Useful tools.
Thoughtful choices.
A curated inventory of the platforms, extensions, and AI assistants we use, test, and recommend for high-performance WordPress sites. Select any tool to inspect specifications and stack integration notes.
AI assistants
4ChatGPT
Conversational AI by OpenAI used for exploratory research, brainstorming, draft writing, and task automation.
Claude
Anthropic’s flagship AI assistant, known for nuanced writing tone, thoughtful reasoning, and safe execution.
AI Coding
4Antigravity
Advanced agentic coding assistant designed by Google DeepMind for autonomous pair programming and codebase tasks.
Claude Code
Agentic CLI developer tool for deep codebase navigation, refactoring, and terminal automation.
Development
20Astro
Content-first web framework that ships fast, mostly static pages, ideal as the front end for a headless WordPress site.
Blocksy Theme and Companion Pro
Blocksy is a premium classic block theme for WordPress.
ElasticPress Search
A faster and more complete search for your WordPress site.
Facet Search
Add faceted search and filtering to your shop archives, recipe pages, listings and more.
Fluent Forms
Fast, drag-and-drop WordPress form builder for contact forms, multi-step forms, quizzes, payments and conditional logic.
FluentCRM
Self-hosted email marketing and CRM that runs inside WordPress, with contact management, campaigns and automation funnels.
GitHub
Git hosting for code, with pull requests, issues, Actions for CI/CD and Copilot, where projects are versioned, reviewed and deployed.
Gravity Forms
The most popular Premium Form tool for Gravity Forms.
Kadence Theme and Plugins
A Popular theme and block library for WordPress.
LearnDash
Learndash is a popular E-Learning tool for WordPress.
Premium Download Monitor
Track download performance and convert your traffic into sales with an easy-to-use digital downloads solution.
Restrict Content Pro
Robust content restriction tools and a powerful WordPress membership site, all in one easy to manage plugin.
Stackable Pro
Stackable blocks is a premium block building library for WordPress.
The Events Calendar
Power your events for free with The Events Calendar, or upgrade to Pro to unlock recurring events, views, premium support, and more
VS Code
Industry-standard extensible code editor optimized for modern web engineering and AI pair programming.
WooCommerce
WooCommerce is the most popular E-Commerce Platform for WordPress.
WordPress.org
The open-source, self-hosted CMS behind over 40% of the web, and the content back end for headless sites through its REST API.
WP Fusion
The no-code solution to easily integrate your WordPress website with the services you use every day.
Analytics
4Rank Math Pro
WordPress SEO plugin that pulls Google Search Console and Analytics data into the dashboard, alongside keyword rank tracking and schema.
Ubersuggest
Keyword research and SEO audit tool from Neil Patel, with search volumes, competitor insights and site audits at a lower cost than the big suites.
Video
2Performance
2Creative
5Adobe Firefly
Commercially safe generative AI creative suite integrated into Adobe Creative Cloud workflows.
Canva
Visual design platform featuring Magic Studio AI tools for slide decks, banners, and marketing assets.
Google Veo
Google DeepMind's video generation model that turns text and image prompts into high-quality video clips with native audio.
AI Tools
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Social media AI
3Format Finder
Content adaptation assistant converting long-form guides into multi-platform social assets.
Native.io
Audience intelligence and native content distribution platform for creators and digital publishers.
Sandcastles
Visual campaign prototyping and experimental social media concept sandbox.