Most bloggers prefer using Wordpress because its plugins makes it easily customizable. Non technical users end up installing tons and tons of plugins out of curiosity for trying them and eventually they forget to deactivate them. Some these plugins are resource hungry and they will effect your pageload speed, so Ajay and Everton teamed up together to build a list of safe and non-safe wordpress plugins. Here’s an excerpt:
Plugins At Risk:
- Blank Target Comments
- Extended Live Archives
- Image Manager
- No Ping Wait
- Quote comment
- Search Everything
- Show Top Commentators
- WP-PageNavi
- WP-PostViews
- Wp View Subscriber Info
- WSR Contact Form
Plugins That Are Probably Safe:
This really makes some sense because some plugins insert some code into template or they may also perform database queries which will result in slower pageloads. So next time if your thinking of installing a plugin, ask yourself if you really need it.
Update: Safe does not necessarily mean security, I’m talking interms of speed.
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wrote, on December 23rd, 2006
Hey… btw, clarify that the safe and not safe means wrt speed and necessity and not security.
wrote, on December 23rd, 2006
Ajay: Clarified !
wrote, on December 23rd, 2006
Gooda
wrote, on December 24th, 2006
Thx for the tip .I will check it out now
wrote, on December 27th, 2006
I think all wp plugins should have to undergo a strict security analysis before being released to the public, I know I check the security of all plugins i use before use.
wrote, on August 22nd, 2007
I think it’s tough to guarantee any level of security with such an open source environment as plugins. I pretty much use them at my own risk.
wrote, on August 31st, 2007
Good to know that i dont have any of the unsafe plugins installed. Thanks for the tip though
wrote, on September 5th, 2007
I had the WP-PageNavi plugin. I think that was one of my problem. Thanks.