Title: Simplifies and streamlines development
Last modified: September 3, 2018

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# Simplifies and streamlines development

 *  [elainevdw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elainevdw/)
 * (@elainevdw)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simplifies-and-streamlines-development/)
 * This plugin is so friggin flexible, it’s hard not to find an excuse to use it.
   After using the free version on several sites, I decided to try the Pro version—
   it’s AWESOME. Seriously, couldn’t be happier with how easy it is to use and how
   many random backend issues you can solve with it. With the Pro version, I was
   able to put up rotating random ads and custom-ordered sponsor logos in a fraction
   of the amount of time it would have taken me to make custom post types for those
   purposes. Using the free version, I’ve made several tab boxes and structured 
   content areas; and I also like using it to hide the TinyMCE box on the page that’s
   assigned to Blog Posts with a message explaining that the page is a placeholder(
   as I’ve had clients get really confused about that before). The Pro options pages
   are also fantastic, but before going Pro I would often assign any “global” inputs
   to the page assigned to be the Front Page, and that worked well for things like
   social media URLs, phone numbers, and the email address to use for website contact
   stuff. Anyway, yeah, this plugin’s the bomb. Literally the only problem I’ve 
   ever had with it was running out of PHP variables on a particularly complicated
   page on an uber-economical hosting package, but that was actually easily fixed
   via htaccess. Love this plugin!

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