Alesta

Alesta is a minimalist WordPress toolkit focused on SEO and technical performance. Every module does one thing and does it well.

Modules shipped in this version:

• XML Sitemap — Generates a sitemap.xml, automatically pings Google and Bing when content is updated, and lets you exclude specific post types or individual posts.
• Gzip, Cache, HTTPS optimization — Clean, safe manipulation of the .htaccess file: enable Gzip compression, browser cache headers for static assets, and HTTP to HTTPS redirection. One-click backup and restore included.
• Robots.txt editor — Edit, backup, restore and check the accessibility of your robots.txt directly from the WordPress admin.
• Broken links scanner (4xx / 5xx) — Scheduled scan of your internal links to detect 404, 500 and other HTTP errors, with a sortable results table.
• Scheduled database cleaner — Removes revisions, auto-drafts, orphan meta, expired transients, spam and trash comments on a WP Cron schedule. One-click manual cleanup and detailed report.
• Google Fonts GDPR self-hosting — Detects Google Fonts loaded by your theme/plugins, downloads them locally, and rewrites the URLs so no requests hit Google servers (GDPR compliance).
• Maintenance mode — One-click maintenance / coming-soon page with configurable logo, headline, message, background, countdown and whitelist for admins. Sends a 503 status to search engines.
• GDPR cookies banner — Customizable consent banner (Accept / Refuse / Configure) rendered site-wide, with per-category storage of the visitor’s choice.
• Talk to Me — floating contact widget — Multi-channel contact button (WhatsApp, Messenger, phone, email, SMS, Telegram, Instagram DM, custom link) with configurable opening hours per day. No AI, no external API.
• Health Check — Site health dashboard: PHP version, SSL, disk usage, active plugins count, MySQL version, uploads folder size, key file/permission checks.
• Debug Manager — One-click toggle for WP_DEBUG (writes to wp-config.php with automatic backup), live viewer for debug.log with size/rotation info, one-click clear.
• Budget tracker — Monthly / daily token consumption dashboard (empty by default; populated when you install the optional Alesta AI Pro plugin for AI features).

Alesta is built in the same product family as the Alesta AI suite. This release covers all 12 Free modules from the Alesta AI Free v1.2.7 blueprint.

Privacy and GDPR

Alesta does not send any data outside your site, except the public pings sent to Google and Bing when you regenerate your XML sitemap (standard sitemap behavior). No tracking, no telemetry, no connection to third-party servers.

Compatibility

• Works with any theme
• Compatible with the Classic Editor and the Block Editor (Gutenberg)
• Compatible with WooCommerce (products are included in the sitemap if the CPT is public)

Pro version

A separate Alesta AI Pro extension provides additional modules (AI, security, reporting, chatbot, and more). It is distributed outside the WordPress.org repository at alesta-ai.com and is fully independent and optional.