Plugins - Innovation By Instinct

Over the years, I’ve developed countless plugins and custom solutions for WordPress and other platforms, focusing on enhancing functionality, optimizing workflows, and delivering tailored solutions to meet specific client needs. My experience spans a variety of projects, from creating simple utility plugins to building complex, multi-functional tools designed to streamline processes and improve overall site performance. Each plugin I develop is crafted with precision, ensuring compatibility, ease of use, and a lasting impact on the user experience.

Plugins I’m Familiar With:

Gravity Forms: Advanced form builder with customizable fields and integrations, along with various Gravity Forms Add-ons that extend its functionality for payments, conditional logic, and more.
Gravity Perks: Familiar with using Gravity Perks to enhance Gravity Forms with additional features such as better conditional logic, entry management, and field validation.
The Events Calendar: Comprehensive event management system for WordPress.
ICS Calendar: Integrates .ics files into WordPress, allowing seamless calendar imports.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF): Powerful tool for creating custom fields to enhance WordPress content management.
HelpScout Desk: Integrates HelpScout with WordPress for seamless support ticket management and customer service directly from your website.
WPMU Dev Plugins: Including Smush Pro, Forminator Pro, Defender Pro, Hummingbird Pro, SmartCrawl Pro, Branda Pro, Beehive Pro, Hustle Pro, Snapshot Pro, and The Hub Client. These tools cover areas such as image optimization, form building, security, site performance, SEO, white labeling, analytics, marketing, and backup management.
General WordPress Plugins: Well-versed in commonly used WordPress plugins and easily adapt to learning and utilizing any new plugin created for the WordPress ecosystem.

Some Custom Plugins I’ve Developed:

Google Translation Plugin: A WordPress plugin featuring a dropdown select box for language choices, offering seamless translations without the need for API usage, ensuring efficient functionality at no extra cost. You can see how it works below, scroll to the bottom of the site and try it!
Unique URL Access for Private Pages: Offers a straightforward way to control who can view specific content on your WordPress site. With this plugin, you can easily generate a unique URL with an access token, allowing only those with the link to view the page. When accessed without the token, the page remains hidden from public view, displaying a “Page Not Found” message.
Schedule Block Display Plugin: A Gutenberg plugin allowing dynamic scheduling for block visibility, enabling users to control when specific content blocks are displayed based on date and time.
Password Protection Plugin: Adds password protection to specific directories and sensitive areas within WordPress, enhancing site security.
Restrict Editor Access Plugin: This plugin empowers Admins to manage editor permissions for specific pages and post categories. It includes custom code adjustments made through functions.php or separate files to ensure the core plugin remains unaffected by updates.
Website Status Check Plugin: A custom WordPress plugin designed to provide critical site status updates, helping administrators and site managers access essential information on site performance, security, and vital tracking metrics.
Calendar Plugin: Adds a calendar to display events, supports category sorting, and includes the ability to import events from Google Calendar.
Custom Calendar Scraping Plugin: Developed custom plugins to scrape various calendar systems that had no available feeds for import. These plugins gathered the necessary information and generated an .ics file, which constantly updates to ensure the imported data in The Events Aggregator is never outdated. The Events Aggregator is a calendar import add-on for The Events Calendar plugin.
Forum Plugin: Created a custom plugin that adds a full-featured forum to WordPress sites. Features include topic creation, threaded discussions, moderation tools, and notification systems. The plugin integrates seamlessly with the WordPress admin area and supports custom styling and role-based permissions.
Various Add-ons for The Events Calendar: Adds smaller plugins and functions to extend the functionality of The Events Calendar, enhancing event management capabilities.
AI Page Builder Plugin: A WordPress plugin that leverages AI to help users generate page layouts based on input, automating the design process for content creation.
Various Custom Solutions for use with Gravity Forms: Developed multiple custom solutions for Gravity Forms, including advanced form integrations, custom validation, and solutions for complex payment processing scenarios, ensuring forms were fully optimized and mobile-responsive.
And More: Additional plugins and solutions have been made to meet unique requirements and enhance the capabilities of WordPress, providing tailored features and optimizations based on user needs.

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Systems I’m Familiar With:

The Hub (WPMU Dev Hosting): Extensive experience using The Hub to manage multiple WordPress sites, offering centralized control for updates, security, backups, and performance monitoring across all managed websites.
WPEngine: Familiar with WPEngine hosting platform, including site staging environments, caching solutions, and performance enhancements specific to WordPress. I’ve utilized WPEngine’s automated migration, daily backups, and performance monitoring tools to ensure high site availability and optimization.
Bluehost: Experience with Bluehost for shared, VPS, and dedicated hosting. Managed WordPress installations, optimized site performance, and utilized built-in security features, including SSL certificates and automatic backups.
HostGator: Worked with HostGator’s shared and reseller hosting plans, handling WordPress installations, database management, and troubleshooting common hosting issues. Experience with HostGator’s cPanel for easy control of hosting services.
GoDaddy: Managed multiple domains and hosting plans using GoDaddy. Familiar with its domain management, DNS settings, and WordPress hosting plans. Utilized GoDaddy’s one-click WordPress installations and SSL integration.
DNSimple: Used DNSimple for DNS management, providing quick and easy setup for domain name resolution, CNAME records, and other DNS configurations. Ensured seamless connections for websites hosted across different platforms.
WHM + cPanel: Extensive use of WHM (Web Host Manager) and cPanel for managing reseller accounts, creating cPanel accounts, and configuring server settings. Experience with cPanel for day-to-day tasks like email setup, file management, and website migrations.
Plesk: Familiar with Plesk control panel for managing both Windows and Linux servers. Used Plesk for WordPress installations, site backups, and server configurations to maintain a stable and optimized hosting environment.
Forge: Experience with Laravel Forge for provisioning and managing cloud servers. Used Forge to set up, configure, and deploy sites, ensuring reliability and easy management.

Innovation and Creativity Await You

The world of WordPress development offers endless possibilities for those willing to explore and push boundaries. Whether you’re an experienced developer or just starting out, there’s always room to innovate and create something truly unique. These plugins represent just a glimpse of what I’ve fabricated over the years – It’s amazing to think of what’s possible when you combine vision with development skills. If you have an idea for a plugin or want to dive into plugin development yourself, remember that every great creation starts with a single idea. With dedication and curiosity, you too can build solutions that make a difference and bring your ideas to life. Let’s keep pushing the boundaries of what’s possible together!