WordPress Plugins
First-look guides on newly listed WordPress plugins.
41 published guides.
Open24 Security: A First Look at the No-Frills WordPress Hardening Plugin
A hands-on first look at Open24 Security, a free WordPress plugin for REST API, login, header, and WooCommerce hardening. See pricing, use cases, and how it com
MetriPrice First Look: A Free WooCommerce Plugin for Measurement-Based Pricing
MetriPrice turns WooCommerce products into configurable, measurement-priced items. Here's what it does, what it costs, and how it compares to Product Add-ons an
Sigil for WordPress: A First Look at Free Passkey and 2FA Login Protection
Sigil brings passkeys, TOTP, backup codes, and role-based 2FA enforcement to WordPress for free. Here's how it compares to Wordfence, Duo, and Google Authentica
VENTI Multi Location Marker for Elementor: A First Look at the Free OpenStreetMap Widget
A hands-on first look at VENTI Multi Location Marker, a free Elementor widget for plotting unlimited locations on OpenStreetMap. Pricing, setup, and alternative
VertiFeed: A First Look at WordPress's New TikTok-Style Vertical Video Gallery Block
VertiFeed brings TikTok/Reels-style swipeable video galleries to WordPress via a free Gutenberg block. Here's what it does, its limits, and how it compares.
QuickPay.ge for WooCommerce: First Look at Georgia's Multi-Bank Checkout Plugin
A hands-on first look at QuickPay.ge for WooCommerce, the plugin that bundles Bank of Georgia, TBC, PayPal, and crypto into one checkout. Pricing, setup, and al
MarkBlocks for Elementor: First Look at the Free Markdown Widget Plugin
MarkBlocks adds Markdown editing and syntax-highlighted code blocks to Elementor. Here's what it does, how it works, pricing, and how it compares to alternative
DevDome Analytics: First Look at the WordPress Plugin That Separates Humans From Bots
A hands-on first look at DevDome Analytics, the WordPress plugin that splits human and bot traffic. Pricing, setup, and how it compares to GA4, Matomo, and Plau
Replai GEO First Look: A WordPress Plugin That Optimizes Your Site for ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity Instead of Google
Replai GEO generates llms.txt, clean Markdown pages, and AI crawler analytics for WordPress. Here's what it does, what's missing, and how it compares to Yoast a
RP 4U (Maps & Route Planner): A First Look at the Free Google Maps Alternative for WordPress
RP 4U embeds OpenStreetMap and OpenRouteService routing into WordPress without a Google API key. Here's what it does, what it costs, and how it compares.
Unite Flex Gallery: A First Look at the New Free WordPress Gallery Plugin
A hands-on first look at Unite Flex Gallery, the free WordPress plugin with 9 layouts, lightbox, and video support. See how it stacks up against Envira and Next
Hamidreza Order Notifier: A First Look at the Free WooCommerce-to-Telegram/Bale Alert Plugin
A hands-on first look at Hamidreza Order Notifier, the free WordPress plugin that pushes WooCommerce order alerts to Telegram or Bale bots. Setup, pricing, and
BellePopups: A First Look at the New Privacy-First Popup Builder for Beauty & Wellness Sites
BellePopups is a new no-code WordPress popup builder built for salons, spas, and wellness businesses. Here's what it does, real use cases, and how it stacks up.
Alesta: A First Look at the New All-in-One SEO and Performance Plugin for WordPress
Alesta bundles XML sitemaps, cache, Gzip, robots.txt, broken link scanning, DB cleanup, and GDPR font hosting into one free WordPress plugin. Here's our first l
Scholar Sync: First Look at the New OpenAlex-Powered WordPress Plugin for Researcher Profiles
A hands-on first look at Scholar Sync, the WordPress plugin that auto-syncs researcher profiles and citations from OpenAlex. Pricing, use cases, and alternative
Grafucci Folders: A First Look at the Free Virtual Folder Plugin for WordPress
A hands-on first look at Grafucci Folders, a free WordPress plugin for organizing pages, posts, and media with virtual folders. Pricing, use cases, and comparis
Hafenstudios Ads: First Look at the New Privacy-First WordPress Ad Manager
A hands-on first look at Hafenstudios Ads, a new WordPress ad placement plugin with local impression tracking. Pricing, features, and how it compares to Advance
Owl Security: First Look at the New Local-First WordPress Security Plugin
Owl Security is a new WordPress.org security plugin with brute-force protection, malware scanning, and 2FA that runs locally. Here's how it stacks up.
EchoPing First Look: Free Telegram Order Notifications for WooCommerce, Tested
A hands-on first look at EchoPing, the free WordPress plugin that pushes WooCommerce order alerts to Telegram with action buttons. Setup, pricing, and compariso
Uploadfic Review: Unlocking Restricted MIME Types in WordPress Without Editing functions.php
A first-look review of Uploadfic, the WordPress plugin that lets you upload SVG, EXE, DOCX and other blocked file types via a dashboard, no code required.