Blacklisted Plugins
Your Managed WordPress has blacklisted the following plugins, meaning you cannot install them, and if we detect them installed on your account, they will be removed.
This is not an exhaustive list of disallowed plugins. Any plugin that fits into these categories or is otherwise known to cause problems may be added to the list or disabled at any time.
| Plugin name | Category | More info |
|---|---|---|
| 6scan-backup | Backups | – |
| 6scan-protection | Duplicate functionality | – |
| adminer | Duplicate functionality | – |
| adsense-click-fraud-monitoring | Performance | – |
| backupwordpress | Backups | – |
| backwpup | Backups | – |
| broken-link-checker | Performance | Instead, use client software on your computer or an external service |
| contextual-related-posts | Related posts | – |
| ezpz-one-click-backup | Backups | – |
| fuzzy-seo-booster | Related posts | – |
| google-sitemap-generator | Performance | Versions < 4.0 only — Instead use Google Sitemap or WordPress SEO. |
| google-xml-sitemaps-with-multisite-support | Performance | Instead use Google Sitemap or WordPress SEO |
| InfiniteWP Client | Security issues | Versions 1.3.8 and below – vulnerability details |
| jr-referrer | Stats | – |
| MailPoet | Security issues | Versions 2.6.6 and below — vulnerability details |
| portable-phpmyadmin | Duplicate functionality | – |
| referrer-wp | Stats | – |
| seo-alrp | Related posts | – |
| sgcachepress | Unnecessary / nonfunctional | – |
| similar-posts | Related posts | – |
| statpress | Stats | – |
| synthesis | Unnecessary / nonfunctional | – |
| the-codetree-backup | Backups | – |
| toolspack | Security issues | Vulnerability details |
| w3-total-cache | Caching | – |
| wordpress-beta-tester | Unnecessary / nonfunctional | – |
| wordpress-gzip-compression | Duplicate functionality | – |
| wordpress-popular-posts | Related posts | Versions 3.1.1 and below |
| wp-cache | Caching | – |
| wp-cachecom | Caching | – |
| wp-copysafe-web | Security issues | Vulnerability details |
| wp-copysafe-pdf | Security issues | Vulnerability details |
| wp-engine-snapshot | Unnecessary / nonfunctional | – |
| wp-fast-cache | Caching | – |
| wp-fastest-cache | Caching | – |
| wp-file-cache | Caching | – |
| wp-phpmyadmin | Duplicate functionality | – |
| wp-postviews | Stats | – |
| wp-slimstat | Stats | – |
| wp-super-cache | Caching | – |
| wpengine-common | Unnecessary / nonfunctional | – |
| wponlinebackup | Backups | – |
| yet-another-featured-posts-plugin | Related posts | – |
| yet-another-related-posts-plugin | Related posts | – |
Backups
Your Managed WordPress account already provides 30 days' worth of backups, so these plugins duplicate an existing function.
To backup your site on demand, you can use SFTP access and a database backup plugin like WP-DB-Backup or WP-DBManager.
Caching
Your Managed WordPress account already has caching built into it.
However, if your site is slow, try these suggestions:
- Use the P3 Profiler plugin to check if your plugins are slowing down your site.
- Check common performance issues on your website.
- Contact customer support. If your site is still slow, we want to know why and how we can help.
Unnecessary / nonfunctional
These plugins don't add any value and may not work correctly on our system.
NOTE: We do not remove the Hello Dolly plugin, but we do not install it by default.
Stats
Your account does not work with these plugins because they negatively impact your websites' performance because they send many requests to your database and can prevent site caching.
However, you can use any service that records and stores your stats off-site. These include Chartbeat (paid), Google Analytics (free), Jetpack (free), MixPanel (free), and Segment.io (free).
Duplicate functionality
These plugins duplicate functionality in various parts of our system.
Related posts
These plugins increase database load by using inefficient queries, poor caching, or poor scaling on large sites.
However, you can use any service that handles the relationship logic off-site like outbrain or Jetpack.
Security issues
These plugins have associated security issues identified in the More info column.
Performance
These plugins don't perform well, in general, especially on large sites.
