Here's a list shortlist of plugins that are compatible with Showit at the time we tested them and may be helpful for Advanced Blog plan users.
***Basic Blog users can refer to this list for currently installed plugins available to them, the plugins on this list are the only plugins available on the basic blog subscription, you cannot add custom plugins to the basic blog.
The following are links with how to set up the plugin in Showit's Wordpress:
(for advanced blog users only)
Advanced Responsive Video Embedder - Maintains correct aspect ratios for YouTube and Vimeo videos embedded in your blog posts ~Showit tutorial
Akismet - Protects against comment spam~ Showit tutorial
Atomic Blocks- Atomic Block plugin adds a collection of beautiful, site-building blocks to help you customize page layouts, increase engagement, and get results for your business.
Contact Form 7 - Generate custom contact forms to include in your blog posts. ~Showit tutorial
ConvertKit - Enables ConvertKit integration with lead capturing forms.
Jetpack by Wordpress.com - A bazillion extra options for marketing and security~ Showit tutorial
Pinterest Pin It Button on Image Hover and Post - Automatically adds an icon to your blog post images to allow for easy Pinning ~ Showit tutorial
Redirection - Easily manage URL redirects to improve user experience and SEO. ~Showit tutorial
Secondary Title - Adds a custom field for blog post subtitles
Shortcake (Shortcode UI)- Used alongside add_shortcode, Shortcake supplies a user-friendly interface for adding a shortcode to a post, and viewing and editing it from within the content editor.
Simple Author Box - adds a responsive author box at the end of your posts, showing the author name, author gravatar and author description ~ Showit tutorial
Shortcodes Ultimate - Advanced shortcode management.
WP Smush Pro - Resizes, optimizes, and compresses images~ Showit tutorial
Yoast SEO (Free version only) - #1 WordPress SEO plugin~ Showit tutorial
Optimize Blog Post SEO – The Yoast SEO plugin is ranked one of the top plugins for optimizing your blog posts for SEO. It is also able to generate a sitemap of your current blog posts.
Per-Page and 404 Redirects – The Redirection plugin allows you to setup individual page redirections and capture 404 errors to redirect them to an active page.
Tiled/Masonry Galleries in a Blog Post – The Galleries by Angie Makes plugin adds a masonry style option to the built-in wordpress gallery. See setup steps...
Pinterest Pin It on Images – The Pinterest Pin It Button On Image Hover And Post plugin works well on Showit sites. The settings are simple and instantly apply after installing the plugin. If you're looking to use a custom icon you can try the more advanced jQuery Pin It Button plugin.
Image Optimization – Speed up your page loading by setting a maximum image size and let the WP Smush plugin handle resizing your blog images down for speedy loading.
Changed Domain Redirects – The Force Domain Redirect plugin is perfect when your domain has changed and you want to force redirects to the new domain using the same url path.
Block Spam Comments – The Antispam Bee plugin does a great job of blocking spam comments without a captcha box bothering actual user.
Responsive Videos – The ARVE Advanced Responsive Video Embedder plugin (free version) will automatically resize Youtube/Vimeo videos that have been embedded by simply pasting the video URL in a blog post.
Author Box on Post – The Simple Author Box plugin will add a responsive author box at the end of your posts, showing the author name, author gravatar and author description.
WooCommerce – More information can be found here: Is WooCommerce Supported?
**Available plugins may change over time. Plugins are created by third-party developers.
Below are extras for the Advanced Blog plan
For Advanced blog plan users you may be wondering if _____ plugin will work. Here's a good article addressing this. The Article
And here's a list of approved Advanced Plugins: The List
We're currently running a Beta test of the WooCommerce plugin. To find out more, Click Here
Custom Pins for Pinterest.