Free WordPress Plugins: The Top10 of November 2015
The best thing about Wordpress is its adaptability. Everything you can think of is generally possible, and a lot of it can be done very fast. You just need to search through the official WordPress plugin index to find the features of your desire and even more. Just install a plugin and your website becomes a bit better and more functional. But be careful: you shouldn't use every plugin. You need a guide through the repository. That's why I present ten free WordPress plugins every month. They are the best plugins of the last four weeks and with them, you're always on the safe side.
Next Post is a plugin that is interesting for the mobile view of a website, which is why it only works on mobile devices. When swiping to the right on a smartphone or tablet, the next article will be displayed. The plugin offers real added value for the mobile visitors to your website.
The Pingu Sharing Buttons are inspired by the well known Mashshare button solution. However, Pingu offers a lot more options to edit the buttons. The buttons can be placed on the side as "floating buttons" but also on top or below the content.
"Off Your Site" is a maintenance mode plugin without any nonsense. It shows the visitor of the website a simple maintenance mode page while the administrator of the WordPress site still sees the full interface of the website. This is an ideal solution for testing your new design before going live with it.
Vulnerabilities Check checks your website for known security issues. It receives its knowledge data from the "WPScan Vulnerability Database", sponsored by the well-known security service provider Sucuri. The plugin scans the complete WordPress installation, including plugins and themes.
Create DB Tables is especially attractive for developers as it allows the creation of new database tables within an existing WordPress database. Thanks to the plugin, those tasks can now be completed easily from the WordPress backend without needing to log into phpMyAdmin or similar solutions.
Stylish Notification Popup is a plugin that displays beautifully designed popups. These can contain text as well as call-to-action buttons. The popups are responsive and thus adapt to various screen resolutions. The plugin is intentionally lightweight and does not slow down the website.
My Custom Login adds a login and register option to your website's main navigation menu. To do that, the plugin uses native WordPress features, namely wp-login.php for login and wp-register.php for registration.
A simple, yet useful plugin to display text and banner-based advertisements. It adds a widget that is filled with the required information for the ads. Afterward, you can make it display the ads in every widget area of the website.
The LWD Clean Plugin cleans your WordPress database and deletes double entries and things that are not needed anymore. It promises to increase the website's speed through its actions. You can individually choose what should be cleaned and what not. Additionally, it is supposed to optimize the database. Although the database is not the most important influencer when it comes down to performance increases you should still keep an eye on it.
The Owl Carousel WP plugin is a simple plugin to integrate the popular carousel in any article or page. Just create a carousel and tie it into any place you want via shortcode. The carousels adjust to any screen resolution, meaning they are responsive.
1 - WordPress Next Post by errnio
Next Post is a plugin that is interesting for the mobile view of a website, which is why it only works on mobile devices. When swiping to the right on a smartphone or tablet, the next article will be displayed. The plugin offers real added value for the mobile visitors to your website.
- Developer: errnio
- Frequently updated: Yes
- Latest version from: 18.11.2015
- Cost: free on WordPress.org
- License: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- Compatibility problems with other plugins: not known
- Developer Homepage: unknown
- Download on WordPress.org
2 - Pingu Sharing Buttons
The Pingu Sharing Buttons are inspired by the well known Mashshare button solution. However, Pingu offers a lot more options to edit the buttons. The buttons can be placed on the side as "floating buttons" but also on top or below the content.
- Developer: Tech Pingu
- Frequently updated: Yes
- Latest version from: 18.11.2015
- Cost: free on WordPress.org
- License: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- Compatibility problems with other plugins: not known
- Developer Homepage: unknown
- Download on WordPress.org
3 - Off Your Site
"Off Your Site" is a maintenance mode plugin without any nonsense. It shows the visitor of the website a simple maintenance mode page while the administrator of the WordPress site still sees the full interface of the website. This is an ideal solution for testing your new design before going live with it.
- Developer: enqtran
- Frequently updated: Yes
- Latest version from: 18.11.2015
- Cost: free on WordPress.org
- License: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- Compatibility problems with other plugins: not known
- Developer Homepage: unknown
- Download on WordPress.org
4 - Vulnerabilities Check
Vulnerabilities Check checks your website for known security issues. It receives its knowledge data from the "WPScan Vulnerability Database", sponsored by the well-known security service provider Sucuri. The plugin scans the complete WordPress installation, including plugins and themes.
- Developer: Sensorete
- Frequently updated: Yes
- Latest version from: 18.11.2015
- Cost: free on WordPress.org
- License: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- Compatibility problems with other plugins: not known
- Developer Homepage: unknown
- Download on WordPress.org
5 - Create DB Tables
Create DB Tables is especially attractive for developers as it allows the creation of new database tables within an existing WordPress database. Thanks to the plugin, those tasks can now be completed easily from the WordPress backend without needing to log into phpMyAdmin or similar solutions.
- Developer: jppreuss
- Frequently updated: Yes
- Latest version from: 18.11.2015
- KCost: free on WordPress.org
- License: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- Compatibility problems with other plugins: not known
- Developer Homepage: unknown
- Download on WordPress.org
6 - Stylish Notification Popup
Stylish Notification Popup is a plugin that displays beautifully designed popups. These can contain text as well as call-to-action buttons. The popups are responsive and thus adapt to various screen resolutions. The plugin is intentionally lightweight and does not slow down the website.
- Developer: Shrinivas
- Frequently updated: Yes
- Latest version from: 18.11.2015
- Cost: free on WordPress.org
- License: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- Compatibility problems with other plugins: not known
- Developer Homepage: Stylish Notification Popup Homepage
- Download on WordPress.org
7 - My Custom Login
My Custom Login adds a login and register option to your website's main navigation menu. To do that, the plugin uses native WordPress features, namely wp-login.php for login and wp-register.php for registration.
- Developer: Ajay Singh
- Frequently updated: Yes
- Latest version from: 18.11.2015
- Cost: free on WordPress.org
- License: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- Compatibility problems with other plugins: not known
- Developer Homepage: unknown
- Download on WordPress.org
8 - Simple Sidebar Ads
A simple, yet useful plugin to display text and banner-based advertisements. It adds a widget that is filled with the required information for the ads. Afterward, you can make it display the ads in every widget area of the website.
- Developer: witnox
- Frequently updated: Yes
- Latest version from: 17.11.2015
- Cost: free on WordPress.org
- License: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- Compatibility problems with other plugins: not known
- Developer Homepage: unknown
- Download von WordPress.org
9 - LDW Clean
The LWD Clean Plugin cleans your WordPress database and deletes double entries and things that are not needed anymore. It promises to increase the website's speed through its actions. You can individually choose what should be cleaned and what not. Additionally, it is supposed to optimize the database. Although the database is not the most important influencer when it comes down to performance increases you should still keep an eye on it.
- Developer: Lake District Walks
- Frequently updated: Yes
- Latest version from: 17.11.2015
- Cost: free on WordPress.org
- License: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- Compatibility problems with other plugins: not known
- Developer Homepage: unknown
- Download on WordPress.org
10 - Owl Carousel WP
The Owl Carousel WP plugin is a simple plugin to integrate the popular carousel in any article or page. Just create a carousel and tie it into any place you want via shortcode. The carousels adjust to any screen resolution, meaning they are responsive.
- Developer: imranemu
- Frequently updated: Yes
- Latest version from: 17.11.2015
- Cost: free on WordPress.org
- License: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- Compatibility problems with other plugins: not known
- Download von WordPress.org
I personally like, LDW Clean the most.