WordPress plugins Hostvento does not recommend

Processor-intensive plugins

Any of these plugin installations and activations may result in excessive CPU usage:

• Contextual Related Posts
• Broken Link Checker
• 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 Hostvento 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.

• WP-DB-Backup
• WP Database Optimizer
• WP-phpMyAdmin
• WP-DBManager
• Adminer
• Portable phpMyAdmin

CAPTCHA plugins

• SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam

Duplicated functionality with Hostvento 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

• WordPress Newsletter Plugin

Plugins with security issues

The following WordPress plugins have known security issues and should not be used on a WordPress site.

These are malicious plugins that contain backdoors. You should not install them under any circumstances!

• ToolsPack

Plugins incompatible with caching plugins

The following plugin is incompatible with WordPress caching plugins:

• Ozh’ Who Sees Ads

Frivolous plugins that should be deleted

• Hello Dolly

WordPress plugins Hostvento does not recommend