Beskrivelse
Essentials by Digital Creatings is a lightweight and powerful WordPress plugin designed to improve security, optimize performance, and enhance email functionality. It hides WordPress version exposure, hardens common attack surfaces, removes unnecessary bloat, and lets you configure SMTP and inject custom scripts from a single admin hub.
New in Version 2.0:
* Modern admin UI — Redesigned dashboard aligned with WordPress 6.x / 7.0 admin patterns
* Self-hosted assets — No external Bootstrap CDN; faster and more privacy-friendly
* Unified navigation — Quick access across Security, SMTP, and Custom Scripts
* Backward compatible — All existing option keys, database tables, and front-end behavior preserved on upgrade
🔒 Security + Optimization + Email + Custom Code in one plugin from Digital Creatings.
Features:
🔹 Security Enhancements:
– Disable XML-RPC to help prevent brute force attacks
– Hide WordPress version details (meta, query strings, HTTP headers)
– Remove REST API links to reduce exposure
– Disable RSS feeds and feed links
– Block self-pingbacks and comment spam
– Remove RSD (Really Simple Discovery) link
– Remove shortlinks for better privacy
🚀 Performance Optimizations:
– Disable Emojis to reduce unnecessary script loads
– Remove jQuery Migrate to improve front-end speed
– Disable Google Maps API if unused
– Remove WordPress embeds to prevent external content embedding
📧 SMTP Email Configuration:
– Configure SMTP settings (Host, Port, Username, Password, Encryption)
– Choose SMTP or default PHP mail
– Set custom “From Name” and “From Email” for outgoing emails
– Send test emails directly from the admin panel
💻 Custom Scripts:
– Add header, body, or footer snippets
– Target all pages or specific post/page IDs
– Stored in a dedicated database table (unchanged in 2.0)
About Digital Creatings
Essentials by Digital Creatings is developed and maintained by Digital Creatings, a company focused on reliable WordPress solutions for businesses and agencies.
Website: https://www.digitalcreatings.com
Support: https://www.digitalcreatings.com/contact/
Support
For support, please visit Digital Creatings or contact us.
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to your
/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
- Go to Essentials by DC in the WordPress admin panel.
- Configure security, SMTP email, and custom scripts as needed.
FAQ
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Who makes this plugin?
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Essentials by Digital Creatings is a product of Digital Creatings. Visit https://www.digitalcreatings.com for more information and support.
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Will upgrading to 2.0 reset my settings?
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No. Version 2.0 keeps the same WordPress options and custom scripts table. Your security toggles, SMTP credentials, and snippets remain intact after updating.
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How do I configure SMTP?
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Navigate to Essentials by DC SMTP Email, enter your SMTP details, save, then use Send Test Email to verify delivery.
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Will this plugin affect my site’s speed?
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The plugin can improve performance when optimization features are enabled (emojis, embeds, jQuery Migrate, etc.). Disabled features have no effect.
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Ændringslog
2.0.0
- New: Modern admin UI compatible with WordPress 7.0
- New: Self-hosted admin CSS/JS (removed external Bootstrap CDN dependency)
- New: Unified navigation and card-based settings layout
- Improved: Dashboard welcome screen with feature overview
- Improved: SMTP and Custom Scripts admin experience
- Maintained: All existing option names, hooks, and front-end behavior for sites already using the plugin
1.4.3
- Tested compatibility with WordPress 7.0
- Updated minimum PHP requirement to 7.4 (aligned with WordPress 7.0)
- Improved admin asset loading on all plugin settings screens
1.3
- Added: SMTP Email Configuration (SMTP settings for outgoing emails)
- Added: Test Email Functionality (Send test emails from the admin panel)
- Added: Login Security (Customize login URL)
- Added: Disable RSS feeds, REST API links, and self-pingbacks
- Added: Remove jQuery Migrate, shortlink, RSD link, and embeds
- Improved: Performance optimizations for WordPress sites
1.2.2
- Added: Option to disable XML-RPC
- Added: Option to remove WordPress version information
- Improved: Security enhancements and settings page UI
1.2.1
- Initial stable release with essential security and performance features.