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Total downloads: 135
Active installs: 0
Total reviews: 0
Average rating: 0
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 8/4/2025 (149 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 8/4/2025 (0 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 6.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 7.4

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Maintained • Last updated 149 days ago

50/100

Is Essential Theme Helpers abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 149 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 7.4

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Devmont Digital (Owner)4

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Description

Essential Theme Helpers is a lightweight plugin offering essential shortcodes and theme development utilities for WordPress developers. Whether you’re building custom themes or need reusable components for content presentation, Helper Toolkit streamlines your process with plug-and-play shortcodes.

🎯 Use Cases:
– Speed up custom WordPress theme development
– Provide reusable shortcodes to clients and content editors
– Reduce boilerplate code across multiple themes

🚀 Core Features:

  • [essethhe_breadcrumbs] – SEO-friendly breadcrumb navigation (already integrated)
  • [essethhe_related_posts count="3"] – Display related posts by category
  • [essethhe_author_box] – Neat author bio with name, avatar, and description
  • [essethhe_post_meta] – Show post author, date, and categories

🛠️ Admin Panel:
– Modular settings page under “Essential Theme Helpers”
– Easily toggle/extend module support in future updates

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin folder essential-theme-helpers to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Navigate to Essential Theme Helpers > Settings in the admin to explore available features.
  4. Use shortcodes in posts, pages, or template files via do_shortcode().

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use this in my custom theme?

Yes! This plugin is specifically built to support custom themes and developer workflows.

Does it support block themes or classic themes?

It works with both. The shortcodes are independent of your theme style and can be styled as needed.

Can I override styles?

Yes, all output has CSS classes, so you can override them in your theme’s stylesheet.

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Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • Breadcrumbs module
  • Related Posts shortcode
  • Author Box shortcode
  • Include Template shortcode
  • Post Meta shortcode
  • Modular admin settings page
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