WPMasterToolKit is a WordPress plugin that brings together over 100 functions in a single tool. It allows you to optimize your site's management and performance, while avoiding the installation of multiple plugins, often responsible for slowdowns and conflicts.
Recently, Enzofrom the YouTube channel EasyWordPresshas published a video in which he tests and shares his opinion of WPMasterToolKit. As a WordPress trainer, he presents the plugin's features and explains why it can be a great excellent choice for WordPress site owners.
Let's see what he thinks!
Who is Enzo?
Enzo is a WordPress expert and creator of the Easy WordPress (easywordpress.fr), dedicated to training and support for entrepreneurs wishing to create and optimize their website. From 2020he makes a living from his online business, first as a freelancethen in thee-commerce.
His mission? Helping entrepreneurs and the self-employed to develop their online presence without technical knowledge or a large budget. To achieve this, it offers training available to allbased on simple, efficient and profitable over the long term.
Thanks to his clear, jargon-free approach, Enzo has already trained more than 1,200 entrepreneurs and brought together a community of over 50,000 subscribers on YouTube. Its training courses cover a number of key areas: WordPress website design, WooCommerce, SEO and freelancing.
Enzo from Easy WordPress: A video presentation
The video has been published and focuses on testing the free version of WPMTK, specifically version 1.15.0.
Here's Enzo's video:
A plugin that replaces several WordPress extensions
In his video, Enzo highlights one of the main advantages of WPMasterToolKit: it allows you to replace several extensions into one. Rather than installing numerous small plug-ins, which can slow down a site and create incompatibilitiesWPMasterToolKit offers a modular approach.
The user activates only the modules it needswhich avoids overloading WordPress with useless scripts. This approach appeals to Enzo because it improves performance and simplifies administration of a site.
Features that caught his eye
Exploring WPMasterToolKit, Enzo highlighted several features he found particularly useful. particularly interesting.
Administration notification management
By default, WordPress displays numerous notifications in the dashboard, which can quickly become invasive. With WPMasterToolKit, these alerts are grouped together in a dedicated taboffering a smoother experience.
Find out more about Hide administration notifications
Redirections after login and logout
One of Enzo's favourite features is the ability to redirect a user to a specific page after logging in or out. Ideal for sites with a member areaThis option can be used to direct visitors to a customized dashboard or a specific home page.
All about Redirection after connection & Redirection after disconnection
Disabling dashboard widgets
When a new plugin is installed, it sometimes adds useless widgets in the dashboard. WPMasterToolKit offers an option for deactivate all these widgets and keep an interface clear and uncluttered.
How the module works Disable dashboard widgets
Maintenance mode and password protection
Enzo highlights the options for restrict access to the site during its creation. Users have two options:
- Activate maintenance mode basic
- Protect your site with a password
Although customization of maintenance mode is limited, we recognize that this option can be useful for temporarily blocking access to a site under development.
A simple, light and efficient maintenance mode: Maintenance mode
Export and duplicate content
Two other features attract his attention:
- Export articles and pages in CSV format → very useful for analyzing content with ChatGPT or other tools.
- Duplicate articles/pages with one click → avoids installing a dedicated plugin just for this task.
Export your items easily with Export articles and pages or discover how to duplicate them in one click with Content duplication
Image upload control
When a customer downloads images that are too large, this can slow down the site. With WPMasterToolKit, you can define a maximum import size to avoid this problem.
Enzo particularly appreciates exclude certain images by adding a specific suffix before importing.
Take control of the maximum dimensions of your images with Image download control
Adding custom code
The plugin lets you add snippets of PHP, CSS and JavaScript code directly in WordPress, without the need for a child theme or FTP access.
Although he feels the interface could be improved, he welcomes the ease of use of this feature.
Discover an essential module for managing your custom code: Code Snippets
Security: disable XML-RPC and hide WordPress version
WPMasterToolKit includes several security options :
- Disable XML-RPCoften exploited by hackers
- Hide WordPress version in the source code
- Limit connection attempts to block brute-force attacks
- Lock site URL and administration email address to avoid customer errors
Enzo sees these options as valuable additionsespecially for sites that don't yet use a dedicated security plugin.
A practical, well-thought-out plugin
Overall, Enzo appreciates the modular approach of WPMasterToolKit and its ability to replace several plugins into one. It highlights easy module activationthe lightness of the plugin and the numerous safety and optimization.
He acknowledges, however, that certain functionalities are less advanced than those of a specialized plugin (such as for adding code or maintenance mode). But it's a logical compromisebecause WPMasterToolKit is intended to be a all-in-one tool.
Conclusion: Enzo's opinion of WPMasterToolKit
In his video, Enzo recommends strongly WPMasterToolKit, especially for those who want to limit the number of plugins on their website.
The strong points he remembers :
- More 100 functions in a single plugin
- On-demand module activation (no unnecessary overload)
- Many useful options for administration and security
- An alternative to several small plugins
Areas for improvement :
- Some features are less advanced than in dedicated plugins
- The interface could be a little more modern
His verdict? An excellent plugin for optimizing WordPress and avoiding the multiplication of extensions!
If you would like to discover all functions of WPMasterToolKit, you can test the plugin now on your WordPress site.
Have you tried WPMasterToolKit? Let us know what you think in the comments section!