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Slowing down Tested up to 6.6.9 #10 in dev

BX Essentials

Ferramentas e configurações padrões recomendados pelo time WordPress Buildbox.

Buildbox By Buildbox · v2.1.2 · Updated 2 years ago

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Active installs20+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d161▲ +35.3% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score27/100At risk
All-time downloads3KSince Oct 2021
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 5.5PHP 8.0.0+
Downloads · 7d44▲ +15.8% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

BX Essentials shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 27/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (20+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in over a year
  • Only tested up to WordPress 6.6 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

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Daily downloads

4913Jul 3Aug 16Sep 30
Yesterday7
Daily average (1y)4
Peak day25Apr 29, 2026
Last 12 months1.3K

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where BX Essentials stands today
Dev #10 of 18 plugins → Tools #33 of 101 plugins →

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
dev >100 2,088 Best dev plugins →
tools >100 10,000 Best tools plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 2.1100.0%

About BX Essentials

From the official readme · v2.1.2

Description

Este plugin inclui funções e classes úteis para desenvolvedores de temas e plugins WordPress.

Também contém hooks que estendem funcionalidades básicas do WordPress e configurações padrões para temas.

Este plugin se destina a desenvolvedores. A leitura do código é recomendada para total ciência de todas as funções e recursos presentes.

Changelog

Adiciona localizações alternativas para templates.

2.1.1

  • Adiciona opção para mudar cor do painel pelo tipo de ambiente.
  • Atualiza debug() para registar e mostrar logs de acordo com configuração de WP_DEBUG.

2.1.0

  • Adiciona class Form.
  • Adiciona class Validator.
  • Adiciona $clipboard, $action (crud), intersect, mask, persist ao Alpine.js.
  • Atualiza PHPDoc.

2.0.2

  • Correções

2.0.0

  • Adiciona AutoLoader de classes.
  • Adiciona render_svg().
  • Estende virtual pages com endpoint_base.
  • Altera actions do Gearbox.js
  • Altera cache do wp_remote_get de disk para transient.
  • Configurações são desativadas por padrão.
  • Remove path_to_url().

1.4.1

  • Adiciona suporte a dataset ao Gearbox.js

1.4.0

  • Adiciona localizações alternativas para templates.
  • Adiciona funções para localizações alternativas de templates.

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

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2 WP PHP Console WP PHP Console An implementation of PHP Console as a WordPress plugin. Use Chrome Dev Tools to debug your… by Fulvio Notarstefano 500+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (19) 6 years ago 38
3 Gravity Forms – Tab Index Gravity Forms – Tab Index Gravity Forms Add On. Adds custom tabindex field to the "Advanced" tab for form fields. by Brett 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (7) 12 years ago 33
4 Custom Admin Footer Text Custom Admin Footer Text Display custom text (or links) in the admin footer. by jp2112 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 12 years ago 32
5 Add Login Text Add Login Text Display custom text (or links) on the admin login screen. by jp2112 90+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 1 (1) 12 years ago 20
6 WP Manage Plugins WP Manage Plugins An easy way to give you more control over the plugins section of WordPress by Brad Williams 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 17 years ago 31
7 PLX Multi-Environments PLX Multi-Environments Manage separate Development, Staging, and Production environments directly from the… by Webmaster 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 years ago 24
8 Dev Theme Dev Theme DEV Theme by Avi Bashari 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 3 years ago 31
9 SnapShots SnapShots Quickly Create SnapShots of your development sites and restore them with a click. by EverPress 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (3) 2 years ago 30
11 Empty Blog Empty Blog Created with developers in mind, this plugin allows you to easily delete posts, tags, and… by Daryl L. L. Houston (dllh) 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 7 years ago 31

FAQ

BX Essentials: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026

Is BX Essentials free?

Yes. BX Essentials is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is BX Essentials safe to use in 2026?

BX Essentials shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 27/100 on our health check.

How many websites use BX Essentials?

BX Essentials is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,984 times since it launched in October 2021. It was downloaded 161 times in the last 30 days.

Does BX Essentials work with WordPress 7.1?

BX Essentials is officially tested up to WordPress 6.6.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

What PHP version does BX Essentials need?

BX Essentials requires PHP 8.0.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was BX Essentials last updated?

The latest version, 2.1.2, was released on November 4, 2024 (2 years ago).

Who makes BX Essentials?

BX Essentials is developed and maintained by Buildbox.

What are the best alternatives to BX Essentials?

The most popular alternatives to BX Essentials are Taxonomy Thumbnail (3K+ installs), WP PHP Console (500+ installs) and Gravity Forms – Tab Index (100+ installs).

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