Review:
neo Universe - Florian Krines - Knusper Photography

I had access to all neoPlugins in beta, together in neo Universe. I already wrote my (consistently positive) experiences with the individual plugins in the respective plugin reviews. The concept of packing all neoPlugins into a single plugin is pretty clever. In one ecosystem neo Universe unites everything needed for media management and optimization in WordPress. Because all plugins come from the same development team, the seamless cooperation of all plugins is ensured.

I discovered neo Draw when I was looking for Paint for WordPress and found exactly that. A very intuitive and powerful drawing tool. Unlike Paint, neo Draw has well-chosen color palettes. 😉 I especially like the uniform drawing style with the matching font. The whole design looks very coherent and well thought out. The integrated icon library includes emojis, a wide selection of icons and even animated GIFs. You can also add your own images, GIFs and icons to the drawings. Thanks for the valuable tool!

Already during development I had the opportunity to test neo Draw more closely. The plugin is super-fast and perfectly integrated into WordPress. Editing the drawings is possible directly in the PageBuilder. The raw data is embedded in the image file and can be easily transferred to another domain by downloading the file. Surprisingly, the drawings are still displayed even if the plugin is deactivated. Very nice! Everything is of very high quality and reliable. The developer also responds to technical questions immediately. I am very satisfied.

Through a neo WP software developer I got early access to neo Draw. I actually just wanted to create a few drawings until I discovered what neo Draw is capable of. You can draw absolutely anything: logos, icons, tables, ornaments, ... You can also draw and paint over existing images. With the link feature I even drew and linked my own buttons. Especially brilliant is that everything can be animated with just one click, which looks very impressive.

As a beta tester I was able to test neo Optimize extensively. What is very well solved in neo Optimize is that all images and the entire content folder remain untouched. The plugin creates thumbnails in a separate folder and leaves the database 100% unchanged. I haven't seen a solution like this in any other media optimization plugin so far.

I'm generally cautious with renaming plugins because they've often broken references and PHP arrays in my database. That's why I tested neo Rename thoroughly on a staging instance. What can I say? I couldn't bring neo Rename down. The plugin simply detects every image reference that is hiding somewhere in the database. Whether in post content, an ACF field, or in your own JS code. I especially like that the plugin shows me where the image is used before renaming. That gives me extra confidence.

I was able to use neo Rename in the beta test. It is simply reliable. As a professional photographer I use many images and update them regularly on my website. With neo Rename I keep titles and alt tags consistent. This plugin saves me a lot of time.

The neoPro plugin is my multitool for media in WordPress! Whether renaming, replacing, duplicating or optimizing images - it’s all included. Even drawing and animating is possible. All in one plugin. No more plugin chaos, no compatibility issues. The features are perfectly coordinated. I especially like that in the neo Manager I can enable exactly the features I need.

There are only a few truly outstanding WordPress plugins and neoPro is definitely one of them. The modern design looks professional and is thought through down to the last detail. The plugin integrates seamlessly into WordPress. In the media library, images can be renamed or replaced with just one click. Drawings can even be edited directly in the page builder. Amazing how elegant media management in WordPress can be.

The support is better than anything I’ve experienced so far. I had a technical question about plugin integration. Less than ten minutes later I got an answer directly from the development team. Not only fast, but also precise. You can tell immediately that these aren’t bots answering, but real pros with passion. The communication was friendly and professional. Thanks so much for the fantastic help! ♥