Every PBJ plugin got a release this week, and they all share one idea: the admin should explain itself. Setup checklists that show green ticks and red triangles, numbered how-to walkthroughs, and a plain-English “what it does” line on every setting — across the whole lineup. Two releases go further: Studio Sync 3.0 rebuilds its entire admin, and PBJ SEO 3.3 builds Google Analytics and Search Console straight into WordPress. Studio Sync 3.0 — Sync by Type and Full Copy The deployment plugin’s admin is now a guided, per-sync-type UI. A new Sync by Type tab gives every...

PBJ License Manager turns any WordPress site into a license server for plugins and themes you sell: issue keys, track per-key site activations, serve WordPress-native update manifests to valid keys, and sign download links so package URLs can’t be shared. A bad key or an unreachable server never breaks a customer’s plugin — it only means no update is offered. Here’s the release history. Version 1.2.0 — how selling works, explained on every tab Getting-started checklist on the Keys tab: products registered, current-release package uploaded, email delivery configured,...

PBJ Essentials is our free WordPress toolbox: seven small, complete site tools in one plugin, each switched off by default — no lock icons, no nags. Every module is a working feature on its own, and each one has a full PBJ plugin available when you outgrow it (the module automatically stands down when its bigger sibling is active). Version 1.0.1 — walkthroughs on every tab Clearer in-admin walkthroughs everywhere: plain-English intros and numbered how-to steps on the Forms, Sync, Traffic, License, and Settings tabs, plus a one-line “what turning this on does” summary on...

PBJ Access Control gates WordPress pages behind login, blocks WooCommerce for logged-out visitors (with an optional escape hatch for the registration form), customizes the restricted-content message, and adds an admin-approval workflow for new registrations — capturing each signup’s IP address and location so admins can triage from the User Approvals screen or straight from the notification email. Here’s the release history. Version 2.4.0 — a setup checklist that shows your gaps Setup checklist at the top of Settings → Access Control: live status rows (green tick / red...

PBJ Site Essentials is the site plugin that carries everything specific to PBJ.Tech itself — the pieces too site-specific for our shared plugins. It consolidates what used to be four separate must-use plugins into one deployable package. Update: as of PBJ SEO 2.0.0, this entire plugin has been merged into PBJ SEO and the standalone version is retired. Version 1.2.0 below is its final standalone release; everything it did now ships inside PBJ SEO. Version 1.2.0 (current) What the plugin handles today: 2026 shortcode — always-current copyright year in the footer. Legacy and...

PBJ Geo Viewer makes a WordPress site view-only for visitors outside the countries you allow. Everyone can still browse every page — great for SEO, since crawlers always see the full site — but visitors from non-allowed regions can’t purchase, submit forms, comment, or register. Here’s the full release history. Version 1.5.0 — Settings becomes a five-step walkthrough Geo-blocking has real footguns — lock the wrong country and you lock out your customers; misread “unknown country” and you block your own CDN. 1.5.0 reworks the Settings tab into a guided five-step...