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Apex Digital Toolbox

by nwells · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.2.2 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 8.1+

Apex Digital Toolbox has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 7,869 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 1, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Apex Digital Toolbox at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
7,869
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Apex Digital Toolbox well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Identify the production URL so as to apply specific logic or hooks depending on which environment the site is in
  • Block visitors to the staging site based on IP or by using a specific cookie – great for showing clients but not the world
  • Find & replace functionality – great for changing from a staging URL to a production URL
  • Auto 301 redirect to the site domain for WordPress – useful to ensure everyone is using the correct path i.e. with www (or not) and https (or not)
  • Add additional classes to the main body tag to easily target device and operating system i.e. iOS, Android, Chrome, etc…
  • Sitemap generator to display a list of pages (or any post type) on the site as well as offering the ability to exclude pages
  • WooCommerce settings to disable categories list on single product page, remove reviews tab, remove product count on categories
  • When using Visual Composer you can automatically load in any PHP files that make use of vc_map() within your theme
  • When using Gravity Forms & Bootstrap all correct classes will be applied to input boxes and buttons. Also, a new field type is added to add columns to forms as…
  • Gravity Forms confirmation message appear underneath any fixed header when using AJAX. This hook allows you to scroll to the correct position based on the…
  • Can specify a stylesheet that you want to appear last in the enqueue – useful for overwriting parent themes or other plugins
  • YouTube embedded videos can have the title, related videos, and controls switched off

Details

Too many plugins installed to do basic things? Bring some common functions ones into one plugin to make life that little bit easier for developers.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • administration
  • production
  • setup
  • staging

More from nwells

Version
2.2.2
Last updated
Sep 1, 2026
First published
Nov 28, 2016
Requires WordPress
6.9
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
8.1
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Apex Digital Toolbox FAQ

What does Apex Digital Toolbox do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Apex Digital Toolbox offers Identify the production URL so as to apply specific logic or hooks depending on which environment the site is in, Block visitors to the staging site based on IP or by using a specific cookie – great for showing clients but not the world, Find & replace functionality – great for changing from a staging URL to a production URL, Auto 301 redirect to the site domain for WordPress – useful to ensure everyone is using the correct path i.e. with www (or not) and https (or not) and Add additional classes to the main body tag to easily target device and operating system i.e. iOS, Android, Chrome, etc.

How many active installs does Apex Digital Toolbox have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Apex Digital Toolbox as of September 7, 2026.

Is Apex Digital Toolbox still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 1, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Apex Digital Toolbox free?

Apex Digital Toolbox is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.