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Each one answers a WordPress job in full: most build a plugin from a single prompt, with the exact brief and an honest account of what it covers, and what it does not. Start with what an AI WordPress plugin generator actually ships.
Create WooCommerce orders from customer purchase order PDFs: a plugin you can build today
B2B customers send PDF purchase orders instead of checking out. This plugin extracts the order details and creates the WooCommerce order for your review.
5 min read
Fix empty WordPress /page/ URLs: a plugin that returns 404 for pages that do not exist
Bots probe /page/50/ on every WordPress site. This plugin returns a proper 404 for page numbers beyond your actual archive, stopping crawl waste.
5 min read
Get notified when WordPress plugins need updating: a plugin you can build today
WordPress sends no email when plugins fall behind. This small plugin sends a weekly digest of pending updates so nothing gets missed on sites you manage.
5 min read · covers the core of ManageWP
Add semantic search to WordPress with AI embeddings: a plugin you can build today
WordPress keyword search ranks by word frequency, not meaning. This plugin replaces it with OpenAI embeddings so visitors find content by intent, not exact phrasing.
6 min read · covers the core of SearchWP
Clean expired transients and Action Scheduler logs in WooCommerce: a plugin you can build today
Expired transients and Action Scheduler logs slow the WooCommerce admin silently. Here is a small cleanup plugin and the prompt that builds it.
6 min read · covers the core of WP-Optimize
Add back-in-stock email notifications to WooCommerce: a plugin you can build today
WooCommerce shows stock status but has no customer-facing waitlist. This small plugin adds a sign-up form and sends the notification automatically when stock is restored.
6 min read · covers the core of Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce
Log WooCommerce search queries and the products they return: a plugin you can build today
WooCommerce shows which terms customers searched but not what appeared in results. This small plugin logs both so you can spot queries that return the wrong products.
5 min read · covers the core of SearchWP
Stop WooCommerce coupons from selling below product cost: a plugin you can build today
Coupon stacking can push orders below cost on tight-margin products. Here is a small plugin that enforces a per-product cost floor at checkout.
5 min read · covers the core of Advanced Coupons
Import Word documents to WordPress as drafts: a plugin you can build today
Pasting from Word works for a post or two. For batch imports, here is a small plugin that creates WordPress drafts from .docx files.
5 min read · covers the core of Wordable
WooCommerce GA4 purchase tracking without MonsterInsights: a plugin you can build today
MonsterInsights is heavy and expensive. This small plugin fires GA4 purchase events from WooCommerce order completions, and nothing else.
5 min read · covers the core of MonsterInsights
Display taxonomy terms as a card grid in WordPress: a block you can build today
The Query Loop block lists posts, not taxonomy terms. This small plugin adds a Gutenberg block that renders any taxonomy as a grid of clickable cards.
5 min read
Add a customer note to multiple WooCommerce orders at once: a plugin you can build today
WooCommerce has no bulk action for adding the same customer note to multiple orders. Here is the plugin that adds one, and the exact prompt to build it.
5 min read
Add the EU legal guarantee notice to WooCommerce: a plugin you can build today
EU Regulation 2025/1960 requires a harmonised legal-guarantee graphic on product pages from 27 September 2026. Here is the plugin that adds it.
5 min read
WooCommerce B2B registration with manual approval: a plugin you can build today
Most WooCommerce wholesale setups need a trade application form and an approval step before prices unlock. Here is a free plugin that adds both.
5 min read · covers the core of B2B King
AI WordPress plugin generator: what you actually get
What an AI WordPress plugin generator ships: a ZIP you install. How that differs from a boilerplate, and what it will not build.
7 min read · covers the core of WordPress Plugin Boilerplate
WooCommerce pick-and-mix bundles: let customers choose items by quantity
WooCommerce variations were not built for pick-and-mix bundles. Here is a free plugin that adds quantity tiers and per-slot item dropdowns.
5 min read · covers the core of WooCommerce Mix and Match Products
Add a live blog to WordPress: a plugin you can build today
24LiveBlog left the WordPress directory. Here is a small plugin that delivers a live-updating feed of timestamped posts without a third-party service.
4 min read · covers the core of 24LiveBlog
Add shuttle transfer bookings to WordPress: a plugin you can build today
Amelia and Bookly handle everything except what you actually need: a form for fixed routes at set prices. This plugin closes that gap.
4 min read · covers the core of Amelia
Block a customer from placing orders in WooCommerce: a plugin you can build today
WooCommerce has no built-in customer block. This plugin adds a checkbox to the user profile that stops blocked accounts at checkout and add-to-cart.
4 min read
Allow WooCommerce product reviews without an account: a plugin you can build today
WooCommerce reviews still require login after unchecking verified owner. This plugin opens product reviews to guests without touching blog comments.
4 min read · covers the core of Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
How to install WordPress: a step-by-step guide
WordPress is free. You need hosting and a domain. Here is the short path from nothing to a live site, plus the plugins worth adding after.
8 min read
Add a cookie consent banner to WordPress without a subscription: a plugin you can build today
Most cookie consent plugins push you toward a paid plan for consent logs or script scanning. Here is a minimal plugin that shows the banner and remembers the answer.
4 min read · covers the core of Complianz
Add a make-an-offer button to WooCommerce products: a plugin you can build today
WooCommerce has no built-in offer button. Here is a plugin that adds one to any product page and emails the offer straight to your inbox.
4 min read · covers the core of YITH WooCommerce Make an Offer
Add a WhatsApp booking form to WordPress: a plugin you can build today
Visitors fill in their reservation details, tap send, and land in WhatsApp with everything pre-written. Here is how to build the form plugin.
4 min read · covers the core of Contact Form 7
Add a masonry gallery to WordPress without a heavy plugin: a block you can build today
The native gallery block only does grid. A masonry layout used to mean a heavy plugin. Here is a single-purpose block that does it and nothing else.
5 min read · covers the core of Envira Gallery
Everything you need to know about WordPress and AI in 2026
WordPress went AI-native in core with 7.0 Armstrong. The Abilities API, the MCP Adapter and the AI Client, and what they mean for building plugins.
6 min read
Register custom post types without Pods: a plugin you can build today
Pods is powerful, but most sites use two percent of it. Here is a small plugin that registers exactly the custom post types you need, nothing more.
5 min read · covers the core of Pods
Export WordPress blog posts as a book: a plugin you can build today
Anthologize was discontinued and nothing replaced it. Here is a small plugin that compiles selected posts into a print-ready document you can save as a PDF.
5 min read · covers the core of Anthologize
WordPress update log: see exactly which update broke your site
WP Rocket's 7.1 crash left site owners guessing. WordPress keeps no update log. Here is a small plugin that keeps one, and the prompt that builds it.
6 min read · covers the core of Simple History
Find and delete unused WordPress media files: a plugin you can build today
WordPress media libraries grow for years with no automatic cleanup. Here is a small plugin that finds unreferenced files, including images stored in ACF fields.
5 min read · covers the core of Media Cleaner
Add delivery and pickup time slots to WooCommerce checkout: a plugin you can build today
Order notes are not a scheduling system. Here is a focused plugin that adds delivery and pickup time slot selection to WooCommerce checkout.
5 min read · covers the core of Orderable
Archive old WooCommerce orders without a paid plugin: a tool you can build today
Old orders slow your WooCommerce admin and bury current work. Here is a focused plugin that archives them in bulk and exports them to CSV before you do.
5 min read · covers the core of Export and Archive Old Orders for WooCommerce
Show total stock across WooCommerce variable product variations: a plugin you can build today
WooCommerce tracks stock per variation but does not show a total. Here is a small plugin that adds a sortable Total Stock column to the products list.
4 min read · covers the core of ATUM Inventory Management
Track Instagram DM traffic in WooCommerce: a UTM link builder you can build today
Instagram DMs and post links look the same in analytics. This plugin generates UTM-tagged WooCommerce product links from inside WordPress admin.
4 min read · covers the core of Google Campaign URL Builder
Generate AI alt text for your WordPress media library: a plugin you can build today
Free alt text plugins cap you at 20 images per day. Here is a focused WordPress plugin that generates them in bulk using your own OpenAI key.
4 min read · covers the core of Alt Text AI
Require a WooCommerce account before adding to cart: a plugin you can build today
WooCommerce lets guests browse and add to cart by default. Here is a focused plugin that blocks add-to-cart for guests and sends them to your registration page.
4 min read · covers the core of WP Force Login
Distance-based delivery pricing in WooCommerce: a plugin you can build today
Most WooCommerce shipping plugins price by weight, not distance. Here is a focused plugin that charges by how far the customer is from your store.
4 min read · covers the core of Flexible Shipping
Add AI review summaries to WooCommerce: a plugin you can build today
Most WooCommerce review summary plugins are expensive subscriptions. Here is a focused plugin that generates summaries from your existing reviews.
4 min read · covers the core of Sumzy
Build a contact form plugin: a Contact Form 7 alternative
Generate a working WordPress contact form plugin (shortcode, validation, spam protection and email notifications) in one prompt. Here is the exact brief.
5 min read · covers the core of Contact Form 7