REVIVEPRESS
Revivepress review. A WordPress plugin that is absolutely necessary when you plan to operate a WordPress site for a long time!
블로그를 운영함에 있어서 가장 중요한 요소 중 하나는 역시 Evergreen Content를 충분히 만드는 것입니다(관련 글(영어)). 쉽게 얘기하면 잘 쓴 글을 한번 쓰고 마는 것이 아니라 꾸준히 관리해주는 것이죠. 당연히 아무 글이나 꾸준히 관리하는 것은 큰 의미가 없고 뭔가 반응이 좋은 글, 혹은 단순 한 두번 리뷰가 아니라 장기적으로 콘텐츠 질을 향상시켜줄 수 있는 친구들을 정기적으로 최신화하면서 관리해야 할 것입니다. 제 블로그에서는 스크리브너 리뷰 시리즈, 아이패드 글쓰기 앱 모음 등이 있겠습니다. 실제로 나름대로 주기적으로 관리하고 있습니다.
So, I’ve been looking into how to manage it and, as expected with the large WordPress market, there are quite a few related plugins available. Among them, I’ve tried out a pretty good WordPress plugin. It’s called Revivepress. Here’s the plugin link.
It doesn’t seem like Revivepress republishes the content itself.
It appears that Revivepress updates only the date to make the content appear more recent. This alone has value of course.
일단 제가 스스로 Evergreen Content를 최신화했던 적이 있었습니다. 근데 그 때는 마치 글이 새로 발행되는 것처럼 워드프레스 앱에서 알림도 뜨고 했었습니다. 하지만 이 Revivepress로 재발행되는 포스트들은 앱 알림이 따로 뜨지는 않더라고요. 방식이 조금 다른 듯합니다. 그래도 가장 중요한 날짜 최신화, 그리고 프리미엄 버전에서 지원하는 트위터, 페이스북, 링크드인, 텀블러 등 SNS에도 다시 재발행을 해주는 기능이 아주 쓸만합니다.
제가 SNS 자동 발행 플러그인들을 많이 사용하고 리뷰해봤었습니다. 이런 플러그인들이 보통 유료로 제공하는 기능이 바로 SNS 재발행 기능인데요, 뒤에 더 쓸 내용이지만 이 플러그인이 가성비가 정말 좋습니다. 그래서 이 플러그인이 더 마음에 들었습니다. 다만 아직 기능 부분에서 아쉬운 부분이 있는데요, 이 부분은 제가 지금 운영진에 물어본 상황이어서 해결이 가능할지도 모른다고 생각중입니다.
I like Revivepress because it has a lot of detailed features!
I like Revivepress because it allows for quite detailed plugin settings. You can change the update cycle to every 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, etc., allowing for a rotation of posts. Initially, I thought I could update my important blog posts once a year. However, this approach would mean that relatively recent posts would be updated later according to their recentness. As my blog accumulates more Evergreen Content in the future, the need to publish articles more quickly will also increase. Of course, to have these happy (?) concerns, I’d need to create at least 365 pieces of evergreen content, which is actually quite a high standard to achieve, so I’m not sure when that will be possible. Still, I’ve already edited over 250 articles at the moment, so I’m progressing towards my goal.
이 외에도 이 플러그인의 주요 기능으로는 특정 카테고리나 태그가 적용된 글들만 재발행하기, 앞 문단에서 언급한 SNS에도 자동 재발행 기능(유료), 포스트들 중에서 WPML으로 번역된 글들도 재발행(유료), 그리고 재발행 시 글의 내용을 올릴 지 제목을 올릴 지 등 나름 다양한 설정 역시 가능합니다. 저 WPML 재발행 기능도 매우 중요합니다. 제가 여러 글들에서 설명했다시피 워드프레스를 제대로 운영하려면 다국어로 운영하는 것이 필수이기 때문입니다. 우리나라 트래픽만으로는 네이버 블로그나 티스토리보다 높은 방문자수를 확보하는 것이 사실상 무리입니다. 아무래도 구글에 의존을 많이 해야하고, 영어 등 전세계 사람들의 조회수가 필요합니다. 그렇기에 저도 사실 지금은 외국인 방문자수가 우리나라 사람들에 비해서 매우 적지만 다소 미래를 본다는 선택으로 나름 꾸준히 블로그 번역을 하고 있습니다. 큰 그림을 본다는 생각으로…
I should keep an eye on how much impact Revivepress has on my blog’s visitor numbers.
My blog saw a significant improvement in performance from May onwards, but it’s currently in a stagnant state again. I believe it’s necessary to observe how much impact this plugin has had on my blog’s performance. If I were a true expert, I would prepare a test WordPress site and observe the changes before and after, or base it on numerous data points, but that’s still a bit challenging for me. Almost all SEO experts consistently emphasize the creation and consistent management of Evergreen Content. Therefore, I also have a certain level of trust and adherence to this approach. It seems I will need to continue monitoring more closely in the future.
Although my blog has over 800 posts, there are certain posts that receive a lot of traffic. Knowing this fact, while it’s good to increase the number of posts through blog activity itself, I also intersperse more carefully crafted posts to increase blog traffic. It’s a textbook approach, but it’s not easy…
Revivepress turned out to be better than I expected in terms of service.
However, there is some variability, so there are times when there is no response…
When I was initially searching for the Evergreen Content plugin, I came across reviews that mentioned “poor service” and “no response”. This made me a bit hesitant, but when I asked the developers later if these reviews were addressed, I received a decent response before purchasing the premium version, which left a positive impression on me. Now that I’ve purchased the premium version and asked another question, I’m eagerly awaiting when I will receive a response.
However, while the initial service aspect left a good impression, the lack of response can feel like complete disregard. It’s best to consider there is some variability…
Revivepress offers a fairly good cost-performance ratio as well.
I hope to achieve even better blog performance in the future…
WordPress also seems to be following the trend of subscription-based services like Netflix or MS Office, rather than one-time purchases. However, this plugin’s premium price of around $99 for a one-time purchase, while objectively expensive, feels reasonable considering long-term WordPress operation. By the way, certain reputable plugins also sell lifetime licenses for $599, $799, $899, and so on… Nevertheless, the longer I use WordPress, the more I yearn for a lifetime license. For example, WPML used to offer a lifetime license for around $250. At that time, my allowance was not enough to make the purchase. As a result, I am now spending $80 to $90 annually as a consequence. I aspire to run this blog for a lifetime if possible, but the prospect of annual expenditures is quite detrimental.
Currently, my blog doesn’t have an enormous amount of content, but if it surpasses a thousand posts in the future, with over 365 Evergreen Content posts, I anticipate running out of topics gradually. As time goes on, the importance of this plugin increases. Therefore, although it is already quite important now, I believe it will become even more crucial as my blog grows. I hope that Revivepress will show even better results in the future.
Revivepress Conclusion
Good point
- The features are quite good, and the settings are also diverse.
- The cost-effectiveness is also quite decent. Except for some core features, the free version is also acceptable.
bad point
- A plugin that requires sufficient blog content to demonstrate its functionality.
- It may be somewhat disappointing to use outside English-speaking countries.
- There is some variability in the service aspect.
