Description

The User Post Type add-on converts WordPress users into a custom post type indexable by FacetWP, allowing you to apply search facets, filters, and sorting across your site’s member base. The add-on enables professional directories, team listings, and community pages powered by profile metadata, using the same engine that FacetWP already uses for posts and products.

Key Features

  • Users as a custom post type
    Each registered user is now treated as an indexable and filterable post by FacetWP.
  • Compatibility with native facets
    Works with checkbox, dropdown, range, autocomplete, search, and other facet types from the base plugin.
  • Support for profile fields
    User metadata becomes available as data sources for building custom filters.
  • Listings via FacetWP templates
    Reuses the loops, templates, and shortcodes from the base plugin to display user results.
  • Automatic index synchronization
    The index is updated whenever a user is created, edited, or removed by WordPress.

Benefits of User Post Type

  • Navigable member directories
    Creates professional, team, or community pages with the same faceted experience as product catalogs.
  • Reuse of existing structure
    Leverages the engine, facets, and templates already configured, without adding another listing plugin to your project.
  • Scalability for large databases
    Relies on FacetWP’s own index to keep filters fast even with many registered users.
  • Short learning curve
    Anyone already configuring facets for posts and products can apply the same workflow to user profiles.

Who Is It For?

  • Community and membership sites that need to display and filter users publicly.
  • Professional directories with search by specialty, location, or category.
  • Marketplaces and service platforms that list registered providers.
  • Teams already using FacetWP who want to extend faceted navigation to their user base.

Designed for projects that treat users as storefront content, the User Post Type add-on fits member sites, communities, and professional directories where faceted search by specialty, location, or category is central to navigation. It makes sense for teams already familiar with FacetWP who want to replicate that experience across their user base without rewriting the listing layer.

Frequently asked questions

Is FacetWP User Post Type GPL-licensed?

Yes. FacetWP User Post Type is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.

Can I use FacetWP User Post Type on multiple sites?

Yes. You can install FacetWP User Post Type on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.

How much does FacetWP User Post Type cost at Ultrapack?

FacetWP User Post Type costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).

Does FacetWP User Post Type include updates?

Yes. The current version of FacetWP User Post Type is 0.7.3, published at Ultrapack on May 11, 2021. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).

Is FacetWP User Post Type scanned before publication?

Yes. Every version of FacetWP User Post Type goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.