Campaign Archive Block for Mailchimp - show an archive of your newsletter on your website - Kau-Boys This is the last blog post in this year’s advent calendar covering plugins I use. And just like yesterday, it is a plugin that I wrote, because there was no satisfying solution from the platform. The ...

In the last #PluginAdventCalendar blog post, I present another custom plugin: Campaign Archive Block for Mailchimp. If you use Mailchimp yourself or want to learn more about it, read this #project26 post: kau-boys.com/4348/advent-...

Embeds for ProvenExpert - show rating and testimonials on your website - Kau-Boys After the alphabetical list of plugins I use, I want to present two plugins I wrote for a specific website, and then also shared. Today, we cover the first one, the Embeds for ProvenExpert plugin. On ...

Do you have a ProvenExpert account? Then the next #PluginAdventCalendar post is for you. Read more about the "Embeds for ProvenExpert" plugin in this #project26 blog post: kau-boys.com/4345/advent-...

The last two #PluginAdventCalendar blog posts are scheduled and social media posts prepared. Now I can prepare other things for the Christmas holidays.

Yoast SEO - the SEO plugin I use - Kau-Boys The alphabetic list of plugins comes to an end today, and which other plugin could be here than Yoast SEO? It is like a “low-hanging fruit” of plugin choices, at least for me. What does Yoast SEO do? ...

The next plugin in my #PluginAdventCalendar is probably not a surprise: Yoast SEO. My reasons to use it in my latest #project26 blog post: kau-boys.com/4339/advent-...

Yoast Duplicate Post - clone any post type with all data - Kau-Boys The Yoast Duplicate Post plugin was initially developed by Enrico Battocchi back in 2007, and when he joined the Yoast team, he brought the plugin with him. Even after rebranding, it still offers the ...

Do you often need to publish similar posts (or other post types)? Then take a look at the next plugin in my #PluginAdventCalendar: Yoast Duplicate Post. Read all about it in my new #project26 blog post: kau-boys.com/4336/advent-...

Worthy - get money for your blog posts without advertisement - Kau-Boys This plugin is one that is very specific for Germany. I just had to look up the English term to describe what “VG Wort” is: a performance rights organization. This organization pays authors (books, ma...

Do you write blog posts for an audience in Germany and want to monetize it? Then the next plugin from my #PluginAdventCalendar might be useful for you: Worthy. Read more about how this plugin can help you in this #project26 blog post: kau-boys.com/4332/advent-...

User Role Editor - customize existing roles and add new ones - Kau-Boys The Roles and Capabilities in WordPress are a powerful tool to allow different users to do things in WordPress, or to prevent them from doing things. But they are also hard to understand, especially a...

If you need to change roles or capabilities in WordPress, try the next plugin from my #PluginAdventCalendar: User Role Editor. Find out what it can do in my new #project26 blog post: kau-boys.com/4328/advent-...

The Events Calendar - all I need to manage events on a website - Kau-Boys On one page I maintain, there is a small calendar with courses and workshops. To manage those, I had to choose a plugin that offers all the features I needed. As I had more complex requirements for an...

Do you want to have events on your site? Then use the next plugin I present in my #PluginAdventCalendar: The Events Calendar. In my new #project26 blog post, I share with you, why this is the one I usually choose: kau-boys.com/4320/advent-...

SyntaxHighlighter Evolved - another essential plugin to my blog - Kau-Boys Since I run a blog with mostly technical topics, that also contain code snippets, I want to make those more readable by using syntax highlighting. Many years ago, I chose a plugin that is also availab...

Do you have code snippets in your content? Then a syntaxhighlighter can make this code more readable. In the #PluginAdventCalendar, I share the plugin I use here: SyntaxHighlighter Evolved. Read more about why I (still) use it in this #project26 post: kau-boys.com/4317/advent-...

Do you want to use SVG images on your #WordPress website? Well, then you need some plugin or code, like the two plugin I present in today's #PluginAdventCalendar. Read about two plugins I use in this #project26 blog post: kau-boys.com/4315/advent-...

Query Monitor - the only plugin I (almost) always use - Kau-Boys One of the questions I get a lot is: what plugin do you always use. My answer is usually: none … except for when I still develop a site. Then it is Query Monitor and here is why. What does … Read more...

Meet the only plugin I (almost) always use in my next #PluginAdventCalendar blog post: Query Monitor. In this #project26 post, I explain the reason, why I use it so much: kau-boys.com/4311/advent-...

Podlove Podcast Publisher - a powerful plugin to self-host your podcast - Kau-Boys I have a podcast website (but unfortunately, there have not been any new episodes in years). When I first started my journey into podcasting, I was wondering how to best set a site up. If you want to ...

Do you have a podcast or want to start one on a #WordPress site? Then the next plugin on my #PluginAdventCalendar might be useful for you: Podlove Podcast Publisher. Learn mote about it in this #project26 blog post: kau-boys.com/4307/advent-...

MultilingualPress - the right way to do multilingual websites - Kau-Boys The plugin I write about today is one of the most important ones for my blog. I could live without many of the around 18 plugins I have on this blog. But as this blog is presented to you in … Read mor...

Half-time in my #PluginAdventCalendar with an important plugin to my blog: MultilingualPress. If you want to know why I use it, read this #project26 blog post: kau-boys.com/4298/advent-...

Koko Analytics and Statify - two simple statistics plugins - Kau-Boys When I’ve removed all plugins and services using cookies, I’ve also cut ties with Google Analytics. But I still wanted to have a plugin that would give me some statistics and insights into my websites...

Do you want to know how many people visit your website or blog? Then find two recommendations in my new #PluginAdventCalendar: Koko Analytics and Statify. Read more about the in this #project26 blog post: kau-boys.com/4290/advent-...

Individual Multisite Author - solving a multisite issue on multilingual sites - Kau-Boys At the end of every blog post, you’ll find a “Posted by” box, with a short introduction of the author of each blog post. This text comes from my WordPress user profile on this blog, and this can be an...

With only some 200 lines of code, the next plugin from my #PluginAdventCalendar is another tiny one, but it serves one purpose really well. Please meet "Individual Multisite Author" in my newest #project26 blog post: kau-boys.com/4287/advent-...

Impressum Plus - generate your legal pages with dynamic and up-to-date content - Kau-Boys As I’ve mentioned yesterday, I do want to share another plugin from Matthias Kittsteiner and the Epiphyt brand. Today, I want to present his plugin Impressum Plus. The term “Impressum” is mostly used ...

The scheduling for today's #PluginAdventCalendar blog post didn't work. You can now read all about the plugin "Impressum" in my latest #project26 post: kau-boys.com/4278/advent-...

Embed Privacy - a privacy-friendly two-click solution for embeds - Kau-Boys Two days ago I wrote about Complianz, the plugin I have used to implement a cookie banner. In this blog post, I’ve mentioned that I have removed any cookies from this blog and that I am using a two-cl...

Do you embed external services, but don't want to use a cookie banner? Then my latest #PluginAdventCalendar plugin recommendation might be what you need: Embed Privacy. Find out more about it in this #project26 blog post: kau-boys.com/4272/advent-...

Complianz - a good option for a free cookie consent banner - Kau-Boys I don’t like cookie banners, but who really does, right? On this blog, I’ve removed everything that would need any “consent management tool” and switched to either cookieless solutions or two-click op...

Do you hate cookie banners as much as I do? Well, sometimes you need to implement one, and in my next #PluginAdventCalendar blog post, I present the one I use: Complianz. Read more about it in this #project26 post: kau-boys.com/4261/advent-...

Classic Editor and Classic Widgets - two "legacy plugins" for older WordPress installations - Kau-Boys Those two plugins might come as a surprise for some of you. I’m using the Block Editor, since it was still in a beta state and only available through the Gutenberg plugin. So I am not the usual user o...

The next two plugins I present to in my #PluginAdventCalendar you might come as a surprise. Not that they exist, you probably know them, but that I use them. They are: Classic Editor and Classic Widgets. More about why I use them in my new #project26 post: kau-boys.com/4256/advent-...

Block Editor: Reverse Columns on Mobile - a small block options plugin - Kau-Boys The plugin I share today has two extremes. It is the plugin with one of the longest name, “Block Editor: Reverse Columns on Mobile“, but the least amount of code. The PHP code only loads some JavaScri...

The next plugin I present in my #PluginAdventCalendar has one of the longest names: "Block Editor: Reverse Columns on Mobile".

Find out more about what it does in this #project26 blog post: kau-boys.com/4252/advent-...

BackWPup - my go-to plugin for backups - Kau-Boys I can’t remember when I discovered BackWPup and for how long I’ve been using it. Back then, it was soley developed by Daniel Hüsken. When he realized that he does not have the time to work on the plug...

In my second #PluginAdventCalendar blog post, I write about my favorite backup plugin: BackWPup. Read more about why I still chose it over its alternatives in my latest #project26 post: kau-boys.com/4249/advent-...

Antispam Bee - The essential spam blocking plugin for every blog - Kau-Boys This is the first blog post of my “plugin advent calendar“. In the next 24 days, I want to cover plugins I use on my personal websites and websites I help maintain. I hope that I’ll be able to publish...

My first #PluginAdventCalendar blog post of this year presents a plugin I use on any site which allows comments: Antispam Bee. Read more about why I use it on my latest #project26 blog post: kau-boys.com/4243/advent-...