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Features Included in the Core Jetpack Plugin

With the core Jetpack plugin, you can access a range of free and paid features that enhance your WordPress site to elevate your online presence.

Free features in the Jetpack core plugin

Security

Performance

  • JSON API β€” Authorizes applications and services to securely connect to your blog, and allows them to use your content or offer you new functionality.
  • Site Accelerator β€” Helps your pages load faster by allowing Jetpack to optimize your images and serve your images and static files (like CSS and JavaScript) from our global network of servers.

Management

  • Gravatar Hovercards β€” Make your Gravatar profile visible to those viewing your blog.
  • Plugin Management β€” Allows you to choose which plugins update automatically.
  • Repeat Visitor Block β€” Enables the author to control the visibility of its nested block(s) depending on how many times a visitor has previously visited the page.
  • Notifications β€” Receive notifications for new comments and Likes in your admin bar and on your mobile device.

Growth

  • Enhanced Distribution β€” Allows your content to be included in the WordPress.com “firehose” of public blog content.
  • Likes β€” Allows readers to show their appreciation for your posts with a single click.
  • SEO Tools β€” Optimize your site for search engines by taking advantage of our SEO tools.
  • Sharing β€” Adds sharing buttons to your blog posts so readers can easily share your content.
  • Site Verification β€” Verify your site for use with Google, Bing, and Pinterest and their tools.
  • Sitemaps β€” Generate a list of pages to be indexed by search engines like Google or Bing.
  • Subscriptions (Classic Editor) / Subscription Form Block β€” Allow visitors to receive notifications of your latest posts or comments.
  • Related Posts (Classic Editor) / Related Posts Block β€” Show contextual posts your visitors might be interested in reading after they’re done with their current post.
  • Comments β€” Replace your default comment form with an improved system with integrated social media login options.
  • Comment Likes β€” Allows readers to like other comments to show their agreement, approval, or appreciation.

Create

  • Business Hours Block β€” Allows you to display your business’s opening hours on your site.
  • Carousel β€” Display a gorgeous full-screen photo browsing experience with comments and EXIF metadata.
  • Contact Info Block β€” Lets you add your contact information (email address, physical address, phone number) to any post or page.
  • Contact Form (Classic Editor) / Form block β€” Offer your readers the ability to get in touch, without giving out your personal email address.
  • Custom Content Types β€” Adds custom post types (CPTs) to your site.
  • Extra Sidebar Widgets β€” Extra widgets you can add to your blog, including RSS Links, Twitter Timelines, and Facebook Like Boxes.
  • GIF Block β€” Allows you to easily search for and embed an animated GIF image fromΒ GiphyΒ directly into a post or page on your WordPress site.
  • Infinite Scroll β€” Pulls the next posts automatically into view when the reader approaches the bottom of the page.
  • Map Block β€” Allows you to add a map to any post or page on your site.
  • Markdown (Classic Editor) / Markdown Block β€” Allows you to compose posts and comments with links, lists, and other styles using regular characters and punctuation marks. Markdown is used by writers and bloggers who want a quick and easy way to write rich text without having to take their hands off the keyboard.
  • Post by Email β€” Publish posts using any email client.
  • Shortcode Embeds β€” Embed videos from YouTube, tweets from Twitter, and other media across the web.
  • Slideshow Block β€” Lets you insert an image slideshow into a post or page. 
  • Star Rating Block β€” Allows any site author to add reviews to the site
  • Tiled Galleries (Classic Editor) / Tiled Galleries Block β€” Display your image galleries in three different styles: a rectangular mosaic, a square mosaic, and a circular grid.
  • WP.me Shortlinks β€” Generate short and simple links to your content using the wp.me domain.
  • Widget Visibility β€” Configure widgets to appear only on specific pages.
  • Backups β€” Save every change and get back online quickly with one‑click backup restores.
  • AI Assistant β€” The most powerful AI tool for WordPress.
  • Jetpack Social β€” Share new posts on social media networks automatically or schedule future shares with custom messages.
  • Payments β€” Add a payment button specifically for recurring donations, using Stripe as the payment gateway.
  • Security Scanning β€” Anti-virus, malware, and threat detection for your WordPress site with automated resolution.
  • Search β€” A powerful replacement for WordPress’ built-in search, powered by Elasticsearch in the WordPress.com cloud
  • Simple Payments Block β€” Lets you add a payment button to any post or page, and immediately start accepting PayPal payments for physical products, digital goods, or donations.
  • Site Stats β€” View site visits by date, as well as most popular Pages and Posts.
  • Spam Filtering β€” Automatically filter out spam comments, product reviews, or contact form submissions.
  • Video Hosting (Classic Editor) / VideoPress Block β€” Upload videos for fast, reliable hosting on WordPress.com.
  • WordAds β€” Monetize your site by displaying high-quality ads on your site.

Many Jetpack features related to content are available as blocks. For a complete list, visit our Jetpack Blocks page.

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