Garage Companion Kit

Garage Companion Kit is a WordPress plugin designed to provide functional and content-related features for websites belonging to garages, MOT centres, and tyre-fitters. The plugin aims to ensure that essential business operations and content elements remain available regardless of theme changes, as these features are managed through the plugin itself. Key features include the addition of custom post types for services and reviews, with specific fields such as price and icon for services, and rating and author for reviews. The plugin offers several forms tailored to the needs of automotive service businesses: MOT or service booking, quote-by-registration, MOT reminder signup, a UK tyre search (which can be performed by size or vehicle registration), and a general contact message form. All form submissions are sent to the email address specified in the Garage Settings section of the WordPress Customizer, or to the site administrator’s email if no custom address is set. Garage Companion Kit also incorporates SEO structured data using JSON-LD, including an AutoRepair/LocalBusiness block that can display opening hours and an optional aggregate rating. Additional structured data includes a WebSite search action, as well as article and breadcrumb data on posts, which can help improve the website’s visibility and indexing in search engines. For new sites or those seeking to quickly populate their content, the plugin provides an optional one-click import of starter content, accessible via the Tools menu, which adds sample services and related data. This plugin is intended for use by automotive service businesses operating WordPress-based websites, particularly those in the UK, given the inclusion of MOT and UK tyre search features. It is delivered as a plugin for the WordPress platform and is available through the WordPress.org Plugin Directory. The evidence does not specify pricing or licensing details.