MotorDesk
Connect MotorDesk's car dealer management platform with your WordPress website to showcase your vehicle stock and used car inventory.
Solid choice
MotorDesk is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 62/100 on our health check.
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where MotorDesk stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| automotive | #32 |
| car dealer | #19 |
| Dealership | #32 |
| inventory | >100 |
| Vehicles | #61 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About MotorDesk
From the official readme · v1.1.4Description
MotorDesk is a revolutionary car dealership management platform, designed to simplify and modernise your automotive stock/inventory management, advertising, communication, sales, social media & website.
The MotorDesk WordPress plugin connects your WordPress website to your MotorDesk account, giving you the full benefits of the MotorDesk platform combined with the flexibility of maintaining your own independent WordPress car dealer website.
Whether you’re looking to integrate your car inventory into an existing WordPress car dealer website, or would simply prefer to build your used/new car dealership website in WordPress, the MotorDesk plugin is the perfect solution.
Features & Benefits:
- Connect your MotorDesk account to your WordPress website in seconds, simply install and insert the [MOTORDESK] shortcode into your page content.
- Provides a powerful used car/automotive search tool with automotive inventory listings, helping your visitors find their perfect vehicle.
- Provides individual vehicle information pages to help your visitors evaluate each car, motorbike and truck.
- Designed with developers and customisation in mind. Start with the default layout, then endlessly customise the simple template files to suit your needs.
- Provides access to all your MotorDesk vehicle data within your WordPress installation, including full vehicle specifications, optional extras and more.
- Whenever you update a vehicle in MotorDesk it will update on your WordPress website automatically, within 1 minute.
- Integrate with MotorDesk’s vehicle reservation and enquiry forms using iframes to take advantage of MotorDesk’s Leads & Chat system.
Installation
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Once you have installed the MotorDesk plugin simply log-in to your WordPress administration panel and select the ‘MotorDesk’ link.
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Select ‘Connect MotorDesk’ and log-in to your MotorDesk account, then confirm the connection.
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Once connected go to the ‘Pages’ section in your WordPress administration panel and create a page to be used for your vehicle search results. We recommend setting a permalink URL slug of ‘vehicles’, ‘used-cars’ or similar.
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Add the [MOTORDESK] shortcode to the page content, and you’re done!
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Visit the page on your website and you will see your vehicle search form and vehicles, and when selected you will be taken to an information page for each vehicle.
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When you’re ready to customise your templates copy the files from the plugin’s /template/ directory into the /wp-content/uploads/motordesk/ directory, then modify the files there as you require. This location is outside the plugin folder, so your changes are preserved when the plugin is updated. (As of version 1.1.3 custom templates live in /wp-content/uploads/motordesk/ instead of the old /template_custom/ folder inside the plugin – see the Upgrade Notice for details.)
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Alternatively you can maintain the template files in another location in which case you can set the full path to your templates directory on the plugin’s settings page.
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You can include the search form and latest vehicles in other pages of your website using the shortcodes [MOTORDESK-SEARCH] and [MOTORDESK-LATEST].
Frequently asked questions
Do you provide technical support?
Yes, all our membership plans include comprehensive technical support for the MotorDesk platform.
Can I modify the plugin?
Yes, you are free to modify the plugin to suit your needs, but please keep in mind any modifications made to the plugin files will be lost when the plugin is updated. If you would like to modify the templates simply copy the files from the plugin’s /template/ directory into /wp-content/uploads/motordesk/ and edit them there. This directory is outside the plugin folder, so it is protected from being overwritten by updates. If you previously customised templates in the old /template_custom/ folder inside the plugin, your templates are migrated to /wp-content/uploads/motordesk/ automatically the…
Changelog
First official release of plugin.
1.0.0
First official release of plugin.
1.0.1
No changes, testing upgrade process with custom templates.
1.0.2
Adding [MOTORDESK] shortcode.
1.0.3
Adding custom template directory path setting in admin.
1.0.4
Maintenance update.
1.0.5
Adding dynamic page title for vehicle pages, related vehicles, latest vehicles and search page URL setting.
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FAQ
MotorDesk: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is MotorDesk free?
Yes. MotorDesk is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is MotorDesk safe to use in 2026?
MotorDesk is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 62/100 on our health check.
How many websites use MotorDesk?
MotorDesk is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,968 times since it launched in September 2022. It was downloaded 118 times in the last 30 days.
Does MotorDesk work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested MotorDesk up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 5.0 or newer.
What PHP version does MotorDesk need?
MotorDesk requires PHP 7.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was MotorDesk last updated?
The latest version, 1.1.4, was released on August 13, 2026 (2 months ago).
Who makes MotorDesk?
MotorDesk is developed and maintained by MotorDesk.
What are the best alternatives to MotorDesk?
The most popular alternatives to MotorDesk are Motors VIN Decoder (400+ installs), TyresAddict (200+ installs) and TyresAddict (100+ installs).
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