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
- Brute force attack protection (formerly Protect) β Protect your site from traditional and distributed brute force attacks.
- Monitor β Alerts you via email if your site goes down.
- Single Sign On β Use your WordPress.com credentials to register for and sign into self-hosted WordPress sites quickly and securely.
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 theyβre 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 businessβs 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.
Paid features in the Jetpack core plugin
- Backups β Save every change and get back online quickly with oneβclick 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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