Joost de Valk

Ari Stathopoulos

Taco Verdonschot

Jono Alderson

Iris Guelen

Marieke van de Rakt

Filip Ilić

Sam Alderson

<p>A website isn’t something you set up once and forget about. Over time, small issues pile up — broken links, outdated content, slow load times — and suddenly, your site isn’t performing as well as it should. But staying on top of maintenance and optimization takes time and effort. Where do you even start?</p>
<p>Progress Planner makes website upkeep easy. Built by the founders of Yoast, this plugin helps you keep your site optimized with clear, actionable recommendations, a smart to-do list and guided challenges that help you improve your site step by step. No more guesswork — just the right tasks at the right time.</p>
<h3>🔑 Key features</h3>
<h4>Get personalized recommendations with Ravi’s Recommendations</h4>
<p>Keeping up with all the little tasks that make a website run smoothly can be overwhelming. That’s why we’ve curated an interactive list of important but often-overlooked improvements for you. With Ravi’s Recommendations, you don’t have to figure out what needs attention — we do that for you.</p>
<p>From setting your site’s tagline and icon to reviewing your permalink structure or removing default WordPress content, we surface the tasks that help keep your site professional, optimized and secure. Each recommendation comes with clear instructions, so all you have to do is put them into practice — no guesswork required.</p>
<h4>Stay organized with an in-context to-do list</h4>
<p>Managing website tasks can be messy, but Progress Planner keeps everything in one place. Your to-do list isn’t just another checklist — it’s right where you need it. Add your own website tasks and keep them in context, so you have them on hand while working on your site. No more forgetting what needs to be done!</p>
<h4>Track your website activity over time</h4>
<p>A well-maintained website isn’t built in a day — it’s improved with regular updates. Your website activity score reflects the maintenance work you’ve done over the past 30 days, helping you stay on track and keep your site in top shape.</p>
<h4>Earn badges and streaks for your progress</h4>
<p>Motivation matters! Stay engaged with Progress Planner’s built-in gamification. Earn badges and track your streaks as you complete tasks and keep your website in great shape.</p>
<h4>Everything in one place: Your dashboard</h4>
<p>Your dashboard gives you a clear overview of your website’s progress. See your recommendations, to-do list and achievements at a glance — so you can jump right into the most important tasks.</p>
<h3>🧹 Ready to make website maintenance easier?</h3>
<p>Progress Planner takes the frustration out of keeping your website in top shape. Whether you’re tackling quick fixes or diving into bigger improvements, you’ll always know what to do next.</p>
<p>Download Progress Planner for free and start optimizing your site today!</p>


Progress Planner


I’ve been developing websites for the past 14 years, and every time, I follow my own checklist for setting up WordPress and making the essential changes before going live.This plugin simplifies that process for developers - with rewards!It makes your tasks easier and adds a touch of fun to your workflow.


Must have plugin for all beginners & website maintainers

Powering your website’s progress! Track, motivate, and enhance your website management with daily activity tracking and weekly progress reports.

Sarah Lewis

<p>Strictly a planning tool, this plugin gives you a shortcode that creates a list of all your Pages, making it easy to see at a glance what you still need to work on, and what’s already done.</p>
<p>In addition to seeing what exists, what needs to be created, and what needs to be published, this tool encourages authors or planners to explicitly declare what the purpose of the Page is, and what the number one goal is for each visitor to the Page. This facilitates a strategic approach that keeps authors working towards the overall business or site goals.</p>
<p>Note that this plugin requires another plugin to work properly: <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/front-end-editor/" title="Front-end Editor" rel="ugc">Front-end Editor</a> (you’ll be prompted to install and activate it, so no need to take notes now 🙂 )</p>


Content Planner

See the status of all of your Pages in an outline view and add information that helps you keep on track when writing content.

Progress Planner vs Content Planner