Machete
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.
Tagbridge – Deep Integration for PostHog
Tagbridge is a simple, independent way to add PostHog to WordPress: PostHog for WordPress, without touching code. Enter your PostHog project API key, choose your region, and Tagbridge loads PostHog on your site with the settings you pick. Tagbridge is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by PostHog. “PostHog” is a trademark of its respective owner and is used here only to describe what this plugin connects to. What it does today Connect to PostHog Cloud (US or EU) or your own self-hosted or reverse-proxy host. Your project API key is checked with a live test call before it is saved, so you know right away if it is correct. Loads PostHog (posthog-js) from the host you configure, so self-hosted and reverse-proxy setups work without code. Plain-language toggles for what gets captured: pageviews, autocapture (clicks and form interactions), session recording, and person profile mode. Privacy-first cookieless mode that keeps visitor state in memory, so no PostHog cookie is set. Identity: tie logged-in WordPress users to one PostHog person across anonymous and logged-in sessions, using a stable hashed identifier (never the raw user ID). You choose whether to identify logged-in users and which properties to send (email, name, role). Server-side events: send key events (user logged in, user registered) from your own WordPress server, so they still arrive when a visitor’s browser blocks tracking. Runs on your existing hosting, with a per-event on/off switch. A failed or slow PostHog request never affects your pages. WooCommerce events (when WooCommerce is active): product viewed, added to cart, checkout started, and order completed with order value and currency. The same person is tracked from the browser session through to the completed order. A clean settings screen that fits WordPress and stays out of your way. On the roadmap Planned for future releases: A no-flicker feature-flag block and shortcode evaluated on the server. Optional starter dashboards created in your PostHog project. WordPress Consent API support. External services This plugin connects to PostHog, the analytics service you configure. It is required for the plugin to do anything, because the plugin’s purpose is to send your site’s analytics to your PostHog project. What is sent and when: When you save your settings in the admin, the plugin makes one request to the PostHog feature-flags endpoint (for example https://us.i.posthog.com/flags) with your project API key to confirm the key and host are valid. This request does not record any analytics event. On your site’s front end, after you have connected and only when configured, the plugin loads PostHog (posthog-js) from the host you choose (PostHog US cloud, EU cloud, or your own host). PostHog then sends visitor analytics such as pageviews and, if enabled, clicks and form interactions and session recordings, to your PostHog project. The exact data depends on the toggles you choose. When server-side events are enabled, your WordPress server sends those events (for example user logged in, or a completed WooCommerce order with its value and currency) directly to your configured PostHog host. This happens from your server, not the visitor’s browser. The host the data is sent to is the one you configure: US cloud: https://us.i.posthog.com EU cloud: https://eu.i.posthog.com Self-hosted or reverse proxy: the URL you enter PostHog terms of service: https://posthog.com/terms PostHog privacy policy: https://posthog.com/privacy Privacy No analytics are sent until you enter a PostHog project API key and connect. You control what is captured with the tracking toggles, and you can turn on cookieless mode so no PostHog cookie is set. You are responsible for telling your visitors what you collect and for obtaining any consent your jurisdiction requires. Support for the WordPress Consent API is planned for a future release.
