WordPress plugins A2 Hosting does not recommend
This article lists plugins that A2 Hosting does not recommend using with WordPress. These plugins can negatively affect a WordPress site's:
- Stability
- Performance
- Security
Processor-intensive plugins
Installing and activating any of these plugins can cause high CPU usage:
- Contextual Related Posts
- Broken Link Checker
- Wordfence Security
If you want to use the Wordfence Security plugin, make sure you configure it correctly as described in this article.
- Yet Another Featured Posts Plugin
- Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
- Fuzzy SEO Booster
- Similar Posts
- Spyder Spanker Bot Blocker
- WP-PostViews
- WP Missed Schedule
- WP Slimstat
- WP Symposium
- jr-referrer
- SEO Auto Links & Related Posts
- The Events Calendar
Backup plugins
The following plugins for backup functionality are not recommended because A2 Hosting offers automatic backups when you install WordPress in Softaculous. We recommend the use of an offsite backup plugin like VaultPress or Updraft Plus instead.
- Backup
- Backup Scheduler
- BackUpWordPress
- BackWPup
- Duplicator
- Online Backup for WordPress
- CodeTree Backup
- EZPZ One Click Backup
Database plugins
The following database-related plugins are not recommended because of multiple security issues. cPanel has a full version of phpMyAdmin for administering MySQL databases.
CAPTCHA plugins
Duplicated functionality with A2 Optimized for WordPress plugin
- WordPress Gzip Compression
- WP File Cache
- WP Super Cache
- Comet Cache (formerly Zen Cache & Quick Cache)
- HC Custom WP-Admin URL
Spamming plugins
Plugins with security issues
The following WordPress plugins have known security issues and should not be used on a WordPress site.
- ToolsPack
Plugins incompatible with caching plugins
The following plugin is incompatible with WordPress caching plugins:
Frivolous plugins that should be deleted
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