I have seen directories using WordPress as its base and with the right plugins coded for it, this can be done.
I got unbanned again, no worries. Nima, I am afraid I don't recall those directories at the moment but I remember one particularly nice one which was run in WordPress....a jobs directory, if I recall correctly. The posts were the listings and the comments were reviews for the listings. If I can find it, I will post it here.
Really? You had to say that twice to get the point across? And, your statement doesn't make any sense...why would Wordpress be an important part of a directory?? Another lame attempt at increasing post count!
Thisis a very nice plugin and works well and takes minimal work to get up and running. I have used it for several sites.
whats the benefit of using wordpress as a directory? besides the obvious of increse in traffic a little bit?
Well, there's really no benefit to it. If anything, it'll be unique since most directories are using some other type of directory software.
reason for me to used wp as any application : 1. Wordpresss is well known and trust able. (i don't said other don't). 2. Easy to understand. 3. Plenty of plugin. 4. No worry abt ON PAGE SEO. 5. SE love it. Con : Wordpress update too frequent.
Frequent update was a headache before, specially with 2.6 version, unless you used a plugin like Automatic Upgrade. But as now Wordpress by default has option for upgrading automatically, I don't mind the frequent updates