Features Included in the Core Jetpack Plugin

With the core Jetpack plugin, you can access a range of free and paid features that enhance your WordPress site to elevate your online presence.

Jetpack includes a set of features that are free and available to all WordPress sites with the Jetpack plugin installed — no paid plan required. This page lists all free features included in the core Jetpack plugin, along with the paid features available through Jetpack plans. If you are looking for what Jetpack offers without paying, the free features are listed in the first section below. If you want to know what a paid plan adds, see the paid features section.

Free features included in the core Jetpack pluginMD

SecurityMD

• Account Protection – Block malicious login attempts automatically and keep hackers out.
• Brute Force Protection – Shield your login page with rate‑limiting and secure authentication safeguards.
• Downtime Monitor – Get instant alerts if your site goes down and know when it’s back online.
• Firewall – Filter malicious traffic in real time with Jetpack’s site firewall.
• Notifications – Receive real‑time notifications about site activity across your devices.
• Secure Sign On – Let users log in with their WordPress.com account for quick, secure access.
• Site Verification – Verify your site with search engines and social platforms in a couple of clicks.

GrowthMD

• Stats – Clear, concise, and actionable analysis of your site performance.
• Social – Auto‑share your posts to social networks and track engagement in one place.
• AI  – Turn your ideas into ready‑to‑publish content at lightspeed. Free for up to 20 requests. A paid plan increases your monthly request limit.
• Forms – Build and share forms to collect leads, feedback, and payments.
• Blaze – Promote your posts and pages across millions of sites in the WordPress.com and Tumblr ad network.
• Canonical URLs – Add canonical URL tags to archive pages to prevent duplicate content in search engines.
• Comment Likes – Enable visitors to like individual comments and boost engagement.
• Comments – Replace the default comment form with a modern, feature‑rich alternative.
• Copy Post – Duplicate any post or page in one click to speed up content creation.
• Likes – Let readers like your posts to show appreciation and encourage interaction.
• Newsletter – Grow your subscriber list and deliver your content directly to their email inbox.
• Podcast – Publish, manage, and grow your podcast right from your site.
• Related Posts – Automatically display related articles to keep visitors reading longer.
• SEO Tools – Optimize titles, meta descriptions, and social previews for better search results. 
• Sharing – Add customizable share buttons so visitors can spread your content.
• Sitemaps – Generate XML sitemaps so search engines can index your site efficiently. 
• WooCommerce Analytics – Get actionable insights on your store’s orders, revenue, and customers.
• WordPress.com Reader – Quickly access the WordPress.com Reader from your site’s admin bar.

PerformanceMD

• Search – Instantly deliver the most relevant results to your visitors. Requires activating a plan to use, but includes a free tier (subject to usage limits) alongside paid tiers for higher usage.
• VideoPress – Powerful and flexible video hosting. Free for 1 video (up to 1GB). A paid plan unlocks 1TB of storage and unlimited videos.
• Site Accelerator – Serve images and certain static files from Jetpack’s global CDN for faster load times.

OtherMD

• Beautiful Math – Add beautifully formatted math equations to your posts and pages using LaTeX.
• Blocks – Expand your editor with custom Jetpack blocks for rich content and layout options.
• Carousel – Turn your image galleries into immersive, full‑screen slideshows.
• Custom Content Types – Display different types of content on your site with custom content types.
• Extra Sidebar Widgets – Add more widget options to your site, like social feeds, subscriptions, and more.
• Gravatar Hovercards – Show a user’s Gravatar profile when visitors hover over their name or image.
• Infinite Scroll – Automatically load new posts as visitors scroll down your site.
• JSON API – Access your site’s data remotely through the WordPress.com REST API.
• Markdown – Write and format posts using clean, readable Markdown syntax.
• Post by Email – Publish blog posts simply by sending an email to a custom address.
• Post List – See featured images at a glance in your WP Admin posts list.
• Shortcode Embeds – Easily embed rich media like YouTube videos and tweets using simple shortcodes.
• Tiled Galleries – Create visually engaging tiled image galleries with multiple layout options.
• Widget Visibility – Choose which widgets appear on specific pages or posts with advanced controls.
• WP.me Shortlinks – Share short, easy-to-remember links to your posts and pages.

Other Free Jetpack Features in Standalone PluginsMD

Jetpack ProtectMD

The Jetpack Protect plugin provides additional site protection features including free daily security scanning and a web application firewall (WAF). A paid upgrade adds realtime malware scanning and an enhanced firewall.

Jetpack BoostMD

The Jetpack Boost plugin provides site speed optimization tools to help optimize CSS and JavaScript loading, improve image delivery, and caching. Many of these features are available for free. You can consult the feature reference for a full list.

Paid features included in the core Jetpack pluginMD

The core Jetpack plugin also includes paid features. They are already part of the plugin, and you unlock them with a Jetpack plan (also called an upgrade or subscription). You do not need to install a separate plugin to use them unless the feature notes otherwise. You can compare plans on the Jetpack pricing page.

SecurityMD

• VaultPress Backup – Real-time cloud backups of your files and database, with one-click restores. Included in Jetpack Security (10 GB storage) and Jetpack Complete (1 TB storage) bundles or available as a standalone plan.
• Jetpack Scan – Automated malware scanning with one-click fixes for most threats. Included in Jetpack Security and Jetpack Complete bundles or available as a standalone plan.
• Firewall – Firewall rules that update automatically to block new threats. The free firewall supports manual rules only. Included in Jetpack Security and Jetpack Complete bundles or available as part of the Jetpack Scan standalone plan.
• Activity Log – Keep a record of every change made on your site. Jetpack Security keeps 30 days of history, and Jetpack Complete keeps 1 year.
• Akismet Anti-spam – Block comment and form spam automatically. Included in Jetpack Security and Jetpack Complete bundles or available as a standalone plan. Requires the Akismet Anti-spam plugin.

GrowthMD

• AI – Connect ChatGPT, Claude & more via MCP. Prompt based content generation. Higher request limits compare to free. Available in Jetpack Complete or as a standalone plan.
• Stats advanced insights – Add UTM campaign tracking, device stats (desktop, mobile, tablet, browser, and OS), and region and city locations to your Stats dashboard. The price depends on how many views your site gets each month.
• Ads – Earn revenue by displaying high‑quality ads on your site. Requires Jetpack Security, Growth, or Complete.
• Jetpack Social – Auto-generate custom social images for shared posts with Social Image Generator, plus other advanced sharing tools.
• Lower transaction fees – Payments, Paid Content, and paid newsletter subscriptions are available on all sites. A paid plan lowers Jetpack’s transaction fee from 10% to as low as 2%.

PerformanceMD

• Search – Paid tiers raise the record and request limits of the free tier. Jetpack Complete includes 100,000 records and 100,000 requests per month.
• VideoPress – Unlimited videos and 1 TB of storage. The free version includes 1 video (up to 1 GB).

SupportMD

• Priority support – All paid Jetpack plans include priority support from Jetpack Happiness Engineers.