Pier #111 - Etch LTD & EventKoi Now Available Plus A More Affordable Alternative to Webflow & Framer

Stefan from Ahoi.dev | The Pier #111 | August 1, 2025

Welcome to the 111th issue of The Pier. Webstudio has introduced a new annual Pro plan priced at $15 per month. This includes unlimited sites with custom domains, as well as 100,000 page views per month. Previously, the only option was a monthly plan for $20. It’s a feature-rich, no-code website builder that can be connected to any CMS, including WordPress. They are also offering an LTD for a limited time only, until the end of the month.

🔥 Early Adopter: Etch has just officially reopened its cart. This is your big chance to secure an Etch LTD, the next-era visual development environment for WordPress.

🚀 Launch: Lesley from EventKoi has just announced the official launch of their modern, powerful and flexible events calendar plugin for WordPress.

Freebie: FlyingPress has launched Flying TTFB, a free tool that allows you to check your server response time (TTFB) from 22 global data centers. There are no rate limits and no login is needed.

Great: Replient has released a new Google Reviews integration, along with comment and direct message (DM) templates.

Exciting: FlowMattic 5.2 has introduced a new integration with MCP servers.

Here is a selection of the latest and greatest blog posts we published this week on Ahoi.dev. You will also find some interesting industry news, the latest directory listings on The Port, job openings, and deals. Enjoy!

👋 Crisp: New PostHog Integration

Great for product-led support teams, Crisp can now be connected to PostHog, allowing you to sync user events and get full visibility on what leads to a conversation.

In other news, a brand new Crisp desktop app is now available on macOS and Windows, which brings all the updates from Crisp V4. There is now also a new option that lets you report good or bad AI responses directly from the inbox.

🗞️ Bites & Pieces

WordPress

SEOPress 9.0 now integrates with DeepSeek AI (BYOK), enabling you to generate SEO metadata for titles and meta descriptions with a single click via the SEO metabox.

Available in the MB Custom Post Types extension, Meta Box now allows you to reorder posts, pages and custom post types – even hierarchical ones – natively.

SureDash 1.2.0 introduces Collection Spaces, which allow you to showcase your spaces in Grid, List or Stacked layouts. This feature is ideal for creating organised hubs or a central space for all courses for community members. Also new is enhanced comment management.

WP Umbrella now allows you to manage updates in bulk using tags. There is also a new Logs feature that allows you to quickly review update history and compare before-and-after screenshots visually, thanks to its advanced safe-update technology. Finally, PDF reports now include a section demonstrating how Site Protect proactively secures client websites, even when plugins are not updated.

Newsletter Glue Pro 4.0.2 now supports RSS feeds in the Latest Posts block and introduces the Etch – The Next-Era Visual Development Environment for WordPress merge tag, which pulls the title of the latest post from the ‘Latest Posts’ block inside a campaign (manual or automation).

Managing donations just got easier with GiveWP 4.6.0. When you select a donation from your GiveWP admin dashboard, you will see a new screen displaying key donation data

WowOptin 1.4.5 introduces a new SendFox integration that enables you to automatically transfer leads for audience segmentation and targeted email campaigns.

FluentBoards 1.80 now allows you to categorize your projects into folders. There is also a new boards list view, task watchers and the option to add quick notes to subtasks.

MailOptin 2.2.75.0 introduces new integrations with Sender.net and Groundhogg.

Tourfic 2.16.9 offers full Elementor support for archive pages, including those for hotels, tours, apartments and cars.

PopupKit is a new plugin that creates high-converting, drag-and-drop popups to capture every lead.

Developed by SEOPress, the free MailerPress version is now available on the WordPress repository (see The Pier #98)

The new Custom Group Pricing feature in Amelia 8.4 allows you to automatically adjust prices based on the number of people in a group booking.

E-Commerce & Sales CRM

SureCart 3.11 features an updated cart design and a range of customization options (video).

AB Split Test 2.0.4 brings you weekly email reports on the progress of all your current and completed tests.

Tyche Softwares reduces the prices of its WooCommerce bundles, making them more affordable, e.g. the Appointment Enhancement Trio Pack.

Barn2 adds long-awaited text previews to the Live Preview add-on for WooCommerce Product Options. This feature enables customers to enter text that will then appear on the product page. Great for selling custom clothing, printed gift cards, custom engraving, and more.

Woohoo 1.0.2 finally brings the long-awaited WooCommerce Account Builder to Breakdance (video).

MarketPress releases the new Printy Coupons plugin, which enables you to create vouchers of different values for your WooCommerce shop or physical store.

LMS

The price of all Klasio LTD plans will increase significantly in just a few days.

WPFunnels announces the upcoming launch of Creator LMS, a WordPress plugin that will enable you to create highly engaging courses and sell them via the built-in checkout, subscription and funnels. It will also integrate seamlessly with Mail Mint. Stay tuned!

Email Marketing

Klaviyo launches its new App Marketplace with 200+ apps.

Web Development

Nova 13 is now available. This Mac-only IDE for developers introduces the ‘Open Quickly in Projects’ feature, as well as ‘Case Preserving Replace’ and ‘Text Actions’.

Tailwind Plus now supports Vanilla JavaScript.

From the Editor: Biff.codes

We’ve launched a new side project called Biff.codes, a free job board for WordPress developers and more. Find out why Biff can get paid in burgers. 🍔

🚨 Latest Posts

The following highlighted articles have been published in the last 7 days. All posts can be found on our blog.

👋 Latest Jobs

Looking for a new professional challenge? Find your new job.

🔥 Quayside Deals

A few irresistible offers that might be of interest to you, don’t you think?

Stellar Sale: Save 30% on Orderable and Iconic (Ends Aug 5).
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Summer Sale: Save 20% on Kitchen.co lifetime plans, the client portal platform for agencies.
Summer Sale: Save 40% on all Trafft plans (Ends August 31).
LTD: Get Modern Cart for WooCommerce for $129 by CartFlows.
Last Chance: Get a Blockstudio LTD before it is retired on August 1st.
New: Save 10% on all Greyd plans with code ref_10_SG563924.
Special Offer: Save $354 with the AffiliateWP + RewardsWP bundle.
First Year: Save 30% on Content Control for WordPress.
Early Adopter: Save 30% on SnipVault LTD. Only 128 licenses available.
Exclusive: Save 15% on PassiveWP with code AHOIDEV.
Save $200: Get Breakdance Pro for just $199.99 per year.
Extended LTD: Don’t miss out on the Bit Flows lifetime deals.
Exciting: Save BIG on the SleekWP All Access Pass LTD, which includes SleekPixel, SleekAI, SleekMotion, SleekView and all future plugins.
Recurring: Save 10% on Publer, the social media management platform.
It’s Back! Get the FlowMattic LTD. Split payment options available.

That’s all for this week. We hope you enjoyed the 111th issue of The Pier. Until next week! Please tell your friends about The Pier if you like it.

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