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WP PlugIndex currently records Essential Theme Helpers version 1.0.3 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
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
[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.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
breadcrumbs
helper
posts
theme
toolkit
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity15 Sept 20261mo ago
“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.
Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
Version1.0.2→1.0.3
WordPress compatibility7.0.4→7.1
Tracking & source
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