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Redundant plugins

Many plugins are no longer needed when you host with us. Deleting such plugins makes your site leaner, faster and more secure.

Neele de Jonge avatar
Written by Neele de Jonge
Updated over 4 months ago

At Raidboxes, the essential functions from many plugins are already provided by us at server level and thus integrated in a much more efficient way. This means you need fewer plugins overall and your WordPress installation is leaner, more powerful and less vulnerable to security holes.



Delete plugins after migrating to Raidboxes

After migrating to Raidboxes, it’s worth taking the time to remove plugins you no longer need. You can delete the following types of plugins as the functions they offer are already provided by our servers.

Caching plugins

With Raidboxes hosting, your WordPress site already has a powerful server cache so you no longer need a separate caching plugin. In fact, having multiple caching functions active can even affect your page speed or lead to conflicts when delivering the site. If, in spite of the Raidboxes cache, you still want to use a caching plugin, please make sure you disable one of the two functions.

Examples:

  • NGINX Helper

  • NGINX Purge Cache

  • nginx-champuru

  • Cachify

  • Cache Enabler

  • Leverage Browser Caching Ninja

  • Clear Cache For Me

  • Performance Cache

  • Breeze


    Optimization-Plugins with caching:

    • WP Optimize

    • SG Optimizer

    • WP Hummingbird

    • Fast Velocity Minify

    • PSN Pagespeed Ninja

    • WP Performance Score Booster

    • Autoptimize

    • WP Rocket

      💡 You can disable the WP Rocket cache with Disable Page Caching Plugin made by WP Rocket themselves.

Backup plugins

Our automatic backup system stores your backups on an external server and not on your Box itself. This system replaces traditional backup plugins that just take up unnecessary space. You can also create manual backups of your Box at any time from your Dashboard.

Examples:

  • Updraftplus

  • BackWPup

  • Duplicator

  • WP Database Backup

  • Back WP up

  • Akeeba Backup

  • WP Migrate DB

  • WP Clone by WP Academy

  • VaultPress

Security plugins

We take security very seriously at Raidboxes and that’s why we provide complete protection for your site. We take care of many functions at server level so you don't need extra plugins to protect your site, for example, against brute-force attacks. Moreover, we also provide an SSL certificate and help you with block and allow lists.
💡 If you are unsure whether you still need a plugin, our colleagues in the support chat will be happy to help you.

Examples:

  • Really Simple SSL

  • Wordfence

  • Jetpack

  • Limit Login Attempts

  • WPS Hide Login

  • Server IP Memory Usage

  • Easy HTTPS (SSL) Redirect

  • WP Force HTTPS

  • Sucuri Security

  • SSL Insecure Content Fixer

  • Loginizer

  • WP Staging Optimizer

  • Block Bad Queries (BBQ)

  • Shield

  • Redirect Plugins

  • Plugins für Security Header

Migration plugins

You won't need migration plugins with us either: you can simply use our free migration service!

We will move your site within two working days and create a copy for you on our server. You can then test it at your leisure and activate it when you are satisfied :)

Examples:

  • All in One WP Migration

  • Migrate Guru / Blogvault

  • UpdraftPlus

  • Duplicator

Other plugins

  • EWWW Image Optimizer

  • WP Crontrol

  • WP htaccess Editor

  • Easy Update Manager

  • Companion Auto Update

  • Search and Replace

  • Better Search Replace

  • Warpdrive (Plugin von Savvii)

  • IWP-Client

  • Disable XML-RPC Pingback

  • WP Updates Notifier

  • WebARX

  • Converter for media

Are there any restrictions on the WordPress plugins I can use?

You are not subject to plugin restrictions at Raidboxes.

There is one exception: WordPress plugins that require write access to the WordPress core files (incl. wp-config.php). Write access is blocked for security reasons.

Are there any restrictions on the WordPress themes I can use?

You can install any WordPress theme or WordPress Framework (e.g. Genesis

Framework by StudioPress) you like on our Boxes.

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