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Free Plugin by webvitalii v2.0

Sitekit

Widgets: search, archives and categories. Shortcodes: archives, bloginfo, iframe and categories.

Sitekit

The facts

Rating
5★ from 1
Active installs
3k+
Price
Free
Last updated
15 Jun 2025
Added
Mar 2016
Requires WP
4.0
Tested up to
WP 6.8.8
Downloads
57,618

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Sitekit is a WordPress plugin designed for managing and displaying various types of content on your site. It provides features for integrating Google Analytics, as well as shortcodes and widgets for displaying archives, categories, pages, and search functionality.

The plugin allows you to show or hide Google Analytics code based on user login status, and it offers various parameters for customising the output of posts, archives, and categories. This makes it suitable for users looking to enhance their site's content management and analytics capabilities.

Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users looking to manage content and track analytics effectively.

What it does well

  • Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
  • Integrates Google Analytics for tracking
  • Offers multiple shortcodes for custom content display
  • Includes widgets for archives, categories, and search

Where it falls short

  • Limited information on advanced features or support
  • No user reviews available to gauge broader feedback

Verdict

Sitekit offers a straightforward solution for content management and analytics integration, but further details on its capabilities and user experiences are limited.

From the developer

webvitalii's own description of Sitekit, lightly tidied.

Settings:

  • Google Analytics code
  • Show/hide google analytics code if user is logged in
  • Head code
  • Footer code

Widgets:

  • Archives
  • Categories
  • Pages
  • Search

Shortcodes:

  • [sitekit_posts]
  • [sitekit_archives]
  • [sitekit_categories]
  • [sitekit_bloginfo]
  • [sitekit_iframe]

Parameters for [sitekit_posts]:

  • post_type – show posts associated with certain type: [sitekit_posts post_type="page"]; by default posts are shown: [sitekit_posts post_type="post"]; Possible params: post | page | revision | attachment | nav_menu_item | any | your_custom_post_type
  • orderby – the column to use for ordering posts list: [sitekit_posts orderby="id"]; by default list is sorted by date: [sitekit_posts orderby="date"]; Possible params: modified | title | name | ID | rand
  • order – how to sort posts list: [sitekit_posts order="DESC"]; by default list is sorted by ascending order (A-Z): [sitekit_posts order="ASC"];
  • posts_per_page – how many posts to show in the list: [sitekit_posts posts_per_page="50"]; by default: [sitekit_posts posts_per_page="100"];

[sitekit_posts] is based on WP_Query class.

Parameters for [sitekit_archives]:

  • [sitekit_archives] – list of monthly archives links sorted by date;
  • [sitekit_archives type="yearly"] – list of yearly archives links;
  • [sitekit_archives type="monthly"] – list of monthly archives links;
  • [sitekit_archives type="weekly"] – list of weekly archives links;
  • [sitekit_archives type="daily"] – list of daily archives links;
  • [sitekit_archives type="postbypost"] – list of all posts links sorted by date;
  • [sitekit_archives type="alpha"] – list of all posts links sorted by title;
  • limit – how many links to be included in the list: [sitekit_archives limit="10"]; by default all links are shown: [sitekit_archives limit=""];
  • format – format for the archive: [sitekit_archives format="option"] – show as a dropdown; by default unordered list is shown: [sitekit_archives format="html"];
  • show_post_count – display counter of posts in the archive: [sitekit_archives show_post_count="1"]; by default counter is not shown: [sitekit_archives show_post_count="0"];
  • order – how to sort archives links: [sitekit_archives order="ASC"]; by default links are sorted by descending order (Z-A): [sitekit_archives order="DESC"];

[sitekit_archives] is based on wp_get_archives function.

Parameters for [sitekit_categories]:

  • orderby – the column to use for ordering categories list: [sitekit_categories orderby="id"]; by default list is sorted by title: [sitekit_categories orderby="name"];
  • order – how to sort categories list: [sitekit_categories order="DESC"]; by default list is sorted by ascending order (A-Z): [sitekit_categories order="ASC"];
  • show_count – display counter of posts in the categories list: [sitekit_categories show_count="1"]; by default counter is not shown: [sitekit_categories show_count="0"];
  • hide_empty – the column to use for ordering categories list: [sitekit_categories hide_empty="0"]; by default empty categories are hidden: [sitekit_categories hide_empty="1"];
  • hierarchical – show tree-like categories list: [sitekit_categories hierarchical="0"]; by default the list is hierarchical: [sitekit_categories hierarchical="1"];
  • depth – how many levels to include in categories list: [sitekit_categories depth="5"]; by default depth is unlimited: [sitekit_categories depth="0"];
  • taxonomy – which taxonomy to show in the list: [sitekit_categories taxonomy="post_tag"]; by default categories are shown: [sitekit_categories taxonomy="category"];
  • child_of – term ID to retrieve child terms of: [sitekit_categories child_of="77"]; by default all categories are shown: [sitekit_categories child_of="0"];
  • exclude – comma/space-separated string of term IDs to exclude: [sitekit_categories exclude="77"]; by default all categories are shown: [sitekit_categories exclude=""];
  • exclude_tree – comma/space-separated string of term IDs to exclude, along with their descendants: [sitekit_categories exclude_tree="77"]; by default all categories are shown: [sitekit_categories exclude_tree=""];

[sitekit_categories] is based on wp_list_categories function.

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