Share Your Favorite Plugin: Simple History

four of my favorite WordPress plugins from the WordPress directory

Activity monitoring plugins are essential for troubleshooting a site when something isn’t working correctly.

Without a log of what changed on a website, you can feel like you’re on a treasure hunt with no clues.

I’ve written about WordPress plugins to track changes in the past and how they can make managing and updating a website easier.

Site tracking or activity monitoring plugins log what changes have been made to a website and what user made the changes. Continue reading Share Your Favorite Plugin: Simple History

Share Your Favorite Plugin: Enable Media Replace

four of my favorite WordPress plugins from the WordPress directory

Imagine you’re updating an image gallery on your WordPress site.

And all you want to do is replace one image you used last year with a new version. But you want to keep the same file name.

You could take the time and trouble to locate the image in your Media Library, delete the file, and upload the new image. Continue reading Share Your Favorite Plugin: Enable Media Replace

Share Your Favorite Plugin: Public Post Preview

four of my favorite WordPress plugins from the WordPress directory

At the November Metro Detroit WordPress meetup last night, our theme was Share Your Favorite Plugin where several members (me included!) spoke about one of our favorite WordPress plugins.

Each speaker had five minutes to explain:

  • Why the plugin was one of their favorites
  • What features the plugin offered
  • How the plugin worked

We had talks on Contact Form 7, Advanced Custom Fields, Duplicate Post, WooCommerce, and Public Post Preview (which I presented). Continue reading Share Your Favorite Plugin: Public Post Preview