This Is My URL · Plugins

WordPress plugins by Christopher Ross

This is Christopher Ross’s WordPress plugin shelf — free GPL tools for media support, diagnostics, and editorial workflows. It is a product catalog, not the consulting site at thisismyurl.com.

Active & featured

Current plugins Christopher maintains for media, diagnostics, and editorial work.

Editloft
GitHub
A modern fork of Edit Flow: editorial workflow for WordPress publishing teams. Custom statuses, editorial comments, calendar, and metadata. Free on GitHub.
Shadow by Christopher Ross
GitHub
Free WordPress diagnostics plugin with 230+ display-ready checks, plain-English guidance, and safer remediation workflows. No cloud lock-in. GPL-licensed.
Thisismyurl dashboard notice control
GitHub
A free WordPress plugin that clears admin-notice clutter from wp-admin, with a one-click, nonce-protected way to bring every notice back the moment you need it.
WordPress HEIC plugin
GitHub
Free WordPress HEIC plugin that converts iPhone .heic photo uploads to WordPress-compatible JPEG automatically. No external API, GPL-licensed.
WordPress image audit plugin
GitHub
Most image libraries were not built in one sitting. They accumulate across several people and several years, and then somebody inherits one and has to answer questions about it: how much of this is missing alt text, how much of it is far larger than the site will ever display, how much of it is […]
WordPress nofollow plugin
GitHub
Free WordPress plugin that automatically adds nofollow, target=_blank, and noopener to every external link. Lightweight, no settings page, GPL-licensed.
WordPress SVG plugin
GitHub
Free WordPress SVG plugin that enables safe vector uploads in the Media Library. Sanitizes every file on upload, no settings page, GPL-licensed.
WordPress WebP plugin
GitHub
Free WordPress WebP plugin that converts every new JPEG and PNG upload to WebP automatically. No external API, no monthly fee, GPL-licensed.

Coming soon

In progress — pages are live; downloads open when the first release ships.

Declamatio
Coming soon
A complete podcast subsystem for WordPress: episode post type, validating iTunes + Podcast 2.0 RSS feed, JSON-LD schema, and show settings. Does the four things correctly and gets out of the way. In progress.
Geitoq
Coming soon
Universal LMS reporting for WordPress. Works with LearnDash, LifterLMS, Tutor LMS, and LearnPress: one analytics interface regardless of which platform is running underneath. In progress.
Predicatio
Coming soon
Automatic disclosures for WordPress: detects trademark mentions, third-party links, and sponsored content, then appends one clean disclosure block per post. Sane defaults, nothing invented for you. In progress.
Scriborium
Coming soon
A column syndication studio for WordPress: track which version ran where, manage rights and reversion, keep the relationship between your original draft and every adapted copy. In progress.
Vault
Coming soon
Local-only WordPress backups: scheduled or on-demand, verified archives, one-click restore, and no cloud storage required. The backup engine behind several This Is My URL plugins, coming soon as a standalone release.

Legacy & archived

Older utilities archived on GitHub or kept for historical reference. Still downloadable where a ZIP or WordPress.org listing exists; not primary products.

Auto copyright
Legacy
Generates a copyright notice from your actual first and last post dates: shortcode-ready, always current, zero maintenance.
Easy Pinterest for WordPress
Legacy
Adds a Pin It button to posts and pages via widget: lightweight, no settings page, GPL-licensed.
Easy popular posts
Legacy
Surfaces your most-commented posts via a single template tag: no view tracking, no admin overhead, GPL-licensed.
Easy recent posts
Legacy
Adds a recent-posts template tag to your theme: no settings, no plugin UI, just the tag and the posts.
Easy scheduled posts
Legacy
Surfaces scheduled posts before they go live via a single template tag: useful for editorial teasers and content previews.
Get better excerpt
Legacy
Drop-in replacement for get_the_excerpt() that returns whole words instead of mid-word cuts: no configuration, just better output.
HTML5 search for WordPress
Legacy
Replaces the default WordPress search form with HTML5 semantic markup: drop-in get_search_form() override, no theme edits required.
Protect wp-config.php
Legacy
Returns a blank page if anyone loads wp-config.php or common backup filenames directly in a browser: lightweight, zero configuration.
Random post redirect for WordPress
Legacy
Redirects visitors to a random post: useful for "surprise me" navigation and surfacing archived content. No settings page, GPL-licensed.
Stop pinging yourself
Legacy
Stops WordPress from sending self-pingbacks when posts link to other posts on the same site. Set it once, forget it exists.
Website content in page or post
Legacy
Embeds content fetched from another URL into the current page or post: useful for remote feeds, partner content, and syndicated articles.
WordPress.com stats smiley remover
Legacy
Hides the JetPack / WordPress.com Stats smiley glyph from your footer. Stats keep working, the visual artifact disappears.
WP remove generator meta tag
Legacy
Removes the WordPress generator meta tag that broadcasts your WP version: zero configuration, one less thing for scanners to read.
WP title case
Legacy
Auto-formats titles, headers, category names, and feeds to title case across the site: automatic, no configuration required.