Article Directory (Frontend) lets you run a user-generated article portal without giving access to wp-admin. It ships with an elegant light UI, a secure submission workflow, public author profiles with pretty URLs (/profile/username), and seamless compatibility with Yoast/Rank Math/AIOSEO.

Why this plugin?

• Frictionless UX – Login/Register (auto-login) and Submit all on the frontend with a modern, accessible UI.
• Monetization-ready – Perfect for content portals, magazines, knowledge bases, and community sites.
• SEO-first – JSON-LD Person for profiles, clean permalinks, internal links cron, and meta plugin hooks.
• Security-hardened – Nonce, strict KSES, image MIME/size validation, rate limiting, and Google reCAPTCHA v2.
• Theme-agnostic – Lightweight CSS with prefixed classes; works with any modern WordPress theme.

What’s included

• Frontend Login, Register (auto login), and Logout
• Submit Article (title/content limits, excerpt, categories, featured image rules)
• Author Dashboard (search, pagination, delete post & clean attached media)
• Public Profile with Pretty URL /profile/{username} (+ fallback ?u=)
• Author Box injected below single posts
• Settings: login redirect policy, submission status (pending/draft/publish), rate limit, allowed HTML mode, upload policy, and reCAPTCHA v2 (light/dark)

Built with premium code quality, clear separation of concerns, and internationalization ready (/languages with POT).

• Frontend Login, Register (auto-login), Logout
• Submit Article: title (max 160), content (max 2000), excerpt, categories
• Featured Image: size cap (MB) + MIME whitelist (JPEG/PNG/WEBP)
• Submission Status: pending / draft / publish (safe fallback to pending)
• Author Dashboard: 20 per page, keyword search, delete + remove attached images
• Public Profile: pretty URLs /profile/username, JSON-LD Person
• Author Box: full-width, light, responsive
• SEO Integrations: Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO
• reCAPTCHA v2 (checkbox) on Login/Register/Submit
• Security headers, nonce, strict KSES, rate limiting, upload validation
• Theme-agnostic UI, mobile-first CSS
• Translation ready: adirectory.pot

• WordPress 5.6 or higher (tested up to 6.6)
• PHP 7.4 or higher
• Pretty Permalinks enabled (required for /profile/username)
• HTTPS recommended (required for reCAPTCHA)
• WP-Cron enabled (for internal links builder)
• PHP file uploads enabled; memory 128MB+ recommended
• Google reCAPTCHA v2 keys (Site/Secret) if you enable it

1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/ and activate it.
2. The plugin auto-creates pages: Member Login, Create Account, Submit Article, Author Dashboard, Edit Profile, User Profile.
3. Go to Settings → Article Directory to configure:
   • Login redirect, block wp-admin (optional)
   • Submission status, rate limit, allowed HTML
   • Featured image policy (size & MIME)
   • reCAPTCHA v2 (optional): add Site/Secret keys and choose where to apply
4. Flush Permalinks if the Pretty URL /profile/username doesn’t resolve.
5. (Optional) Install Yoast/Rank Math/AIOSEO for meta management.
6. Start accepting articles—authors can register, submit, and manage posts via the mini dashboard.