Practical plugins for WordPress
Spend less time maintaining your website and more time serving your readers, members, and customers. These plugins from Heath Consulting help you improve blog performance, connect Rotary data, manage club billing, and publish useful directories, calendars, and documents.
Explore the summaries below, then open a plugin’s page for features, requirements, installation instructions, and licensing details.
Blog performance & reader engagement
GH Blog Optimize
Give your blog three useful features in one small plugin: global image and WordPress core file CDN delivery, related post tiles, and a switch to disable comments on posts. Each feature can be turned on or off independently, with no Jetpack connection or WordPress.com account required.
Requires WordPress 6.2+ and PHP 7.4+. The image CDN needs a publicly reachable site.
FREE
Rotary club & district websites
WP Connect for DACdb
Keep your WordPress website in step with DACdb. Display leadership, member and club directories, events, newsletters, documents, and club maps using simple shortcodes. Maintain the information in DACdb and let your website display it automatically.
$99 introductory offer (expires Dec 31, 2027 Regular $250)
ONE TIME PURCHASE – Includes lifetime version upgrades. Requires an active DACdb account with API access. Paid support and customization options available.
ClubRunner NOVA integration
WP-CR-Connect for ClubRunner
Bring ClubRunner stories, events, and leadership onto your WordPress website through simple shortcodes. Server caching helps keep pages fast while reducing duplicate data entry.
Availability depends on ClubRunner NOVA API access. Additional features are in development or testing; see the plugin page for current status and licensing.
$99 introductory offer (expires Dec 31, 2027 Regular $250)
ONE TIME PURCHASE – Includes lifetime version upgrades. Requires an active ClubRunner NOVA account with API access activated. Paid support, installation and customizations available.
Dues, payments & treasurer reporting
Rotary Club Billing
Manage recurring dues, meals, events, fines, and one-time charges from one WordPress dashboard. Members sign in through an emailed link to view balances and pay by PayPal or Zelle. Club and Foundation transactions are tracked separately, with reports for your books.
Includes member imports, charge plans, payment records, and a member portal. See the treasurer guide for setup and daily use.
FREE – Paid support and customization available.
Searchable speaker directories
Speakers Bureau
Build a speaker directory with customizable registration forms, speaker profiles, topic searches, and searches by location. Speakers can maintain their own information, while administrators control the fields and directory layout. Designed for Rotary and useful for other nonprofit organizations.
FREE – Paid support and customization available.
See District 5320 or District 5400 examples. Professional installation is available from $250. Managed VPS hosting with WordPress and plugin updates is available starting at $500 per year.
Club & district event calendars
Rotary Calendar for DACdb
Display your DACdb calendar on your WordPress website in grid, month, or list layouts. Let visitors subscribe through Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook so club and district events are easier to follow.
Requires a DACdb account with API access. Professional installation is available from $75.
FREE – Paid support and customization available.
Google Drive folders on your website
Simple GDrive Embed
Display a publicly shared Google Drive folder inside a WordPress page using a shortcode. Visitors can browse subfolders and preview files without leaving the page. No Google API key or authentication is required.
FREE – with Paid support and customization available.
Free version requires Folders and files must be shared for public viewing.
View a live example.
Need help choosing or getting started?
Heath Consulting offers plugin installation, configuration, website integration, hosting, and ongoing support. If you’re unsure which plugin fits your website, get in touch and describe what you’d like it to do.
Free software: Free plugins and related documentation are provided “AS IS” without warranty, including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Professional services are available separately.