Pier #86 - Bit Flows, AnalyticsWP, SureMails, Supablox, LatePoint, Next Bricks, Advanced Themer, Woohoo, Descript & ThriveDesk

Stefan from Ahoi.dev | The Pier #86 | February 7, 2025

Welcome to the 86th issue of The Pier. After releasing version 2.0 with a SureCart integration and more, AnalyticsWP has released its new Agency Mode in beta, bringing agency-specific features to the analytics plugin for WordPress. It includes an agency dashboard where you can see data from all of your client sites in one place, as well as white-labelled and automated reporting for your clients.

Milestone: SureTriggers has crossed 100,000 WordPress installations! To celebrate, they are offering a 15% discount on all annual plans.

Price Increase I: SleekAl prices will increase soon! Get lifetime access to the AI toolkit for WordPress at the current price.

Price Increase II: Job Boardly, a SaaS job board, has announced a price increase from $297 to $395 per lifetime licence from 1st March.

Exciting: Supablox has released a new beta version of its WordPress site builder which includes a new way to add and edit block style variations. It also features in-canvas margin & padding editing and an improved block inserter design and flow.

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!

🔥 LatePoint & 🚀 SureMails

LatePoint 5.1.0 has added a number of quality of life features to its appointment scheduling plugin for WordPress, including the ability to create and send invoices, create payment requests and a new multi-select custom field. In other news, clients can now make payments for already booked appointments from their client dashboard or via payment links.

In othere news, LatePoint has launched its new free version in the WordPress plugin directory.

Also new: SureMails, an alternative to FluentSMTP that allows you to send WordPress emails using multiple SMTP providers and comes with advanced fail-safe features.

🗞️ Bites & Pieces

WordPress

ACPT releases a new SEOPress integration that allows you to use textual ACPT fields within your SEOPress snippets. Also new: A QR code field that allows you to generate a QR code from a URL with just a few clicks.

Stackable 3.14.0 now allows you to save, rename, update and reuse uploaded SVGs in the icon library. There is also a new tabbed settings interface for easy navigation and new customization options such as hiding/disabling blocks, toolbar controls, a settings search bar and more.

Next Bricks 1.10 adds 18 new elements, including Dynamic Copyright, Rainbow Button, Image Accordion, Toast, Progress Bar and Interactive Lines.

FireBox now allows you to embed YouTube Shorts in popup campaigns.

ZipWP now lets you generate entire websites with AI, not just single pages.

Divi 5 now comes with seven pre-defined, customizable breakpoints that cover every type of device.

GenerateBlocks 2.0 RC 2 is now available.

Advanced Themer 3.0 introduces 15 new features including Quick Remote Templates, AI-powered SuperPowerCSS and a new variable colour picker.

Created by Benjamin from SEOPress and others, GuttyPress is the new ultimate toolkit for WordPress designers, a free block-based theme with premium features.

Design for WP releases the new ScreenGlow Image Editor, allowing you to create mockups, add backgrounds and annotate screenshots directly from your media library or editor.

MagicChecklists 1.3.4 adds a new central dashboard for MainWP.

E-Commerce

Tamara Niesen, Chief Marketing Officer at WooCommerce, announces the release of the new Woo brand.

Woohoo 1.0.1.4 for Breakdance brings more granular control over the layout of the WooCommerce Thank You page, allowing you to choose from more than 20 dedicated elements. To increase conversion rates, you can now also combine the checkout and shopping cart on a single page.

WooCommerce Product Options 2.4 allows you to display your existing WooCommerce variations as product options.

AI Video

Descript introduces a new way to create a video from scratch using AI. Just tell ChatGPT what you want and it will write you a script, then turn it into a video using the visuals it creates, and then set it up in Descript. There you can edit it, add your own video or other visuals, do whatever you want.

Copywriting

Morgan from Conditional Blocks launches CopyJump, a writing app designed specifically for marketers and content creators that’s built around brands and their target audience.

Virtual Events

HeySummit introduces new white glove set-up, pre-launch review & dedicated account manager add-ons. Also new: Focus Mode for one-off workshop events and a new option to set specific affiliate commission rates for tickets, add-ons and donations.

Customer Support

LiveAgent is nearing completion of its new AI chatbot feature. Stay tuned!

ThriveDesk releases its new knowledge base AI search in beta.

Final Cut Pro

MotionVFX releases mEssentials for DesignStudio, a set of well-designed, minimalistic and versatile tools for Final Cut Pro.

Social Media

Publer releases 3 new features in beta: Scheduling Facebook text posts with backgrounds, tagging collaborators in Facebook reels and tagging Twitter / X accounts in photos.

Interactive Product Demos

Supademo now allows you to quickly share multiple product demos and subfolders with just a few clicks. You can also add custom slide transition delays and subtle background music to your product demos.

Reputation Management

EmbedMyReviews announces upcoming WhatsApp Review Requests that will work seamlessly with email and SMS channels.

From the Editor: Biff.codes

We’ve just launched a new side project called Biff.codes, a new free job board for WordPress developers. 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.

Website Builder

Ycode Now Supports Components Within Rich Text

Ycode has introduced a new feature to its no-code website builder that allows you to create more engaging and dynamic long-form content with components seamlessly integrated into your rich text.

👋 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?

Early Bird LTD: Don’t miss out on the Bit Flows lifetime deals.
SleekWP Bundle: Save €100 on SleekPixel, SleekAI & SleekMotion.
Save 10% on Figma to WordPress.
Save 10% on Publer, the #1 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 86th issue of The Pier. Until next week! Please tell your friends about The Pier if you like it.

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