January Journal

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  • eBook Crafter—The Fastest Way to Turn WordPress Content Into eBooks
  • Commandify—Navigate WordPress the Way It Should Be
  • AesirX—First-Party Consent for WordPress Sites
  • Synced Pattern Popups—Create Popups Using the WordPress Editor You Already Know
  • Conditional Blocks—Create Personalized WordPress Content in Minutes

YouTube Companion Posts

Any videos we produce for our partners, such as First Looks and Extended Looks, are accompanied by posts that direct viewers back to their listings on our platform.

  • RapidLoad AI—Optimize Web Vitals Automatically with AI
  • RightBlogger—Automated SEO Blog Posts that Get Google & ChatGPT Traffic
  • FormStatus—Effortlessly Test Your Website’s Forms
  • ScreenGlow—The All-in-One WordPress Image Editor
  • Wishlist for WooCommerce—Supercharge Your WooCommerce Store Sales
  • Midnay Block Suite—Powerful Blocks and Pre-Designed Patterns
  • Commandify—Navigate WordPress the Way It Should Be
  • LifterLMS—The Most Powerful, Easy-to-Use WordPress LMS on the Planet
  • Synced Pattern Popups—Create Popups Using the WordPress Editor You Already Know
  • uiXpress—Modern WordPress Admin Experience
  • Termageddon—Website Policies That Automatically Update as the Laws Change
  • TasteWP—Get a Taste of WordPress
  • Tidio—Resolve Customer Requests Instantly With AI Customer Service
  • ThemeSwitcher Pro—Multiple Themes, One Website

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  • Big File Form Uploads helps you break free from limits on the size of files you can upload on your forms—videos, images, documents, you name it—with zero hassle. Transform Your WordPress Forms Into Unstoppable Upload Machines
  • Activity Log Pro gives you a complete audit trail of everything happening on your WordPress site. See who logged in, what content changed, exactly when it happened, which plugins were updated, and any suspicious activity—all in one place.

Updates From Our Partners

  • FluentBooking (IWP Deal) v2 brings Recurring Events, Dark Mode, All Data Access User Capability to grant full data and settings access to team members without making them a WordPress admin, and Sell Bookings with 100% Free Coupon, as well as numerous improvements and fixes.
  • Commandify (IWP Deal) v1.0.5 brings Fluent Forms (IWP Deal) integration, smarter fuzzy search, a built-in help panel, new shortcuts and new-tab navigation, and a smoother and faster loading UI, all to help you better navigate WordPress.
  • WPSyncSheets For Gravity Forms v5.3.9.4 (IWP Deal) brings support for multiple-choice fields and a filter to allow customization of the Entry ID label in settings.
  • WPSyncSheets For WooCommerce v9.2.6.1 (IWP Deal) brings new compatibility with the WooGallery Slider plugin.
  • Better Search v4.2.2 (IWP Deal) brings improved text highlighting and cache efficiency, enhanced fuzzy search index management, a security patch for an XSS vulnerability, and fixes for boolean search mode bugs.
  • Novashare v1.6.4 (IWP Deal) brings a new share button for Mistral AI and an overhauled meta box UI to be more consistent and improve selected image visibility, as well as other enhancements and fixes to improve your WordPress social sharing experience.
  • Shop as Client for WooCommerce v7.0 (IWP Deal) brings a great new feature—the possibility to override the default product price on the cart and offer special deals on the fly in the current email or phone order session.
  • Simple Points and Rewards v1.6 (IWP Deal) brings a new daily login earning method and new daily login streak bonus points and options to customize the dashboard header and subheader text.
  • Media Library Essentials v1.2 (IWP Deal) brings the ability to set custom categories and tags for your media, with filters in the main library, and you can swap out filters on the “Select Media” modal.
  • MailPoet v5.17.5 (IWP Deal) brings new pre-built email patterns to the email editor, Icon, icon type, and recommended flags to the Automation Templates REST API, and several other improvements and fixes.
  • Hoverify v4.6.2 (IWP Deal) brings a completely overhauled SEO toolkit with new features and improvements, a custom solution for WordPress detection, and other improvements and fixes.
  • WPCodeBox v1.3 (IWP Deal) is a massive update with several new features, including AI integration with inline code modifications/generation, nested CSS handling in the editor, and more, as well as numerous improvements, bug fixes, and housekeeping.
  • Commandify v1.0.5 (IWP Deal) brings a Fluent Forms (IWP Deal) integration to perform full actions on forms, entries, and transactions from anywhere; a new advanced fuzzy search engine that delivers more accurate results; a built-in help panel; keyboard and navigation enhancements; and more.
  • CheckoutWC v11.0 (IWP Deal) brings two features that stores have been asking for: the ability to present offers after checkout on the thank you page and the ability to test order bump variations against each other to find what actually converts.
  • Glow (IWP Deal) has shipped a set of updates designed to make daily site management faster, clearer, and more efficient, including a chat-like experience for support tickets, a plugins shortlist feature so your favorite solutions are at the ready for faster onboarding and standardization, a refreshed websites panel view that’s more informative and actionable, and the ability to bulk add websites and clients.
  • Coupon Affiliates for WooCommerce v7.3 (IWP Deal) brings a “Pending Commission” feature for tracking commission payouts, an option to auto-accept registrations exclusively for specific user roles or groups, and a feature to customize the pending affiliate registration message. and many more tweaks and fixes.
  • Matt Cromwell launched a new free plugin called Synced Pattern Popups (Changelog). Synced Pattern Popups helps you create popups using the WordPress editor you already know, not yet another builder. Be sure to check out the launch article.
  • Meta Box (IWP Deal) introduced the Block Editor Field Editor to solve two issues: 1.) While the WYSIWYG field has been the go-to solution for adding rich content to custom fields, it doesn’t work well when content goes beyond simple text and formatting. 2.) The default editor for WordPress (i.e., the block editor) is mostly limited to the main post content. Read the full post.
  • Conversion Bridge v1.12 (IWP Deal) brings a UTM reports dashboard and link generator, multiple meta pixels per site, 7 new integrations, a smarter event queue, and auto GA4 dimension setup.
  • CSS Pro (IWP Deal) now lets you add, move, and remove elements from a page, so you can try different layouts with ease, just like playing with Lego blocks.
  • Simple CAPTCHA Alternative with Cloudflare Turnstile v1.37 (Changelog) brings an overall improved Elementor integration, including Elementor popup support and an alignment (styling) option for Elementor forms, and numerous tweaks and fixes.
  • WordPress Playground (X) is bringing faster load times, improved plugin previews, and better tooling compatibility; it’s more than just a demo environment. Discover how Playground is evolving to enhance your development, teaching, and testing experiences.
  • Igor Benic (X) announced updates to his Simple Giveaways plugin (Changelog), bringing new integrations for webhooks and Brevo while fixing the Elementor integration.
  • MailerPress (X) announced v1.2 of their AI-powered emailing plugin for WordPress, bringing Elementor and Bricks integrations, better bounce management and click tracking, custom redirect after subscription confirmation, and more.
  • Dave Grey (X) announced Document Library Pro Power Pack v1.7 for enhancing your experience with Barn2’s Document Library Pro plugin, bringing a masonry layout for grid view images and a new setting for the enhanced bulk download to allow single page/all page selections (for those with large document libraries).
  • Ronald Huereca (X) announced the launch of his Easy Digital Downloads Account Section plugin—it’s a drop-in account section designed for Easy Digital Downloads Pro, the Software Licensing add-on, and Recurring Payments. If you’re an EDD user, you’ll likely understand the shortcomings that this plugin addresses.
  • DevKit Pro v2.2 (IWP Deal) brings the ability to duplicate posts and custom post types, the ability to control revisions on a per-post-type basis, the ability to generate secure and time-limited login links, and more.
  • MailPoet v5.18 (IWP Deal) brings improvements to the built-in captcha, more information logging when key validations fail, and a fix for the total recipients count in the email editor.
  • MailOptin v2.2.76.0 (IWP Deal) brings integrations with MailerCloud and Cloudflare Turnstile and has added background processing for opt-in.
  • Changelog as a Service v1.1 (Release Post) brings the ability to display changelogs from any plugin hosted on WordPress.org, a filter for ‘changelog-service’ post type arguments, a fix for processing EDD changelogs, and the post type rewrite slug has changed to “changelog-details” to better avoid permalink collisions.
  • Perfmatters v2.5.6 (IWP Deal) brings an updated lazy loading class, resulting in an ~18% decrease in HTML code per image and a ~2% decrease in total HTML page size across the board, the ability to completely disable Perfmatters code features, separate used CSS generated files for different WooCommerce product types to drastically improve compatibility out of the box, and numerous other adds, improvements, and fixes.
  • CSS Pro v4.3 (IWP Deal) brings a smarter CSS assistant (Chat) that works as an AI agent to get context from elements far away, track the CSS cascade, edit HTML, add new elements, and improve copywriting. There’s also a new “move element” option when you select an element that treats your page like a canvas, the color eyedropper gets a magnifier, the ruler gets a crosshair mode, there’s new AI model availability, plus numerous improvements and bug fixes.
  • Termageddon (IWP Deal—2 Free Licenses) created a free checklist for making a website privacy-friendly (PDF).
  • WPForce Logout v3.0 (IWP Deal) brings better session control and security with the ability to limit users to one active login session at a time and automatically log users out of all devices when their password changes. Read the release post for full details.
  • SEOPress v9.5 (IWP Deal) brings a new llms.txt file to help AI understand your site, new AI providers (Mistral, Claude, and Gemini) to generate SEO metadata and alternative texts automagically, support for GPT 5.2, the ability to generate Open Graph and X (Twitter) cards automatically with AI, and more new features, improvements, and fixes.
  • WP Social Ninja v4.1 (IWP Deal) includes numerous updates that significantly simplify the management of reviews, feeds, and other features. If you’re building an online store, running a blog, or managing client sites, these tweaks should help beef up your social proof without the hassle.
  • FluentForms v6.1.15 (IWP Deal) brings a default template for form styles to ensure brand consistency across your site instantly, saving you from repetitive design work; a dynamic autocomplete field to pull data dynamically and provide users with an autocomplete search experience; and more.
  • WPSyncSheets For WooCommerce v9.2.6.3 (IWP Deal) brings an integrated OpenAI API to generate product descriptions from product titles when no description is available, adds support to hide this plugin’s add-on item meta on the order edit page, improves code optimization, and includes a variation SKU import fix.
  • Dynamic.ooo v3.4.0 (IWP Deal) brings Google Address Autocomplete, International Phone, Rating, and Country fields to Elementor forms, as well as a WooCommerce Add to Cart Action and other enhancements and fixes.
  • Coupon Affiliates for WooCommerce v7.3.1 (IWP Deal) brings added support for special characters in payout statement PDF generation, AJAX loading for the ‘couponaffiliates-leaderboard’ shortcode with a loading animation, pending commissions to the view affiliate admin page, and more.
  • PatternsWP v1.0.8 (IWP Deal) brings pattern visibility controls, pattern caching for better performance, and other improvements and fixes, as well as 16 new patterns in January, spanning key website categories, giving you a strong foundation for building professional sites in the new year with a focus on features and pricing patterns to ensure you have the tools needed to communicate value and drive conversions effectively.
  • Independent Analytics v2.14 (IWP Deal) brings new form tracking integrations for Everest Forms, Mailchimp for WordPress, Newsletter, and Kadence Blocks.
  • Bit Flows v1.15 (IWP Deal) brings new triggers for JetEngine, WPCafe, SEOPress (IWP Deal), and Bit Social (IWP Deal), and new actions for Google Tasks, SendFox, JetEngine, WPCafe, and SEOPress.
  • MailOptin v2.2.76 (IWP Deal) brings Mailercloud and Cloudflare Turnstile integrations, as well as some improvements and fixes.

Other WordPressers Not to Be Overlooked

  • Simple Turnstile v1.36 (Changelog) brings a new “Failsafe Mode” option (if the Cloudflare API is down, form submissions can be temporarily allowed or fall back to reCAPTCHA), an option to display text above the widget, and a new “Resource Hint” option, all to help you better protect your WordPress forms from spam.
  • Kevin Geary (X), the creator of Etch, is launching Page Building 101 Era 4—a completely FREE YouTube course on professional web development, and if it’s anything like his previous page builder course, it will be packed with value.
  • Sabuj Kundu (X) released CBX Map for Google Map & OpenStreetMap v2.0.4 (Changelog) with improved Google Maps API handling, better stability, improved compliance with WordPress standards, and a smoother update experience for Pro users.
  • Brian Gardner (X) released Powder 2.0—more than a WordPress block theme, Powder is a foundation for expression, created for designers and agencies delivering real client work.
  • Alan Fuller (X) shipped Clean and Simple Contact Form v4.12 (Changelog), bringing options for non-Bootstrap themes, including a new card-style design with big comfortable inputs and automatic dark mode, semantic classes for full styling control with CSS, and theme native—getting out of the way to let theme styles take over.
  • David PĂ©rez (X) announced Plugin Check Plugin v1.8.0 (Changelog), making plugin creation safer and easier with AI to help choose better plugin names, stronger security and consistency checks, and results that can now be exported and filtered.
  • Ronald Huereca (X) announced GB Extras for GenerateBlocks v2.5 (Changelog) brings a much-improved command palette experience, including the ability to regenerate styles from the frontend.
  • AsanaPlugins (X) announced that WooCommerce Product Bundles v6.14 (Changelog) brings compatibility with WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway by WooCommerce, the ability to open a popup when clicking on an unselected optional item, and now when a popup is disabled, clicking on an optional item selects or unselects the item.
  • Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) v8.2 (Changelog) brings a comprehensive file manager for WordPress with folder tree navigation, file and folder operations, and code editing capabilities, as well as numerous improvements and fixes.
  • FluentCart v1.3.4 (Changelog) brings the ability to bundle products as a single product, Stripe-hosted checkout, and the Razorpay payment gateway, along with several improvements and bug fixes.
  • ClickTock v2.2 (Changelog) brings the ability to hide/show individual categories in the admin drop-down; site admins can now hide the reminder settings from other users, and weekly emails now support comma-separated emails.
  • WooCommerce Subscriptions v8.3 (Changelog) brings AJAX support for the add-to-cart flow from the single product page when upgrading or downgrading subscriptions, and the separate WooCommerce Subscriptions Download plugin is now part of WooCommerce Subscriptions, allowing you to easily connect a downloadable product to a subscription product you offer.
  • Ultimate Addons for Elementor v2.8 (Changelog) brings a duplicator extension that allows duplicating pages, posts, headers, footers, and custom blocks with ease.
  • Muhammad Muhsin (LinkedIn) launched Revise, a new open-source project to help you write, revise, and publish with AI-powered writing that lives inside WordPress.
  • Giant WP announced the Quick Cart Shopping (Changelog), a lightweight plugin that adds a sleek floating cart to your WooCommerce store that stays with customers as they browse. No more cart page redirects. No more interrupting the shopping flow.
  • Harish Chouhan (X) announced v1 of his Build Mode—Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon Page plugin (Changelog), bringing a “Create Maintenance Page” button for one-click setup, a “Maintenance (Minimal)” block pattern, and an improved settings UI with quick actions.
  • Handy Plugins announced the initial release of their free Accessibility Magic plugin (Changelog), bringing a lightweight, unobtrusive accessibility widget to the frontend of your WordPress site, allowing visitors to adjust visual and readability settings based on their needs, without affecting your site’s layout, theme, or content structure.
  • Varun Dubey (X) announced BP Business Profile 2.0, a BuddyPress plugin for business directories, their biggest update yet—bringing OpenStreetMap integration, a business claim system, a transfer ownership feature, and a services tab so businesses can showcase their offerings. and a ton more.
  • Pattern Wrangler v2.3 (Changelog) brings new features like Categories View, Category Mapping, and an integration with Synced Pattern Popups (IWP First Look—Synced Pattern Popups), as well as other enhancements and fixes.
  • FluentCart v1.3.7 (Changelog) adds support for frontend templates, an order UUID/hash filter, a Stripe metadata hook, a hook for autocomplete digital orders, and a ton of additional improvements and fixes.
  • Yoast SEO v36.8 (Changelog) brings a schema settings page to allow users more control over the Yoast Schema Framework API and a new, easy-to-use design for the site features settings, as well as numerous enhancements and bug fixes.
  • James LePage (X) announced that the AI Experiments plugin v0.2.0 (Changelog) brings core excerpt generation support for AI-powered summaries, a new Excerpt Generation Experiment with editor UI, the Abilities Explorer (admin screen to view and interact with registered AI abilities in the plugin), foundational backend support for Content Summarization and Image Generation experiments (API-only; no UI yet), improved plugin documentation and onboarding, and Playground preview support to build and PR workflows using the official WordPress action, plus other changes and fixes.
  • Search & Filter Pro v3.2 (X) brings an admin redesign, performance improvements, a new search indexer, accessibility upgrades, new design options, and block editor upgrades.
  • Marcus Burnette (X) announced the free Multi-Email Login plugin (Changelog), which serves a fairly niche case where you might want to allow site users to log in using any number of email addresses (but all with the same password).
  • Tyche Software (X) announced Flexi BOGO v1.8 brings the ability to create discount rules based on product brands—configure Buy One Get One deals specifically for brands you assign, giving you precise control over your promotions.
  • Andy Peatling (X) announced that the first beta access for his Miles project is going out to a select group on Monday. Miles is an AI agent that designs and builds WordPress websites with custom blocks, plugin integration, and production-ready code by simply describing what you want. You can sign up for early access here.
  • Gaurav Tiwari (X) announced Dynamic Month & Year Into Posts v1.7 (Changelog), bringing a new [seasons] shortcode to display the current season and ordinal suffix support for the [age] shortcode that’s perfect for displaying things like “Celebrating our [age ordinal=true] anniversary.” I’ve been looking for a block-based solution to dynamically display the last updated date on posts, and it looks like this does that too, amongst many other things.
  • ToggleWP v0.1 (X) has launched as an all-in-one modular toolkit for WordPress professionals and isn’t just another plugin; it’s a comprehensive system that allows you to deploy professional-grade tools in under a minute, giving you peace of mind and your clients a premium experience. Read the launch post.
  • Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) v8.3 (Changelog) brings Media Files Visibility Control so only administrators can see all media files, and non-admins can only see the images they upload with the free version. ASE Pro adds an option to specify which non-administrator user roles will be limited to only seeing media files they uploaded themselves. There are also numerous improvements and translations for 38 languages.
  • James Koussertari (X) announced the Attribufy AI Image Attribute Manager plugin (Direct Link) to bulk generate alt text, titles, descriptions, and captions with various AI models and advanced settings, with free and paid versions.
  • Admin Columns (X) v7.0 brings a redesigned UI that aligns with modern WordPress standards, conditional formatting to highlight rows in list screens based on user-defined rules, support for Rank Math SEO and SEOPress (IWP Deal), templates that let Admin Columns, themes, and plugins ship with ready-made setups, and more.
  • FluentCart v1.3.9 (Direct Link) brings a programmatic selling layer designed for products that do not belong in a traditional product catalog (i.e., Ghost Products), the Mercado Pago payment gateway for one-time payments, a new add-to-cart Gutenberg block, and more.
  • Accessibility Checker v1.37 (Changelog) brings improved issue matching with stable selectors, improved frontend highlighter positioning/behavior, properly detected duplicate markup, and more. v1.20 (Pro) brings sorting by severity and count by default for open issues, and Fast Track now better reflects multiple instances on a single page.
  • Jeff Starr (X) announced Contact Form X v3.0 (Changelog), bringing a refactoring of all CSS/JavaScript, improved cookies, support for more custom fields, and a ton more.
  • Breon Williams (X) announced Promptless WP (Direct Link), a WordPress plugin that turns structured content into production-ready page layouts without AI-generated filler.

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