Help with common WordPress issues and errors
Troubleshoot Managed WordPress
Help with common WordPress issues and errors
Your Managed WordPress has blocklisted the following plugins, meaning you cannot install them, and if we detect them installed on your account, they will be removed.
Required: This article applies to all Managed WordPress Basic, Deluxe, Ultimate, Developer, Pro and Ecommerce accounts. This is not an exhaustive list. Any plugin that fits into these categories or is otherwise known to cause problems may be added to the list or disabled at any time.
It's important to understand that there are diligent plugin developers who correct issues quickly and publish an immediate update. As such, plugins listed with version info serve to identify the versions that are blocklisted.
Often a newer or updated version doesn't have the same vulnerability that the plugin was blocklisted for and can still be installed. Plugins that don't have version info are just blocklisted as no updated or improved versions are available.
Note: Updated versions can typically be installed unless specifically noted in the More info column.
The most recently added plugins are listed here at the top as well as in their respective categories to highlight any recent threats to the hosting environment and your website.
Plugin name |
Category |
More info |
miniorange-malware-protection |
Security Issues |
Abandoned/vulnerable plugin vulnerability details |
web-application-firewall |
Security Issues |
Abandoned/vulnerable plugin vulnerability details |
Your Managed WordPress account already provides 30 days’ worth of backups, so these plugins duplicate an existing function.
To backup your site on demand, you can use sFTP access and a database backup plugin like WP-DB-Backup or WP-DBManager.
Plugin name |
More info |
6scan-backup |
Abandoned/unsupported plugin |
ezpz-one-click-backup |
Abandoned/unsupported plugin with duplicate functionality |
the-codetree-backup |
Abandoned/unsupported plugin |
updraft |
Abandoned/unsupported plugin |
UpdraftPlus |
Versions 1.23.2 and older vulnerability details |
wponlinebackup |
Abandoned/unsupported plugin with duplicate functionality |
Your Managed WordPress account already has caching built into it.
However, if your site is slow, try these suggestions:
Plugin name |
More info |
w3-total-cache |
See description of category |
wp-cache |
See description of category |
wp-cachecom |
See description of category |
wp-fast-cache |
See description of category |
wp-fastest-cache |
See description of category |
wp-file-cache |
See description of category |
wp-super-cache |
See description of category |
These plugins duplicate functionality in various parts of our system.
Plugin name |
More info |
wp-reset |
See description of category |
advanced-wp-reset |
See description of category |
6scan-protection |
Abandoned/unsupported plugin with duplicate functionality |
adminer |
See description of category |
portable-phpmyadmin |
See description of category |
wordpress-gzip-compression |
See description of category |
wp-phpmyadmin |
See description of category |
These plugins don't perform well, in general, especially on large sites.
Plugin name |
More info |
adsense-click-fraud-monitoring |
See description of category |
broken-link-checker |
Instead, use client software on your computer or an external service |
google-sitemap-generator |
Versions 4.0 and older — Instead use Google Sitemaps or WordPress SEO |
google-xml-sitemaps-with-multisite-support |
Instead use Google Sitemaps or WordPress SEO |
These plugins increase database load by using inefficient queries, poor caching, or poor scaling on large sites.
However, you can use any service that handles the relationship logic off-site like Jetpack, for example.
Plugin name |
More info |
contextual-related-posts |
See description of category |
fuzzy-seo-booster |
See description of category |
seo-alrp |
See description of category |
similar-posts |
See description of category |
wordpress-popular-posts |
Versions 3.1.1 and older |
yet-another-featured-posts-plugin |
See description of category |
yet-another-related-posts-plugin |
Versions 5.30.5 and older |
These plugins have associated security issues identified in the More info column.
Plugin name |
More info |
miniorange-malware-protection |
Abandoned/vulnerable plugin vulnerability details |
web-application-firewall |
Abandoned/vulnerable plugin vulnerability details |
NextGEN Gallery |
Versions 3.2.10 and older - vulnerability details |
MailPoet |
Versions 2.6.6 and older — vulnerability details |
Pipdig Power Pack |
Versions 2.6.6 and older — vulnerability details |
slick-popup |
Versions 1.7.1 and older |
toolspack |
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wp-copysafe-web |
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wp-copysafe-pdf |
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wp-database-backup |
Versions 5.1 and older |
wp-live-chat-support |
Versions 8.0.33 and older - vulnerability details |
Real-time Find and Replace |
Versions 3.9 and older - vulnerability details |
Your account does not work with these plugins because they negatively impact your websites' performance because they send many requests to your database and can prevent site caching.
However, you can use any service that records and stores your stats off-site. These include Chartbeat (paid), Google Analytics(free), Jetpack(free) and Segment.i.o (free).
Plugin name |
More info |
jr-referrer |
See description of category |
referrer-wp |
See description of category |
statpress |
See description of category |
wp-postviews |
See description of category |
wp-power-stats |
See description of category |
wp-slimstat |
See description of category |
These plugins don't add any value and may not work correctly on our system.
Plugin name |
More info |
Hello Dolly |
See description of category |
p3-profiler |
No longer receiving updates |
sgcachepress |
From customers migrating from SiteGround, not needed |
synthesis |
From customers migrating from Synthesis, not needed |
wordpress-beta-tester |
Non-functional on Wurk Managed WordPress Hosting |
wp-engine-snapshot |
From customers migrating from WP Engine, not needed |
wpengine-common |
From customers migrating from WP Engine, not needed |
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