Pier #87 – Simply Static, GenerateBlocks, Next Bricks, North Commerce, TranslatePress, ACSS, WowOptin, Pie Calendar, xCloud & ElevenLabs

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Stefan from Ahoi.dev   |   The Pier #87   |   February 14, 2025

Welcome to the 87th issue of The Pier. Patrick from Simply Static has announced early access to Simply Static Studio, an all-in-one solution that includes Simply Static Pro, hosting, magic link login, team management, easy migration and priority support. Simply Static allows you to easily convert your WordPress site into a static website.

Finally: After the longest beta testing period in its history, GenerateBlocks 2.0 is now officially released. It’s a new era for high performance WordPress sites.

New: Nectarblocks launches a lifetime deal for the Professional plan.

Sneak Peek: Class-based design with option presets in Divi 5.

Exciting: Next Bricks launches new Templates section.

Milestone: Tutor LMS reaches 100K+ active installations

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!

🤙 North Commerce Goes Unlimited

North Commerce, the new e-commerce platform for WordPress, has officially launched version 1.0 along with a brand new pricing model: Get an unlimited North Commerce licence for a one-time payment of only $399. Payment by instalments is also possible! PS: They also support digital products.

🗞️ Bites & Pieces

WordPress

MagicChecklists 1.3.5 brings multi-level list items, while the Central Dashboard for MainWP adds a List Item Deadlines widget to the extension dashboard.

Presto Player announces upcoming support for vertical video.

SureMail 1.1.0 brings a much-requested new SMTP2GO integration to the new SMTP plugin. Next: ElasticEmail and Mailjet integrations.

TranslatePress 2.9.5 adds support for video tags to display different videos according to the selected language.

PublishPress Statuses Pro is now available.

Automatic.css adds next-generation instant SCSS/CSS processing, Etch support, CSS-first workflow in Bricks, an inverted radius system, and more.

WowOptin 1.0.4 adds a new coupon element with copy functionality and conversion tracking, a new hover element trigger, the ability to play audio when an optin is displayed and more.

GiveWP introduces the ability for donors to pause their recurring gifts in Stripe, giving them the ability to manage their giving without cancelling altogether.

Voxel 1.5.2 adds a new “Search Behaviour” setting to determine whether to match posts containing ANY or ALL of the selected terms, as well as new “Auto-Follow Users” and “Auto-Follow Posts” settings to the Timeline add-on.

The ZipWP Chrome extension is now available in the Chrome Web Store, allowing you to create a fully functional WordPress site with just one click, directly from your browser.

Fluent Forms 5.2.11 adds CleanTalk spam protection with API.

Shortcodes Analyzer is a free plugin that allows you to find all the shortcodes used with one click.

FluentSMTP 2.2.90 adds support for the SMTP2GO email service provider.

E-Commerce

Woohoo announces a new Atomic minicart element and support for the Germanized plugin coming in version 1.0.1.5.

Pie Calendar Pro 1.3.4 releases a new SureCart integration that allows you to sell simple events.

StellarPay releases new WooCommerce integration.

No-Code Website Builder

Framer introduces Layout Templates, a brand new way to create reusable navigations and page layouts for sites at scale. New to CMS Galleries: You can now include multiple images in a single field.

Ycode increases the number of pages for Free and Mini plans from 2/3 to 5 pages and adds unlimited languages for global reach to Pro plans.

Sales CRM

Breakcold launches its new App Store, starting with a native Slack integration.

Server Management

xCloud 1.6.7 brings easier Object Cache Pro integration with no manual setup required and new Google Cloud Storage integration for seamless backups.

Automation

SureTriggers launches much anticipated new YouTube integration.

Email Marketing

MailerLite now allows you to run A/B tests on your entire selected recipient list, rather than on a percentage of subscribers. This gives you faster insights and more data to guide future campaigns.

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.

Woo

Merchant 2.0 Brings New Modern Dashboard & Analytics

Charlie from Merchant has just announced the release of version 2.0 of the all-in-one WooCommerce plugin, introducing a refreshed dashboard, analytics for better insights and more.

WordPress

How To Easily Customize FluentCommunity

Spencer from WPLaunchify has just announced the release of the Fluent Community Customizer plugin for FluentCommunity the new community plugin for WordPress.

User Feedback

Userback: Respond Faster with Reply Templates

Jonathan from Userback has just introduced a new Reply Templates feature to the visual user feedback and bug reporting platform, our all-time favourite tool for dealing with client feedback.

AI Audio

ElevenLabs Studio Now Generally Available

The team at ElevenLabs has just announced that Studio, its long-form text-to-audio editor for creative professionals, is now available for everyone to use.

Product Analytics, Web Analytics

Usermaven Releases New Google Ads Integration

Waqar from Usermaven has just announced the release of the much-anticipated Google Ads integration for the privacy-friendly, cookieless web and product analytics platform.

eLearning, Product Analytics

Uxcel Releases New Product Analytics Course

Uxcel has just released the new Product Analytics online course. It’s a step-by-step course that takes you from understanding basic data to making smart product decisions.

eCommerce, WordPress

SurelyWP Adds Wishlist for SureCart To More Places

Nelson from SurelyWP has just released Wishlist for SureCart in version 1.1, adding the Wishlist (icon) to the shopping cart, customer dashboard and shop page products.

👋 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?

That’s all for this week. We hope you enjoyed the 87th issue of The Pier. Until next week! Please tell your friends about The Pier if you like it.

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