# Royal Plugins

> Royal Plugins builds premium WordPress plugins for security, performance, SEO, backups, forms, affiliate management, and site essentials. All plugins are lightweight, security-scanned, and built by a solo developer with full code ownership.

## Pro Plugins

- [GuardPress](https://royalplugins.com/guardpress/): WordPress security — firewall, malware scanner, 2FA, login protection, activity logging. From $59/year.
- [SiteVault](https://royalplugins.com/sitevault/): Automated backups, one-click staging, AES-256 encryption, site migration, site health monitoring. From $49/year.
- [ForgeCache](https://royalplugins.com/forgecache/): Page caching, CSS/JS optimization, lazy loading, database cleanup, CDN integration. From $49/year.
- [SEObolt](https://royalplugins.com/seobolt/): Complete SEO toolkit — 57-point audit, rank tracking, schema markup (63 types), redirections, image SEO, AI optimization. From $49/year.
- [Royal Links](https://royalplugins.com/royal-links/): Affiliate link management — geo-targeting, A/B testing, QR codes, auto-linking, click analytics. From $49/year.
- [Royal Affiliates](https://royalplugins.com/royal-affiliates/): Full affiliate program for WooCommerce — multi-tier commissions, real-time tracking, payouts. From $99/year.
- [FormForge](https://royalplugins.com/formforge/): Drag-and-drop form builder — conditional logic, payments, quizzes, conversational forms, PDF export. From $99/year.

## Free Plugins

- [SiteVault Lite](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sitevault-backup-restore-migration/): Free manual backups and restore on WordPress.org.
- [Royal Links Lite](https://wordpress.org/plugins/royal-links/): Free basic link management on WordPress.org.
- [Royal MCP](https://wordpress.org/plugins/royal-mcp/): Free AI-powered WordPress management via MCP protocol.
- [RoyalComply](https://royalplugins.com/royal-comply/): Free GDPR and cookie consent.
- [Royal Access](https://royalplugins.com/royal-access/): Free role and permission manager.
- [Royal SMTP](https://royalplugins.com/royal-smtp/): Free email deliverability via SMTP.
- [Royal Ledger](https://wordpress.org/plugins/royal-ledger/): Free WordPress site cost tracker and AES-256 encrypted license key vault.

## Free Tools

- [SERP Preview](https://royalplugins.com/tools/serp-preview/): Preview how pages appear in Google search results.
- [Schema Validator](https://royalplugins.com/tools/schema-validator/): Check JSON-LD structured data for errors.
- [Meta Tag Checker](https://royalplugins.com/tools/meta-tag-checker/): Validate title, description, and Open Graph tags.
- [SSL Checker](https://royalplugins.com/tools/ssl-checker/): Verify SSL status, expiry, and chain.
- [HTTP Headers Checker](https://royalplugins.com/tools/http-headers-checker/): Analyze security headers and server config.
- [WordPress Security Scanner](https://royalplugins.com/tools/wordpress-security-scanner/): Scan any WordPress site for vulnerabilities.

## Blog

[Royal Plugins Blog](https://royalplugins.com/blog/) — practical WordPress guides on security, SEO, performance, and plugin development.

### Royal MCP integration series (2026)

- [Hosting Is the Hardest Part of Building an MCP Server](https://royalplugins.com/blog/hosting-is-the-hardest-part-of-building-an-mcp-server/) — After 50,000 downloads of a WordPress MCP server, the most consistent failure mode has nothing to do with tools. It's the OAuth handshake blocked at the host layer. 14+ documented failure modes across security middleware, web server config, and URL-space claimers.
- [Cloudflare Blocks AI Bots & Breaks MCP](https://royalplugins.com/blog/cloudflare-block-ai-bots-breaks-mcp/) — Cloudflare's Block AI Bots toggle silently intercepts MCP requests. Diagnostic steps to confirm it's the blocker plus a targeted WAF rule that skips bot detection only for MCP paths.
- [Connect Claude to Your WordPress Site in 5 Minutes](https://royalplugins.com/blog/connect-claude-to-wordpress-in-5-minutes/) — Video walkthrough plus written 5-step setup for getting Claude editing, drafting, and managing a WordPress site via Royal MCP.
- [Royal MCP vs AI Engine: Which MCP Plugin?](https://royalplugins.com/blog/royal-mcp-vs-ai-engine/) — Focused MCP server vs all-in-one AI plugin. Comparison of security posture, feature scope, and pricing for WordPress AI integration.

### Affiliate marketing series (May 2026)

- [AI Agents Are About to Break Affiliate Links](https://royalplugins.com/blog/ai-agents-break-affiliate-links/) — When ChatGPT agent or Claude Computer Use makes a purchase, third-party cookies, JS pixels, and HTTP Referer headers all fail. Server-side URL parameter tracking and coupon code attribution survive.
- [Coupon-Code Hijacking: The Affiliate Attribution War in Court](https://royalplugins.com/blog/coupon-code-hijacking-affiliate-attribution/) — *In re PayPal Honey Browser Extension Litigation* (5:24-cv-09470), the documented Selective StandDown mechanism, and what coupon extensions did to last-click attribution.
- [GA4 Quietly Broke Your Affiliate Tracking — 7-Point Audit](https://royalplugins.com/blog/ga4-affiliate-tracking-audit/) — Why GA4 underreports affiliate revenue 50%+ vs Universal Analytics. CJ analyzed 1,200 clients and found GA4's DDA model excludes ~98% of affiliate paths. Seven specific GA4 settings cause it; most are fixable in Admin.

## Pricing

All Pro plugins include 1 year of updates, priority support, and a 14-day money-back guarantee. See [full pricing](https://royalplugins.com/pricing/).

## Support

- [Documentation](https://royalplugins.com/support/)
- [Licensing](https://royalplugins.com/support/licensing/)
- [My Account](https://my.royalplugins.com/my-account/)