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Nnamso Anthony
Nnamso Anthony

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Why WordPress plugins can kill your site.

Why WordPress plugins can kill your site. It can be tempting to just slap a random plugin on your WordPress site because it looks cool. The problem with doing that is that most of the plugins are buggy and can easily crash your site. It also increases the number of the HTTP request to your site. It can contribute to your site slowing down. What to do if your site crashes in the process Log into your host provider directory, traverse to the plugin folder and rename the folder or pad it with a dash. Example plugin- That should fix it.

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