Significance of choosing Plug-ins for the WordPress site – Things to consider
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Plug-ins are basically tools to expand the functionality of the Wordpress website. Each user can tailor the site to their specific needs with the help of custom functions and features that plug-ins offer. In other words plug-ins add specific bits of functionality to the website.
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Plug-ins can be easily added from the Wordpress admin interface.
Points to consider when choosing a Wordpress plug-in: 
• Do
you really need it?
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It’s good to maintain the number of plug-ins installed to minimum, as they can bloat the website and slow it down. While there’s no recommended limit for the number of plug-ins to be installed on the website, it is not advisable to do so. Some plug-ins can even clash with the theme and other installed plug-ins and cause a lot of hassle. Only essential plug-ins should be downloaded.
• How
recently has the plug-in been updated?
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This facilitates to recognize whether the plug-in is still actively being developed or not. It is not advisable to download plug-ins that has not been updated s for months. Such plug-ins are more than likely to conflict with newer versions of Wordpress or be vulnerable to attacks.
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Have a look at the number of downloads.
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It is obvious that something very specific will have fewer downloads than the generic ones. But as a thumb rule, the more downloads you see, the better the plug-in is said to be.
What’s
the support availability like?
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One might need less support for the plug-in than the theme; however, it’s still nice to know that the support is available, whenever needed. It is definitely something to consider, whether the developer has a separate forum or ticketing system set up for that particular plug-in – and the number of queries solved in the last 12 months.
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the plug-in likely to slow down the website?
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The only way to find this out will be to install it and see. But the plug-ins that are pulling in content from the external sources (e.g. Facebook, Twitter widgets, etc.) can increase the page load time significantly. It’s good to examine the plug-in before using it.
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it fit with the rest of the blog?
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Before choosing a plug-in it is beneficial to know if it’s going to fit with the rest of the blog. Make a list of things that a certain blog would be needing and decide to install a plug-in on the same basis, also see how is it going to affect the visitors.
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