To maintain performance and security in a WordPress environment, plugins should be reviewed carefully before they are installed and used. Any abnormal plugin behavior can create a security risk or affect our systems, and Pho Tue SoftWare Solutions JSC will act to remove or suspend it immediately, to prevent resource escalation and protect overall server operation.
Pho Tue SoftWare Solutions JSC will notify you as soon as such an anomaly is detected so that you can investigate and resolve it. If the problem is not fully resolved within 24 hours of our notification, or if it recurs and affects server performance, we may unilaterally terminate the service without refund, depending on our assessment of how seriously it affects our servers.
The list below is not exhaustive, but any plugin in the following table may, if installed, cause problems — slowing the website, affecting the server infrastructure, weakening security, or being no longer supported by its third-party vendor — or may simply be unnecessary, because WordPress Hosting at Pho Tue SoftWare Solutions JSC already provides the same functionality.
PLUGIN BLACKLIST
| DATABASE | |||
| STT | Plugin | Cause | Alternatives |
| 1 | WP DBManager | It consumes hosting resources; instead, we can do the same thing more quickly straight from the hosting panel. | UsephpMyAdminis integrated into the hosting control panel |
| 2 | WP phpMyAdmin | ||
| 3 | ARI Adminer – WordPress Database Manager | ||
| 4 | Portable phpMyAdmin | ||
| BACKUP & DATA MIGRATION | |||
| STT | Plugin | Cause | Alternatives |
| 1 | EZPZ One Click Backup | These plugins are outdated and no longer maintained. | Plugins in useAll-in-One WP Migration. |
| 3 | CodeTree Backup | ||
| 4 | 6scan-backup | ||
| PERFORMANCE | |||
| STT | Plugin | Cause | Alternatives |
| 1 | WP Fastest Cache | Cache optimization with CDN support. Consumes server resources. | Plugins in useWP RocketorSwift Performance. P/s:Provided free when you sign up for the serviceWordPress Hosting 2024 at Pho Tue Software Solutions JSC. |
| 2 | SG Optimizer | Plugins that do not cache well in the hosting environment at Pho Tue SoftWare Solutions JSC. | |
| 3 | WordPress Gzip Compression | These plugins are outdated and no longer maintained. | |
| 4 | FastCache | ||
| 5 | WP-Cache.com | ||
| 6 | DB Cache Reloaded Fix | ||
| 7 | DB Cache Reloaded | ||
| POSTS & PAGES | |||
| STT | Plugin | Cause | Alternatives |
| 1 | Yet Another Featured Posts Plugin (YAFPP) | These plugins are outdated and no longer maintained. | Plugins in useShareaholic | share buttons, analytics. |
| 2 | SEO Auto Links & Related Posts | ||
| 3 | Related Posts for WordPress | ||
| 4 | WP Page Numbers | Plugins in useWP-PageNavi. | |
| 5 | WP PageNavi Style | ||
| SEO OPTIMIZED | |||
| STT | Plugin | Cause | Alternatives |
| 1 | Fuzzy SEO Booster | Consumes excessive hosting resources. | Plugins in useYoast SEOorRank Math. |
| 2 | Yet Another Featured Google Sitemap Generator | ||
| 3 | Links synthesis | ||
| 4 | WP PostViews | ||
| 5 | Slimstat Analytics | ||
| 6 | Similar Posts | ||
| 7 | SEO Auto Links & Related Posts | These plugins are outdated and no longer maintained. | |
| 8 | Google XML Sitemaps with Multisite support | ||
| 9 | Tweet Blender | ||
| 10 | WP Robots Txt | ||
| 11 | Google XML Sitemap for Videos | ||
| 12 | Google XML Sitemap for Mobile | ||
| 13 | Google XML Sitemap for Images | ||
| 14 | Google XML Sitemaps v3 for qTranslate | ||
| 15 | .html on PAGES | ||
| 16 | Link Juice Keeper | ||
| 17 | HeadSpace2 SEO | ||
| 18 | WP Google Analytics | ||
| 19 | Yoast Breadcrumbs | ||
| SECURITY | |||
| STT | Plugin | Cause | Alternatives |
| 1 | CopySafe PDF Protection | Insecure plugins. | Plugins in useiThemes SecurityorWordfence Security. |
| 2 | CopySafe Web Protection | ||
| 3 | P3 (Plugin Performance Profiler) | ||
| 4 | Keyy Two Factor Authentication (like Clef) | ||
| 5 | WordPress Beta Tester | A beta release, not permitted for use in the hosting environment. | |
| 6 | 6Scan Security | These plugins are outdated and no longer maintained. | |
| 7 | Acunetix WP Security | ||
| OTHER | |||
| STT | Plugin | Cause | Alternatives |
| 1 | Broken Link Checker | Consumes excessive hosting resources. | Can be checked using the websiteCheck Broken Linkor a broken link checker tool in the browser. |
| 2 | NewStatPress | Consumes hosting resources. This plugin is obsolete and no longer updated. | Plugins in useGoogle Analytics. |
| 3 | StatPress Dashboard Widget Lite | These plugins are outdated and no longer maintained. | Plugins in useJetpack. |
| 4 | WP Referrer | ||
| 5 | jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries | ||
| 6 | Configure SMTP | Plugins in useWP Helper. | |
| 7 | Exclude Pages | Plugins in useExclude Pages From Menu. | |
| 8 | Rus-To-Lat | Plugins in useCyr-To-Lat. | |
| 9 | Ultimate TinyMCE | Plugins in useTinyMCE Advanced. | |
| 10 | Post-Plugin Library | Plugins in useWordPress Popular Posts. | |
| 11 | Sociable | Plugins in useShared Counts. | |
| 12 | Uber Login Logo | Plugins in useWP Helper. | |
| 13 | JQuery Accordion Menu Widget | Plugins in useMax Mega Menu. | |
| 14 | Menu Social Icons | ||
| 15 | SoundCloud Shortcode | Plugins in useSoundPress Plugin. | |
Essential security considerations for your WordPress website
- A great many plugins and themes are published and made available to download and install free of charge. Do not install and use them casually without first checking their origin and provenance, and the information available on their security and performance. They can open the door to cyberattacks that slow your site, inject malicious code or harmful backlinks, harvest information, or even damage your website's structure outright.
- Do not install too many plugins, as they slow down page loads. Disable any plugins you do not need in order to improve your website's performance.
- Heavy images slow a website down when a page loads, so you should optimize them to reduce their size, or use a plugin that optimizes images automatically, such as WP Smush.It, Optimus, ShortPixel, Compress JPEG & PNG images, WP Rocket and others.
- Make regular use of the WordPress Security Check feature that Pho Tue SoftWare Solutions JSC has built intoWordPress Toolkitto quickly record reported security issues.
- Choosing a suitable, lightweight theme matters most; some themes have very complex JS and CSS structures that slow your website down, and can even carry injected malicious code.
- Pho Tue SoftWare Solutions JSC systems scan regularly for malware so that risks introduced by plugins can be dealt with promptly, avoiding resource escalation that would affect other websites on the same server. When you are notified of such a risk, please follow our specialists' guidance to remediate it or replace the plugin with a specific alternative, in the interests of a safe and secure hosting environment.
- Where any abnormal plugin behavior creates a security risk or affects the platform, Pho Tue SoftWare Solutions JSC will step in to remove or suspend the plugin immediately, to prevent escalating resource consumption and disruption to the server as a whole. Pho Tue SoftWare Solutions JSC will notify you as soon as such behavior is detected.
- Keep WordPress updated to the latest version to close vulnerabilities and apply hotfixes.
- Back up your data regularly, because your data is what matters most. Do this on a regular basis. Pho Tue SoftWare Solutions JSC recommends that customers regularlydata backupthrough the control panel, which already includes a cloning tool.
- Read carefullyterms of serviceto help you use the service more effectively.
