Plugin review: WP Rollback
If a plugin update causes a problem, how do you find out which plugin and how do you rewind to a previous version?
Essential
Plugins I consider essential to (nearly) every site, and routinely install.
Plugin review: hCaptcha for Forms and More
You probably don’t need this plugin unless you’re using Contact Form 7, but if you do need it, this is the plugin you need.
Plugin review: The Paste
You can paste images directly into a post or page while editing — but the resulting filename in your media library is completely random. Here’s a plugin to let you specify the filename as you paste.
Speed up your website with WebP
Make your images load faster using WebP format on your WordPress website. If images are faster, the page is faster. And a faster site gives… Read More »Speed up your website with WebP
Plugin Review: WPvivid Backup Plugin
I’ve previously reviewed and recommended the UpdraftPlus Backup plugin. The WPvivid Backup and Migration Plugin does basically the same task, roughly as well, and has… Read More »Plugin Review: WPvivid Backup Plugin
Plugin Review: WP Mail SMTP
This plugin helps email sent by your website get past spam filters.
Quick Install of My “Essential” Plugins
To save time, I’ve created a list of the plugins I install when creating an author website, which you can install in a single step… Read More »Quick Install of My “Essential” Plugins
Plugin review: Hide Comment Author Link
This plugin frustrates spammers by removing the field in which they post their spammy links.
New plugin announcement: Hide featured image on all single page/post
I made a new thing — a plugin to turn off featured image display in all single WordPress pages and posts, for use with themes that display them stupidly.
Plugin review: Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
This provides an essential function that really should be baked into WordPress. When you click to enlarge an image, a modern, professional site doesn’t navigate away from the current page to do that.
Plugin review: Broken Link Checker
The free Broken Link Checker plugin from WPMU DEV is something you’ll pretty much want on every site. Broken links can occur at any time… Read More »Plugin review: Broken Link Checker
Plugin review: All-in-One WP Migration
A common issue during web development is that you have the site at one URL, and you want to move the whole thing to a… Read More »Plugin review: All-in-One WP Migration
Plugin review: Contact Form 7 vs. WPForms Lite
Your website needs a way for people to get in touch with you (or at least with your representative, if you’re too much a bigshot… Read More »Plugin review: Contact Form 7 vs. WPForms Lite
Plugin review: iThemes Security
WordPress is a secure platform. If you keep your themes and plugins up to date, and you have a good password, you’re most of the… Read More »Plugin review: iThemes Security
Plugin review: UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup and Restoration
It’s necessary to make automatic backups of your site. Many hosting providers will do this for you automatically and keep a few recent version on… Read More »Plugin review: UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup and Restoration
Plugin review: Yoast SEO
Another essential plugin: Yoast SEO from Team Yoast. This is the most popular plugin for managing SEO (search engine optimization) and related aspects of your… Read More »Plugin review: Yoast SEO
Plugin review: Search Exclude
Here’s another plugin I install on every website I create. Your website will likely have an internal search function — not Google, but a built-in… Read More »Plugin review: Search Exclude
Plugin review: Antispam Bee
A lot of people like Akismet to block comment spam, but I find (and others have noted) some drawbacks: It’s slow. It sends information about… Read More »Plugin review: Antispam Bee
Plugin review: Sassy Social Share
Sassy Social Share by Team Heateor: Adds share buttons to your posts and pages. I like this because it has the rare combination of features:… Read More »Plugin review: Sassy Social Share