Service Finder – Provider and Business Listing WordPress Theme

Service Finder WordPress Theme is an advanced business and service directory theme. Business and Service providers from different categories can register and create their profile. Customer can see their profile and book their services only. Customer can give feedback on each booking completed. For example, customer can go to cleaner or electrician profile and book their services. Similarly customers can go to a dentist profile and book an appointment. Providers profile is full of some useful features like profile management, timeslots management for booking, unavailability settings, staff management, booking management, invoice generation and payment system, service areas and services, featured providers etc.

Customer can create and publish job with his requirements. Customer can invite provider for job. Provider can search for jobs and apply for job. Customer can hire provider for job.

Integrates with Mike Jolley?s free WP Job Manager plugin

No Paid plugin required.

Disclaimer: Providers data and category images not included with demo content. Custom shortcodes of the theme are not editable with page builder like Elementor or Visual Composer, these shortcode are editable from theme options -> shortcode settings.

Provider Account Login Details:

Username: clutter

Password: 123456

Customer Account Login Details:

Username: john_odriscoll
Password: 123456

Zip code

564823

Changelog & Update History

We request buyers to update revised version who have already updated version 3.4. You can follow steps regarding theme update given here : http://aonetheme.com/demo/documentation/theme_update_process.html

Version 3.5.3
14 December 2022

New home page design integrated, you can check here https://aonetheme.com/service-finder-demo4/home-2/
New: Booking Process flow improved.
New: New Add On available for Group Booking feature. You can find it here https://codecanyon.net/item/grup-service-booking-reservation-plugin/42061717
This plugin will add new feature to the Service Finder Theme where user can book services of multiple providers and those services will be added to the cart in groups, so user can checkout through cart summary page.

Version 3.4
8 March 2020

To check the change log please open this link https://aonetheme.com/demo/documentation/new-features.html

Revised Version 3.3
28 July 2018

Few issues fixed.

Revised Version 3.3
18 July 2018

Few issues fixed.

Version 3.3
13 July 2018

Improved: Improved My Account: My Account section for both customer and provider is improved. 
New: Wallet system added in the theme for both customer and provider. So they can add money to their wallet and can use later for payment on the site. There is cash back option also available by admin, if provider or customer use wallet as payment method then they can get cash back added to their wallet. 
New:  FAQ section added in provider profile, so user can ask questions to provider and provider can add answers to the questions asked. 
Improved: Booking table in customer and provider my account is improved. 
New: Separate date & time for each service: Now user can select separate date & time for each service selected rather than selecting one date & time for multiple services selected. 
Improved: Multiple days select option: User can select multiple days for any service to book. Earlier there was limitation of choosing only one day for service, so this limitation is removed. 
New: Payout using Stripe Custom Account API: We have integrated Stripe Custom Account API so now admin will be able to payout to provider bank account directly for provider’s part of booking amount after deducting his fee. Provider will require to add his bank details in order to become eligible for payout. 
New: Payout using Mangopay API: If admin wants to use Mangopay then he will require to install woocommerce mangopay plugin and woocommerce vendor plugin, so now admin will be able to payout to provider bank account directly for provider’s part of booking amount after deducting his fee. Provider will require to add his bank details in order to become eligible for payout. 
New: Offers & Promotions: Two types of Coupon system added in the theme. Either for each service: Provider will be able to add coupon/offer for each service he added to his profile, so at the time of booking coupon option will be asked for each service booked  OR common: Coupon code will be applied to whole booking amount rather than for each service amount. 
New: Article: Provider will be able to post articles from his my account and will be published on his public profile. 
Improved: Improved Availability section: Section to define time slots/start time is improved slightly, provider will be able to define start time in bulk for week days by choosing time interval. 
Improved: Improved Quotation System: File upload option added in request a quote form. Now quotations requested by user will be listed in both customer and provider account, provider will be able to reply with his quote to customer and customer will be able to see all replies from different providers and can hire the desire one. Send same quote to related providers option also added in the request a quote form. 
Improved: Improved Business Hours Section: Business hours section improved. Provider will be able to add Break Times also and they can turn on or off the business hours section. User Interface of business hours section is improved. 
New: Qualification: Provider will be able to add his qualification and display on his public profile. 
Experience: Provider will be able to add his experience and display on his public profile. New
New: Certificate: Provider will be able to add his certifications and display on his public profile. 

New: Earnings and Dues: Section to show provider’s total earning and dues is added to his my account. 
Improved: Set Unavailability in bulk: Now provider will be able to set unavailable days in bulk rather than choosing one by one. 
Improved: Service assigned to team member: Provider will be able to assign service to team member, earlier there was no such option. 
Improved: Display package details in upgrade package section: Now provider will be able to see package capabilities on mouse over of package box in upgrade account section. 
New: Revolution Slider added: Revolution slide plugin is included with the theme, so now you will be able to add slider to home page. 
New: Import providers categories as job categories: Admin will be able to import providers categories as job categories, so admin doesn’t need to add job categories if he wants to keep same providers categories as job categories. 
Improved: Improved Job Listing Page: Job Listing page UI improved. 
Improved: Improved Job Detail Page: Job Detail page UI improved. 
Fix: Fixed few Jquery Issues.

Revised Version 3.2
6 January 2018

Fix: We have fixed a Jquery issue in version 3.2.

Version 3.2
2 January 2018

New: Upgrade account section design imporved in provider my account.
New: Renew current package option added.
New: Stripe connect payment.
New: Chain payment system in booking via paypal adaptive.
New: Auto location detect feature added in address field of search bar.
New: User dashboard in admin section under Service Finder menu.
New: Provider bulk Import feature added in admin under Service Finder menu.
New: XML sitemp feature added in admin under Service Finder menu.
New: Show/Hide Floatng Menu in provider public profile option added in theme options -> provider settings.
New: Minify and combine css files and flush that cached file.
New: Two New sliding menu style added in mobile view. Option given in header settings.
Fix: Fixed some bugs. 

Version 3.0
23rd Sept. 2017

New: Woocommerce payment option integrated.
New: Messaging system addon.
New: Advance Rating System.
New: Paid Job Posting feature for customers.
Fix: Fix lots of minor issues in the theme.

Version 2.3.2
8th June 2017

Fix: Sign up form built using short code had JS error, now fixed.
Fix: Sticky header issue fixed.
Fix: Admin can enable or disable payment methods to display in provider profile.Earlier it was showing all
payment methods in the provider profile regardless of what is enable in the theme options.
Fix: Modification in service hours and cost.
Fix: Add connects option for trial package.
Fix: Few minor fixes.

Version 2.3.1
6th June 2017

Fix: Provider listing was broken in search results if there is html tags found in the proivder short description.
Fix: Price filter currency symbol was showing strange characters.
Fix: Header style transparent with no top bar issue.
Fix: Gallery images section was not showing for trial package in provider profile.
Fix: keywords added for email template for expiry and cancel subscription mail to admin.
Fix: Video Gallery issue on provider profile.
Fix: Radius search by Km/miles option added in theme option.
Fix: Google recaptcha issue. 
Fix: Option to load advance search form as open or close by default added in the theme options -> search settings.
Fix: Option to turn off Bank Account Details section from provider profile settings.
Fix: Few other minor fixes.

Version 2.3
26 May 2017

 New: New Look with rounded corners.To see new look click on Live Preview button above.
New: In the availability section of provider my account we have given option to define start time for each week day. So at the time of booking customer will be able to choose start time and end time will be calculated according to service hours selected. So provider has both option (time slots or start time) and he can choose whatever option he wants to proceed with.
New: Moderation system for request a quote. So admin now will have option to approve each new request coming through website then only email will be sent to respective provider with quote details. Admin has option to turn on or turn off this option.
New: Only registered users can see request a quote form and will be able to request quote after login. Admin can turn on or turn off this option.
New: Search by radius. User can enter address and then choose radius to search within.
New: Price filters option. So user now has option to choose price range while searching. So if customer enters any service name or keyword matching to services provider has will be displayed in search results according to price range selected by customer. 
New: Google recaptcha code added. So now admin has option to choose either regular captcha code or google recaptcha.
New: One way Google calendar integration. So bookings done from provider profile will be displayed on his google calendar.
New: Claim business feature added. So admin now can enable or disable claim business option for individual business from their account as admin and user will be able to claim business from provider public profile. Admin can turn on free claim or paid claim option. If paid claim business option is chosen then if any user claim business then admin will see all claim requests in Claim Requests section under service finder section. He can approve or decline the request. If approve then a link will be send in the email to that user and if user click on that link then he will be redirected to payment page with package to select. Once he paid for the package then he will receive email confirmation with username and password of that business profile.
New: Trial Package option added. One new package called Trial Package added in the Packages section of theme option. So admin now can enable trial package. If any provider already has already registered under trial package then after expiration he will not be able to see trial package option and he will only see other three packages to choose from in upgrade account section.
New: Social login with wp social plugin. We have customized social login/signup for customer and provider with wp social login plugin. So if admin wants to enable this feature then he needs to install wp social plugin and that’s it.
New: WordPress sidebar added in provider profile style 1. So admin can add more widgets in sidebar on provider profile. Request a quote form and related providers section also converted to widgets. So admin can add or remove and change position of widgets.
New: OTP feature added in provider sign up form also in order to verify the provider email. So admin can turn on or turn off this option  from theme options.
New: Hide provider contact details individually. Earlier admin was able to turn on or turn off whole contact info section from provider profile but now he can turn on or turn off individual contact details like phone number or address or email or website or gps etc.
New: Skip payment option in buy job connects section.  If admin access provider profile as admin then he can add job connects to provider account without making any payment, so he can choose skip payment option while adding job connects.
New: Multi locations option for provider. Admin can add “Multiple Location” capability to any package and provider registered under that package will have new section to add more locations of their business from their account. For example if any business is being operated in more than one location then they will be able to add as many locations as they want. And all locations will be displayed in My Location section of provider public profile, so if user select any location then map will get reload to show that location and same has been included in the search.
New: Multiple videos option in provider profile. Now provider will be able to add more videos and not only one video.
New: Admin can turn or turn off option whether only registered customers can see provider contact details or not.
New: Adding services in groups. Provider now can define group and add services under any group. 
New: Email reminders before booking date. Admin now can define no. of days for booking email reminder email before booking date.
New: Provider-category slug in provider category page url can be changed by admin from theme options.
New: The author slug in provider profile url can be changed or removed by admin from theme options.
Fix: short description keyword also added in booking email template in theme options -> mail settings -> booking email.
Fix: on provider profile page in related providers section now provider profile image showing in 80x80 px size and if there is no profile pic then default avatar image set by admin will be displayed earlier it was empty.
Fix: all external links will be open in new tab.
Fix: “nofollow” attribute added to external links.
Few untranslateable strings are not translatable.
Fix: If free booking option is enabled then $0.00 removed from the top of booking form.
Fix: Notifications  were showing half in small screen.
Fix: “verified provider” string was not translatable earlier now it is.
Fix: “Booking status changed to completed” email template was sending html tags in the email, now it is fixed.
Fix: In another language “Upgrade account” section was showing error message, not it is fixed.
Fix: Booking settings options in provider my account are not turned on by default upon provider registration. Earlier provider has to turn on booking options.

Version 2.2
4 February 2017

Fix: Order total value was missing in booking form in last update (Provider style 1).
Fix: Customer signing up via Post a job form was not inserting into customer table. Now it’s fine.
Fix: There was issue in Logo dimension control from theme option in last update.  Not it’s fixed.

Version 2.1
2 February 2017

Fix: Warning removed from category page.
Fix: A mistake solved in 'Service to perform at' section in provider my account.
Fix: Few minor fixes in RTL css.

Version 2.1
31 January 2017

New: Payu Money payment gateway integrated.
New: Payu Latam payment gateway integrated.
New: “Service to perform at” option added in provider profile. Provider now can add his own location to display on first step of booking form instead of asking customer location. 
New: Provider can set his address longitude and latitude with zoom level by dragging map pointer under address info section of his profile settings.
New: Option added theme options to show/hide search bar from home page, search results page, category page and provider profile page.
New: Option added to control Map Size on home page in desktop and mobile.
New: Admin can choose option “category image will be displayed as banner on category page”. So if user click on any category then same category image will be displayed as banner too on top.
New: Option to set default avatar image for provider.
New: Provider can also leave rating/review for another provider. Admin has option to turn on/off this option from theme options.
Fix: Header style “Center logo” will be applied to all the pages of website now. Earlier it was only applied on home page.
Fix: In provider sign up form country field is placed before city field.
Fix: When customer reschedule any booking then email notification will be sent to provider.
Fix: Category was not showing in sign up email when provider registers for free. Now its showing.
Fix: Captcha error shows on blank page when sign up. Now captcha error will be displayed on sign up form instead of redirecting to another page.
Fix: Opacity/Overlay option was not working. Now it’s working. 
Fix: There was an error in last update for OTP feature in provider style one. Now its fixed.
Fix: Approve or unapproved identity email notification is now linked with email template under mail settings of theme options. Earlier it was sending default email setup in the code.
Fix: Child categories will be displayed in alphabetical order on parent category page.
Fix: Few other fixes.

Version 2.0
1 January 2017

 Fixed few bugs.

Version 2.0
28 December 2016

New: Open review and rating system for provider profile. So admin has two options to control rating system: 1) Rating + feedback given for each booking completed 2) Open system (customer can give review without booking after login)
New: User can access 'Post A Job' page without signing up.
New: Job Alert System for providers. So providers now can create job alerts by choosing their options like: keyword, job type, job category, location etc. So automatic job alerts will be sent to providers whenever jobs matching to their criteria posted on site. Job Alert add on of wp job manager plugin included with theme.
New: Job Connects purchase options: Now provider will be able to buy more job connects if regular job connects get finish. So admin will be able to define plans and provider will be able to choose desire plan and after payment he will get connects included in the plan.
New: Turn on/off guest booking system
New: Turn on/off option for request a quote.
New: Turn on/off option for captcha image in sign up form and request a quote form in order to prevent spam message/entries.
New: Turn on/off option for sidebar on individual page.
New: Turn on/off option for comment form on individual page.
New: Option to set default view (Grid view or List View)
New: Notification bar in customer and provider my account, so notifications will be listed on several events.
New: Separate redirect option for provider sign up and customer sign up.
New: [show-providers] short code now has new parameter ‘Featured’ to show only featured providers on a page.
New: Separate email templates added for customer sign up and provider sign up in mail settings. Earlier there was one email template being used to send same email to customer and provider. 
New: Avtar/Profile pic upload option in customer profile.
New: Provider can block or unblock services from displaying on booking form. 
New: [request-quote type=”popup or form”] Short code to add common request a quote form on the website as a button or form. So user can use this request a quote form to send quotation to admin.
New: Option to control BG color and opacity in bio, followers, featured providers, photo gallery and request a quote section added in theme options.
New: Now a checkmark will be shown on each verified provider profile.
New: Filters added in provider table in dashboard under service finder section. Filter by approve status and filter by featured status added.
New: Dynamic message section added in theme options. So admin can change some static messages to desire one.
Fix: Several javasccript errors messages and strings which were not translatable in previous version now will be translatable in updated version.
Fix: Consecutive time slots can be added in Availability section in provider my account. 
Fix: Phone number and website links are now clickable in provider profile page.
Fix: Admin can change ‘Customer’ string. Earlier there was only option to change Provider string.
Fix: Some minor improvements and bugs fixed.

Version 1.0.7
28 September 2016

There was a bug we removed.

Version 1.0.7
27 September 2016

New - Paypal adaptive payment option integrated. Admin can pay to provider via Paypal.
New - Commision System added in Accounts section of theme options. Admin can define fix or percentage of commission he wants to charge for booking.
New - Admin can turn off paid booking option completely on website. So provider will have only free booking option. And if admin turn on paid booking option then provider will have free or paid booking option.
New - Text Editor added in Add/Edit service section.
New -  Provider can pre define no. of hours for service. So user doesn't need to select no. of hours for hourly service.
New - Option added to change email subject in email settings for each template.
New - Email will be send in RTL format if RTL language is selected.
New - If admin turn off 'show address info' section from provider profile page then providers address will not be visible on website, earlier it was removd from provider profile page only.
New - Admin can select time format ex. AM/PM or 24 hours format for booking time slots.
New - Option added to change color of navigation background.
Fix -  Fatal error on home page when demo categories deleted by admin solved.
Fix - Sing up popup issue solved in IE.
Fix - Cancel subscription option added in Upgrade account section of provider profile.
Fix - Business hours week days are translatable.
Fix - Max limit increased in gallery settings, multiple category settings and job application settings under provider settings.
Fix - Provider images and category images are added as background images so image size will remain same always.

Version 1.0.6
15 September 2016

Fix - Google Map API Key missing warning in admin panel.
Fix - If no country or city selected in search bar then it was showing delhi, india map. Now its fixed.
Fix - In provider profile city and country was added to address every time when profile updated. Now fixed.
Fix - One provider can not book another provider.
Fix - If admin decline the feature request of provider and if admin makes same provider feature from admin then it was creating dupliate row.Now fixed.
Fix - In provider sign up form password field has minimum and maximum character required validation now.
Fix - Sub categories box is also clickable now not only category name.
Fix - Removed a php notice.

Version 1.0.5
6 September 2016

New - Admin can add providers and customers from dashboard.
New - Admin can manage providers profiles from dashboard. We have given 'Manage Profile' button in Providers Data table in Service Finder Section.
New - Country drop down added in provider sign up form instead of input field.
New - Goolge auto complete script added in city field in provider sign up form.
New - Option added in email settings to set template for identity check approve or unapprove.
New - Wire transfer option added in provider sign up.
New - Export providers bank details in csv format.
New - Search page is seo friendly now. Option added in seo settings of theme option to fill meta tags.
New - If there is no package active then package drop down is hidden in provider sign up.
New - Option added in email settings to set upgrade package email template.
Fix - Category image is clickable on home page.
Fix - Zipcode field is optional now in provider sign up.
Fix - New parameter 'showdescription' added for category version 2 to show or hide category description on home page.
Fix - Few missing strings added in .pot file. Week days in availability section and calendar days and months are now translatable.
Fix - Provider quote price is visible in applicant section of customer my jobs.
Fix - Zipcode field is removed completely from booking form if provider choose 'Open' option in booking settings.
Fix - Membership plan and membership date showing for free package also in providers data table in admin panel.
Fix - Sending email to customer also on booking cancellation.

Version 1.0.4
22 August 2016

New: Option to add meta tags in provider profile page added in theme option.
New: Option added in Provider Settings -> Provider Page Settings to change text "Provider" all over the theme.
New: Option to add/remove "Accept Terms & Conditions checkbox" added in Provider Settings -> Sign Up Restrictions for both customer or provider sign up form.
New: My Profile button added in provider profile page to go to profile page directly from my account.
New: New parameter "showitem" added in Featured Provider short code to control no. of providers in featured providers section.
New: Request a quote button also added on top in provider profile style 2.
New: Option to control navigation menu font size and font weight added in Navigation Style section.
New: Service area title changed to Postal Code in Provider My Account.
Fix: Paypal bad api settings error fixed in invoice payment.

Version 1.0.3
16 August 2016

 New: OTP is optional now. Admin can on or off this option from theme option.
New: Option added to enter From Email and From Name for sending emails.
New: To display or hide page title on page.
New: Theme option added to change logo dimension in mobile view.
New: Option to hide or show address info on provider profile page.
Fix: Search by Keyword
Fix: Customer delete issue in admin.
Fix: Wire transfer icon was missing.
Fix: Now after sign up customer sign up form fields get empty.
Fix: Job listing filter by job type.
Fix: Gallery arrows in RTL.
Fix: Categories box on home page without image was showing  alt tag. Now removed.
Fix: In Free Booking case, label changed to 'Submit Now' from 'Pay Now'. Fix: Email from contact us form will be sent to email setup in Theme Options -> Contact Us section. It was sending to admin email.

Version 1.0.2
08. August 2016

 New: Theme option to change logo text color.
New: Categories circle color can be changed from theme option.
New: Search by keyword field added in search bar
New: Identity check of provider feature added
New: Wire Transfer option added
New: User can create and publish job
New: User can invite provider for job
New: Provider can apply for job. 
New: User can hire provider for job
New: User can select services at the time of booking
New: Provider can add regions to display on booking form instead of zipcode
New: Direct money transfer option to admin
New: Provider can sign up under multiple categories. 
New: New look for ?All Categories? Page
New: Pricing page shortcode
New: Validating user zipcode to available zipcodes is not mandatory now
New: Shortcode for signup/login form modified. Admin can display customer sign up form andprovider sign up form separately.
Nw: Admin can remove fields from search bar
New: RTL Support
New: Admin can set different zoom level of google map for country, city or address
New: Apply for job capability added to package. Admin can define limits for each package.
New: Sign up under multiple categories capability added to package. Admin can define limits foreach package.
New: Providers categories icons included with theme
New: Admin can hide or display banner for each individual page
New: Some shortcodes modified and new shortcodes added
New: Category title and description added in category page
New: Text Editor added instead of textarea for provider bio.
Fix: Latest blog post formatting issue on home page fixed.
Fix: Categories look without thumbnails fixed.
Fix: Delete team member.
Fix: Some missing strings added in .po file
Fix: Upload banner issue for page in admin
Fix: Spelling mistakes 

Version 1.0.1
18. July 2016

- Demo Content Included
- Option to add Google Map API added in theme options

Version 1.0.0
13. July 2016

- Initial Release