This is a list of plugins that we advise against in alphabetical order. Check out our guide to learn why we discourage the use of certain plugins on your WordPress site.
| Name | Folder name |
|---|---|
| Advanced Reset WP | advanced-reset-wp |
| Advanced WP Reset | advanced-wp-reset |
| Akeeba Backup for WordPress | akeebabackupwp |
| All in One WP Migration | all-in-one-wp-migration |
| All In One WP Security & Firewall | all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall |
| Allow PHP Execute | allow-php-execute |
| Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin | another-wordpress-classifieds-plugin |
| Backup and Restore WordPress – Backup Plugin | wp-backitup |
| Backup Guard | backup-guard |
| Backup WD | backup-wd |
| BackupBuddy | |
| BackUpWordPress | backupwordpress |
| Better WordPress Minify | bwp-minify |
| Breeze WordPress Cache Plugin | breeze |
| Broken Link Checker | broken-link-checker |
| Cache Enabler | cache-enabler |
| Comet Cache | comet-cache |
| Contextual Related Posts | contextual-related-posts |
| Database Browser | database-browser |
| Disable All WordPress Updates | disable-wordpress-updates |
| Duplicator – WordPress Migration Plugin | duplicator |
| Duplicator Pro | backup-duo-pro |
| Dynamic Related Posts | dynamic-related-posts |
| E mail Broadcasting | e-mail-broadcasting |
| EWWW Image Optimizer | ewww-image-optimizer |
| Exec PHP | exec-php |
| Extended WP Reset | extended-wp-reset |
| Fast Velocity Minify | fast-velocity-minify |
| File Manager | file-manager |
| File Manager Advanced | file-manager-advanced |
| Fuzzy SEO Booster | fuzzy-seo-booster |
| Glow Backups | glow |
| Google XML Sitemaps | google-xml-sitemaps |
| HashTraffic – Hashtags for WordPress | hashtraffic-plugin |
| Hide My WP | hide-my-wp |
| Hyper Cache | hyper-cache |
| JCH Optimize | jch-optimize |
| LiteSpeed Cache | litespeed-cache |
| Mail it | mail-it |
| MapSVG | |
| Native Ads Adnow | native-ads-adnow |
| NewStatPress | newstatpress |
| Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions | rvg-optimize-database |
| P3 Profiler | p3-profiler |
| Page Visit Counter | page-visit-counter |
| PageSpeed Module | kagg-pagespeed-module |
| Pipdig Power Pack | |
| Post Views Counter | post-views-counter |
| Quick Cache | quick-cache |
| Referrer WP | referrer-wp |
| Reset WP | reset-wp |
| Send Email from Admin | send-email-from-admin |
| SEO Auto Links & Related Posts | seo-alrp |
| SG Optimizer | sg-cachepress |
| Similar Posts | similar-posts |
| SiteGround Migrator | siteground-migrator |
| Snapshot | snapshot |
| Sweet Captcha | grav-plugin-sweetcaptcha |
| TokenAd | tokenad |
| Toolspack | toolspack |
| Top 10 | top-10 |
| Tweet Blender | tweet-blender |
| Ultimate WP Reset | ultimate-wp-reset |
| Updraft | updraft |
| UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin | updraftplus |
| VersionPress | versionpress |
| W3 Total Cache | w3-total-cache |
| WordPress Automatic Plugin | |
| WordPress Database Reset | wordpress-database-reset |
| WordPress File Upload | wordpress-file-upload |
| WordPress Popular Posts | wordpress-popular-posts |
| WordPress Reset | wordpress-reset |
| WP Cache | wp-cache |
| WP Cerber | wp-cerber |
| WP Cleanfix | wp-cleanfix |
| WP Clone by WP Academy | wp-clone-by-wp-academy |
| WP Config File Editor | wp-config-file-editor |
| WP Database Backup | wp-database-backup |
| WP DB Backup | wp-db-backup |
| WP DBManager | wp-dbmanager |
| WP Engine Automated Migration | wp-site-migrate |
| WP Fastest Cache | wp-fastest-cache |
| WP File Manager | wp-file-manager |
| WP Inject | wp-inject |
| WP Migrate Lite | wp-migrate-db |
| WP Migrate Pro | wp-migrate-db-pro |
| WP PHPMyAdmin | wp-phpmyadmin |
| WP PostViews | wp-postviews |
| WP Prefix Changer | wp-prefix-changer |
| WP Reset | wp-reset |
| WP Robot | |
| WP RSS Aggregator | wp-rss-aggregator |
| WP RSS Multi Importer | wp-rss-multi-importer |
| WP Speed Of Light | wp-speed-of-light |
| WP Statistics | wp-statistics |
| wp Time Machine | wp-time-machine |
| WP Uninstaller by Azed | wp-uninstaller-by-azed |
| WPMU Database Reset | wpmu-database-reset |
| WZone – Lite Version | woocommerce-amazon-affiliates-light-version |
| Yet Another Featured Posts Plugin (YAFPP) | yet-another-featured-posts-plugin |
| Z Inventory Manager | z-inventory-manager |