Machete vs StoryChief

Machete is a simple suite of tools that solves common WordPress annoyances using as few resources as possible. Machete doesn’t cover every single use case, but there is a huge amount of sites that would require less plugins if they used Machete. All Machete tools have two things in common: they solve problems faced by many web developers and they do it using as few server resources as possible. So far, Machete includes the following tools: WordPress Optimization WordPress places a lot of code inside the tag just to keep backward compatibility or to enable optional features. You can disable most of it and save some time from each page request while making your installation safer. Cookies & GDPR Warning We know you hate cookie warning bars. Well, this is the least hateable cookie bar you’ll find. It is really light, doesn’t affect your PageSpeed score and plays well with static cache plugins. Analytics and custom code You don’t need a zillion plugins to perform easy tasks like inserting a verification meta tag (Google Search Console, Bing, Pinterest), a json-ld snippet or a custom stylesheet (Google Fonts, Print Styles, accessibility tweaks…). The Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager tracking codes are PageSpeed optimized, GPDR friendly. Maintenance mode The maintenance mode that ships with WordPress is just a basic lock-down that is activated whenever you do a major update. With machete Maintenance Mode you can hide your unfinished page from visitors and search engines, give your clients a secure temporary access and lock your site without affecting your SEO. Post & Page cloner Adds a “duplicate” link to post, page and most post types lists. Also adds “copy to new draft” function to the post editor. Social Sharing Buttons Social sharing done the Machete way. The icons are made as a custom webfont embedded in a minified CSS file that only weighs 5.8KB. The sharing actions use each platform’s native share URL. WooCommerce Utils WooCommerce was designed to work for every possible use case, but that often leads to unexpected behavior. These simple fixes can improve the WooCommerce user experience by making it behave as clients expect.

StoryChief is a smart AI content operations platform that helps organizations turn scattered knowledge, disconnected tools, and fragmented workflows into coordinated content execution. Connect your website, CRM, DAM, analytics, notes, communication tools, and other systems so StoryChief can transform business context into actionable strategies, structured workflows, high-quality content, and multi-channel execution. From strategy and planning to collaboration, approvals, publishing, amplification, and performance tracking, StoryChief gives teams one connected flow to manage every stage of the content lifecycle. Unlike generic AI tools, StoryChief combines AI assistance with human control, approval workflows, brand governance, and workspace-based collaboration. Every output stays editable, reviewable, and aligned with your organization’s standards. Teams use StoryChief to coordinate campaigns, internal communications, thought leadership, editorial workflows, advocacy programs, multi-brand publishing, and cross-channel content operations — all from one centralized platform. Actions and filters Developers: This plugin has numerous actions and filters available that can be used to modify the default behaviour of the plugin. Actions: * storychief_after_publish_action($payload) * storychief_after_delete_action($payload) * storychief_save_author_action($payload) * storychief_save_tags_action($payload) * storychief_save_categories_action($payload) * storychief_save_featured_image_action($payload) * storychief_save_seo_action($payload) * storychief_sideload_images_action($payload) Filters: * storychief_before_handle_filter($payload) * storychief_is_draft_status($is_draft, $payload) * storychief_change_post_type($post_type, $payload) * storychief_alter_response($response) * storychief_publish_permalink($permalink, $postID) Requirements This plugin requires a StoryChief account. Not a StoryChief user yet? Sign up for free! PHP version 7.0 or higher WordPress version 5.2 or higher