Useful free tools from Seven Creative

Useful free tools from Seven Creative

DNS lookup

This simple DNS lookup tool lets you enter a domain name and check the records that connect it to its website, email and other services. It’s useful for investigating website or email problems, checking settings before moving hosting, or seeing how a domain is configured—all through a straightforward webpage.

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Floor planner – enhanced floor plans

Floor-planner.co.uk makes it easy to turn a basic floor plan into an enhanced plan showing fire safety equipment, escape routes, room details and other useful information. Upload an existing plan, add symbols and notes, then download it as a PDF or image. You can also save your plans online to update later. It’s designed for landlords, letting agents, property managers and anyone preparing plans for HMO licence applications or property documentation, helping you create clear, practical plans without specialist drawing software.

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Place Pass – create memorable passwords based on a place

PlacePass.me helps you create memorable passwords using a place that means something to you. It combines a location’s What3Words address with a PIN and extra characters, giving you a personal way to generate a password rather than trying to remember a random string of letters and numbers. It could be useful for anyone who finds conventional passwords difficult to remember and likes the idea of using a familiar location as a memory aid.

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Create a QR code then update its destination at any time

The PlacePass QR code generator lets you create a QR code and update its destination later using a password. Unlike a fixed QR code, you can change where it takes people without replacing the code itself—particularly useful once it’s printed on flyers, business cards, menus or signs. It’s a practical tool for businesses, event organisers and anyone who wants to keep their printed materials useful as links, offers or information change.

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Structured Prompt Building Wizard

The Structured Prompt Building Wizard helps you turn an idea into clear instructions for AI tools such as ChatGPT. Its simple form guides you through what you want the AI to do, the background information it needs, any rules to follow and how the answer should look. You can skip sections that aren’t relevant, then generate and copy your finished prompt. It’s useful for anyone who wants more consistent, relevant responses from AI but isn’t sure what to include or where to start—no technical knowledge required.

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Case Study Generator for WordPress (plugin)

How could we call ourselves a marketing agency without a focus on marketing? This plugin allows you to turn notes into a structured case study. Follow the wizard to go through the background, challenge, solution and results to automatically create a draft blog post for you to review and publish.

It works across a wide range of industries. You can use your own headings, add extra sections and leave out anything that does not apply. No account, subscription or API key is required. This plugin has been tested to WP version 7.1.3 and passes all the WordPress Plugin Check tests (i.e. Categories, Types, and AI Settings)

Installation

  1. Download the plugin ZIP file. Leave it zipped.
  2. In your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin.
  3. Select the ZIP file and click Install Now.
  4. Click Activate Plugin.
  5. Go to Tools → Case Study Generator.

Installing the plugin requires administrator access or equivalent permissions. Once installed, users with permission to edit posts can use the wizard.

Creating your first case study

1. Project overview

Enter a title and a short summary. You can also add the client or project name, industry, location, timeframe and background. If the client needs to remain anonymous, use a general description instead.

The summary also becomes the WordPress post excerpt.

2. Challenge and delivery

Explain the problem or opportunity, what you wanted to achieve and how you approached it. Add objectives and work delivered as lists, with one item per line.

3. Results and evidence

Describe what changed. Include measurable results where available, or explain the practical benefits in words. You can also add measurement notes, an approved testimonial and lessons learned.

4. Extras and links

Add up to three additional sections for anything specific to your project, such as technical details, sustainability or community impact.

You can include a link to the project, a video or a virtual tour, plus your own call to action and destination link.

5. Post settings

Choose a category and optionally add:

  • Tags: separate these with commas.
  • Post URL slug: leave blank to let WordPress generate it from the title.
  • Search description: saved for use with Yoast SEO or Rank Math.
  • Featured image: choose an image from your WordPress Media Library.

Expand Customise section headings to change the default headings. Leaving a heading blank keeps its content but removes that heading.

Previewing and publishing

Click Preview case study to check the assembled content. Your entries remain in the form so you can make changes.

When you are happy, click Create draft and open editor. This creates a new draft and opens the standard WordPress editor. You can then edit the wording, rearrange sections, add images or embeds, and publish or submit for review.

The plugin does not publish automatically.

Tips for using the wizard

  • Only a title and at least one narrative or list field are required. Empty sections are omitted.
  • The wizard organises your wording; it does not write or rewrite your answers. Use complete sentences where appropriate.
  • Use Next and Back to move between steps, or Show all sections to display the whole form.
  • Your theme controls the finished post’s appearance. The preview shows the content without your theme layout or featured image.
  • Project, video and virtual-tour URLs become clickable links. To display embedded content, add the appropriate block in the WordPress editor.
  • A compatible active SEO plugin is needed to output the optional search description.

Saving and editing

The wizard does not save automatically. Keep the page open until you create a draft.

After creating the draft, make further changes through Posts → All Posts. The wizard does not reopen existing case studies; completing it again creates another draft.

Your generated posts remain on your website if you deactivate or remove the plugin.

Free to use and redistribute

Case Study Generator is provided by Seven Creative under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. You may use, modify and redistribute it under those terms, preserving the applicable copyright and licence notices. The plugin contains no usage tracking or reporting to Seven Creative.

Download the Case Study Generator for WordPress here