getButterfly – WordPress Plugins for Performance, Analytics, Forms & Galleries

500,000+ downloads across my plugins, crafted since 2005.

Tools that help your site run faster, stay simpler, and actually make sense. No extra platforms. Nobody to hire.

For more than two decades, getButterfly has been a one-person workshop — hand-crafted WordPress plugins built by a single developer, with no venture capital, no ads, and no corporate plugin factory behind them. Just careful, lasting software, and a person who actually answers when you write in.

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Maintained since 2005 by one developer. WordPress Core Contributor, with code in WordPress 7.0 and 6.9.

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Discover my range of high-performance WordPress plugins designed to elevate your website experience. My plugins are meticulously crafted to be fast, lightweight, and free of ads, ensuring your website remains smooth and responsive.

Whether you’re managing a personal blog or a large-scale business, my plugins are compatible with all modern versions of WordPress and PHP, providing you with worry-free integration and top-tier functionality. All plugins are compatible with WordPress 5+, WordPress 6+, WordPress 7+ ClassicPress 2+, PHP 7+, PHP 8+, and receive automatic lifetime updates.

Free WordPress Plugins

Thousands of people use these every day. If you need something more advanced, explore the full plugin collection.

Free ClassicPress Plugins

  • FX Shortcodes

    Block-style page layouts for ClassicPress, delivered as shortcodes.

    ClassicPress exclusive
    Automatic updater

    FREE 1.0.5
    Downloaded 13 times
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  • ClassicPack

    A modular toolkit for ClassicPress and WordPress. Enable only the features you need from one admin screen.

    ClassicPress exclusive
    Automatic updater

    FREE 0.3.8
    Downloaded 15 times
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  • W3P SEO

    A light and fast developer-oriented ClassicPress plugin for the most used SEO features: Local SEO Schema, Open Graph protocol tags, XML sitemaps.

    ClassicPress exclusive
    Automatic updater

    FREE 2.1.3
    Downloaded 10 times
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  • FX Builder

    An improved page builder plugin for ClassicPress that provides visual columns in the post editor without using shortcodes.

    ClassicPress exclusive
    Automatic updater

    FREE 1.7.5
    Downloaded 24 times
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Why my plugins are different

No bloat, no surveillance, no abandonment. Just careful software that lasts.

Fast & Lightweight

No bloat, no slowdowns. Built lean from the first line of code.

Ad-Free & Zero Tracking

No ads, no upsells, no spying on your visitors. Ever.

No Dependencies

Self-contained plugins that won’t break when something else updates.

Lifetime Updates & Support

Pay once. The developer answers support personally.

  • FX Shortcodes

    Block-style page layouts for ClassicPress, delivered as shortcodes.

    ClassicPress exclusive
    Automatic updater

    FREE 1.0.5
    Downloaded 13 times
    Learn More

  • ClassicPack

    A modular toolkit for ClassicPress and WordPress. Enable only the features you need from one admin screen.

    ClassicPress exclusive
    Automatic updater

    FREE 0.3.8
    Downloaded 15 times
    Learn More

  • W3P SEO

    A light and fast developer-oriented ClassicPress plugin for the most used SEO features: Local SEO Schema, Open Graph protocol tags, XML sitemaps.

    ClassicPress exclusive
    Automatic updater

    FREE 2.1.3
    Downloaded 10 times
    Learn More

  • FX Builder

    An improved page builder plugin for ClassicPress that provides visual columns in the post editor without using shortcodes.

    ClassicPress exclusive
    Automatic updater

    FREE 1.7.5
    Downloaded 24 times
    Learn More

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