Plugins, how many is too many? That depends.
Published on September 4, 2020
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What have you heard about Plugins for your website?
How many is too many?
How many do you utilize?
I use 12 plugins but I'm thinking about adding 1 more because my favorite # is 13
So, since I have 12 plugins, my website stats for plugins say that I'm at 0%
My 12 plugins as shown above are:
- GDPR Cookie Consent
- Hummingbird Pro
- Smush Pro
- AWeber for WordPress
- All-in-One SEO Pack
- Classic Editor
- GP Premium
- Insert Headers and Footers
- Pretty Links Developer Edition
- Social Media and Share Icons (Ultimate Social Media)
- USM Premiumn
- WPMU DEV Dashboard
What in your opinion should I add as my 13th plugin?

My publishing frequency is only at 70% also so maybe I'll start adding more content ....... maybe.
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All other stats for my site health as shown above are at 100% although I must admit that I haven't kept up with replying to comments near enough & that's an area that I do indeed need to work on.
With all of those plugins and having a 0% ratings, my site speed must be terrible!
Is that what you're thinking?
I use the Pro Version of GeneratePress as my Theme.
Below is my latest performance report according to GTmetrix

I know that 94% and 91% aren't an A+ but it's not too shabby in my opinion, what are your thoughts?
How many plugins do you have on your website?
What theme are you using?
Have you ever checked your site speed score with GT Metrix?
How many plugins are too many plugins?
What plugins do you use?
Yes, it does indeed depend!

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