List of plugins that should not be installed for your WordPress website.
Installing too many unnecessary plugins will make your website cumbersome and slow to load. Especially when you install heavy plugins, it is possible to insert more files into the web source code or make many queries to the database. Below, we have compiled a list of heavy-duty plugins that can adversely affect the loading speed of your website. The list is given based on the results of tracking using the plugin Query Monitor or Waterfall by GTmetrix. You should only install them if absolutely necessary and cannot find a plugin with similar features to replace them.
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List of plugins that should not be installed
Note: this list is subjective and may change on a case-by-case basis. For example, the Jetpack plugin is a great (all-in-one) choice in case you need to use many of its modules. Or VaultPress is one of the top choices if you need regular website data backup (daily or real-time).
- AddThis
- AdSense Click Fraud Monitoring
- All-In-One Event Calendar
- Backup Buddy
- Better WordPress Google XML Sitemaps
- Broken Link checker
- Constant Contact for WordPress
- Contact Form 7
- Contextual Related Posts
- Digi Auto Links
- Disqus Comment System
- Divi Builder
- Essential Grid
- EWWW Image Optimizer
- Facebook Chat
- Fancy Gallery
- Fuzzy SEO Booster
- Google Analytics Dashboard for WP by ExactMetrics
- Google Language Translator
- Google Site Kit
- Google Translate
- Google XML Sitemaps
- Jetpack
- Leaflet Maps Marker
- MyReview
- NextGEN Gallery
- NewStatPress
- Real Estate Website Builder
- Really Simple Share
- Reveal IDs
- Revolution Slider
- Sharebar
- ShareThis
- S2 member
- SEO Auto Links & Related Posts
- Share Buttons by AddToAny
- Share Buttons by E-MAILiT
- ShareThis
- Social Discussions
- Socialable
- Similar Posts
- Slimstat Analytics
- SumoMe (Sumo)
- Tawk.To Live Chat
- Tribulent Slideshow Gallery
- Ultimate Social Media & Share
- VaultPress
- WooCommerce Customer History
- Wordfence
- Facebook Comments
- WordPress Related Posts
- WordPress Popular Posts
- WordPress Social Ring
- WP Bakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer)
- WP Facebook Like Plugin
- WP Jump Menu
- WP Social Bookmarking Lite
- WP Social Share
- WP Statistics
- WP Power Stats
- WP-PostViews
- WPML
- wpCloaker
- Yet Another Related Post Plugin
- Yuzo Related Posts
Which of the plugins on the list above are you using? In your opinion, which plugins should not be installed for WordPress websites? Please share with us your views and opinions through the comment box below.
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