THE WORDPRESS WORKBENCH

FREE TOOLS.
USEFUL ANSWERS.

Inspect a site, fix a file, move your content. Six web tools and three focused WordPress plugins, with no account required.

01Web tool

Robots.txt tester

Test WordPress robots.txt rules for a URL and crawler, find accidental blocks, and generate a file with a sitemap. Free, no signup.

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Theme and plugin detector

Detect public WordPress theme, plugin and version signals. See the source evidence, theme headers and links to independent reviews.

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Migration redirect checker

Trace HTTP redirects, find loops and check destination origins for up to five URLs. Download a CSV migration report for free.

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.htaccess generator

Generate default single-site WordPress Apache rewrite rules and exact 301 redirects. Check an existing .htaccess file for common issues.

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Password hashes and salts

Generate WordPress 6.8+ password hashes and eight fresh wp-config.php keys and salts locally in your browser. No password upload.

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WordPress export converter

Convert WordPress WXR XML exports to Markdown with frontmatter, CSV or JSON locally. Download a ZIP and media manifest without uploading content.

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Scheduled maintenance

Download a free WordPress maintenance plugin with scheduled start and expiry, administrator preview and HTTP 503 responses. No account required.

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Email diagnostics

Inspect WordPress mail configuration and the latest mail handoff result. Send an optional test email from wp-admin with this free diagnostics plugin.

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Table of contents

Add accessible heading navigation to WordPress posts and pages with a free shortcode. Unique heading anchors, simple styling and no external service.

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Built for the work between tutorials

Each tool explains its result and its limits. Text generators and exports run on your device. Website inspections make bounded public requests. The plugins install on your own WordPress site and need no WPSymposium account.

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