=== Essential WP Tools === Contributors: ractstudio, mhrubel Donate link: https://www.patreon.com/RactStudio Tags: share, ad, email, enable, disable Requires at least: 5.4.3 Tested up to: 6.4.3 Stable tag: 1.0.0 Requires PHP: 7.4 Network: true License: GPL v2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

= Short Description = Essential WP Tools - Must-have plugin for every site. Boosts security, performance, customizability, and more in one.

== Description ==

Essential WP Tools is the all-in-one solution for optimizing, securing, and enhancing your WordPress website. With a comprehensive suite of features, this plugin empowers website owners to streamline their site management, boost performance, and fortify security effortlessly.

EWPT (Essential WP Tools) plugin has currently six main modules.

== Current Modules List: ==

1. Essential Tools: Enable/disable various features in your WordPress environment and other technologies on your website.
2. Social Share: Integrate social share buttons into posts, pages, and custom post types with customization options.
3. Ads Insert: Complete Ads placement suite for Google or any other providers.
4. Email Manager: Customize default sender name, email address, and send HTML templates (under development) based emails.
5. Maintenance Mode: Add site-wide 'Maintenance Mode' exclusively for non-logged-in users.
6. System Info: Access WordPress, Database, PHP, and Developer etc. info.
7. Sample Module: This is a sample module for developers to build modules for EWPT.

== Key Features: ==

• Performance Optimization: Improve website speed and performance.
• Essential Utilities: Access a range of essential utilities as modules.
• Security Enhancements: Strengthen website security with advanced security features.
• Customization: Every EWPT module comes with tons of customizable features.
• User-Friendly Interface: Enjoy an intuitive and user-friendly interface.
• Multi-Use Cases: This is a modules-oriented plugin where various features come packed as one module.
• Freedom: You have full freedom to choose which features you want to use and which are not.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced WordPress user, Essential WP Tools offers everything you need to optimize, secure, and enhance your WordPress website in one powerful plugin.

== Installation ==

1. Upload the essential-wp-tools folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
3. Configure the plugin settings via the 'EWPT Dashboard' named menu in the WordPress admin dashboard.

== Screenshots ==

1. screenshot-1.png : This is the main dashboard of the "Essential WP Tools" plugin. Here you can see all enabled modules.
2. screenshot-2.png : This is the "Modules Manager" on the dashboard of the main plugin. Here you can enable/disable modules as per your needs.
3. screenshot-3.png : This is a core module of the "Essential WP Tools" plugin named "Essential Tools". Here you can enable/disable various WordPress default features.
4. screenshot-4.png : This is another picture of the media settings tab of the "Essential Tools" module. Here you can enable/disable various media features. Explore other tabs for more options.
5. screenshot-5.png : This is a core module of the "Ads Insert" module. This module can show all kinds of HTML text-based ads on the site frontend automatically or via shortcode. You can create multiple designs and slots as well.
6. screenshot-6.png : This is a simple core module "Email Manager" for your outgoing emails.
7. screenshot-7.png : This is a simple core module "Maintenance Mode" for your site frontend.
8. screenshot-8.png : This is a core module of the EWPT plugin named "Social Share". Here you can choose and customize various social buttons and display them on the frontend automatically or via shortcode. You can create multiple designs and slots as well.
9. screenshot-9.png : This is a core module of the EWPT plugin named "System Info". In this picture, you are seeing the PHP info of the server of this website. You can disable this as well to not load this system info page.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How do I configure the plugin settings? = You can configure the plugin settings by navigating to the 'EWPT Dashboard' menu in the WordPress admin dashboard. From there, you can access various "modules" related to optimization, security, and customization. Enable or disable them based on your necessity.

= Is Essential WP Tools compatible with my WordPress theme and plugin? = Essential WP Tools is designed to work with any WordPress theme and plugin. However, if you encounter any compatibility issues, please contact us for assistance.

== Changelog ==

= v1.0.0 =

• Initial release of Essential WP Tools.

== Upgrade Notice ==

This is the first version of Essential WP Tools. No upgrade necessary at this time.

== Support ==

For support and assistance, please visit the Essential WP Tools Support Forum.

== Contributing ==

If you'd like to contribute to the development of Essential WP Tools, please visit the GitHub repository to submit pull requests or report issues.

== Credits ==

RactStudio, Mahamudul Hasan Rubel

== License ==

Essential WP Tools is licensed under the GPL v2 or later.