WordPress Plugin Performance & Security

This week the guys dig into WordPress Plugin Performance and WordPress Security. From people having 30 plugins to having 3 different sliders to not using plugins and updating really old plugins and allowing malicious code to get into their site - there is a ton that can happen to your site.

So if you are worried about WordPress security or not sure what you should worry about, give a listen!

Just a few things to watch and look at for your site:

Too Many Plugins

Not Keeping WordPress Core Update

Not Keeping Plugins Updated

Not Securing Your WordPress Install

Plugins Recommended:

Redirects (htaccess or if you really have to use a plugin)

Yoast SEO

Cache (WP Super Cache or W3 Total Cache for example)

Security (Wordfence or Sucuri Security)

Episode 45 Mentioned Tools & Resources

The Man, The Myth, The Chuck Reynolds

The Man Behind Plugin Spam: Mason Soiza

Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts Now Run Even After You Close Your Browser

Cryptojacking Lets Strangers Mine Cryptocurrency With Your Browser

P3 (Plugin Performance Profiler) - Note that this plugin itself is a bit dated now as well (of course)

Two quick tools for measuring speed impact are GTMetrix or Pingdom