Blocklisted plugins
Your Managed Hosting for WordPress has blocklisted the following plugins, meaning you cannot install them, and if we detect them installed on your account, they will be removed.
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| Backups | Caching | |
| Duplicate Functionality | Performance | |
| Related Posts | Security Issues | |
| Stats | Unnecessary/Non-functional | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
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.
Backups
Your Managed Hosting for 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 | More Info |
|---|---|
| 6scan-backup | Abandoned/unsupported plugin |
| akeebabackupwp | See category description |
| automatic-wordpress-backup | See category description |
| backup | See category description |
| backupcreator | See category description |
| backup-db | See category description |
| backup-to-dropbox | See category description |
| backupbuddy | See category description |
| backupbuddy2.2.33 | See category description |
| backupwordpress | See category description |
| backupwp | See category description |
| backwpup | See category description |
| the-codetree-backup | Abandoned/unsupported plugin |
| wp-db-backup | See category description |
| dbc-backup | See category description |
| ezpz-one-click-backup | Abandoned/unsupported plugin with duplicate functionality |
| pressbackup | See category description |
| simple-wordpress-backup | See category description |
| simple-backup | See category description |
| snapshot | See category description |
| snapshot-backup | See category description |
| total-backup | See category description |
| total-archive-by-fotan | See category description |
| updraft | Abandoned/unsupported plugin with duplicate functionality |
| updraftplus | Versions 1.23.2 and older — vulnerability details |
| vm-backups | See category description |
| wordpress-backup-to-dropbox | See category description |
| wordpress-backup | See category description |
| wordpress-database-backup | See category description |
| wp-s3-backups | See category description |
| wp-time-machine | See category description |
| wp-complete-backup | See category description |
| wponlinebackup | Abandoned/unsupported plugin with duplicate functionality |
| xcloner-backup-and-restore | See category description |
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Caching
Your Managed Hosting for WordPress account already has caching built into it.
However, if your site is slow, try these suggestions:
- Troubleshooting a slow WordPress site
- Contact customer support. If your site is still slow, we want to know why and how we can help.
| Plugin | More Info |
|---|---|
| backjacker | See category description |
| cache-images | See category description |
| db-cache-reloaded | See category description |
| hyper-cache | See category description |
| wp-cache | See category description |
| wp-cachecom | See category description |
| wp-fast-cache | See category description |
| wp-fastest-cache | See category description |
| wp-file-cache | See category description |
| wp-super-cache | See category description |
| w3-total-cache | See category description |
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Duplicate Functionality
These plugins duplicate functionality in various parts of our system.
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| Plugin | 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 |
Managed Hosting for WordPress V2
| Plugin | More Info |
|---|---|
| wp-database-optimizer | See category description |
| wp-dbmanager | See category description |
| wpdbspringclean | See category description |
| wp-optimize | See category description |
| adminer | See category description |
| portable-phpmyadmin | See category description |
| wp-phpmyadmin | See category description |
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Performance
These plugins don't perform well, in general, especially on large sites.
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| Plugin | 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 |
Managed Hosting for WordPress V2
| Plugin | More Info |
|---|---|
| adsense-click-fraud-monitoring | See category description |
| broken-link-checker | Instead, use client software on your computer or an external service |
| google-xml-sitemaps-with-multisite-support | Instead use Google Sitemaps or WordPress SEO |
| google-sitemap-generator | Versions 4.0 and older — Instead use Google Sitemaps or WordPress SEO |
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Related posts
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 | More Info |
|---|---|
| contextual-related-posts | See category description |
| fuzzy-seo-booster | See category description |
| seo-alrp | See category description |
| similar-posts | See category description |
| wordpress-popular-posts | Versions 3.1.1 and older |
| yet-another-featured-posts-plugin | Versions 5.30.5 and older |
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Security Issues
These plugins have associated security issues identified in the More info column.
Managed Hosting for WordPress
| Plugin | 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 | Vulnerability details |
| wp-copysafe-web | Vulnerability details |
| wp-copysafe-pdf | Vulnerability details |
| 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 |
Managed Hosting for WordPress V2
| Plugin | More Info |
|---|---|
| wp-live-chat-support | Vulnerability details |
| clef | Abandoned/unsupported plugin |
| wp-copysafe-pdf | Vulnerability details |
| wp-copysafe-web | Vulnerability details |
| iwp-client | Vulnerability details |
| mailpoet | Vulnerability details |
| nextgen-gallery | Vulnerability details |
| Pipdig Power Pack | Versions 2.6.6 and older — vulnerability details |
| Real-time Find and Replace | Versions 3.9 and older - vulnerability details |
| slick-popup | Unsupported plugin |
| toolspack | Vulnerability details |
| wp-database-backup | Unsupported plugin |
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Stats
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.io (free).
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| Plugin | 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 |
Managed Hosting for WordPress V2
| Plugin | More Info |
|---|---|
| counterize | See category description |
| firestats | See category description |
| gosquared-livestats | See category description |
| jr-referrer | See category description |
| newstatpress | See category description |
| referrer-wp | See category description |
| simple-stats | See category description |
| statpress | See category description |
| statpress-reloaded | See category description |
| statpress-visitors | See category description |
| stats | See category description |
| track-that-stat | See category description |
| visitor-stats-widget | See category description |
| vsf-simple-stats | See category description |
| wassup | See category description |
| wp-postviews | See category description |
| wp-power-stats | See category description |
| wp-slimstat | See category description |
| wp-statistics | See category description |
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Unnecessary/Non-Functional
These plugins don't add any value and may not work correctly on our system.
| Plugin | More Info |
|---|---|
| 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 GoDaddy Managed Hosting for WordPress |
| wpengine-common | From customers migrating from WP Engine, not needed |
| wp-engine-snapshot | From customers migrating from WP Engine, not needed |
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Miscellaneous
These additional plugins are not classified in the other categories and are blocklisted.
| Plugin | Slug |
|---|---|
| delete-all-comments | delete-all-comments |
| disable-plugin-updates | disable plugin updates |
| display-widgets | display-widgets |
| Exploit Scanner | exploit-scanner |
| hcs-client | hcs-client |
| hello.php | hello.php |
| repress | repress |
| search-unleashed | search-unleashed |
| sendpress-email-marketing | sendpress-email-marketing |
| SMEStorage Multi-Cloud Files | smestorage-multi-cloud-files-p |
| Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner | timthumb-vulnerability-scanner |
| viberspy-pro | viberspy-pro |
| WP Maintenance Mode | wp-maintenance-mode |
| wp-mailinglist | wp-mailinglist |
| XML Sitemap & Google News | xml-sitemap-feed |
| youtube-sidebar-widget | youtube-sidebar-widget |
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