Frederick Jace
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of WordPress one way or another. If you’re still wondering what it is, WordPress is one of the most popular and widely used website-building tools available, powering 43.2 percent of all websites on the internet. What’s so great about WordPress? Not only is it completely free, but it’s also fully flexible. Since its inception in 2003, numerous developers have worked to improve this infinitely customizable website builder by creating a plethora of plugins to choose from. These plugins are useful tools that take the website-building experience to a whole new level, and we’re here to highlight a few of them!
WP Reset
This plugin does what most website managers usually hate doing—website resets. Regardless of what may be the reason for you to do so, this one-click tool will wipe your website clean in a matter of seconds! There are three main reset options, and all three come with a warning before you pull the final trigger, so you don’t accidentally lose all your progress.
The standard site reset does exactly what it sounds like: it resets your website, but you still have access to all previously installed plugins and themes. Another option is a nuclear reset, which is the equivalent of dropping a bomb on your website—wipes everything clean, including any pre-existing plugins. And finally, the options reset. It is by far the least intimidating type of reset because it simply returns your website to its default settings. Pretty neat!
WooCommerce Table Rate Shipping
One of the more powerful plugins for e-commerce WordPress websites has to be WooCommerce Table Rate shipping. Think of it as an easy-to-use calculator for your shipping costs based on weight, destination, and quantity of items you want to ship. It is fully customizable as it allows you to design your shipping method!
The best part about this plugin is that it’s pretty straightforward to use. Using the drop-down menus, you can configure your shipping conditions, and the plugin will calculate everything for you. Another useful feature is the ability to set different shipping costs for logged-in and non-logged-in users, as well as hide your shipping methods from the latter.
WP 301 Redirects
We can all agree that broken links on websites cause frustration, whether you’re a website developer or a customer. Instead of losing your mind trying to find every broken link on your website, a plugin like WP301 Redirects will significantly reduce the time you would otherwise waste.
This plugin does all of the legwork for you. For example, if you change the URL of your website, this tool automatically updates all relevant links on your website and redirects the user to the new URL. We believe that this tool is essential for keeping your website functioning like a well-oiled machine!
WP Force SSL
As more and more people are growing weary of their security on the internet (as they should), having a secure website not only protects your users, it also boosts your credibility as a business. WP Force SSL plugin essentially makes sure your website is secure by scanning it for non-secure links.
Consider this: if your website contains even one non-secure (HTTP) link, your entire website is no longer secure. This tool scans your website and notifies you if it discovers anything you want to remove. It’s pretty simple to use, especially since you can control everything from a centralized dashboard.
Conclusion
WordPress is such a versatile website-building platform considering how many different plugins for different needs you get to pick from. These tools are created so you can design your website effortlessly, as most of them do all the tedious and hard work which would otherwise waste much of your time. We suggest you give one of these a go, as all of them have free versions available you can check out today!
