Can I use the message in a widget or template file instead of automatic insertion?

Yes. Set Location of Message to "Only where I use the template tag" and place wherever you want the messages to appear in your theme.

by James Hunt 4.8 (10 reviews)

What Would Seth Godin Do

Name: What Would Seth Godin Do
Rating: 4.8 (10 reviews)
Author: James Hunt

Displays a custom welcome message to new visitors and a different message to return visitors using a simple cookie.

What Would Seth Godin Do ranks #7,132 among WordPress.org plugins with 900+ active installations, is #348 of 3,738 in the SEO & Marketing category, a 4.8/5 rating from 10 reviews, and was last updated May 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v2.2.1 Current Version v2.2.1

Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 20 May, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#348 of 3,738 in SEO & Marketing Top 10% by installs

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Active Installs

900+

-8.1%

KW Avg Position

23.3

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Downloads

221.3K

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Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (10 reviews)

Next Milestone 1K

Total Progress 95%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Nov 19, 2024

What Would Seth Godin Do [what-would-seth-godin-do] < 2.1.2

CVE-2024-51900 · Fixed in v2.1.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.2.1
Last Updated: May 20, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: James Hunt

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 10
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for site owners who want to greet first-time visitors differently from returning visitors. It solves the problem of showing a tailored welcome message (like an RSS subscribe invitation) to new visitors while displaying a different or no message to people who have already visited, using a cookie to track visit counts.

Separate new and returning visitor messages
Configurable repetition threshold
Message placement before or after content
Template tag support
Show or hide messages on Pages
Exclude specific post or page IDs
No external dependencies
Lightweight vanilla JavaScript

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about What Would Seth Godin Do

It sets a cookie called wwsgd_visits that increments by 1 on each page load. Visitors whose count is at or below your configured "# of Repetitions" see the new-visitor message; everyone else sees the return-visitor message.

Yes — if the cookie is deleted the visitor will simply be treated as new again.

Yes. Set Location of Message to "Only where I use the template tag" and place <?php wwsgd_the_message(); ?> wherever you want the messages to appear in your theme.

Yes. Leave the Message to New Visitors field blank. New visitors will see nothing; return visitors will see your return-visitor message.

By default, yes. You can restrict it to posts only via the Show Message on Pages? setting.