrippenlijst - Nieuws over Hattem (Dutch local newssite with a glossary) Convertus - Paid Search Terms Venlo's Waordeboek (Dutch Limburgian Dialect Dictionary)

Prairie Health (multiple columns and icons) International Association of Oil & Gas Producers Coin Collector Blog SBS ShopRI - Vendor List Certficate Holders in Ghana Tuscany Cookie Class Terms

Yes, click here for in instant demo-website with Name Directory installed

Yes, this is possible! Please do be careful to use valid HTML only though.

Yes, you can, since v1.14.1. You can enable this yourself when you go to the General Settings (also see screenshot 7)