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Every plugin is written and maintained by the same senior developers who build our client sites. No junior code, no agency template repos, no offshore hand-offs.
Custom WordPress plugin development, and the plugins we ship.
Plugins we first built for our own client work, packaged up for everyone, plus bespoke plugins written to order for Australian businesses. No bloat and no upsells: every plugin is built and maintained by the same team that builds our client sites.
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WordPress plugins, built in Australia.
Each plugin started life as code we built for a real client engagement. Click through to see features, pricing, and download options.
Stripe-native billing, subscriptions and invoices for WordPress.
- Stripe Cards, PayPal, Afterpay & Zip
- Five built-in invoice templates
- Custom branded checkout page
A free chatbot that answers in your words.
- Never invents prices or answers
- 10 KB script, no content in your page HTML
- 25 of your own answers, free. AI replies come with Pro
A security-first file manager inside the WordPress dashboard.
- Resumable drag-and-drop uploads
- Blocks traversal, symlink escapes and executable uploads
- Optional audit log with CSV export
Need a plugin that doesn't exist yet?
We build custom WordPress plugins to order, from small single-purpose tools to subscription and membership systems.
How custom plugins workPlugins we'd install on our own sites.
Because we do: every plugin in the catalogue runs on production CloudyWP client sites before it's ever offered to anyone else.
Real-world tested first
Each plugin started life as code we built for a real client engagement. By the time it reaches you, it has already been used on production sites rather than only in a test install.
Maintained, not abandoned
These are tools we use ourselves on client projects. We have a direct incentive to keep them updated, secure, and compatible with new WordPress and PHP versions.
How do you choose a WordPress plugin?
Choose a plugin by checking who maintains it and what it costs your site to run, not by its feature list.
Many plugin problems are visible before the plugin is ever installed. A short check up front saves a lot of clean-up later. Before you add any plugin to a business site, look at these points:
- Last update. A plugin that has not been updated in a year may not have been tested against current WordPress or PHP releases.
- A named developer. You want a person or company you can contact when something breaks, not an anonymous upload.
- What it loads. Some plugins add scripts and styles to every page, even pages that never use them. That weight slows the whole site.
- What it changes. Plugins that create their own database tables or rewrite core behaviour are harder to remove cleanly later.
- Overlap. If two plugins do the same job, one of them should go.
Why fewer, well-built plugins beat a long list.
Every plugin is code you did not write running on your server, so each one is a maintenance and security cost as well as a feature.
A site with a short list of well-built plugins is easier to update, faster to load and simpler to troubleshoot. When an update breaks something, there are fewer suspects. When a vulnerability is announced, you can tell straight away whether it affects you.
The usual pattern on a slow or fragile site is several small plugins stacked together to fake one feature: a form plugin, an add-on for payments, another for conditional fields, and a snippet plugin holding the glue. Replacing that stack with one purpose-built plugin often removes several moving parts at once. That is how CloudyWP Billing started: a single Stripe-native plugin for plans, subscriptions and invoices, so a site does not need WooCommerce plus extensions just to take a recurring payment.
How do you keep WordPress plugins secure?
Keep plugins updated, remove the ones you do not use, and prefer plugins that limit what they can do in the first place.
Out-of-date plugins are one of the most common ways WordPress sites get compromised. Updates matter, but so does design. Cloudy File Manager is a good example of building security into a plugin rather than adding it later: it is admin-only, every file path passes through one containment check that blocks directory traversal and symlink escapes, executable uploads are refused, and actions are nonce-protected.
Unused plugins should be deleted, not just deactivated. If you would rather have core, theme and plugin updates tested and applied for you, our WordPress maintenance plans cover it.
When is custom WordPress plugin development worth it?
A custom plugin is worth it when your process is specific to your business and no maintained plugin does it without workarounds.
Bespoke plugin development suits jobs like a booking rule only your business uses, a link between WordPress and the software you already run, or a members area with access rules that off-the-shelf plugins cannot express. You own the code, it does only what you need, and it loads only where it is used.
Our process is short: we agree what the plugin must do, write it against current WordPress coding standards, test it on a staging copy of your site, then hand it over with notes on how it works. Small plugins start from $300; larger ones get a fixed quote after scoping.
For recurring payments and member access, see our WordPress subscription plugin development service. If the plugin is part of a wider site build, our WordPress development team handles the theme, integrations and plugin together.
Plugins forged on real production sites.
Every plugin in the catalogue started as code we built for a paying client, hardened over months of production use, then packaged up for everyone.
WordPress plugin questions.
Are CloudyWP plugins free?
Cloudy File Manager and Cloudy AI Chatbot are free downloads (AI replies are in the paid Cloudy AI Chatbot Pro). CloudyWP Billing has a free plan and paid Pro plans with extra features. Pricing is shown on each plugin's own page.
Who builds and supports these plugins?
The same Melbourne team that builds our client sites. You get support directly from the developers who wrote the code, not a ticket-routing offshore queue.
Are they compatible with my existing WordPress setup?
Each plugin page lists its own requirements. CloudyWP Billing, for example, needs WordPress 6.0+, PHP 8.0+ and a Stripe account. Our plugins are written to sit alongside common page builders, SEO plugins and caching tools.
How much does custom WordPress plugin development cost?
Project work starts from $300 for a small, single-purpose plugin. Larger plugins are scoped first and then given a fixed quote, so you know the price before any code is written. Small changes to an existing plugin are billed at $100 an hour.
Should I use an existing plugin or have one built?
Use an existing plugin when a well-maintained one already does the job. A custom plugin makes sense when you would otherwise stack several plugins to fake one feature, when your workflow is specific to your business, or when you need to own the code outright.
How many plugins is too many on a WordPress site?
There is no safe number. One badly written plugin can slow a site or open a security hole, while twenty well-built ones may cause no trouble at all. Count less, and check what each plugin loads, who maintains it and whether you still need it.
How do I know if a WordPress plugin is safe?
Check that it is updated regularly, supports your WordPress and PHP versions, has a named developer you can contact, and asks only for the access it needs. Remove plugins you no longer use, because an inactive plugin can still be exploited while its files sit on the server.
Do you work with businesses outside Melbourne?
Yes. We are based in Melbourne and build custom WordPress plugins for businesses across Australia, with phone and video calls, shared project notes and staged releases you can test before they go live.
Can I request a feature or report a bug?
Yes. Use the contact form on the site or email support. Real people read every message and the developers respond directly to feature requests and bug reports.
Need a custom plugin built?
If our existing plugins don't cover what you need, talk to a WordPress plugin developer about building it. Tell us what it has to do and we'll quote on it.