Do I *Really* Need ALL of These W.P Plugins, LOL?

breakdance · 10-14-2009, 03:14 AM

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Are "all" of these plugins necessary, and if not, which ones should I *remove*?

JasonValens · 10-14-2009, 03:23 AM

Depends what functions you need, but as a general rule it's best to keep plugins at a minimum. The more plugins, the more potential exploits that could arise for people to target.

aboutalhah · 10-14-2009, 03:38 AM

The are essentials. Make sure you get those right from the start:

All in One SEO Pack
WordPress Database Backup

As for the other, no rush...

Franck

markshields · 10-14-2009, 03:41 AM

Yeah I dont use too many plug ins as there is so many that if you where to use them all you would never stop.

Marian · 10-14-2009, 03:43 AM

Yeah... and activate akismet - very useful :-) and do a good blog too!

I have a few others... but as it was said it depends on what you plan to do with your blog, how you run it and what's the purpose of it.

Marian

glide21 · 10-14-2009, 03:45 AM

Depends why you wanted them in the first place. I have a blog hosted with godaddy and have removed some as performance was poor, on the other hand I have blogs with hostgator and no performance issues. If they slow your site down you will lose custom, so dump the ones you don't need. BTW, anyone else experiences slow response time with godaddy?

Kim Standerline · 10-14-2009, 03:47 AM

I can never understand why anyone would want to host with godaddy, they are terrible. no wonder your blog is underperforming

Askimet is a must for definite

Quote:

Originally Posted by glide21

Depends why you wanted them in the first place. I have a blog hosted with godaddy and have removed some as performance was poor, on the other hand I have blogs with hostgator and no performance issues. If they slow your site down you will lose custom, so dump the ones you don't need. BTW, anyone else experiences slow response time with godaddy?

breakdance · 10-14-2009, 04:33 AM

Hey everybody, since I want to use my website as more of a "site" instead of a *blog*, which plugins would y'all recommend I delete from my list? Would I need "Askimet" since I don't plan on users commenting on my site?

John Burton · 10-14-2009, 04:38 AM

I would recommend these as essentials -

All in One SEO Pack
WordPress Database Backup
Google XML sitemap

Get these first.

John Burton

Abledragon · 10-14-2009, 05:12 AM

I agree with a few of the others - keep plugins to a minimum.

Every extra plugin is an extra possibility for something to go wrong, particularly at WordPress upgrade times.

Another risk is that the plugin author stops supporting it - again, problems at upgrade time.

Some plugins definitely slow performance - they're generally ones that have to access other sites for information to do their job - like Share This, or Related Sites plugins, for example.

Cheers,

Martin.

maksym · 10-14-2009, 05:18 AM

Personally, i am using only couple plugins. That's why i don't see any point to use of them.
I will recommend you the next ones:
Akismet
All in One SEO Pack
Sociable Zyblog Edition

madison_avenue · 10-14-2009, 05:23 AM

I got to the stage where I was suffering from a disease called "pluginitis" , where I was constantly looking around for for the next great plugin.

I had dozens installed and they were causing me a lot of hassle. I ended up uninstalling all but a handful and started concentrating on good content. The result was my traffic improved massively and running the site was so much easier too. I now run a minimalist set up.

JoelAnnesley · 10-14-2009, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madison_avenue

I got to the stage where I was suffering from a disease called "pluginitis" , where I was constantly looking around for for the next great plugin.

I had dozens installed and they were causing me a lot of hassle. I ended up uninstalling all but a handful and started concentrating on good content. The result was my traffic improved massively and running the site was so much easier too. I now run a minimalist set up.

I think I've ALSO suffered a similar disease :P

How many plugins do you need before its considered a security risk? LOL
And if you have plugins installed but not activated - is this also a security risk?

madison_avenue · 10-14-2009, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoelAnnesley

I think I've ALSO suffered a similar disease :P

How many plugins do you need before its considered a security risk? LOL
And if you have plugins installed but not activated - is this also a security risk?

I believe in being lean and mean now. Life's much simpler!

maksym · 10-14-2009, 11:48 AM

yeap... plugins are not everything.
Install couple and that's it. Concentrate more on content at your web page and on getting traffic to it

Vaan · 10-14-2009, 12:35 PM

Always stick with SEO related plugins first,

After all your blog need traffic to keep it alive right? so SEO plugins is very needed on every blog you have,
Thus combine with unique articles + SEO techniques.., NO BLOG WILL DEFEAT YOURS!

Regards,
Vaan

mequad · 11-15-2009, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kim Standerline

I can never understand why anyone would want to host with godaddy, they are terrible. no wonder your blog is underperforming

Askimet is a must for definite

I agree Kim.

GoDaddy is a terrible, and I mean terrrible hosting solution.

HostGator Busines is a good Starter solution.

But just a starter solution.

Dedicated & Reseller are the Pro levels to use.

Craig Desorcy · 11-15-2009, 02:19 AM

A suggestion:

Figure out your outcome and then go for the minimum essentials.
Plugins slow the loading time of your blog among other things
that's not to your advantage.

Craig

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glide21 Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London Uk Posts: 45 Thanks: 14 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	*Re: Do I Really* Need ALL of These W.P Plugins, LOL?** Depends why you wanted them in the first place. I have a blog hosted with godaddy and have removed some as performance was poor, on the other hand I have blogs with hostgator and no performance issues. If they slow your site down you will lose custom, so dump the ones you don't need. BTW, anyone else experiences slow response time with godaddy?

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Abledragon HyperActive Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hong Kong. Posts: 442 Thanks: 0 Thanked 48 Times in 43 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	*Re: Do I Really* Need ALL of These W.P Plugins, LOL?** I agree with a few of the others - keep plugins to a minimum. Every extra plugin is an extra possibility for something to go wrong, particularly at WordPress upgrade times. Another risk is that the plugin author stops supporting it - again, problems at upgrade time. Some plugins definitely slow performance - they're generally ones that have to access other sites for information to do their job - like Share This, or Related Sites plugins, for example. Cheers, Martin.
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