Weekly GitHub and Downloads Roundup: What I Built, Fixed, and Deployed (April 24, 2026)
Every Thursday I do a quick audit of what actually shipped across all my public GitHub repos and what landed in the Downloads library. This week was a coordinated push: 7 releases, 46 commits, and two new downloads added. Here’s everything that moved.
The Numbers
This week across all 8 public repositories:
- 46 commits pushed (mix of features, fixes, and documentation)
- 7 pre-releases shipped, all tagged v0.6112 on April 22
- 2 new downloads added to the library
- All 8 repos received updates by April 24
What Shipped: The Seven Releases
Six of the seven plugin repos tagged a coordinated v0.6112 pre-release on April 22. This was a maintenance and documentation alignment pass — making sure readmes, changelogs, and profile links are consistent before I push toward stable releases. Nothing destructive, all additive.
SVG Support for WordPress
Enables safe SVG uploads with sanitization, role-based access controls, and full Media Library compatibility. The v0.6112 release included documentation cleanup and a tightened allowlist approach for uploaded SVG files. See release on GitHub.
Revision Reaper
Non-destructive WordPress database cleanup for revisions, trash, spam comments, and expired transients — with scheduled automation and ROI reporting. The v0.6112 release refined the reporting output and aligned profile links for WordPress.org submission. See release on GitHub.
WebP Support for WordPress
Batched AJAX WebP conversion with configurable quality settings, non-destructive backups, and render-time URL swapping. v0.6112 focused on documentation polish and better inline guidance for edge cases with large image libraries. See release on GitHub.
Login Support
WordPress login hardening with a custom login slug, one-time recovery tokens, rate limiting, security event logging, and Site Health integration. v0.6112 aligned changelogs and added clearer installation guidance. See release on GitHub.
Image Support
Media cleanup focused on SEO-friendly filename sanitization, content relinking, WebP sync, metadata hardening, and safe rollback. This was the most active plugin this week with 7 commits — the release included fixes for edge cases in the relinking logic. See release on GitHub.
HEIC Support for WordPress
Converts HEIC/HEIF uploads to WebP automatically, with non-destructive backups, bulk processing, and one-click restore. v0.6112 added documentation notes around iPhone photo workflows and clarified the restore process. See release on GitHub.
External Link Control
Controls outbound link behaviour site-wide — adds nofollow and new-tab defaults at render time with zero database changes. The v0.6112 release was a documentation and readme alignment update. See release on GitHub.
WPShadow: Most Active Repo This Week
WPShadow had 9 commits this week — more than any other repo — but no release tag yet. This is intentional. WPShadow is a local-first WordPress diagnostics and remediation plugin with 230+ checks, safe treatments, file review, backup recovery, and accessibility-first guidance. It’s the most complex project in the set and I’m being deliberate about when the first stable tag ships.
The week’s commits focused on internals: improving check groupings, refining treatment workflows, and hardening the reporting layer. The download entry for WPShadow was also updated on April 21 to reflect the current state of the project. Follow the repo on GitHub.
New This Week in the Downloads Library
Two new resources landed in the Downloads section this week.
Excel Training Prep Checklist: 30-Minute Planning Guide (April 23)
A practical pre-training planning tool for anyone setting up an Excel learning session — for themselves or a team. It covers learning goals, skill level assessment, environment setup, and session structure in a format you can work through in under 30 minutes. Get it in the Downloads library.
WPShadow Download Updated (April 21)
The WPShadow download entry was refreshed with updated descriptions and current project status. If you downloaded it previously, the link still works — this was a metadata and description update, not a new binary. The tool itself continues to evolve through the GitHub repo.
What I Would Improve Next
The v0.6112 releases are pre-releases for a reason. My goal is to get each plugin to a v1.0 stable state that’s ready for WordPress.org submission. That means test coverage improvements, edge-case handling, and accessibility review across all admin screens.
WPShadow is the priority. Once the check library stabilizes and the treatment workflow is locked, I’ll tag the first release candidate. The download page for WPShadow is one of the most visited pages on this site — if the download page is stale, users assume the project is stale. I don’t want that mismatch.
Want to Contribute?
If you’re a developer looking for practical ways to get involved, now is a good time. The repos are active, docs are improving, and there are real opportunities in usability, test coverage, release workflow polish, and edge-case bug handling. You don’t need to start with a big feature. Docs clarity, typo fixes with context, or a small edge-case reproduction note are all genuinely useful.
Start at my GitHub profile. If you open an issue, include what you expected, what happened, and your environment. That alone saves hours of back-and-forth.
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