Free WordPress plugins, nothing locked

A page builder, a form builder, image conversion, backups, an admin toolkit and a Git installer. All GPL, no pro tier, no license keys, no accounts, no usage limits. The same plugins run every Web9 hosting account.

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Free plugins

Is it really free?

Yes. There is no version of these plugins you can pay for. What you download is what runs on our own servers.

No pro tier

Every feature is in the download. There is nothing to unlock, no trial and no upsell screen in the admin.

No keys, no accounts, no limits

No license key to enter, no account to create, no site count and no monthly quota. Install them on as many sites as you like, yours or your clients'.

Maintained because our hosting depends on them

The same code runs every Web9 hosting account, so updates keep coming whether or not anyone else installs them. The code is public under the GPL: use it, fork it, read it.

On Web9 hosting these are already installed, $12 per site per month.

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Categories

Which paid plugins does this replace?

The plugins cover the categories most sites end up paying for. Each card says what is in the download and what is not.

A page builder and theme builder

Ours: Kira Page Builder

63 widgets, header, footer, single, archive, 404 and popup templates, design tokens, revisions, 18 template kits.

Not included: No WooCommerce widgets, no import from Elementor or other builders.

A form builder with entries

Ours: Formulator

Saved entries, multi-page forms, conditional logic, file uploads, calculations and order fields, plus the Quiz, Webhooks and PDF modules in the same download.

Not included: No payment gateway: order fields compute a total, no card is charged.

An image optimizer

Ours: Alemedia

WebP and JPEG XL conversion on upload, bulk conversion for old images, a folder view for the library. No monthly image quota.

Not included: Serving the smaller file needs Apache or LiteSpeed; on Nginx the originals are served.

A backup and migration plugin

Ours: Backinator

Full-site backups, schedules, off-site copies, restores and migrations with a standalone installer, encrypted archives.

Not included: No multisite.

An admin, security, SMTP and caching bundle

Ours: Radmin

Two-factor login, firewall, branded login, SMTP and API mailers with a log, page cache, SEO and a cookie banner. Nine modules, each a switch.

Not included: No module is held back; the nine listed on its page are all of it.

A plugin installer and updater

Ours: Git Plugin

Installs from a GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea or Forgejo URL and updates from the branch, the way wordpress.org plugins update.

Not included: Private repositories install with a token but are not update-checked.

The plugins

What does each one do?

Each one stands on its own. Together they cover building, forms, media, backups, admin and updates. Every page lists version, release date, license and requirements.

A grid of 3D panels forming a page layout

Kira Page Builder

Version 1.4.6

Build pages and the whole theme by dragging sections and widgets, then start from a template kit instead of a blank page. Saves plain HTML and CSS, so the site stays fast.

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3D form fields, toggles and a submit button

Formulator

Version 1.1.2

Contact, quote and order forms with every submission saved in the admin. Multi-page forms, conditional logic, file uploads, notifications, plus the Quiz, Webhooks and PDF modules, in the same download.

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A large photo frame shrinking into smaller lighter frames

Alemedia

Version 0.4.2

Makes a WebP and JPEG XL copy of every image you upload and serves the smaller one to browsers that accept it. Your URLs never change. Adds folders to the media library.

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A 3D vault door with a circular time ring

Backinator

Version 1.0.4

Full-site backups you can download, restore in place or move to any server with a standalone installer. Schedules and off-site copies on S3-compatible storage, Google Drive or a folder.

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3D dashboard tiles and control dials

Radmin

Version 0.5.3

Security, branded login, SMTP email, caching, SEO, cookie banner and admin clean-up in one plugin. Every module is a switch, so you only run what you turn on.

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Glowing branching nodes merging into one line

Git Plugin

Version 1.4.1

Install any plugin from a GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea or Forgejo URL and get its updates in WordPress. Also downloads any installed plugin as a zip.

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Install

How do I install them?

Install Git Plugin once, by hand: about a minute. After that, every other plugin is a repository URL away, and so are the updates.

1. Upload Git Plugin

Download the zip below. In your WordPress admin, open Plugins in the left menu, click Add New Plugin at the top, then Upload Plugin. Choose the zip, click Install Now, then Activate. This is the only zip you will upload.

Download Git Plugin

https://github.com/camachopedro3/git-plugin

2. Paste a repository URL

Open Plugins again and click Git Plugin. Paste the URL of the plugin you want into the box and click Install. WordPress installs it the same way it installs any plugin. Click Activate.

https://git.web9.live/pcgraphics/kira_page_builder

3. How do I update it?

When a new version is released, it appears under Dashboard → Updates next to your other plugins. Click Update and you are current.

  • Works with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea and Forgejo
  • Private repositories with a one-time token
  • Pin a tag to freeze a version

Found a bug? Open an issue on the plugin's repository: the tracker is at the repository URL plus /issues, for example https://git.web9.live/pcgraphics/kira_page_builder/issues. Git Plugin's is at https://github.com/camachopedro3/git-plugin/issues.

Want them preinstalled?

On Web9 hosting these are already installed, $12 per site per month.

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