{"id":5478,"date":"2020-10-01T11:47:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T11:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colibriwp.com\/blog\/?p=5478"},"modified":"2022-03-28T14:20:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:20:43","slug":"10-best-wordpress-automations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colibriwp.com\/blog\/10-best-wordpress-automations\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best WordPress Automations to Make Your Life Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering that marketing automation can increase conversion rates by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/guides\/state-of-b2b-marketing-automation-2020\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">59%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it seems wise to automate workflows on your WordPress website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without the right WordPress automations at your disposal, you&#8217;re wasting time and money doing manual tasks that you could brush off your plate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building a strong repertoire of WordPress automation plugins, you\u2019ll find that your WordPress site ticks over swimmingly, without the need for constant manual intervention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colibriwp.com\/blog\/how-to-build-a-wordpress-website-in-2021\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When building your website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, be sure to check out these 10 excellent WordPress automations to see how these extensions could make your life easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why use WordPress automations?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress automations are plugins that are designed to automate certain aspects of your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onepageexpress.com\/2020\/04\/16\/5-top-components-of-a-wordpress-website-which-are-very-important\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress website\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> performance and sales funnels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may be manually updating extensions, pushing content, and communicating with customers. WordPress automations solve this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of manually completing these tasks, you can set WordPress automations to run these workflows without intervention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doing this saves a massive amount of time, as well as contributing to higher conversions thanks to consistency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this day and age, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the top reasons to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">use automations are to save time, to increase lead generation, and to push revenue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.industrydive.com\/state-of-marketing-automation-2019-survey-report?utm_source=SMT&amp;utm_medium=Articles&amp;utm_campaign=SharpSpring\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of companies use automation tools. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseofmarketing.be\/blog\/yearly-marketing-survey\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of businesses use marketing automation to personalize customer experience, while other WordPress automations include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Link builders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication channels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Website updates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analytics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spam control, and more<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the 10 best WordPress automations that make your life easier<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without automation tools, you\u2019ll be wasting time with manual work you don\u2019t need to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a suite of cutting-edge WordPress automations, you\u2019ll find that you increase your revenue and gain hours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are 10 of the best WordPress automation available right now to give you a break from the minutiae.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top WordPress Automation #1: Akismet<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Automate spam checking with Akismet.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5470\" src=\"https:\/\/colibriwp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/akismet.jpg\" alt=\"Akismet WordPress automation\" width=\"400\" height=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/akismet\/<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akismet is a highly intuitive spam checking WordPress automation. This killer plugin scans all forms and comment sections to automatically check for spam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program blocks and deletes spam, to keep your website looking clean and fresh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akismet Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users enjoy a full status history for each comment and form to check historical spam decisions. This allows you to train the extension to filter better.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plugin is already installed in WordPress, you simply need to activate it. This makes it a breeze to set up.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The streamlined interface is really easy to work with. Beginners will have no trouble deploying this WordPress plugin.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Akismet Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this automation plugin is free to use, the software will up-sell quite aggressively.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch its decisions carefully as sometimes the algorithm is a bit too sensitive. Genuine comments may accidentally be marked as spam.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top WordPress Automation #2: Google Analytics Dashboard Plugin by MonsterInsights<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Monitor your WordPress website analytics with this Google Analytics plugin.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5469\" src=\"https:\/\/colibriwp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/analytics.jpg\" alt=\"Google Analytics plugin\" width=\"400\" height=\"218\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Source: https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/google-analytics-for-wordpress\/<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Analytics Dashboard Plugin by MonsterInsights is a comprehensive Google Analytics plugin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This extension automates your website analytics by automatically recording and monitoring visitor behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this plugin to check analytics, make reports, and monitor activity to drive <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onepageexpress.com\/2019\/02\/28\/every-ecommerce-business-should-use-a-crm-5-reasons-why\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e-commerce sales<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and customer engagement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the most popular Google Analytics plugin for WordPress, with more than two million active installs. I also highly recommend downloading Google Analytics in my guide on starting a blog that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adamenfroy.com\/how-to-start-a-blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you can check out here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Analytics Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This plugin adds the latest Google Analytics update to monitor every web page.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The comprehensive dashboard makes it effortless to create visually dynamic reports.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This plugin installs in just a few minutes and is quick to set up.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoy seven types of customizable reports on the dashboard.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Analytics Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some users complain that they keep getting booted out. This requires you to log in frequently.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plugin will try to up-sell premium packages.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top WordPress Automation #3: ActiveCampaign<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Streamline WordPress marketing automation with ActiveCampaign.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5468\" src=\"https:\/\/colibriwp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/active-campaign.jpg\" alt=\"Active Campaign WordPress automation\" width=\"350\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Source: https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/activecampaign-subscription-forms\/<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ActiveCampaign helps you to personalize your customer experience with WordPress marketing automation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This plugin helps you to collect leads, integrate with your CRM and contract management software to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pandadoc.com\/contract-management-software\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">send and close deals electronically<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and send tailored marketing communication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays, 55% of ecommerce marketers use automated software for email marketing, so a tool like ActiveCampaign is a must.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ActiveCampaign Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users enjoy site tracking to improve engagement rates.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use forms to add leads to ActiveCampaign CRM to automate customer relations management.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scale the personalized marketing touch using a wide range of dynamic customer experience automation tools.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This plugin offers live chat functionality for consistent online customer support, 24\/7.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ActiveCampaign Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This plugin needs to update frequently. If you don\u2019t update it, the plugin won\u2019t work.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top WordPress Automation #4: Gravity Forms<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Build smart, professional online forms with Gravity Forms.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5467\" src=\"https:\/\/colibriwp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gravity-forms.jpg\" alt=\"Gravity Forms WordPress plugin\" width=\"450\" height=\"254\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Source: https:\/\/www.gravityforms.com\/<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gravity Forms provides an easy way to create advanced forms for your WordPress website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With sophisticated forms, you can automate all kinds of data capture, lead generation, market research, and customer feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gravity Forms is an extremely popular form builder with a prestigious reputation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gravity Forms Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The intuitive drag-and-drop form builder makes it simple to craft and publish slick WordPress forms in minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The form building tool integrates seamlessly with countless third-party apps, like MailChimp and Stripe.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tour the plugin with a free comprehensive demo. Learn how it works and the benefits it brings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 30+ templates to quickly build professional forms for your WordPress site.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users are sent handy email notifications to report on lead generation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automate form delivery. Install this plugin to schedule forms to publish when required.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gravity Forms Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this plugin has a free version, it\u2019s limited. The full version starts at $59 per month.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top WordPress Automation #5: RankMath<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rank Math is an SEO WordPress plugin that lets you easily optimize posts and pages through built-in suggestions based on widely-accepted best practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Big companies such as Moz, Ahrefs, Hubspot are endorsing RankMath.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/colibriwp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/rankmath.jpg\" alt=\"RankMath SEO WordPress plugin\" width=\"450\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/rankmath.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/rankmath.com\/<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RankMath Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tool supports schema for 15 data types<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is Gutenberg ready<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It integrates with Google Search Console<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automatically runs 30 extremely helpful SEO tests to ensure your site has been configured properly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO Analysis score<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RankMath Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users don\u2019t seem to complain about RankMath, it seems some of them are even migrating from YoastSEO to RankMath<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top WordPress Automation #6: CoSchedule<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Automte social sharing with CoSchedule.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5465\" src=\"https:\/\/colibriwp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/coschedule.jpg\" alt=\"CoSchedule WordPress Social Media automation\" width=\"350\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Source: https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/coschedule-by-todaymade\/<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/coschedule-by-todaymade\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CoSchedule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a full-stack social sharing automation plugin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the advanced editorial calendar to schedule social media sharing across all platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CoSchedule Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can plan social posts and craft email campaigns easily in the sleek dashboard<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team members can share tasks and coordinate resources in the app<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use CoSchedule to automatically monitor your social traffic\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organize your team, time, and documents with the asset organizer, work organizer, content organizer, and social organizer features<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CoSchedule Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plans are a bit pricey if you\u2019re on a budget<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As soon as the free trial finishes, you\u2019ll be bombarded with up-selling\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top WordPress Automation #7: Smush<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Automate web performance optimization with Smush.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-smushit\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smush<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> compresses images and optimizes image performance to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinemediamasters.com\/why-is-wordpress-so-slow\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">speed up your WordPress site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turn on lazy load, and enjoy automatic image resizing, compression, and improvement for faster <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onepageexpress.com\/2020\/03\/30\/invest-in-website\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smush Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lossless Compression features means you can compress images without compromising image quality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plugin will automatically identify and locate indirectly sized images. This increases page speed by decreasing image size.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Process all PNG, JPEG, and GIF files using Smush.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoy no yearly, monthly, or daily caps on images up to 5MB forever. This means free image optimization for smaller files.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smush Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be careful with pricing. Charges are high for image optimization in files of over 5MB.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compression can be a bit slow.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top WordPress Automation #8: Hummingbird Pro<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Website performance is crucial. Ideally, your website should load under 3 seconds, but 6 can be acceptable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A low page loading speed can affect conversion rates on your website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is why a tool such as Hummingbird comes in handy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This plugin improves website performance and fixes your Google PageSpeed with its full <a href=\"https:\/\/colibriwp.com\/blog\/how-to-speed-up-wordpress-website\/\">WordPress speed optimization<\/a> suite.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hummingbird Pro Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improves performance significantly<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is an all-in-one WordPress stack that covers your <a href=\"https:\/\/colibriwp.com\/blog\/11-wordpress-security-tips\/\">security<\/a>, CDN, image optimization, performance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It gives you better control over your website performance<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hummingbird Pro Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It might require a bit more technical knowledge<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top WordPress Automation #9: Tidio<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Automate customer support interactions with Tidio.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tidio is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tidio.com\/blog\/wordpress-chat-plugin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">messenger chatbot plugin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that offers automated support on your website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visitors can interact with your chatbot at any hour of the day or night to ask questions and seek assistance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use your chatbot to promote products and solve problems automatically, saving money on human support. Just be sure to check out the most common <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/getvoip.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/14\/live-chat-mistakes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">live chat mistakes to avoid in this article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tidio Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This chatbot plugin integrates with Facebook Messenger but can be used even if Messenger is offline.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omnichat technology means that customers can chat in the native messenger that they already use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enable 24\/7 interactions with customers with an intelligent chatbot that improves user experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access to visitor information such as their IP addresses, location, and browser used.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plugin keeps contacts and chat history forever so you can monitor feedback and train your chatbot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s easy to integrate this plugin with a wealth of popular tools and apps.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tidio Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To automate phone and text message (SMS) support, it needs to be integrated with a third-party application\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top WordPress Automation #10: Easy Updates Manager<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Keep all your plugins updated automatically with Easy Updates Manager.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5464\" src=\"https:\/\/colibriwp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/easyupdates.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Updates Manager for WordPress\" width=\"350\" height=\"231\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Source:<\/em> https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see, some WordPress automation plugins crash if they aren\u2019t updated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solve this problem with Easy Updates Manager. Automate plugin updates to ensure your site is running effectively at all times.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy Updates Manager Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users can choose between multisite and single installation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This automation plugin means users enjoy one-click updates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can customize which updates you want to automate and which you do manually.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s straightforward to disable automatic updates if your situation changes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dashboard makes it simple to check which automated updates are working and to view comprehensive reports on updates.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy Updates Manager Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users don\u2019t rate the support team, complaining of slow response times, and lack of responses.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use these 10 brilliant WordPress plugins to automate your website for smoother day-to-day maintenance and performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is not an exclusive list. 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