Based on various lists of leading providers like Kinsta and our own experience we have a list of plugins we discourage using.
SQL-Heavy Plugins
These plugins put a high strain on web servers due to the exorbitant number of SQL queries they create:
- WP ULike
- Adnow Plugin
- Broken Link Checker
- ImageInject
- Leads
- Page Visit Counter
- Post Views Counter
- Slimstat Analytics
- TokenAd
- Top 10
- UserPro
- WordPress Classifieds Plugin
- WordPress Popular Posts
- WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan
- WP-PostViews
- WP RSS Aggregator
- WP Session Manager
- WP Statistics
