Members of the WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. team have built and maintained many different plugins throughout the project’s history. When the purpose of the pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party expires, or the functionality is merged into Core, the plugins are closed to help avoid any confusion.
Feature Plugins
Below is a list of feature plugins previously found on the WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ Plugin Directory that have been closed and archived.
Note: Not all feature plugins end up listed in the Plugin Directory. A comprehensive list of feature projects is documented separately.
The plugins below are feature plugins that were:
- Merged into Core itself making them unnecessary.
- Discontinued or abandoned because it became clear that the feature was not a good fit.
| Name | Version merged into Core | Description | Post Archive | Code Base | Date Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background Image Cropper | NA | Adds cropping to background images for parity with headerHeader The header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. images. | Trac Ticket | Plugin Directory | |
| Better Code Editing | 4.9 | Adding CodeMirror functionality to the Plugin and Theme file editors, as well as the CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. Custom CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. box and Custom HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user.. | GitHub | ||
| Front-end Editor for WordPress | NA | A simple way to write with WordPress. | GitHub | ||
| Lazy Loading | 5.5 | Intended for testing of automatically adding the loading HTML attribute to images and other elements that support it. | GitHub | ||
| Plugin Dependencies | 6.5 | Parses a ‘Requires Plugins’ header. If a requiring plugin does not have all its dependencies installed and active, it will not activate. | GitHub | ||
| Rollback Auto Update | 6.3 | Used for testing Rollback Auto-Updates, aka Rollback part 3. | GitHub | ||
| Slide | NA | Allows you to create presentations with the WordPress blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. editor. | GitHub | January 7, 2025 | |
| Widgets Refresh | NA | Plugin project for refreshing WordPress core’s widget interface. | widgets tag | Plugin Directory | |
| WP Auto-Updates | 5.6 | Building a Plugins & Themes automatic updates feature. | feature-autoupdates tag | GitHub | |
| WP Content Blocks | NA | Translating “Content Blocks” into your language. | Plugin Directory |
Support Related Plugins
The following plugins were created to help users overcome specific, finite problems.
| Name | Description | Code Base | Date Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Background Update Tester | Checks sites for auto-update compatibility and explains any problems. | Plugin Directory | |
| Memory Bump | Unblocked users from updating to WP 3.0 who were encountering several different PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher issues. | Plugin Directory |
