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Free Plugin by WingerSpeed v2.7.0.1

Slim Jetpack

Slim version of Jetpack unlinked from WordPress.com :) Supercharge your self-hosted wp site even you're NOT WP.COM users.

Slim Jetpack

The facts

Rating
4.3★ from 24
Active installs
2k+
Price
Free
Last updated
28 Nov 2017
Added
Jan 2013
Requires WP
3.6
Tested up to
WP 3.7.41
Downloads
123,883

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Slim Jetpack is a WordPress plugin designed to provide a streamlined version of the original Jetpack plugin, removing certain features while retaining others. It tracks updates of Jetpack modules but is incompatible with the original Jetpack due to modifications in API functions. This plugin is suitable for users who want some of Jetpack's functionality without the additional features and marketing elements of the full version.

The plugin includes modules such as Contact Form, Infinite Scroll, and Custom CSS, while removing features like WordPress.com Stats and subscriptions. Users should deactivate Slim Jetpack if they require services like push notifications or stats from the original Jetpack.

Best for: This plugin suits users looking for basic Jetpack functionalities without the full feature set.

What it does well

  • Provides a simplified version of Jetpack
  • Includes useful modules like Contact Form and Infinite Scroll
  • Free to use and available on WordPress.org

Where it falls short

  • Incompatible with the original Jetpack
  • Limited features compared to the full Jetpack plugin
  • Last updated in November 2017

Verdict

Slim Jetpack may appeal to users wanting a lighter alternative to Jetpack, but its limitations and lack of recent updates should be considered.

From the developer

WingerSpeed's own description of Slim Jetpack, lightly tidied.

Jetpack is an awesome plugin bundle provided by the Automattic, but it requires WordPress.com account
even for those modules previously work as independent plugins. The marketing banners are very obtrusive too.

I smashed the bundle to remove the annoying parts and keep the awesomeness. Slim Jetpack will track the updates of Jetpack modules,
but is definitely INCOMPATIBLE with its original version because a lot of API functions had been mocked or removed.

All credit goes to original developers @
Jetpack!

SlimJetpack 2.1.1.x is corresponding to Jetpack 2.1.1 and the x is the bugfix mark.

If you find any bug, please submit a ticket here: https://github.com/HowardMei/slimjetpack/issues
Or just fork the repository and send me pull requests 😉

Please deactivate Slim Jetpack and use the original Jetpack instead if you need the wordpress.com likes/stats,
subscription and push notification services etc.,

Modules Included

  • Beautiful Math
  • Carousel
  • Contact Form
  • Custom CSS
  • Extra Sidebar Widgets
  • Gravatar Hovercards
  • Holiday Snow (Put back since v2.4.2)
  • Infinite Scroll
  • Minileven Mobile Theme
  • Omnisearch
  • Sharing
  • Spelling and Grammar (Partly Available)
  • Tiled Galleries (Partly Available)
  • Widget Visibility (New from v2.4.2)
  • WordPress.com Connect (New from v2.4.2)

Modules Removed

  • Photon (Supported)
  • WordPress.com Stats
  • Wp.me shortlinks
  • Publicize
  • Notifications
  • Google+ Profile
  • VideoPress
  • Jetpack Comments
  • Likes
  • Subscriptions
  • Post by Email
  • VaultPress
  • JSON API
  • Mobile Push Notifications
  • Enhanced Distribution

Original Jetpack Changelog

2.7

  • Enhancement: Google+ Publicize
  • Enhancement: Add Cloudup as an oEmbed provider
  • Enhancement: Subscriptions: Add subscribe_field_id filter to allow updated ids when using multiple widgets
  • Enhancement: Infinite Scroll: TwentyFourteen Support
  • Bug Fix: Contact Form: Fix warning when form is called outside the loop
  • Bug Fix: Featured Content: Moving Settings to Customizer, provide option to set default tag as fallback, specify all supported post-types rather than just additional ones. Description Updates
  • Bug Fix: Featured Content: Compat with ‘additional_post_types’ theme support argument. Comment updates
  • Bug Fix: Featured Content: Make sure $term is an object before we treat it as one
  • Bug Fix: GlotPress: Merge with latest GlotPress
  • Bug Fix: Infinite Scroll: prevent Undefined index notice that can cause IS to fail when user has WP_DEBUG set to true
  • Bug Fix: Infinite Scroll: Improved compatibility with Carousel, Tiled Galleries, VideoPress, and the [audio] and [video] shortcodes
  • Bug Fix: Likes: Stop manually including version.php and trust the global. Some whitespace fixes, and if it’s an attachment, follow the post_status of the parent post
  • Bug Fix: Mobile Theme: Display password field for Gallery format protected posts
  • Bug Fix: Sharing: Add new translation width for share button, and Google Plus icons
  • Bug Fix: Shortcodes: Support Ineternational Google domains for maps
  • Bug Fix: Shortcodes: Facebook Embeds: Register alternate permalink.php URL for posts
  • Bug Fix: Subscriptions: Moved inline styles from widget email input to seperate css file
  • Bug Fix: Theme Tools: Fix glitch where random-redirect.php also showed as a plugin being deleted if you were deleting Jetpack
  • Bug Fix: Misc: Internationalization & RTL updates
  • Bug Fix: Misc: Prevent collisions with ‘Facebook Featured Image & OG Meta Tags’ plugin

2.6.1

  • Bug Fix: minor styling fix in pre- and post-MP6/3.8 UI changes.
  • Bug Fix: Stats: spinner gif url fix when the user is viewing it over https.
  • Bug Fix: Stats: Switch to esc_html from htmlspecialchars in error message — better to be native
  • Bug Fix: Media Extractor: some hosts don’t compile unicode for preg_match_all, so we temporarily removed the block that depended on it.
  • Bug Fix: Media Extractor: Add in some error handling for malformed URLs.
  • Bug Fix: Twitter Cards: treat single-image galleries as a photo-type.
  • Bug Fix: Update conflicting plugins for OG tags and Twitter Cards.
  • Bug Fix: Correct max supported version number — had been 3.6, update to 3.7.1

2.6

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