Site has 40+ plugins and nobody knows what they still do
Every plugin is a potential leak and a performance tax. Cleanup is usually the biggest win.
Try this first
- 1Export the plugin list and add 'last used' and 'active?' columns
- 2Flag duplicates (three SEO plugins, two caches) and pick one
- 3Don't just deactivate unused plugins, delete them
- 4Target: under 20 plugins, all by actively maintained authors
When to bring us in
Unclear which plugin provides which function, a dev must grep code to find used hooks.
See also
- WordPress, plugins and theme have gone 6+ months without updatesOut-of-date WP is the number-one entry for malware. Don't just hit 'update all', back up first.
- Theme update broke the layout or threw a fatal errorThemes overwrite custom CSS on update unless you use a child theme.
- WordPress shows a blank screen after a plugin install or updateWSOD (white screen of death) is usually one crashing plugin. You isolate it.
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