Powerful Database Cleanup Plugin for WordPress

SweepPress is an easy-to-use plugin for WordPress, built around 28 different Sweepers for database cleanup, support for WP-CLI and WP REST API, the ability to create sweep jobs that can include one or more sweepers, and that can be scheduled to run periodically, and other useful tools for database clean up and optimization.

Click HERE to visit SweepPress

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Time to dive in to the meat and potatoes of plugin depravity!

Off we go….

WordPress Plugins

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John's Plugin

reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce

https://wordpress.org/plugins/recaptcha-woo/

The Lowdown:

Easily add Google reCAPTCHA to WooCommerce checkout and forms to help prevent spam.

Rating 5 Dragons

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Amber's Plugin

Freesoul Deactivate Plugins – plugin manager and cleanup

https://wordpress.org/plugins/freesoul-deactivate-plugins/

The Lowdown:

I covered this the week before last, and I really liked it! Gave it a 5 dragon rating despite it being a freemium!

Going to use it this week, I realized that they took away one of the most useful tools I had talked about – where you can get a suggestion on which plugins to deactivate – and they put it behind the paywall.

Now I understand that they need to make money, and I fully accept that in order to do so they need to put the really good tools behind the paywall.

That does not stop me feeling rather cranky about it.

They left the ‘preview' tool, so at least you can deactivate plugins on each page, and preview it before saving to make sure you didn't break anything with the deactivations. That's good, I just hope they don't throw that behind the paywall too…

Still really love this plugin, they did a great job! But I am really cranky about their decision to put the tool behind the paywall – and in my opinion losing that tool brings them down to the typical 4 dragons since now all of the most useful tools are officially behind the paywall.

Rating: 4 Dragons

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John's Plugin

User Registration – Custom Registration Form, Login Form And User Profile For WordPress

https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-registration/

The Lowdown:

Are you a beginner with absolutely zero coding skills? No problem!  User Registration’s drag and drop form builder lets you create custom registration forms of any kind for your WordPress site. Go for simple forms or create complex multi-step forms. It’s all up to you.

Moreover, this free, lightweight, and 100% responsive plugin comes  with a beautifully designed login form ready for you to use. It  automatically creates a user profile account for WordPress users as  well.

Rating 4 Dragons

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Amber's Plugin

Automatic TOC – Table of Contents

https://wordpress.org/plugins/automatic-table-of-contents/

The Lowdown:

This is a pretty nifty free plugin, one of the plug'n'plays.

It's a shortcode you can enter into any page or post you want, and you will have a table of contents created from your headings on the page/post.

You can use this as shortcode or as a widget, and you can personalize it through CSS.

This is a great, easy plugin to add a bit more to your pages and posts.

Rating: 5 Dragons

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We Interrupt the Meat and Potatoes of Plugin Depravity Edition to bring you our Donations Segment and to thank our Producers!

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Thank you, now back to the Meat and Potatoes of Plugin Depravity Edition!

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John's Plugin

LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect)

https://wordpress.org/plugins/peters-login-redirect/

The Lowdown:

LoginWP (formerly Peter’s Login Redirect) lets you define a set of redirect rules for specific users, users with specific roles, users with specific capabilities, and a blanket rule for all other users. Also, set a redirect URL for post-registration.

Rating 4 Dragons

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Amber's Plugin

Page Redirects – Redirect to any post, page or product

https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-redirects/

The Lowdown:

This is a great plugin for creating custom redirects for your pages, posts, or products! Totally free plugin, you will find the dashboard under Settings>Redirecs (they seem to have forgotten the t).

Unfortunately when I went to try the plugin out, it broke the site. Could be worth looking into if you really want this plugin on your site, likely something going on with the code; I don't think this one plays nice with others.

Rating: 3 Dragons

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ClassicPress

ClassicPress is at a crossroads right now, we aren't sure whether or not they are going to stick around. It seems that either option they choose will have a lot of hard bumps ahead – I hope that they manage to keep ClassicPress going, that they become super strong and amazing like I know they can, and that they manage to keep that part of themselves that caused us to like them so much in the first place.

…A little about ClassicPress for those who aren't sure: ClassicPress is WordPress frozen at version 4.9. Once WordPress moved to 5, they added in a whole lot of new folders, and the experimental additions to the Core started in earnest. ClassicPress is literally the Classic version of WordPress. A few plugins have been made over the years for just ClassicPress, though all Plugins compatible with WordPress 4.9 should work for ClassicPress.

To any ClassicPress user listening right now: I challenge you – yes YOU – to write a review of your favourite, or least favourite ClassicPress plugin, and send it into us! You can do so by hitting us up at https://wppluginsatoz.com/submit-plugin-review/!

…And feel free to add more to this section by reaching out to me at amber@wppro.ca.

ClassicPress Resource Section:

This information is like Fruit Cake! It doesn't wither away and will still be good years down the road so it's great for learning! Go and check this section out in our Show Notes if you have an interest!

…We have thrown some ClassicPress Resources in here for you – and they appear to have stuck like well cooked pasta! Glad you made it to this part of the notes since we only mention it lightly on the show – If we missed something, let us know!

…Learn more about ClassicPress 1.4.0 RC2:
…https://forums.classicpress.net/t/classicpress-1-4-0-rc2-release-notes/3785?fbclid=IwAR3wGK5IW8ssJ-XC4k7IiZMBtSjUTVN2pexk6ATCRvuMN-Fn-McOy-XJJv8

…ClassicPress Tutorials on their site:

…https://www.classicpress.net/category/tutorials/

…ClassicPress's “Must Have” Plugins List:

…https://forums.classicpress.net/t/must-have-plugins-list/1163

…ClassicPress Repository!!

…https://directory.classicpress.net/plugins They now have 71 plugins (and counting!) available.

…WordPress Plugin Section compatible with ClassicPress:

…https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/classicpress/

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Keep an eye here for the next Meet Up, eventually we will get it going!

Random:

Remember you can check out our Show Notes on our site wppluginsatoz.com! There is extra information to grab up there that we don't even speak out loud on the show!

Today's Plugins we covered were:

John’s Plugins:

• reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce – 5
• User Registration – Custom Registration Form, Login Form And User Profile For WordPress – 4
• LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect) – 4

Amber's Plugins: 

• Freesoul Deactivate Plugins – plugin manager and cleanup -4
• Automatic TOC – Table of Contents – 5
• Page Redirects – Redirect to any post, page or product – 3

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Canada

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Q & A Time with Amber – Catch this info on our YouTube Channel

If you have questions you would like to have asked on the show, send them in to me at Amber@WPPro.ca – let's see if we can stump my dad!

• How do you stay on top of the tech in the world?

• What has been your favourite thing about working on computers? (mine is learning code)

I have a couple more questions for my dad just after the closing credits, for those listening elsewhere, you will have to make your way over to the YouTube's!

Questions asked after closing credits:

• How do you help someone who wants to hire you to build a site, when they simply say ‘I just want you to build it.' and give you no other direction?

• What is your idea of an awesome site?

One more time for the ways to contact us!

Our Brick and Mortar Address – just in case you decide to send along a gift!
(Especially art if you enjoy drawing – no matter what age!)

WP Plugins A to Z
C/O John Overall 
20-754 E Fairview Rd. 
Victoria, BC  V9A 5T9  
Canada

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• WordPress Emergency Support: http://wppro.ca/wpemergency
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