{"id":244,"date":"2016-01-08T15:56:04","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T20:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp-p3d2tsa2xh.pairsite.com\/?p=244"},"modified":"2021-09-14T13:13:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T17:13:11","slug":"wordpress-discouraged-plugins","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/wordpress-discouraged-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Discouraged Plugins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-enthusiast\/\"><p class=\"\"style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e!important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Enthusiast<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional-plus\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional Plus<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/pairsim-wordpress\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">PairSIM WordPress<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/podcast-websites\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Podcast Websites<\/p><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Discouraged Plugins<\/h3>\n<p>The following plugins are discouraged.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>wponlinebackup<\/li>\n<li>wp-db-backup<\/li>\n<li>Revolution Slider<\/li>\n<li>Gravity Forms<\/li>\n<li>FCKEditor<\/li>\n<li>Any MySQL Graphical Interface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>wponlinebackup<\/h4>\n<p>This plugin is no longer supported and is a common source of security exploits.<\/p>\n<h4>wp-db-backup<\/h4>\n<p>This plugin is a common source of security exploits.<\/p>\n<h4>Revolution Slider<\/h4>\n<p>We recommend using Soliloquy instead.<\/p>\n<p>If you are still interested in using Revolution Slider, we recommend you download the plugin only from <a href=\"http:\/\/revolution.themepunch.com\/\">its official site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Gravity Forms<\/h4>\n<p>For best results, download the plugin only from<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gravityforms.com\/\"> its official site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>FCKEditor<\/h4>\n<p>This plugin is no longer supported. We recommend using CKEditor instead.<\/p>\n<h4>Any MySQL Graphical Interface<\/h4>\n<p>Embedding a MySQL Graphical interface into WordPress potentially subjects your install to any security issues within the database interface itself.<\/p>\n<p>We offer a secure and decoupled install of PHPMyAdmin through our Account Control Center. We recommend using our secure option instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discouraged Plugins The following plugins are discouraged. wponlinebackup wp-db-backup Revolution Slider Gravity Forms FCKEditor Any MySQL Graphical Interface wponlinebackup This plugin is no longer supported and is a common source of security exploits. wp-db-backup This plugin is a common source of security exploits. 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