WebberZone March 2026: Five Releases, including one new plugin
Date: 14 April 2026
Hi Reader 👋,
March has been the busiest release cycle I’ve had in a long time - primarily because I've been on holiday and burning the midnight oil. Six plugins shipped, each one solving a different problem. Rather than send six separate announcements, I’ve pulled everything together into a single roundup so you can see what’s landed this month.
What shipped this month
Link Warnings v1.0.0 (7 March) and v1.1.0 (14 March)
A new plugin. External links change context, and most WordPress sites don’t warn users about it. Link Warnings adds visual indicators, modal confirmations, or redirect screens to external links. The setup wizard gets you running in minutes, or configure everything from Settings > Link Warnings. No external dependencies. No third-party processing.
Popular Authors v1.4.0 (8 March)
Post counts now display in author lists, giving readers a sense of scale. There’s also a new dashboard widget for a quick glance at your most visible contributors. Small features, but they solve real friction in multi-author workflows.
Snippetz v2.3.0 (11 March)
External minified files instead of inline output. Combine all CSS into one file, all JS into another. If you’re managing more than a few snippets, this cuts HTTP requests considerably. New Tools page for asset management and a class attribute on the shortcode for finer styling control.
Followed Posts v3.2.0 (22 March)
Integration with Contextual Related Posts so behavioural data feeds into your related posts output. Plain JavaScript tracker instead of jQuery. REST API support for developers building headless sites. Modernised the admin interface to align with my other plugins.
Auto-Close v3.1.0 (29 March)
Taxonomy-based exclusions so you can exclude entire categories from comment closure without manually adding post IDs. Automatic comment reopening when you update a post. Email summaries after each cron run so you know what actually happened.
This month on the blog
I published a longer piece on why you should add related posts to your WordPress site. It covers how Contextual Related Posts works, when to start with the free version versus when Pro makes sense, and the trade-offs between manual linking, popularity-based recommendations, external services, and self-hosted solutions. It’s written for people running blogs, multi-author publications or WooCommerce sites.
What’s next
The queue is full. Knowledge Base Pro is coming after a long delay while I polish the release. I’ve also got a new plugin, WebberZone Code Block Highlighting, that I submitted to WordPress.org, and I’m hoping to release that in April.
Thanks for running my plugins. If you find a bug or have a feature request, open an issue on GitHub or use the support forums. And if a plugin saves you time, a review on the plugin page genuinely helps other site owners find it.
Best regards,
P.S. Have questions? I am always happy to help!
