Polestar supports a wide range of popular plugins. Below you’ll find a few recommendations and plugins where special support has been added.
Page Builder by SiteOrigin
For building stunning layouts we recommend Page Builder by SiteOrigin.
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle
The SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle adds a host of useful widgets for use in Page Builder or regular theme widget areas.
WooCommerce
Polestar features custom WooCommerce styling and premium features such as a menu mini-cart and product quick-view. If your site has an ecommerce component to it, we recommend using WooCommerce.
Breadcrumbs
Polestar offers support for Breadcrumb NavXT and Yoast Breadcrumbs. To make use of Breadcrumb NavXT, install and activate the plugin. To make use of Yoast SEO Breadcrumbs, enable the feature at SEOSearch AppearanceBreadcrumbsBreadcrumbs settings.
Jetpack Featured Content
Polestar supports Jetpack Featured Content in the form of the blog posts slider. Find out more about using the posts slider.
Jetpack Infinite Scroll
If you’d like to add infinite scrolling to your blog, Polestar supports Jetpack Infinite Scroll.
Related Posts
Polestar offers a built-in related posts feature. If you’d like full control over your related posts we recommend Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (YARPP) which Polestar supports.
Max Mega Menu
If your site requires a mega menu we recommend using Max Mega Menu.
To make use of the mega menu functionality within Max Mega Menu, go to Max Mega MenuMenu ThemesMega MenusPanel Width. In the Outer Width and Inner Width fields, insert the following class name:
.polestar-container
The header search and mini-cart will be automatically disabled when using MMM which has its own search and mini-cart available.
UberMenu
Polestar has light integration support for UberMenu which is another option if you’re looking for a mega menu solution. The header search and mini-cart will be automatically disabled when using UberMenu which has its own search and mini-cart available.