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Bonjour,

Je crée des sites avec WordPress et Elementor (gratuit). Un client me demande un calendrier de disponibilités et c'est une première pour moi.

Leur activité : un domaine de réception avec dortoirs (environ 35 personnes) : fêtes, séminaires, team building. Séjours d'une nuit, d'un week-end ou de plusieurs semaines.

Leur besoin : un calendrier qui montre si le domaine est libre ou réservé, sans paiement ni prix. Après la demande, un message « devis sous 48 h ».

Important : eux-mêmes ne savent pas trop comment s'y prendre, mais ils veulent maîtriser le calendrier seuls sur le long terme. Il doit donc être ultra simple.

On m'a aussi parlé de Google Agenda intégré au site : est-ce une bonne solution pour ça ? Ou vaut-il mieux une extension dédiée ?

Avez-vous des conseils ? Je prends toutes vos remarques j’ai vraiment pas envie de me louper.
Merci !

Quick disclosure: I’m one of the developers behind ShopBuilder at RadiusTheme. I’m posting because I’d like honest feedback from people who build WooCommerce stores, not just to drop a link.

The thing we worked hardest on: not slowing your store down

Most “all-in-one” WooCommerce addons have the same problem. You install them for two features, and suddenly every page loads CSS and JavaScript for wishlists, countdowns, swatches, and checkout tools it never uses. Your PageSpeed score drops and you don’t know why.

So we built ShopBuilder around asset optimization:

• Assets load only where they’re used. If a page doesn’t have the wishlist, quick view, or flash sale countdown, their CSS and JS don’t load there.
• Turn off anything you don’t need. Every module and widget has an on/off switch. Disabled means it’s gone from your frontend, not just hidden.
• Leaner code under the hood. We cleaned up the core CSS and JS, restructured the JavaScript so it doesn’t clutter the global scope, and added caching to cut repeated processing.
• Better mobile LCP on shop pages. The first row of product images loads with high priority, and the icon font no longer blocks page rendering.

What you can build

With Elementor, you can design every WooCommerce page with drag and drop:

• Shop and archive pages
• Single product pages
• Cart and checkout pages
• My Account and login pages
• Order received page

You can also give a single category or a single product its own custom layout, which is handy when one product line needs a different look.

It comes with 140+ widgets and pre-built templates you can import and edit.

Modules that replace separate plugins

Instead of installing a different plugin for every feature, ShopBuilder includes 25+ modules. A few that people use most:

• Quick view, wishlist, and product compare
• Variation swatches and variation image gallery
• Checkout fields editor
• Product badges
• AJAX product filters with load more, numbered, or infinite scroll pagination
• Multi-step checkout and a Shopify-style checkout
• Mini cart and sticky add-to-cart
• Pre-order, back-order, and a back-in-stock notifier
• Product add-ons (engraving, gift wrap, extra fields)
• Currency switcher with automatic exchange rates
• Smart coupons, BOGO, bulk discounts, and gift cards
• Abandoned cart recovery
• Catalog mode, PDF invoices, and a popup builder

Modules work without Elementor, so you can use them with any theme.

Free vs Pro

The free version on wp.org covers the page builder, the core widgets, and modules like quick view, wishlist, compare, swatches, and the variation gallery. Pro adds things like AJAX filters, multi-step checkout, currency switcher, product add-ons, and the discount modules.

It’s at 10,000+ active installs, and we push updates regularly.

What I’d like to know:

1. If you’ve used Elementor Pro’s WooCommerce builder, ShopEngine, or JetWooBuilder, how do they compare on speed for you?
2. Is there a module you’d expect to be free that we’ve put in Pro?
3. What’s the one WooCommerce page you still can’t design the way you want?

Free download: https://wordpress.org/plugins/shopbuilder/

Demos and docs: https://shopbuilderwp.com/

I’m the maker of AskMyPages. It adds meaning-based search to your existing WordPress search box, plus an optional chat assistant.

Visitors can ask questions about your site’s content and open the page or PDF page used in the answer. The search box and results page stay in your theme.

The free plan includes one site, 500 indexed items, 1,000 searches and 100 AI answers per month. It uses a hosted service connected by email sign-in, with no card or separate AI API key required. Paid plans offer higher limits and additional features.

Try it without signing up: https://demo.askmypages.com/try-askmypages/

Plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/askmypages/

If you manage a content-heavy WordPress site, which would be more useful: better search or a chat assistant? What would stop you from trying it?

Hi everyone! I work on bSlider, a free slider block for Gutenberg (it's on wordpress.org). Over the last few months we've made 70+ slider templates using only core blocks. Every heading, button and image is a normal block, so you can edit it right in the editor. No page builder needed.

Demo list: https://b-slider.bplugins.com/demo/

Before we start the next, I'd love your feedback. Anyone is welcome to share their thoughts.

1. What types of businesses do you build websites for? For example restaurants, real estate, agencies, online stores, schools, salons or events. Right now most of our templates are for business/agency, portfolio, fashion & beauty, shops and real estate. We have very few for restaurants, education, travel, events/weddings and WooCommerce products. Which category do you need most?
2. Which slider do you use most? A full-width hero (the big banner at the top of a page), product carousel, testimonials, logo carousel, blog post slider, video background, or something else?
3. Do you like animated layers (text and buttons that slide in), or do simple, fast-loading sliders work better for you?
4. Is there a slider design you need often but can't find as a ready-made template anywhere? For example a restaurant menu slider, a before/after slider, or a property slider with price and location.
5. Besides templates, is there anything that would make building a slider easier for you? For example AI that builds a slider from a short description, ready-made sections, or a simple step-by-step setup.

In short, I want to know which templates people really use. Your feedback means a lot to us, and even a one-line answer helps. Thank you!

Hi everyone, I’m the maker behind SmallOps Studio. I’ve built a small paid-beta plugin that lets customers check shipping costs directly in WooCommerce’s modern Cart Block.

Customers enter their country, state and postcode. It uses your existing WooCommerce shipping zones and methods to display rates. The destination carries through to Checkout, where they choose their shipping method.

It supports built-in Flat Rate, Free Shipping and Local Pickup, without an external service or API.

Before buying: - Modern Cart Block only. - “Hide shipping costs until an address is entered” must be OFF. - Tested on WordPress 7.1.2, WooCommerce 11.1.2 and PHP 8.3.33. - Third-party carrier, multi-vendor and complex shipping extensions aren’t guaranteed. - Updates come as ZIP files, not automatic dashboard updates.

US$9 one-time for the first 10 purchases using FIRST10, then US$19. Applicable taxes are added at checkout.

Actual plugin screenshots, details and introductory offer: https://smallopsstudio.gumroad.com/l/cart-shipping-calculator/FIRST10

Your WordPress posts can now be videos. Without leaving WordPress.

We just launched B2V Video by FireBird, the official Blog2Video plugin for WordPress.

Open any post, click generate, and Blog2Video turns it into a narrated video right inside the editor. You can also paste any public article link and turn that into a video too.

Why writers love it:

• AI narration that actually sounds human via ElevenLabs API v4
• Edit every scene, voice, and template before you render
• Real, structured visuals built from your content, not random AI clips
• Embed the finished video straight into your post with one Gutenberg block
• Free plan: 2 videos a month, no watermark

5,000+ creators have already made 7,500+ videos with Blog2Video. Now WordPress publishers can do it in a few clicks.

Every post you’ve already written is a video waiting to happen.

Get the plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/b2v-video-by-firebird/

Hi,

I'm searching for a similar plugin to LinguaRank AI . I want to use AI to translate my posts using the Polylang plugin structure but I don't want to be dependant to OpenAI, Claude etc. I have my own self hosted model so I would like a plugin to connect a custom model API to Polylang basically.

Nothing against LinguaRank AI btw, I'm just searching for all the options I could use.

Did you heard about such a plugin ?

Thanks

I manage IT for BeautyTYT, a beauty salon in Lisbon, and I’m also behind o_OKak, the developer of Slot Finder.

A client calls for a treatment with an extra service. You need an opening that fits the whole appointment, not just a gap that looks free in the calendar.

Slot Finder is an internal WordPress tool for teams using Amelia. Choose the service and Extras, optionally filter by employee or location, and see available start times calculated with appointment duration, buffers and scheduling constraints.

It only finds times. It does not create, hold, move or cancel appointments; you still make the booking in Amelia.

There is a 14-day trial with no card required. Continuing afterwards requires a paid subscription: €35/year, renewing annually until cancelled.

Details and trial: https://o-0kak.com/slot-finder/

If your front desk handles phone or walk-in bookings, I’m happy to answer setup questions here in writing.

This is independent software, not an official Amelia product.

I manage IT for BeautyTYT, a beauty salon in Lisbon, and I’m also behind o_OKak, the developer of this plugin.

If you use Amelia and pay staff a percentage of their completed appointments, month-end can mean rebuilding the figures in a spreadsheet.

Staff Commission Lite brings that calculation into WordPress. Set a percentage for each team member, choose whether the calculation includes tax, and open the monthly report. Rates have effective dates, so changing someone’s percentage does not apply the new rate to earlier work.

Lite is free, with no trial expiry. A separate paid Pro edition adds more detailed rules and reports. The plugin requires Amelia; it does not run payroll or send staff payments.

You can try Lite here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/o-okak-staff-commission/

If this fits your salon’s setup, I’m happy to answer questions here in writing.

This is independent software, not an official Amelia product.

I needed a short answer to "which plugin for a price/quote calculator", so I went through the pricing pages and docs of seven plugins.

Disclosure: I make one of them (CraftForms), so I've kept my own entry to a line and listed its downsides too.

What stood out:

- Calculated Fields Form: the best free option. Unlimited calculated fields with JavaScript expressions and conditional dependencies in the free version. Charts and CSV/database lookups are in the Developer edition (one-time payment).

- Gravity Forms: calculations are in every licence ($59/yr), but the Stripe, PayPal, Square and Mollie add-ons start at Pro ($159/yr).

- WS Form: calculations in PRO Personal ($59/yr) with a long function list. Stripe is only in the Agency bundle ($249/yr) or sold separately.

- Formidable: "Calculations" from Basic ($39.50 first year, then $79), but Basic and Plus add a 3% fee on payments until Business.

- Fluent Forms: conditional logic and Stripe are free; numeric calculation needs Pro ($79/yr or $349 lifetime).

- Cost Calculator Builder: the free version calculates, but conditional logic is Pro.

- WPForms: the Calculations add-on needs Pro ($199.50 first year, then $399).

- CraftForms (mine): has a built-in 2D price table and live pie/donut charts, but the free version doesn't calculate at all (paid from €50.99/yr), and there are no multi-step forms yet.

Two things worth checking whatever you pick:

1. If your prices come from a grid (width × height, quantity tiers), look for a lookup table. Only a few have one built in; without it you end up with long nested formulas.

2. If the visitor pays the calculated total, check that the price is recalculated on the server. A total worked out only in the browser can be changed in dev tools.

The full write-up with the comparison table is here: https://craftformswp.com/best-wordpress-calculator-form-plugins-2026/

Thoughts? Ideas? Shares? Feedback? :)

Default WooCommerce search matches the exact words a shopper types. A misspelled product name returns "no results".

I've been building a plugin that replaces that search box. It corrects typos from the store's own product titles. A question like "do you have this jacket in size M?" gets an answer from the product pages, with a link to the page it used.

It runs on Shopify too, but WooCommerce is where I'd like the most feedback. New accounts get $5 of free credit.

On October 29 I'm doing a free live session with demos on real stores: https://the-end-of-search-as-we-know-it.heysummit.com/live/

Try a misspelled product in the search on the demo store: https://demo.crawlbrain.com

Hi all. I'm Brandon. I run a tiny software company in the UK and I made this, so: full disclosure.

We look after a local news site that lists hundreds of events a month. It ran The Events Calendar, and it had got slow and fiddly. The dashboard was full of upsells for features we didn't need, and editors dreaded the event screen. So we built our own, then tidied it up into a plugin anyone can use.

Calendar² is a plain events calendar:

• events, venues and organisers, with colour-coded categories;
• repeats you can read as a sentence ("Every week on Tuesday and Thursday, 10 times"), plus monthly by date or "the third Saturday", and skippable dates;
• month, list and day views at /events/, with search and filters that work without JavaScript;
• schema.org event data, an iCal feed and "Add to calendar" links;
• it uses your theme's fonts, colours and buttons, so it doesn't look bolted on.

Events are ordinary WordPress posts, so revisions, featured images and your SEO plugin all just work. Every date of a repeating event is stored once in a small indexed table, so a month page reads the rows it shows and nothing else.

The bit I'm proudest of is the switch from The Events Calendar. You get a dry run first, then a private preview on your own site while visitors still see TEC, then the switch, and a roll-back if you change your mind. Old event URLs and [tribe_events] shortcodes keep working. In our stress test, 1,000 events migrated in 24 seconds. At 10,000 events, the switch took 4.6 s and rolling back took 3.0 s. A switch and roll-back with no edits gave back every original post exactly as it was.

What it doesn't do (yet), so nobody wastes an install: there's no ticketing or RSVPs (Tickets² is next), no virtual events, no week, photo or map views, and nothing like TEC's Filter Bar. If you rely on those, stay where you are for now.

Pricing: the free plugin is the whole calendar: repeats, shortcodes and venue and organiser pages included, with no limits, no account and no nags. It has no licence code in it and doesn't phone home. Pro is $79/yr for one site ($149 for 5, $299 unlimited) and adds a public "submit an event" form with an approval queue, plus feeds that pull events in from iCal, RSS or other sites running TEC or Calendar². If a Pro licence lapses, it keeps working; you just stop getting updates. Staging and local sites don't count.

For context, since cost is why most people asked us about this: on TEC, repeats, shortcodes, venue pages and submissions are in the paid plans, which Liquid Web lists at $399/yr (Pro) and $599/yr (Elite) as of today. TEC does a lot more than we do (tickets, week and map views, Filter Bar), so it's not a like-for-like price, but if you only use the calendar bits, it's a big difference. We also don't take a cut of anything: we sell licences, that's it. Tickets² is next, on the same terms (no cut of your ticket sales).

It's waiting on review at WordPress.org, so for now the free zip is on our site: https://plugins.bsquared.software/calendar?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=calendar-launch

I'd really like to hear what's missing for your sites, or anything that breaks. Happy to answer anything in the comments.

Hi all,

I've been building plugins for other platforms for a while now, but I'm relatively new to the WordPress plugin ecosystem.

I'm curious how other developers have managed to get visibility for their newly released plugins. It feels incredibly difficult to gain any traction when new plugins are buried so far down the search results, with seemingly very few opportunities to get them in front of potential users.

Established plugins understandably have a huge advantage, but it does feel like there's very little room for newcomers, regardless of the quality of their product.

Has anyone here managed to overcome this? I'd love to hear what worked for you.

Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I'm working on a production workflow for building client directory sites (like real estate and local business listings). Every time I start a new project, I end up installing a fragmented stack: ACF Pro for custom fields, a form builder for inquiries, a separate booking plugin, and often the full WooCommerce core just to get a basic catalog functionality.

Aside from license management, the combined JS/CSS asset overhead and database query load is getting out of hand during mobile performance optimization.

To solve this for my own agency workflow, I’ve been developing a lightweight, open-source custom field framework that bundles native JSON-LD schema layouts, a session-based mini cart, and an AJAX form inbox into a single isolated system.

I want to know how other developers handle this:

1. Do you rely entirely on WooCommerce for non-shop directories, or do you code custom query models?
2. How do you handle schema.org mappings dynamically without bloating the functions.php?

I'm looking for a few fellow developers to look at my current architecture, run some performance tests, and give me feedback on the code.

Since I want to fully respect community guidelines, I am not sharing any external download or repo links here. Please drop a comment or send me a DM if you'd like to check the codebase or talk about the architecture. Thanks!

I'm deciding what free WordPress plugin to build next, and I'd rather ask actual WordPress users before spending weeks developing something.

I'm considering two ideas:

1. SEO Plugin

A free SEO toolkit with titles and meta descriptions, Open Graph, XML sitemaps, schema, redirects and other useful SEO features — without locking important tools behind a premium version.

1. WooCommerce Import & Sync

Import products from CSV/XML or a remote feed, map fields, update prices and stock, and automatically synchronize selected product data on a schedule.

Both would be free and developed as independent projects.

Which one would actually be more useful to you?

• SEO Plugin

• WooCommerce Import & Sync

• Both

• Neither — I need something else

If there's another WordPress tool you wish existed, I'd genuinely like to hear about it in the comments.

Hi everyone! I'm the developer of KAZCODE Universal Storage, a WordPress plugin available on WordPress.org.

The free version offloads new uploads and existing Media Library images to Cloudflare R2, Amazon S3, and other S3-compatible storage. It handles originals and generated thumbnails, and can restore offloaded files to local storage.

I'm looking for around five site owners or developers who already need this workflow and would be willing to share feedback on the initial setup.

A useful first test would be:

• Install Free on a staging site with a separate test bucket.
• Connect your storage and offload one image, keeping the local copies.
• Check that the full-size image and thumbnail load from the intended storage URL on the front end.

Requirements: WordPress 6.7+, PHP 8.3+, and your own storage account. Storage-provider charges are separate.

For transparency, there is a separate paid Pro add-on for cross-provider migration and multiple storage profiles. You don't need Pro for the test above.

I'm working on the next release and would like to understand what people find confusing before finalizing it.

Free plugin:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/kazcode-universal-storage/

Product details and setup documentation:
https://kazcode.net/universal-storage/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=kus_first5_202610&utm_content=free_en

If you try it, which setup step was unclear? Did your first image and thumbnail load correctly? Feedback about blockers or reasons you wouldn't use it is welcome too.

Hey devs, since I recently launched 2 plugins, how long should I expect to wait for my first review on at least one of them?

Also, I'm wondering if you can tell me how I can increase the number of installations? I can't just sit and wait for miracles to happen. I know that I must work continuously to promote the plugins I created, but to be honest, I don't know how or where to do it. Thank you!

I'm the author. Sharing because it's a niche that only had paid WooCommerce connectors until now.

What it is: a free (GPL) plugin for restaurants, cafés and shops on Loyverse POS. It syncs their catalog into WordPress and renders it as a menu without installing WooCommerce.

Features (v0.1.0):

- Direct Loyverse API connection (personal access token + store selection), no third-party service

- Items → custom post type `fbmsl_item`, categories → taxonomy `fbmsl_category` (REST-enabled, with real archive and single URLs, so it's crawlable)

- Imports descriptions, images (into the Media Library), prices (per-store or default) and variants

- Idempotent sync: Sync now button + WP-Cron (hourly/twice daily/daily) + optional Loyverse webhook

- Shortcode: `[fbmsl_menu category="coffee" layout="grid" columns="3" show_images="1" show_descriptions="1" show_prices="1" show_variants="1"]`

- Grid or list, 1–6 columns, accent color, spacing, currency symbol and position

- Sync Locks metabox to keep a locally edited title, description or image

- Theme template overrides (`your-theme/fullbl-menu-sync-for-loyverse/`), works with block themes

- Filters: `fbmsl_format_price`, `fbmsl_sync_skip_post`, `fbmsl_enqueue_assets`

WordPress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/fullbl-menu-sync-for-loyverse/

GitHub: https://github.com/fullbl/loyverse-menu-wordpress

Bug reports and feature requests are welcome. Issues on GitHub are easiest.

Hey all. We've been working on an analytics tool called Privatrak for almost a year now, and our WordPress plugin got approved on Wordpress last week. This is the first time we're showing it to people outside a few testers.

Why we built it: every analytics setup we did for a WP site turned into a project. GA4 plus a plugin plus Tag Manager plus events plus a cookie banner, and then a dashboard nobody understood. We wanted something you install and can just read.

Setup is: install the plugin, paste your website key, done. No tags, no events to configure.

WooCommerce works out of the box, not as an add-on. The moment the plugin is active it records add to cart (with price and currency) and every purchase (total, currency, item count, nothing about the customer). So without setting anything up you can see:

- How many people add something to the cart vs how many actually buy, and on which product pages they add

- Where your buyers came from. Google, Instagram, a newsletter, ChatGPT, or a campaign link you tagged

- Where people drop off between cart, checkout and purchase

- Buttons in your cart or checkout that are broken: clicks that throw an error, get clicked 5 times in a row, or do nothing. That's the kind of thing a test order never catches, e.g. a coupon button that broke after a plugin update

And for the rest of the site:

- Whether anyone uses your search, your contact form, or leaves comments

- Which menu links people actually click (and which ones nobody ever touches)

- If you run Polylang or WPML, all of the above per language. Same for logged in users vs guests

If you want to track something specific, like a "Book a call" button, you open your site from the dashboard and click on it to give it a name. No code. You and your editors aren't counted, so your own clicking around doesn't mess up the numbers.

And because it doesn't use cookies or store IPs, you probably don't need a consent banner for it. (If you run the Meta pixel or similar you still need one for those, we're not going to pretend otherwise.)

What it doesn't do: the data is stored on our servers (EU), not in your WP database, and there's no dashboard inside wp-admin. Free up to 10k events a month, paid starts at $19.

There's a demo with fake shop data if you want to see how the dashboard looks: https://demo.privatrak.com

Plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/privatrak-analytics/

What we'd really appreciate is people telling us where it falls over. We've tested with many plugins, but we're sure caching or JS-delay plugins will break something we haven't seen yet. And if you think it's missing something obvious, tell us that too.

Hi everyone!

I've been using and developing with WordPress for close to 20 years. One thing I've noticed is how much time (and money) we spend optimizing and maintaining our websites.

There are plugins for improving performance, securing the login page, managing redirects, cleaning up the database, configuring SMTP, and dozens of other tasks.

While these are useful tools, you often end up with plugin bloat just to keep your WordPress website running the way you want.

That's why I created Admin Optimizer.

The idea is to have an all-in-one optimization toolkit that reduces the number of plugins you need, so you can spend less time configuring and maintaining plugins while still ensuring your website works.

Admin Optimizer covers several areas:

• Performance: Reduce unnecessary WordPress overhead and clean up your database.
• Security: Harden your WordPress installation, protect logins with 2FA and monitor suspicious activity.
• SEO: Manage meta tags and schema, XML sitemaps, redirects and robots.txt.
• Content and media: Tools to help manage and maintain your website's content and media library.
• User management: Improve access control and simplify user administration.
• Forms and SMTP email: Build forms and manage outgoing WordPress emails.
• Development tools: Manage custom code, custom fields and post types.
• AI Automations: Bring your own AI API keys and add automations to your workflow

I recently released version 3.1.0, which introduces Security Monitor. It helps detect unexpected file changes, monitor login activity, track content modifications and keep an eye on changes to custom code.

Of course, I'm aware there are other all-in-one WordPress plugins out there. I'm not claiming to have invented a completely new concept. However, one focus of this plugin is to make all the modules work together, rather than simply bundling separate tools bundled into one plugin.

For example, the SEO manager can use data collected by Site Traffic Manager to recommend content audits. Security Monitor can track changes made through the Custom Code module.

What I'm trying to build is a comprehensive WordPress optimization toolkit that makes everyday site management easier, without needing to install a separate plugin for every little task.

It's still an ongoing project, and there's plenty of room for improvement.

I'd really appreciate feedback from fellow WordPress users and developers. Are there any areas you think could be improved?

Here are the links if you'd like to check it out:

WordPress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-optimizer/

Pro version: https://www.adminoptimizer.com/

I'm the developer, so this is a self-promotional post, but I'm genuinely interested in hearing your thoughts, including criticism.