Top 100 Most Requested WordPress Plugins (2025)
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A plugin that automatically tests every update in a sandbox before touching your live site
You know that sinking feeling when you click "update" and your site goes down? This plugin would clone your site invisibly, test the update there first, and tell you if something's going to break. No more sweating bullets every time WordPress shows that update notification.
Threads showing strong demand for this app: Elementor 3.24.1 broke hundreds of sites on WordPress.org, Site Editor 5-9 second load times on GitHub, WP User Frontend fatal errors on WordPress.org, Twenty Twenty-Five breaks on mobile on WordPress.com -
A plugin that captures 100% of your WooCommerce purchases using bulletproof server-side tracking
Google Analytics is missing 20-30% of your purchases thanks to ad blockers. You're making marketing decisions based on incomplete data, maybe killing profitable campaigns. This plugin would capture every single transaction server-side, finally giving you the real numbers on what's actually working.
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A plugin that fixes your WooCommerce admin panel taking 40+ seconds to load
Your WooCommerce dashboard takes 6 to 40 seconds to load. You can't manage your store efficiently when every click means waiting forever. This plugin would optimize admin queries, disable unnecessary bloat, and implement caching automatically. Get your admin panel responding instantly again.
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A plugin that automatically creates snapshots before every update with one-click rollback
WordPress has no built-in rollback when updates break things. You're stuck hunting for old versions or learning Subversion. This plugin would snapshot everything before updates happen, then give you a magic "undo" button that actually works when disaster strikes.
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A plugin that stops Contact Form 7 spam using AI that actually understands human behavior
Spammers are blowing past reCAPTCHA, Akismet, everything. You're getting 10+ spam submissions daily with real stolen email addresses. This plugin would use behavioral AI to detect spam patterns, blocking bots without annoying your real customers with endless captchas.
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A plugin that identifies exactly which plugin is killing your site speed without the guessing game
Stop wasting hours deactivating 20 plugins one by one. This plugin would benchmark every plugin's performance impact, show you exactly which ones are slowing down your site, and suggest lightweight alternatives. Finally know who the real culprits are.
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A plugin that automatically fixes all broken internal links and media paths after migrations
Migration done, but hundreds of images are broken and links point nowhere? This happens because old URLs stay hardcoded everywhere. This plugin would find and fix every single broken link and image path automatically, saving hours of manual searching.
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A plugin that monitors Google indexing status and auto-fixes common noindex issues
Your site isn't showing up in Google because of accidental noindex tags or robots.txt problems. This plugin would monitor your indexing status in real-time, catch these SEO killers immediately, and fix them automatically before you lose traffic.
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A plugin that automatically configures and monitors email deliverability with spam testing
Your WordPress emails land in spam folders even with SMTP configured. This plugin would set up authentication properly, test deliverability in real-time, and alert you before emails start failing. Stop losing leads because emails never arrive.
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A plugin that prevents overselling with real-time inventory sync across channels
You're selling the same product on your site, Amazon, and eBay, but inventory doesn't sync. Result? Overselling and angry customers. This plugin would sync inventory in real-time across all channels, preventing those embarrassing "sorry, we're out of stock" emails.
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A plugin that optimizes database tables and clears transients before they slow queries
Your database is filling with junk - expired transients, post revisions, orphaned metadata. Queries that should take milliseconds now take seconds. This plugin would clean everything automatically before it becomes a problem, keeping your site fast.
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A plugin that automatically detects and fixes color contrast issues for WCAG compliance
The European Accessibility Act deadline hit, and your site's light gray text on white backgrounds could mean legal trouble. This plugin would scan your entire site, identify contrast problems, and fix them automatically to meet WCAG standards.
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A plugin that consolidates all tracking codes preventing duplicate events
You've got Pixel Manager, Google Analytics, and Site Kit all firing events. Result? Three pageviews for every visitor, making your data worthless. This plugin would consolidate everything into one clean tracking setup that actually works.
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A plugin that monitors CVE vulnerabilities and provides automated patching
Critical vulnerabilities sit unpatched for weeks while you wait for developers. This plugin would continuously scan for CVEs in your plugins, alert you immediately, and even apply temporary patches to protect you while waiting for official fixes.
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A plugin that creates instant staging sites with selective sync between environments
Most sites have no staging because it's too technical or expensive. This plugin would create instant staging environments with one click, let you test everything safely, then selectively push only what you want back to production.
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A plugin that optimizes Gutenberg block rendering and reduces editor lag
Typing in Gutenberg feels like molasses - 10 words take 30 seconds to appear. This plugin would optimize how blocks render, reduce DOM operations, and make the editor actually responsive again. Write content without wanting to scream.
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A plugin that automatically generates DMARC, SPF, and DKIM records with one-click setup
Gmail and Yahoo now require these DNS records or your emails get blocked. But setting up DMARC, SPF, and DKIM is like learning a new language. This plugin would generate everything automatically and even help you add them to your DNS.
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A plugin that preloads checkout assets and defers non-critical scripts
Your WooCommerce checkout takes 40-60 seconds before customers can even click anything. That's 70% of them leaving. This plugin would preload critical assets and defer everything else, making checkout instant and saving those sales.
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A plugin that monitors resource usage and optimizes before hitting hosting limits
Shared hosting throttles you without warning. Suddenly your site throws 503 errors and you have no idea why. This plugin would monitor your resource usage in real-time and optimize your code before you hit those invisible limits.
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A plugin that scans for abandoned outdated plugins and suggests secure alternatives
You're running plugins that haven't been updated in 2+ years without knowing it. That's a ticking security bomb. This plugin would scan for abandoned plugins and suggest actively maintained alternatives before you get hacked.
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A plugin that fixes translation loading errors introduced in WordPress 6.7
WordPress 6.7 broke thousands of plugins with "_load_textdomain_just_in_time" errors flooding your logs. This plugin would fix these translation loading issues automatically across your entire site, stopping those annoying error messages.
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A plugin that detects conflicting schema markup and consolidates output
Yoast, Rank Math, and WooCommerce are all adding schema markup. Google sees duplicates and refuses to show rich snippets. This plugin would detect all these conflicts and output one clean schema that actually gets you those star ratings.
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A plugin that handles serialized data search-replace without corruption
Migrations break because simple find-replace corrupts serialized data. Your widgets disappear, theme settings vanish. This plugin would handle serialized data properly during migrations, preserving everything perfectly.
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A plugin that monitors payment gateway health and provides fallback options
Stripe goes down, checkout buttons disappear, payments stuck in "processing" forever. You're losing sales and don't even know it. This plugin would monitor gateway health, alert you instantly, and switch to backup payment methods automatically.
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A plugin that uses behavioral AI to detect distributed brute force attacks
Hackers are using 2.8 million IP addresses for login attempts. Traditional protection can't stop distributed attacks. This plugin would use AI to detect attack patterns early, blocking sophisticated brute force before your server crashes.
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A plugin that automatically extracts customizations to child themes before updates
You added custom CSS and functions to your theme. Update happens, everything's gone. Days of work vanished. This plugin would automatically detect and move your customizations to a child theme before any update touches them.
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A plugin that intelligently noindexes thin archive pages while preserving valuable ones
WordPress creates tag and category pages that compete with your actual content. Google penalizes you for duplicate content. This plugin would intelligently noindex thin archives while keeping the valuable ones that actually help SEO.
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A plugin that provides visual FSE tutorials and simplified block management
Full Site Editing is like learning WordPress all over again. The HTML comments, the confusing interface - developers are fleeing to Webflow. This plugin would provide interactive tutorials and a simplified interface that actually makes sense.
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A plugin that validates GA4 tracking stability across updates
GA4 tracking mysteriously stops working after updates. Measurement IDs vanish, weeks of data lost. This plugin would validate your tracking after every update and restore it automatically if something breaks.
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A plugin that ensures all blocks work perfectly with screen readers
The European Accessibility Act is here, but many blocks create navigation traps for screen readers. This plugin would ensure every block on your site works perfectly with JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver, keeping you compliant.
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A plugin that consolidates recurring subscriptions showing all costs and renewals
You're bleeding money from plugin subscriptions you forgot about. Auto-renewals hit at full price after promotions end. This plugin would show all your WordPress expenses in one place with renewal alerts before charges hit.
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A plugin that automatically regenerates permalinks and .htaccess after migration
Migration done but every page except home shows 404? Permalinks are broken and .htaccess didn't transfer. This plugin would automatically regenerate everything after migration, preventing those panic moments.
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A plugin that implements lazy loading and caching for taxonomy terms
Sites with hundreds of categories create 30-second delays when loading the editor. Every category loads at once, freezing everything. This plugin would lazy load and paginate taxonomies, making the editor usable again.
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A plugin that scans compressed archives and images for deep hidden malware
Security plugins find "100+ infected pages" but miss 25% of malware hidden in JPG files, zip archives, and backups. This plugin would scan everywhere malware hides, finding infections other scanners miss completely.
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A plugin that detects page builder conflicts and provides safe rollback
Elementor and Divi updates break sites instantly. Headers disappear, layouts destroyed. This plugin would detect conflicts between builders before they happen and create automatic snapshots for instant recovery.
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A plugin that automatically offloads media to cloud storage with one-click setup
Your media library is eating all your hosting space and bandwidth. Setting up S3 or Cloudflare is too technical. This plugin would offload everything to the cloud with literally one click, no technical knowledge needed.
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A plugin that integrates cookie consent with analytics tracking seamlessly
Cookie consent plugins break your analytics completely. GA4 stops tracking, conversion data disappears. This plugin would integrate consent management with tracking tools so everything works together properly.
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A plugin that configures cross-domain tracking for payment gateways
Customers go to PayPal to pay, come back, and GA4 thinks PayPal sent them. Your actual marketing attribution is completely broken. This plugin would set up proper cross-domain tracking so you know what really drives sales.
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A plugin that simplifies WPML configuration with intelligent defaults
WPML has dozens of confusing settings, unclear workflows, duplicate pages everywhere. This plugin would simplify WPML with smart defaults and guided setup, making multilingual sites actually manageable.
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A plugin that validates functions.php code before saving to prevent fatal errors
One missing comma in functions.php and your site shows White Screen of Death. Locked out, need FTP to fix. This plugin would validate your code before saving, preventing those heart-stopping moments.
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A plugin that monitors multiple attack vectors including hosting compromises
Sites get hacked even with Wordfence and Sucuri active because attacks come through hosting accounts, not WordPress. This plugin would monitor all attack vectors simultaneously, catching what others miss.
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A plugin that automatically compresses and converts images to optimized formats
Users upload 5-10MB images not knowing they're killing site speed. Every image creates multiple sizes, exploding storage. This plugin would automatically compress and convert everything to modern formats, keeping sites fast.
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A plugin that identifies feature overlap between plugins and consolidates
You've got three security plugins, two caching solutions, multiple SEO tools - all fighting each other. This plugin would identify overlapping features and help you consolidate to fewer, better plugins.
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A plugin that provides SEO health monitoring with automated fixes
Your SEO is broken but you don't know it - canonical URLs wrong, sitemaps misconfigured, robots.txt blocking important pages. This plugin would monitor everything and fix problems automatically before rankings drop.
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A plugin that generates hreflang tags automatically for multilingual sites
Hreflang tags are complex and wrong implementation hurts international SEO badly. Missing return links, wrong language codes, duplicates. This plugin would generate perfect hreflang tags automatically for all your pages.
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A plugin that ensures perfect RTL layout for Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian
Your theme looks perfect in English but breaks completely for RTL languages. Navigation backwards, text misaligned. This plugin would automatically ensure perfect RTL support without manual CSS work.
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A plugin that preloads critical FSE assets and speeds up Site Editor
Site Editor takes 5-9 seconds to load, showing spinning icons forever. Quick design changes become frustrating ordeals. This plugin would preload critical assets and cache template data, making FSE actually fast.
Threads showing strong demand for this app: Site Editor 5-9 second load times on GitHub, Animated loading icons showing forever on WordPress.org, Template switching feels sluggish on WordPress.org, Quick design changes taking minutes on WordPress.org -
A plugin that exports page builder content to portable HTML for migration
Stuck with Divi but want to switch? All your content is locked in proprietary shortcodes. This plugin would export everything to clean HTML, letting you migrate to any theme without rebuilding from scratch.
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A plugin that tracks licenses across unlimited sites showing expiration alerts
Managing licenses across client sites is chaos. Which sites have which licenses? When do they expire? This plugin would track everything centrally, alerting you before licenses expire and sites break.
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A plugin that unifies responsive breakpoints across all page builders
Each page builder uses different mobile breakpoints. Elementor breaks at one point, WordPress at 600px, others elsewhere. This plugin would unify everything so your site looks consistent on every device.
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A plugin that provides centralized design token management with Figma import
Design settings scattered everywhere - theme.json, customizer, individual blocks. Want to change your brand color? Good luck finding every place. This plugin would centralize everything and even import from Figma.
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A plugin that creates visual library for reusable blocks with usage tracking
You have dozens of reusable blocks but no idea where they're used. No previews, no organization. This plugin would create a visual library showing previews and tracking exactly where each block appears.
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A plugin that provides granular block permissions for editorial teams
Editors can accidentally change critical site headers and footers in FSE. No way to control what they can modify. This plugin would provide granular permissions so teams can work safely without breaking the site.
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A plugin that detects device compatibility and serves fallback mobile menus
New navigation blocks completely fail on older phones. Hamburger menus unclickable, users can't navigate at all. This plugin would detect device compatibility and serve working fallbacks automatically.
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A plugin that monitors theme updates and preserves mobile layouts
Theme update happens, mobile layout destroyed. Text overlapping images, navigation unusable, especially during high-traffic periods. This plugin would preserve your mobile layouts across theme updates automatically.
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A plugin that automatically generates responsive image dimensions eliminating layout shift
Images without width/height attributes cause content to jump around while loading. Google penalizes you, users misclick buttons. This plugin would automatically add proper dimensions to eliminate all layout shift.
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A plugin that enforces minimum touch target sizes for mobile interfaces
Your mobile buttons and links are too small. Users constantly misclick, especially those with accessibility needs. This plugin would automatically enforce proper touch target sizes across your entire site.
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A plugin that ensures critical notifications reach admins through multiple channels
Form submitted, order placed, but you never get the email. Silent failures mean lost customers. This plugin would ensure critical notifications reach you through email, SMS, Slack - whatever it takes.
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A plugin that logs all form submissions locally with retry queuing
Form says "success" but email never sends. No record of submission anywhere. This plugin would log everything locally and retry failed emails automatically, so you never lose a lead again.
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A plugin that auto-configures all WooCommerce conversion events for GA4
Setting up WooCommerce conversion tracking requires creating custom events, configuring GTM triggers, testing everything. Way too technical. This plugin would configure everything automatically with zero technical knowledge.
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A plugin that handles large database migrations using chunked processing
Database with 1.7 million rows? Migration times out, data lost. Standard plugins try processing everything at once. This plugin would migrate in chunks, preventing timeouts on even massive databases.
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A plugin that monitors DNS propagation and prevents premature cancellation
Migration done, old hosting cancelled immediately. Oops - DNS takes 48 hours to propagate. Half your visitors see a dead site. This plugin would monitor propagation and warn you before cancelling too early.
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A plugin that creates legally compliant cookie banners without complexity
GDPR cookie consent is legally required but incredibly complex. Most free plugins lack essential features. This plugin would create fully compliant banners that actually work with all your other plugins.
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A plugin that audits sites against EAA requirements with compliance reports
European Accessibility Act is here. Non-compliance means fines. But what exactly needs fixing? This plugin would audit your entire site and generate reports showing exactly what needs to be compliant.
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A plugin that uses AI to generate descriptive alt text for existing images
You have thousands of images with no alt text. Manual fixing would take months. This plugin would use AI to generate descriptive alt text for everything automatically, fixing accessibility and SEO instantly.
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A plugin that centralizes translation string management across all components
Translations scattered in .po and .mo files everywhere - themes, plugins, each component separate. Maintaining consistency is impossible. This plugin would centralize all translation strings in one manageable place.
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A plugin that compares backup solutions showing cost-benefit analysis
Paying for host backups, plugin backups, maybe more? No idea if you're overpaying or what you're getting. This plugin would compare all backup options showing exactly what protection you get per dollar.
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A plugin that analyzes installed plugins suggesting free alternatives
Spending $1,000+ yearly on premium plugins but better free alternatives exist? This plugin would analyze what you have installed and suggest free replacements that match or exceed functionality.
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A plugin that exports child theme customizations preventing loss
Spent weeks customizing your child theme but worried about losing everything? This plugin would export all customizations to a portable format, protecting your work from any disaster.
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A plugin that integrates git version control for themes and custom code
No idea what changed, when, or who did it. Multiple developers overwriting work. This plugin would add proper version control to WordPress, tracking every change with rollback capability.
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A plugin that scans custom code for compatibility before updates
Your custom code works perfectly until an update changes a plugin API or PHP version. Then everything breaks. This plugin would scan your code for compatibility issues before you update anything.
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A plugin that generates automatic documentation for custom code
Previous developer left custom code everywhere with no documentation. You have no idea what it does or what depends on it. This plugin would automatically document purpose, dependencies, and change history.
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A plugin that identifies and merges duplicate images preserving references
Same image uploaded 10 times by accident. Each creates 6 sizes. Storage exploding with duplicates. This plugin would find all duplicates and merge them while keeping all your posts working perfectly.
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A plugin that automatically uploads videos to streaming platforms
Upload one HD video to WordPress and watch your hosting suspend you for bandwidth overuse. This plugin would automatically upload videos to YouTube or Vimeo and embed them properly, saving your server.
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A plugin that updates all media URLs during migrations automatically
Migration complete but all images show "not found" because URLs point to old domain. Hours of manual fixing ahead. This plugin would update every media URL automatically during migration.
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A plugin that connects users with vetted WordPress experts instantly
Critical issue, forum response in days if ever. Only 27% of questions get resolved. This plugin would connect you with vetted experts immediately when your site is down and losing money.
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A plugin that automatically identifies conflicting plugins without deactivation
"Deactivate all plugins one by one" - the most hated WordPress troubleshooting advice. This plugin would identify conflicts instantly without the tedious manual testing that takes hours.
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A plugin that diagnoses causes of slow server response times
PageSpeed says "slow server response" but you have no clue if it's plugins, hosting, database, or theme. This plugin would diagnose exactly what's causing slowness and how to fix it.
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A plugin that creates unified support dashboard showing all channels
Where do you get help - WordPress.org forums, plugin sites, hosting support, premium services? This plugin would unify all support channels in one dashboard so you know exactly where to turn.
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A plugin that maintains compatibility database warning about conflicts
Install a plugin, site crashes. No warning it would conflict with what you have. This plugin would maintain a database of known conflicts and warn you before installation prevents disasters.
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