As always, I tested again 8 featured plugins from WordPress.org. The second batch of August.
Here is what I think;

Lineate - Poetry Blocks (4.9/5)
Adds a dedicated poetry block, including an image export function.
Does exactly one thing and does it really well, and the poem-to-image export is a nice touch.
I can't find much to complain about. Maybe the native core poetry block is enough for you, but if you are serious about poetry, this is a great plugin.

VovaBlocks - Marketing & Content Blocks for Gutenberg (4.6/5)
A block collection focused on marketing and content blocks.
Very intuitive, lots of options, and I like that you can toggle which blocks actually show up.
Not a lot of unique blocks though, and the better ones are locked behind pro. Solid and it works, just a little bit too little to offer right now.

Hafenstudios Ads - Ad Manager, AdSense & Banner Ads (4.5/5)
Manage AdSense, banner ads, and split tests.
Split testing is probably my favorite feature, the AdSense/AI integration is nice, and the HTML block gives you a lot of freedom.
The regular templates are limited, and I think you suppose to convert them into a HTML block, if you like to do more… Not super intuitive. Also there are a few missing convenient functions like media and date picker. Reviews also look a little sus, low downloads but a lot of 5 star ratings....idk.

Sense Forms (4.4/5)
Form builder with GDPR tools, analytics, and conditional logic.
Nice onboarding, tons of fields, solid privacy and tracking options, and conditional logic that most free form plugins skip.
Some style options are buggy, especially hover states, and performance could be better since styles and scripts load unconditionally.

VertiFeed - Vertical Media Gallery (4.3/5)
A TikTok-style vertical video gallery block.
Simple interface, no bloat, lightweight.
First load can take a while, in Firefox especially (probably a bug…), and there's no video filesize limit. Otherwise pretty solid.

UnoDock (4.0/5)
A mobile sticky nav bar with icon buttons.
Easy to use, 8 templates to start from.
Preview isn't accurate, some icons have the wrong size or color, and you can't style buttons individually. It's okay, but I think there are better options.

BellePopups (3.8/5)
Yet another popup builder, this time with 10 starter templates.
Easy to use and it has a built-in contrast checker.
Preview is tiny, options like the darken-image slider are limited, and you're stuck with predefined templates. Doesn't really offer anything the others don't, and it feels a bit AI generated.

eBook Crafter - Convert Posts to PDF eBooks, Ready to Print (3.4/5)
Turns your posts into downloadable PDF ebooks.
Nice use of the block editor, and it keeps multiple versions of the PDFs you create.
Messes with your normal editor styling, the PDF output looks very different from the editor, and it feels unfinished overall. I like the idea, but it needs more work.

See the full breakdown with all the details on YT:
https://youtu.be/oQWJRlMAToo

What do you think about this selection? Will you install any of those?

As always, I went through the first 8 freshly featured plugins from WordPress.org of August. Here are my 2 cents.

Meow Mailer (4.9/5)

SMTP plugin and mail logger, does exactly what it says.
I liked the background send option, failure alerts, and being able to resend an email straight from the log.
The dashboard button naming is a bit confusing, and plain text emails have no line breaks in the log. Other than that, another great plugin from Meow.

DineKit (4.8/5)

Restaurant menu, online ordering, table reservations, and POS all in one plugin.
Packed with many great features, nice on-boarding, and the QR code generator and menu builder left a good impression.
Autosave got a little annoying for me personally, and it's 100% free with no pro version in sight, which honestly makes me a bit nervous about how long it'll get maintained.

ITBoffins Live Opening Hours Banner & Table (4.6/5)

Shows you the opening hours on the site.
Simple, intuitive, and the live preview while you set it up is a nice.
No styling options at all, and it could display the time of the WordPress to avoid confusion when you are dealing with different timezones
All in all, simple and solid.

RobArt Text Collector (4.5/5)

Let's you collect, organize, and reuse text snippets on your site.
Easy to use, and works in the front- and backend activate it, and I was surprised to see the AI co-authorship disclosure, you don't see that often.
The dashboard is way too busy though, tons of over-explanation, and you can't edit folders directly from the menu in the backend.
For me personally, not very useful, since I do not often reuse text, but for some people, this can be great.

FrontEdit (4.3/5)

Live frontend editor for WordPress.
The edit and preview toggle is nice and the commenting function is a cool touch.
The Free version's menu is basically useless since almost everything is locked behind pro.
After two disappointing attempts from last month, it was nice to see, that it can be done right, although I still do not see the appeal.

ShareMyPost (4.0/5)

Adds social share buttons to your posts and pages.
Just works out of the box, icons are easy to reorganize, and the developer support with filters and actions is great.
Can't customize the width of the container, and contrast on some icons like Tumblr and Snapchat is really bad. You can add the icons before or after the content. I think it is nicer to have the option to place those freely with a block, therefore, I'll pass.

LC Lightbox Lite (3.6/5)

A lightweight lightbox plugin for your images.
Animations are snappy and it's easy to use.
A bunch of options just don't work, like gradients and text display, and it feels pretty unpolished overall.There are way better options and in its current state, it is not a good advertisement for the Gallery Plugin it suppose to promote.

Direct Invoices (3.1/5)

Invoicing and payment requests built for WordPress.
Nice on-boarding and WooCommerce isn't required.
Missing a city field, dates don't save properly, and it feels most likely AI generated and under tested. Good concept, but it needs more work.

See the full breakdown with screen recordings on YT:
https://youtu.be/Ljw5-cWYIt0?si=4zPN02199zjQJomO

What do you think about this selection? Will you install any of those?