Description

Peeps – People Directory is a WordPress plugin that helps you create and manage a directory of people on your website. Perfect for displaying staff members, team rosters, or employee directories.

Features:

Custom post type for managing people profiles
Block templates for single person posts and archive pages
Configurable phone number formatting
Custom URL structure for people profiles
Public/private directory option

Screenshots

Example of a person post displayed on the frontend
Fields available when editing a person post
Available Peeps blocks in the block inserter
Peeps – People Directory settings page

Blocks

This plugin provides 4 blocks.

Phone Number Display a person's phone number
Email Address Display a person's email address
Social Links – WP Peeps Add and customize social media links.
Full Name Display a person's full name with configurable parts

Installation

Download the latest release from GitHub
Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/peeps directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
Go to People Settings to configure the plugin options

FAQ

How do I change the URL structure for people profiles?: Go to People Settings and update the “Directory Slug” field. After saving, visit the WordPress Permalinks page and click “Save Changes” to update your URLs.
Can I make the directory private?: Yes, in People Settings you can disable the “Make People Directory Public” option to make the directory visible only to logged-in users.
How do I format phone numbers?: Go to People Settings and update the “Phone Number Format” field. Use # symbols where you want digits to appear. For example: (###) ###-####

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Contributors & Developers

“Peeps – People Directory” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

2.2.2

Added Developer Docs tab to the settings page with reference tables for the post type key, meta keys, available blocks, and settings options
Fixed phone block displaying empty in the editor when no phone number is set — now shows the configured format as a placeholder

2.2.0

Added 9 missing social platform detections: Discord, TikTok, Threads, Patreon, VK, 500px, RSS/Atom feeds, Gravatar, and mailto links
Full Name block now prevents disabling the last active name part
Full Name block now shows an editor warning when no name parts are selected
Fixed email meta validation to trim whitespace before checking validity
Fixed redundant text alignment class being manually applied in phone and email blocks (now handled automatically by WordPress block supports)
Fixed brittle email block placeholder check (was comparing against a hardcoded string)
Centralized default values for phone format, CPT slug, and menu position into a single source of truth
Consolidated multiple useSelect calls in the editor panel into one
Removed duplicate constants and utility functions across block files

2.1.0

People post type is now always available in the Query Loop block, regardless of the “Make People Directory Public” setting
Single person profile pages return 404 when the directory is set to private
Social links block preview now updates immediately when links are added, removed, or reordered without requiring a post save
Fixed editor sidebar styles not applying correctly in the admin page
Fixed spacing between fields in the Person Name, Contact Information, and Social Links editor panels
Fixed TextControl deprecation warnings for WordPress 7 compatibility
Added phone extension field to the Contact Information panel

2.0.0

BREAKING: Updated all prefixes from “wp_peeps” to “ph_peeps” for WordPress Directory compliance
BREAKING: Post type changed from “wp_peeps_people” to “ph_peeps_people”
BREAKING: All meta keys changed from “wp_peeps_” to “ph_peeps_“
BREAKING: All option names changed from “wp_peeps_” to “ph_peeps_“
BREAKING: Block names changed from “wp-peeps/” to “ph-peeps/“
Updated plugin name to “Peeps – People Directory”
Updated namespaces from “WP_Peeps” to “PH_Peeps”
Updated text domain from “wp-peeps” to “peeps-people-directory”
Added sanitization callbacks for boolean settings
Note: Existing posts and settings will need to be migrated or re-entered

1.3.1

Updated plugin name from “WP Peeps” to “Peeps” for WordPress Directory compliance

1.3.0

Added block template for archive pages
Archive template includes featured image, name, contact information, and social links

1.2.0

Automatic permalink flush on plugin activation
Automatic permalink flush on plugin deactivation
Added notice when changing settings that affect permalinks (slug, public status, archive)

1.1.0

Added block template registration for single person posts
Default template includes featured image, full name, contact information, and social links
Template is customizable through the Site Editor

1.0.0

Stable release
Comprehensive code audit and security improvements
Fixed XSS vulnerabilities
Added proper validation and sanitization
Improved error handling and logging
Code quality improvements and documentation
Performance optimizations

0.1.1

Disable post title editing

0.1.0

Initial release
People directory custom post type
Admin settings page
Phone number formatting
Required name fields
Contact information fields