Title: Wext Static Publisher
Author: Ahmet Cigsar
Published: <strong>September 30, 2026</strong>
Last modified: September 30, 2026

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# Wext Static Publisher

 By [Ahmet Cigsar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ahmetcigsar/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wext-static-publisher.3.3.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wext-static-publisher/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wext-static-publisher/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wext-static-publisher/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wext-static-publisher/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wext-static-publisher/)

## Description

Wext Static Publisher exports complete sites, rewrites URLs, creates ZIP archives,
and deploys directly to a user’s own Cloudflare account. Headless CMS mode blocks
the WordPress theme front end for visitors while signed export requests preserve
the theme design in the static site. It includes directory-based multilingual routing
with English as the default for new installations, integrations for Rank Math, All
in One SEO, SEOPress, SureRank SEO, The SEO Framework, Yoast SEO, and SmartCrawl
SEO, SFTP deployment, archive management, WP-CLI, and CI endpoints protected by 
WordPress Application Passwords. All features are free and open source.

Static search runs locally in the visitor’s browser with configurable fields, ranking
weights, and typo tolerance. No search service account is required.

English is the default interface language. Available WordPress.org language packs
follow the selected WordPress administrator locale. Translations are distributed
separately through translate.wordpress.org.

The plugin’s original code is MIT licensed. Bundled third-party components keep 
their own licenses; see THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt and their included license files.

The human-readable source code and packaging instructions are available at https://
github.com/ahmetcigsar/Wext-Static-Publisher .

### External services

Cloudflare connection and deployment are optional. When you connect your own Cloudflare
account and deploy, the plugin sends your account ID, API token, Worker configuration,
and generated static assets directly to Cloudflare. See Cloudflare’s terms and privacy
policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/website-terms/ and https://www.cloudflare.com/
privacypolicy/ . ZIP export and local static search do not require a Cloudflare 
account.

IndexNow is optional. When enabled, a completed export sends the public site hostname,
IndexNow key and key location, and the URLs of changed or removed pages to https://
api.indexnow.org/indexnow so participating search engines can discover updates. 
See https://www.indexnow.org/terms for its terms and privacy information.

The GitHub deployment webhook is optional. If configured, the plugin sends the configured
bearer token, export job ID, and build SHA-256 checksum to the webhook URL chosen
by the site administrator. For GitHub repository dispatch, see GitHub’s terms and
privacy statement: https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-
of-service and https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-
privacy-statement .

## Screenshots

[⌊Main dashboard showing publishing status and the latest static build.⌉⌊Main dashboard
showing publishing status and the latest static build.⌉[

Main dashboard showing publishing status and the latest static build.

[⌊Deploy setup for a Cloudflare account owned by the site administrator.⌉⌊Deploy
setup for a Cloudflare account owned by the site administrator.⌉[

Deploy setup for a Cloudflare account owned by the site administrator.

[⌊Static Site settings with Headless CMS and multilingual options.⌉⌊Static Site 
settings with Headless CMS and multilingual options.⌉[

Static Site settings with Headless CMS and multilingual options.

[⌊SEO plugin integrations and static output controls.⌉⌊SEO plugin integrations and
static output controls.⌉[

SEO plugin integrations and static output controls.

[⌊Hide settings for WordPress paths and traces in static output.⌉⌊Hide settings 
for WordPress paths and traces in static output.⌉[

Hide settings for WordPress paths and traces in static output.

## Installation

 1. Copy the `wext-static-publisher` directory to `wp-content/plugins/`.
 2. Activate the plugin in WordPress.
 3. Set the public site URL on the Wext Static Publisher admin page.
 4. Under Deploy > Cloudflare, connect your own Account ID and an API token with Workers
    Scripts Write permission.
 5. Configure a `workers.dev` subdomain or custom domain in Cloudflare, then export
    and deploy the static site.

Export assets, ZIP archives, and activity logs are stored in a private, per-site
database table. Downloads require WordPress authorization. The plugin does not write
exported HTML, JavaScript, ZIP archives, or web-server rules to the filesystem. 
ZIP downloads use streaming, uncompressed ZIP entries. Allow database capacity for
assets and archives; the archive retention setting controls completed exports.

Existing Wext Static Publisher installations can update in place. Saved settings
are preserved. Earlier ZIP archives are imported into database storage without extracting
files to disk; ZipArchive is required only for that import. Original uploads files
remain untouched as backups. Once the imported exports have been verified, the administrator
can remove the old plugin export directories through their hosting file manager.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Wext Static Publisher” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Ahmet Cigsar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ahmetcigsar/)

[Translate “Wext Static Publisher” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wext-static-publisher)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wext-static-publisher/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wext-static-publisher/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wext-static-publisher/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wext-static-publisher/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 3.3.0

 * Store static assets, archives, and activity logs in a private per-site database
   table.
 * Stream ZIP downloads and SFTP uploads without creating local export files.
 * Read Cloudflare deployment assets and configuration directly from database storage.
 * Preserve PHP and WordPress error reporting settings.
 * Import previous ZIP archives without extracting them to disk.

#### 3.2.1

 * Render exported script and stylesheet references through WordPress asset queues.
 * Use standard WordPress language packs instead of bundled translations.
 * Wait for the administrator to deactivate the legacy plugin before migrating.
 * Reject unsafe export paths, symbolic links, and server-executable file types.
 * Store new export artifacts in the plugin-specific uploads directory with Apache/
   IIS access protection.

#### 3.2.0

 * Detect SmartCrawl SEO automatically and add independent metadata, Schema, sitemap,
   and robots.txt output controls.
 * Preserve SmartCrawl SEO output and rewrite internal URLs to the public static
   domain.
 * Export SmartCrawl sitemap stylesheets as static XSL files and adapt Schema SearchAction
   to static search.
 * Fix unchecked SEO output settings being re-enabled by repeated WordPress sanitization.
 * Add SmartCrawl integration tests and a persistent local WordPress Playground 
   setup.

#### 3.1.0

 * Keep the Wext Static Publisher installation directory and translation domain 
   consistent with the public name.
 * Replace the bundled Apache-licensed search library with an MIT-licensed browser
   search script.
 * Add WordPress.org screenshots and directory metadata.

## Meta

 *  Version **3.3.0**
 *  Last updated **1 day ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.2**
 *  PHP version ** 8.1 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [cloudflare](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cloudflare/)[export](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/export/)
   [headless cms](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/headless-cms/)[sftp](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sftp/)
   [static site](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/static-site/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wext-static-publisher/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Ahmet Cigsar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ahmetcigsar/)

## Support

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