Stop installing dozens of plugins for basic tasks.

Blaminhor Essentials groups essential WordPress features into one single, lightweight plugin. I built this because I was tired of managing 10 different plugins for things that should be simple.

My Approach:

• All-in-One: I gathered the most useful tools: Content Duplicator, SMTP, Maintenance Mode, Broken Links Checker, and more.
• Pragmatic Performance: No bloat. You only load the code for the features you actually turn on.
• Secure & Reliable: I use standard WordPress APIs and best practices. No reinvention of the wheel.
• 100% Free: No premium version, no upsells. I built this for myself, and I’m sharing it with you.

Available Features:

Broken Links Checker

Keep your site healthy by finding dead links.

• Deep Scan: Scans posts, pages, and custom post types for broken URLs.
• Internal & External: Checks your own internal links and external references.
• Dashboard Widget: View scan progress and results directly in the module settings.
• Smart Management: Edit the post to fix the link, or dismiss false positives.
• Performance: Batched scanning prevents server timeouts.

Classic Editor

Restore the clean, distraction-free writing experience.

• Disable Gutenberg: Completely disables the Block Editor for posts and pages.
• Clean Up: Removes block library CSS and SVGs from the frontend for better performance.
• Old Style: Restores the classic “Edit Post” screen and TinyMCE editor.

Content Duplicator

Duplicate posts, pages, and custom post types with precision.

• Complete Copy: Duplicates content, excerpt, parent, template, and menu order.
• Deep Cloning: Copies all custom fields (post meta), taxonomies (categories/tags), and even child posts.
• Smart Options: Choose new status (draft, publish, private), copy author, date, and comments.
• Admin Integration: ‘Duplicate’ links in list view, edit screen, and admin bar. Bulk duplication supported.
• Taxonomy Support: Duplicate categories and tags with all their metadata.

Favicon Generator

One image, perfect branding everywhere.

• Universal Support: Generates classic favicon.ico, PNG icons (16, 32, 48), Apple Touch Icon (180), Android Chrome (192, 512), and Windows Tiles.
• Manifest & Config: automatically serves site.webmanifest and browserconfig.xml.
• Customization: Set theme color and background color for mobile and tile interfaces.
• Simple: Upload one high-res square image (512×512+), and we handle the rest.

HTTPS Redirect

Force secure connections for your entire site.

• Automatic Redirect: Redirects all HTTP requests to HTTPS with a 301 permanent redirect.
• Admin & Login: Force HTTPS on wp-admin and wp-login.php for secure authentication.
• Mixed Content Fix: Optionally fix HTTP URLs in page output to prevent browser warnings.
• HSTS Support: Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security header for enhanced security.
• SSL Detection: Checks for valid SSL certificate before allowing activation.

Image Sizes

Take control of your media library and disk space.

• Disable Sizes: Prevent WordPress, themes, and plugins from generating unused thumbnail sizes.
• Custom Sizes: Register new image sizes with exact crop settings directly from the UI.
• Regenerate Thumbnails: Re-create thumbnails for existing images after changing settings.
• Cleanup: Delete old files for disabled sizes to free up disk space.
• Big Image Control: Disable the default “scaled” big image generation.

Maintenance Mode

Simple, effective Coming Soon and Maintenance pages.

• Two Modes: Choose between “Maintenance” (503 Service Unavailable) or “Coming Soon” (200 OK).
• Access Control: Whitelist user roles (e.g., Administrators) or specific IP addresses.
• Customization: Set headline, message, background color, and text color. Add custom CSS.
• Login Link: Optional link to the admin login page for restricted users.

Mute Core Emails

Silence automatic emails from WordPress.

• Auto-Updates: Mute email notifications after automatic core, plugin, or theme updates.
• User Emails: Control emails for new user registration, password changes, and email changes.
• Comment Emails: Mute comment notification and moderation emails.
• System Emails: Optionally mute recovery mode emails (use with caution).
• Granular Control: Enable or disable each email type individually.

SMTP Mailer

Reliable email delivery with multi-relay fallback.

• Multi-Provider Support: Preset configs for Brevo, SendGrid, Mailgun, AWS SES, Postmark, Gmail, Outlook, and more.
• Relay Fallback: Define multiple relays. If the primary fails, it automatically tries the next one.
• Email Log: Keep track of every email sent (status, subject, relay used) with auto-cleanup of old logs.
• Developer Friendly: Force ‘From Email’ and ‘From Name’, disable SSL verification for local dev.
• Testing: built-in tools to test individual relays or the full sending stack.

SEO/GSO

Complete SEO toolkit: meta tags, indexing control, social sharing, and XML sitemaps.

• Indexing Control: Choose which content types search engines should index.
• Site-wide Noindex: Disable search engine indexing for the entire site (useful during development).
• Admin Notice: Clear reminder in the admin area when indexing is disabled.
• Meta Tags: Manage SEO titles and descriptions for every post and page.
• Social Sharing: Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags with preview.
• SERP Preview: See how your pages will appear in search results on mobile, tablet, and desktop.
• Content Overview: Manage SEO meta for all content from a single table with inline editing.
• AI Crawlers: Block AI training on your content with noai meta tags.
• XML Sitemaps: Auto-generated sitemaps with Google Images support.

Backup

Create local backups of your site files and database.

• Manual Backups: Create on-demand backups stored locally in wp-content/blaminhor-essentials/backups/.
• Flexible Options: Choose what to backup: database, plugins, themes, uploads, or full WordPress installation.
• Smart Defaults: Database, plugins, themes, and uploads are selected by default (not full WP core).
• Backup Management: Download, view, and delete backups from the admin panel.
• Retention Policy: Automatically delete old backups to save disk space.
• Secure Storage: Backups are protected from direct access with .htaccess rules.

Database Optimizer

Optimize and clean your WordPress database for better performance.

• Overview Dashboard: See database size, overhead, and items to clean at a glance.
• Smart Cleanup: Remove post revisions, auto-drafts, trashed posts, spam comments, expired transients.
• Orphan Data: Clean orphaned post meta, comment meta, term meta, and relationships.
• Table Optimization: Reclaim disk space by optimizing database tables.
• Scheduled Cleanup: Set up automatic cleanup on daily, twice daily, or weekly schedule.
• Revision Control: Keep a configurable number of revisions per post.
• Backup Integration: Prompts to create a backup before cleanup (uses Backup module if active).

Fatal Error Recovery

Recover from fatal errors without FTP access.

• Error Detection: Automatically detects PHP fatal errors that crash your site.
• Recovery Interface: Displays a simple interface to disable problematic plugins.
• Smart Detection: Identifies which plugin caused the error from the stack trace.
• One-Click Disable: Rename plugin folders with an underscore prefix to deactivate them.
• Secure Access: Recovery key required to prevent unauthorized access.
• Admin Bar Status: Shows recovery mode status when active.

Domain Changer

Change your site domain and update all database references in one click.

• One-Click Migration: Update all database references to the new domain automatically.
• Smart Replacement: Handles serialized data in options, post meta, and other tables.
• Preview Changes: See how many rows will be affected before making changes.
• Backup Integration: Prompts to create a database backup before migration.
• Change History: Track previous domain changes with timestamps.

Redirections 301

Manage 301 redirections with simple rules or regex patterns.

• Simple Redirects: Create basic URL redirects with source and target paths.
• Regex Support: Use regular expressions for advanced URL matching.
• Automatic Slug Tracking: Get notified when a post or taxonomy slug changes.
• CSV Import: Import multiple redirections from CSV content or file upload.
• Hit Counter: Track how many times each redirection has been used.
• Toggle Active: Enable or disable individual redirections without deleting them.

Privacy Policy

Blaminhor Essentials does not collect any personal data. The SMTP Mailer feature stores email metadata locally if logging is enabled, but this data stays on your server.

Third Party Services

This plugin allows you to optionally configure connections to external SMTP services for email delivery. No data is sent to any external service unless you explicitly configure an SMTP relay.

When you configure the SMTP Mailer module, your emails will be sent through the service you choose. The following services have preset configurations available: Gmail, Microsoft Outlook/Office 365, Brevo (formerly Sendinblue), SendGrid, Mailgun, Amazon SES, Postmark, Elastic Email, SparkPost, Mailjet, SMTP2GO, Zoho Mail.

You can also configure any other SMTP server using the “Other” option. Please review the privacy policy of any third-party service you choose to use.

Support

For support or feedback, email me at hi+wp@blaminhor.com or visit https://wp.blaminhor.com/.