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A Question Regarding Plugins.

ErickHarr

Published on April 26, 2021

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A Question Regarding Plugins.

Hello everyone,

Wishing you a splendid beginning to your week!

I have a question regarding plugins. I know we are advised to keep the number of plugins at or below 5. I am currently running 5 plugins, so I've reached the recommended limit.

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The issue is that by keeping the number of plugins below 5 there is a lot of functionality that my site is missing. I don't have social buttons, for example. I also don't have a signup form.

So my question is: Is it necessary to keep the number of active plgins below 5 if we miss out on so much essential functionality?

If no, then how can we run more than 5 plugins while ensuring a site performs optimally? What are the absouletly essential plugins?

Thanks in advance,

Erick

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