Pier #148 – From Beta to Multi‑Platform: Elementor 4.0, SureCookie Premium, SureRank Link Manager, Polyscope for Windows & Linux

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Stefan from Ahoi.dev   |   The Pier #148   |   April 17, 2026

Welcome to the 148th issue of The Pier. This week, Feedspace has introduced three new widgets to its customer testimonial collection platform that could transform the experience of first-time visitors to your website. The Avatar Card Carousel puts real faces to real words by cycling through your testimonials alongside profile photos, names and quotes in a clean, rotating card format. The Cross Slider is a smooth cross-fading slider that gives your reviews a modern, editorial feel. With the Company Logo Slider, you can line up logos in a sleek, auto-scrolling bar.

Milestone: With the introduction of a new Atomic architecture, Elementor 4.0 has transformed it from a widget-based builder into a design-system-driven platform built for scalable web creation.

Almost there: FluentCRM 3.0 RC.1 is now available.

WordPress Security: A backdoor has been planted in over 30 WordPress plugins. Is your site affected?

Exciting: SureCookie Premium Beta has officially launched. It features geographic targeting, extended page scanning and a floating re-consent widget.

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 more. Enjoy!

Link Manager

👋 New: SureRank Link Manager

SureRank Premium now includes a Link Manager, providing a simple way to organize and manage links across your WordPress site.

In other news, it is now easier than ever to migrate from AIOSEO and Slim SEO. You can transfer your SEO data to SureRank in just a few clicks.

Finally, SureRank now works seamlessly with Divi 5 and Bricks Builder, including SEO check support.

🗞️ Bites & Pieces

WordPress

WP Umbrella introduces a new Broken Link and Image Scanner. Daily scans detect all types of broken links and images across your sites. You can now also fix broken URLs with redirect rules directly from your dashboard.

Builderius announces that Sense AI can now run up to three agents simultaneously: Claude, Gemini and Codex.

The latest version of WPSix Exporter for Breakdance allows you to export individual elements, such as headers, footers and pages, as well as generate a detailed export summary. Also new is a cleaner, more user-friendly dashboard.

Activity Log Pro 1.0.5 introduces security alerts and smarter stats.

PersonalizeWP 3.5 introduces region-level geolocation, display conditions, and smarter data exports.

E-Commerce

Thanks to the new MCP integration in AB Split Test, Claude, OpenClaw, ChatGPT and other AI agents can now create split tests, track actions and validate changes directly within your workflow.

Nexter Blocks announces that it will release 27 new WooCommerce blocks for Gutenberg this month – from product pages to checkout

Web Development

The next Polyscope update will include checkpoints, which are automatic snapshots taken before every AI agent run. If anything goes wrong, click ‘Revert to here’ and everything will be rolled back: the code, the conversation and the state. Coming soon: Polyscope for Windows and Linux!

AI

With HubSpot AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation ), you can see how your business appears across ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity. It also provides recommendations for improvement.

Automation

Pabbly Connect introduces an AI-powered action builder.

LMS / E-Learning

Tutor LMS 4.0 Beta 2 introduces the following new features: a Graph Quiz, a Quiz Builder question preview and an enhanced Course Bundle expiry feature.

Appointment Booking

LatePoint 5.4.0 adds a new Added Assets (Shared Resources) feature that automatically limits booking availability when assets reach capacity.

Hydra Booking Pro 1.1.41 introduces new integrations with AWeber and Apple Calendar to the appointment booking plugin.

CRO

With Claspo, you can now display full-screen pop-ups that draw the full attention of visitors. On average, full-screen pop-ups achieve a conversion rate that is 10–13% higher than standard ones. Also: The AI Agent is now available on all paid plans.

Remote Teams

With Cosmos, you can now create a custom-designed space using its straightforward floor plan builder — no assistance required.

Laravel & Tailwind CSS

Built-in toast notifications for user feedback after actions like profile and password updates are now included in all four Laravel starter kits — React, Vue, Svelte, and Livewire.

The new Laravel Licensing package provides enterprise-grade licence management for Laravel, offering features such as offline verification, seat-based licensing, cryptographic security and multi-product support.

WhatsApp Automation

The new Pabbly Chatflow mobile app is now live on the Google Play Store. It enables you to manage your entire WhatsApp business from your mobile device at any time and from anywhere.

Social Media

ContentStudio now offers two plans: the Full Suite, which provides a complete, all-in-one platform experience, and the API-First plan, which is designed for developers and automation professionals.

Nuelink launches YouTube Analytics, which allows you to track video views and performance over time, monitor subscriber growth, measure engagement and identify your top-performing posts and the best times to post.

With the introduction of a REST API, FeedHive gives you full control over your account. You can hand over control to OpenClaw, Claude Code or Manus, or build a custom integration from scratch. You can also now install FeedHive skills to enable OpenClaw to plan, draft, queue and publish content within your existing workflow. Then simply instruct your OpenClaw agent to create, schedule and manage your social content.

Job Boards

Job Boardly now allows job board owners to specify a minimum or maximum salary for both first-party and imported jobs. You can also now set up and manage redirects for your custom domains directly within the platform. Finally, you can now view the reason why job imports have failed or been skipped, as well as the number of failed jobs.

Email Marketing

Sender introduces Custom Events, which allow you to track specific user behaviours and transform them into automated workflows with a high conversion rate.

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🚨 Latest Posts

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Video Hosting

Gumlet Releases Custom End Screens & Video Channel Customizations

Gumlet has just introduced custom end screens, deep channel customization, revamped chapters and much more to its video hosting platform.

Cookie Consent, WordPress

SureCookie Premium Now In Beta

Mohit from SureCookie has just released the beta version of the new cookie consent plugin for WordPress, alongside SureCookie Premium. It is the latest addition to the Sure family of…

WordPress

FluentAffiliate Introduces Recurring Commissions for WooCommerce

Jewel from FluentAffiliate has just introduced recurring commissions for WooCommerce, a SliceWP migration and more to the affiliate management plugin for WordPress.

Customer Support, WordPress

Fluent Support Introduces Agent Groups & Agent Signatures

Following the release of version 2.0 two months ago, Jewel from Fluent Support has introduced agent groups, agent signatures and agent-initiated tickets to the WordPress customer support plugin.

User Feedback

Userback Releases New Mobile SDK

Jonathan from Userback has just released the new Userback Mobile SDK for the user feedback platform. This release finally brings web and mobile feedback together in one place.

Social Media

Giststack: Follow Websites Without RSS Feeds

Chris from Giststack has announced a new feature for the social media content platform which enables you to follow websites that don’t offer RSS feeds.

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