WordPress Development Tools [What You Might Need after Migration]

Today, WordPress is not only a blogging platform but a powerful content management system which powers more than 28% of all the websites existing on the Internet. In case you are running a WordPress website, or have an intention to start doing it, the following information will be quite useful for you.

It’s a common fact that there is no progress without development. The first and foremost thing you should do when your website migration completed is applying development tools. They are useful means which will design, automatize, and boost usability of a website.

Browser Tools

Having tools integrated directly into your web browser can really improve your workflow as well as make it faster and more effective.  

WP Admin Bar Control

Sometimes, when you are designing a website, some pieces of admin bar lay on the page and hide some important elements. WP Admin Bar Control is a Chrome extension aimed at viewing and hiding admin panel from your browser. By clicking on the button, you may adjust the visibility of admin bar without accessing the profile page.

WP Site Manager

If you are running more than one WP website, you are probably fed up with constant logging in and out. This Google Chrome extension stores your login information and gives you direct access to the main pages of all your sites.

Design Tools

Doubtless, good design is a paramount part of web development. You can have all the functionality you want, but if your website isn’t eye-catchy, visitors won’t stay on it for long. The tools presented below will help you create an attractive exterior for your website.

Pixlr

This is a photo editing application which enables you to modify images directly in your browser. Replace colors, transform objects, work in layers and make your website appealing.

Tiny PNG

If you are running a huge website, then every bit of space worths its weight in gold. Regarding this, Tiny PNG is an extremely useful online tool which compresses and shrinks PNG and JPG files, before you upload them to your WordPress website. Via using this tool, you not only save the space but also help to reduce page load time for your visitors.

Fontello

It happens that even such a tiny thing as a font icon may be a defining point for the visitor. Fontello is a free resource which allows you to find the very suitable icon from different font icon libraries and download the ones you need. You are also allowed to customize them by changing colors, size, effects and so on.

Debugging Tools

Making your website work without any holdbacks is of great importance. No one wants to face any technical and informational mistakes while searching through the website. The following tools are meant to keep your website from all sorts of bugs.

Debug Bar

This is a WordPress plugin, which adds a debug menu to the admin bar. With its help, you are able to track query, cache and other debugging information.

Theme Check

The theme check plugin is an easy way to test your theme. This is very handy for those looking to make sure that the theme corresponds to the latest WordPress theme standards. The tests are run through a simple admin menu, and all results are displayed at once.

Productivity Tools

Good design and development is a drop in the ocean when compared to all the activities one have to do in order to run a successful website. Very often you are required to communicate with your workers and organize the working process in a proper way.  

Slack

This tool is aimed at making the communication with both your team members and your visitors be quite an easy activity. You can chat, share files and documents and create channels where every representative of your team will get the latest information from.

Time Doctor

Time Doctor is a paid time tracking software developed for counting the amount of time spent by you or your team on solving a task. It enables you to follow what you are doing throughout the day and see where your workflow could be improved.

Trello

This is a visual project management tool which arranges your tasks in boards for better accessibility. You can easily drag task-cards across the lists and quickly change the status of a project at will.

Final Words

Being one of the most popular CMS platforms, WordPress provides its users with a great number of development tools on a regular basis. Hopefully, all the handy means mentioned above will make your work easier and more efficient. In case you want to join WordPress family, try Free Demo offered by aisite, an automated migration service, and launch the success of your web project right now!