Plugins

Plugins are an easy way to add more functionality to your website. Some of them have already been activated and set up with your starter site. The Advancement Tech Team can assist you for setting up some of the others, if desired. Any new plugins, not part of the BirdPress repository, needs to be discussed and vetted by the Tech Team.

Note: Some plugins in the repository are site-specific and cannot be used without paid premium credentials.

Contact Form 7

If you want a basic contact form on your website, enable the Contact Form 7 plugin. You can read FAQ and docs from their website.

A contact form can be added to the content using the Contact Form 7 block under widgets.

Disqus

Integrate Disqus comments on your website. See more on disqus.com.

Editoria11y Accessibility Checker

Provides instant feedback on content accessibility for logged in users. This is not enabled by default. Contact the Tech Team to enable it on your website.

See more on our Editoria11y Accessibility Checker page.

MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress

Add eNews sign up. See documentation on mc4wp.com.

A Mailchimp form can be added to the content using the Mailchimp for WordPress block under widgets or by using the shortcode provided by the form. It’s best to set up the form as a synced pattern so it can be added anywhere on the site and modified on one place.

For Tech Team to set up. See MailChimp Set-Up for more.

PolyLang Pro

Multi-language website support. See the Polylang page for details.

Public Post Preview

Enables the ability to send links to posts that are not yet published. Contact the Tech Team to activate this plugin.

Open Graph and Twitter Card Tags

Improves social media sharing by inserting Facebook Open Graph, Twitter Card and SEO Meta Tags on posts and pages. See documentation on webdados.pt.

Smush Pro

For Tech Team to set up.

1. Activate Smush Pro and WPMU Dev
2. Add API key to WPMU Dev
3. Go to Smush Pro Settings
4. Click through the set up and be sure Automatic Compression and Lazy Load are activated
5. Click finish set up

The Events Calendar

Add a calendar or list of events to your site. This is a premium plugin and requires approval to use. See The Events Calendar page for details.

Web Tracking Code Insert

Add web tracking code to site header or extra javascript to the site footer. All new BirdPress pages have tracking code added by default.

Yoast Duplicate Post

Clones existing posts. Contact the Tech Team to activate this plugin.

• Clone: make a copy of that specific post/page
• New Draft: make a copy of a post/page and open it in the editor right away
• Rewrite & Republish: create a duplicate of a post and overwrite it when you publish the duplicate