Managed WooCommerce Stores Blocklisted Plugins
Below you can find a list of blocklisted plugins for the Managed WooCommerce Stores platform. This means that you cannot install them or use them in your site. Installed plugins from this list will be removed.
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| Backups | Caching | |
| Duplicate Functionality | Performance | |
| Related Posts | Security Issues | |
| Stats | Unnecessary/Non-functional | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
Note: This article applies to all Managed WooCommerce Stores accounts throughout all tiers. This is not an exhaustive list. It's possible that plugins that fit into these categories or are known to cause problems may be added to the list or disabled at any time.
Backups
These plugins conflict with our own robust nightly backups to Amazon S3.
| Plugin | Slug | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| 6scan-backup | 6scan-backup | Abandoned/unsupported plugin |
| Akeeba Backup | akeebabackupwp | See category description |
| Automatic WordPress Backup | automatic-wordpress-backup | See category description |
| Backup | backup | See category description |
| Backup Creator | backupcreator | See category description |
| Backup DB | backup-db | See category description |
| Backup to Dropbox | backup-to-dropbox | See category description |
| BackupBuddy | backupbuddy | See category description |
| BackupBuddy 2.2.33 | backupbuddy2.2.33 | See category description |
| BackUpWordPress | backupwordpress | See category description |
| BackupWP | backupwp | See category description |
| BackWPup | backwpup | See category description |
| CodeTree Backup | the-codetree-backup | Abandoed/unsupported plugin |
| Database Backup for WordPress | wp-db-backup | See category description |
| DBC Backup | dbc-backup | See category description |
| ezpz-one-click-backup | ezpz-one-click-backup | See category description |
| PressBackup | pressbackup | See category description |
| Simple WordPress Backup | simple-wordpress-backup | See category description |
| simple-backup | simple-backup | See category description |
| Snapshot | snapshot | See category description |
| Snapshot Backup | snapshot-backup | See category description |
| Total Backup | total-backup | See category description |
| Total Backup by Fotan | total-archive-by-fotan | See category description |
| Updraft | updraft | Abandoned/unsupported plugin with duplicate functionality |
| UpdraftPlus | updraftplus | See category description |
| VM Backups | vm-backups | See category description |
| WordPress Backup to Dropbox | wordpress-backup-to-dropbox | See category description |
| wordpress-backup | wordpress-backup | See category description |
| wordpress-database-backup | wordpress-database-backup | See category description |
| WP S3 Backups | wp-s3-backups | See category description |
| wp Time Machine | wp-time-machine | See category description |
| wp-complete-backup | wp-complete-backup | See category description |
| wponlinebackup | wponlinebackup | Abandoned/unsupported plugin with duplicate functionality |
| XCloner Backup and Restore | xcloner-backup-and-restore | See category description |
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Caching
Your Managed WordPress account already has caching built into it. However, if your site is facing performance issues, you can reach out to our care team to further investigate.
| Plugin | Slug | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| Backjacker | backjacker | See category description |
| Cache Images | cache-images | See category description |
| db-cache-reloaded | db-cache-reloaded | See category description |
| Hyper Cache | hyper-cache | See category description |
| WP Cache | wp-cache | See category description |
| WP Cache.com | wp-cachecom | See category description |
| WP Fast Cache | wp-fast-cache | See category description |
| WP Fastest Cache | wp-fastest-cache | See category description |
| WP File Cache | wp-file-cache | See category description |
| WP Super Cache | wp-super-cache | See category description |
| WP Total Cache | w3-total-cache | See category description |
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Duplicate Functionality
These plugins duplicate functionality in various parts of our system.
| Plugin | Slug | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| WP Database Optimizer | wp-database-optimizer | See category description |
| WP-DBManager | wp-dbmanager | See category description |
| WPDBSpringClean | wpdbspringclean | See category description |
| WPOptimize | wp-optimize | See category description |
| adminer | adminer | See category description |
| Portable phpMyAdmin | portable-phpmyadmin | See category description |
| wp-phpmyadmin | wp-phpmyadmin | See category description |
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Performance
These plugins don't perform well, in general, especially on large sites.
| Plugin | Slug | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| adsense-click-fraud-monitoring | adsense-click-fraud-monitoring | See category description |
| Broken Link Checker | broken-link-checker | Instead, use client software on your computer or an external service |
| google-xml-sitemaps-with-multisite-support | google-xml-sitemaps-with-multisite-support | Instead use Google Sitemaps or WordPress SEO |
| XML Sitemaps | google-sitemap-generator | Versions 4.0 and older — Instead use Google Sitemaps or WordPress SEO |
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Related posts
These plugins increase database load by using inefficient queries, poor caching, or poor scaling on large sites.
| Plugin | Slug | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| Contextual Related Posts | contextual-related-posts | See category description |
| fuzzy-seo-booster | fuzzy-seo-booster | See category description |
| seo-alrp | seo-alrp | See category description |
| Similar Posts | similar-posts | See category description |
| WordPress Popular Posts | wordpress-popular-posts | Versions 3.1.1 and older |
| Yet Another Featured Posts Plugin | yet-another-featured-posts-plugin | See category description |
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Security Issues
These plugins have associated security issues identified in the More info column.
| Plugin | Slug | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| 3CX Live Chat | wp-live-chat-support | Vulnerability details |
| clef | clef | Abandoned/unsupported plugin |
| CopySafe PDF Protection | wp-copysafe-pdf | Vulnerability details |
| CopySafe Web Protection | wp-copysafe-web | Vulnerability details |
| InfiniteWP Client | iwp-client | Vulnerability details |
| MailPoet | mailpoet | Vulnerability details |
| NextGEN Gallery | nextgen-gallery | Vulnerability details |
| Pipdig Power Pack | pipdig | Vulnerability details |
| Real-Time Find and Replace | real-time-find-and-replace | Vulnerability details |
| Slick Popup: Contact Form 7 Popup Plugin | slick-popup | Unsupported plugin |
| toolspack | toolspack | Vulnerability details |
| WP Database Backup | wp-database-backup | Unsupported plugin |
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Stats
These plugins are blocked because they negatively impact your site performance. We recommend using a service that records and stores your stats off-site. These include Chartbeat (paid), Google Analytics (free), [Jetpack (free)] and Segment.io (free).
| Plugin | Slug | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| Counterize | counterize | See category description |
| FireStats | firestats | See category description |
| GoSquared LiveStats | gosquared-livestats | See category description |
| jr-referrer | jr-referrer | See category description |
| NewStatPress | newstatpress | See category description |
| referrer-wp | referrer-wp | See category description |
| Simple Stats | simple-stats | See category description |
| StatPress | statpress | See category description |
| StatPress Reloaded | statpress-reloaded | See category description |
| StatPress Visitors | statpress-visitors | See category description |
| Stats | stats | See category description |
| Track That Stat | track-that-stat | See category description |
| Visitor Stats Widget | visitor-stats-widget | See category description |
| VSF Simple Stats | vsf-simple-stats | See category description |
| WassUp | wassup | See category description |
| WP PostViews | wp-postviews | See category description |
| WP Power Stats | wp-power-stats | See category description |
| WP Slimstat | wp-slimstat | See category description |
| WP Statistics | wp-statistics | See category description |
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Unnecessary/Non-functional
These plugins don't add any value and may not work correctly on our system.
| Plugin | Slug | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| P3 (Plugin Performance Profiler) | p3-profiler | No longer receiving updates |
| SG CachePress | sgcachepress | From customers migrating from SiteGround, not needed |
| Synthesis | synthesis | From customers migrating from Synthesis, not needed |
| WordPress Beta Tester | wordpress-beta-tester | Non-functional on GoDaddy Managed WooCommerce Stores Hosting |
| wpengine-common | wpengine-common | From customers migrating from WP Engine, not needed |
| wp-engine-snapshot | wp-engine-snapshot | From customers migrating from WP Engine, not needed |
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Miscellaneous
These additional plugins are not classified in the other categories and are blocklisted.
| Plugin | Slug |
|---|---|
| delete-all-comments | delete-all-comments |
| disable-plugin-updates | disable plugin updates |
| display-widgets | display-widgets |
| Exploit Scanner | exploit-scanner |
| hcs-client | hcs-client |
| hello.php | hello.php |
| repress | repress |
| search-unleashed | search-unleashed |
| sendpress-email-marketing | sendpress-email-marketing |
| SMEStorage Multi-Cloud Files ? | smestorage-multi-cloud-files-p |
| Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner | timthumb-vulnerability-scanner |
| viberspy-pro | viberspy-pro |
| WP Maintenance Mode | wp-maintenance-mode |
| wp-mailinglist | wp-mailinglist |
| XML Sitemap & Google News | xml-sitemap-feed |
| youtube-sidebar-widget | youtube-sidebar-widget |
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