WP Hive | Improve WordPress Plugin Repo via Chrome
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The WP Hive Chrome Extension is another revolutionary step for WordPress users, right from Chrome itself.
Have you ever wondered how much impact a plugin has on your WordPress website? WP Hive’s Plugin testing tool automatically tests a plugin and gives you better insights. Easily discover new plugins or the popular ones with relevant filters. Even compare plugins like you do for phones.
Get useful metrics such as impact on memory usage & pagespeed, PHP errors, warning or notices, Javascript issues, PHP 7.4 compatibility, latest WordPress 5.5 version compatibility, database footprint, activation error, resource errors - right from your WordPress.org page.
WP Hive automatically tests all WordPress plugins to get useful metrics and shows them inside the WordPress.org plugin pages. You can also compare a plugin with another plugin from WP Hive and get a detailed insight of the plugin.
The extension also offers an option to redirect to WP Hive plugin page for a particular plugin. Sure, WordPress repository is great, but WP Hive makes it even better with better insights & adding more value to users.
The privacy policy can be found here: wphive.com/privacy-policy/
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- Helps users choose the right WordPress plugins by providing valuable insights and comparisons.
- Invaluable resource for WordPress developers to find plugin information easily.
- Provides functionality to analyze and grade plugins based on various criteria.
- User-friendly for non-technical users to understand plugin details.
- Offers a compare option for stacking up plugins against each other.
- Does not work from the WordPress Admin area, which is a critical limitation for many users.
- Incompatibility with the latest PHP versions and WordPress versions, leading to functionality issues.
- The icon often remains grey and does not show plugin information, indicating that it may not be working properly.
- Lack of guidance on how to use the extension effectively, leading to confusion among users.
- No Firefox edition available, limiting accessibility for users who prefer that browser.
- The extension often does not function correctly or remains inactive (grey icon).
- Requires updates for compatibility with the latest PHP and WordPress versions.
- Users express a need for better instructions on how to use the tool.
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WP Hive | A Better WordPress Plugin Repo requires very minimum permissions.
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WP Hive | A Better WordPress Plugin Repo has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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