{"id":30536,"date":"2021-04-21T10:52:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T15:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/?p=30536"},"modified":"2021-09-02T12:00:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T17:00:45","slug":"mediavine-plugin-self-audit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/blog\/mediavine-plugin-self-audit\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Do A Plugin Self Audit: The Mediavine Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\r\n<article class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-beige has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-772205c6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-beige--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\r\n<header class=\"wp-block-group c-breadcrumbs aligngrid has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-61973aa6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\r\n<header class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d68226ec wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-bottom:5px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mediavine-dev.d1.moderntribe.qa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/chevron-left2.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-542\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/16;object-fit:contain;width:auto;height:20px\"\/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--2\"><a href=\"\/blog\/\">Back to Blog<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/header>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-neutral-20-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><div class=\"aligncenter aligncenter wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Pagespeed<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">How To Do A Plugin Self Audit: The Mediavine Way<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9b38c6d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><div style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-author-name\">The Mediavine Team<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2021-04-21T10:52:08-05:00\">April 21, 2021<\/time><\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<p>Why perform a plugin audit?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting down on unnecessary plugins not only helps with site speed and performance, but it can also make identifying bugs and conflicts much easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting started with a plugin audit can feel daunting, especially if you have a lot of plugins. But this post will help you break it down and make it manageable. Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-320x213.png 320w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-1536x1023.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-2048x1364.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-1170x779.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-375x250.png 375w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-555x370.png 555w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-344x229.png 344w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-281x187.png 281w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-335x223.png 335w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-347x231.png 347w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-520x346.png 520w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-640x426.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The most important thing to ask yourself when performing a plugin audit is \u201cWhat do I really need?\u201d In other words, what value does each plugin provide to you and your site?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the process our Support Engineers follow when we audit plugins:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-inactive-plugins\">Inactive Plugins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, note how many plugins you have and how many are inactive. If you have inactive plugins, decide whether they are needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally anything that\u2019s inactive is not being used and therefore no longer needed. Unless the plugin was recently deactivated as part of a troubleshooting process and that process is not complete, you should feel comfortable removing your inactive plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-2021-infographic.jpg\" alt=\"an infographic explaining the steps to a plugin audit\" class=\"wp-image-30594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-2021-infographic.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-2021-infographic-213x320.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-2021-infographic-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-2021-infographic-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-2021-infographic-375x563.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-2021-infographic-247x370.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-2021-infographic-153x229.jpg 153w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-2021-infographic-125x187.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-2021-infographic-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-2021-infographic-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-2021-infographic-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-2021-infographic-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-2021-infographic-512x768.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-list-the-active-plugins\">List the Active plugins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>List all of your active plugins and take note of the following for each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-are-any-plugins-out-of-date\">Are any plugins out of date?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping your plugins up to date is a way to prevent vulnerabilities and keep your site safe. If you have plugins that are out-of-date, you may not be using them. Determine if they are important enough to update or whether you may no longer need them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-note-the-must-use-plugins\">Note the<strong> must-use<\/strong> plugins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Plugins page you can find your Active, Most-Used, Inactive and other categories of plugins. Note your \u201cMust-Use\u201d plugins if you have any. You likely won\u2019t be able to remove any of the Must-Use plugins:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3334\" height=\"2221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04.png\" alt=\"screenshot of the wordpress plugin update page options\" class=\"wp-image-30581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04.png 3334w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-320x213.png 320w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-1536x1023.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-2048x1364.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-1170x779.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-375x250.png 375w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-555x370.png 555w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-344x229.png 344w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-281x187.png 281w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-335x223.png 335w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-347x231.png 347w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-520x346.png 520w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-04-640x426.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3334px) 100vw, 3334px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-note-the-plugin-descriptions\">Note the plugin descriptions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, note what each plugin does. You can read the description of each plugin on your Plugins page to figure out what each one does for you. Determine how much value each plugin brings to you and your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/products\/grow\/\">Grow Social Pro<\/a> plugin is a social sharing plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-than-one-plugin-for-the-same-thing\">More than one plugin for the same thing?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep an eye out for plugins that are performing the same tasks. For instance, if you have two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/what-is-a-cache\/\">caching plugins<\/a>, are you using both of these plugins and do they work well together? Any time you have more than one plugin performing the same task, you have a good candidate for slimming down your plugin list, which is something we recommend when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/getting-your-site-ready-for-trellis\/\">getting your site ready for Trellis<\/a> before installing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/products\/trellis\">Trellis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find two or more plugins performing the same tasks, decide which of those plugins are the best supported and which you like to use the most. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-are-your-plugins-still-supported\">Are your plugins still supported?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If your plugins haven\u2019t been tested for the most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wordpress-gutenberg-tutorial\/\">WordPress<\/a> Core Updates, your plugins might not be well supported. That means they might be more susceptible to vulnerabilities, and you may not be able to get support if something goes wrong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out if your plugins are well supported, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/tags\/repository\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress Plugin Repository<\/a>. You can see the latest version of WordPress that the plugin has been tested with under the Plugin Description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example for our own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/products\/create\/\">WordPress plugin, Create<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-1024x682.png\" alt=\"screenshot of mediavine create in the wordpress repository\" class=\"wp-image-30582\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-320x213.png 320w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-2048x1365.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-1170x780.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-375x250.png 375w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-555x370.png 555w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-344x229.png 344w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-281x187.png 281w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-335x223.png 335w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-347x231.png 347w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-520x347.png 520w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/self-plugin-audit-03-640x427.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If the plugin you are using has not been tested with the version of WordPress you are running, and has not been tested with the last couple of major releases before the one you are currently running, (for instance if you are running 5.6 and the plugin has not been tested since 5.0) you may want to consider using a better-supported plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you evaluate the value of your plugins and their effectiveness, you can slim down your plugin list to run a faster and more streamlined site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-plugin-audit-spreadsheet\">Plugin audit spreadsheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mediavine team put together a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1t-6kXnNRQFiipOEj_qgJDWFzeS8fIkhGa3rXn1X1n3c\/edit#gid=1707821467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plugin audit spreadsheet<\/a> as a Google Sheets template for publishers: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-spreadsheet-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30596\" width=\"800\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-spreadsheet-image.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-spreadsheet-image-320x78.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-spreadsheet-image-768x188.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-spreadsheet-image-375x92.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-spreadsheet-image-569x139.jpg 569w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-spreadsheet-image-353x86.jpg 353w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-spreadsheet-image-288x71.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-spreadsheet-image-335x82.jpg 335w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-spreadsheet-image-347x85.jpg 347w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-spreadsheet-image-520x127.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.mediavine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/plugin-audit-spreadsheet-image-640x157.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you follow along with the steps of this post and enter in all the details of your plugins, the spreadsheet will automatically flag any plugins with the color red if: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>a plugin is marked as &#8220;inactive,&#8221;<\/li><li>it detects any plugins that have the same purpose,<\/li><li>you write &#8220;don&#8217;t know&#8221; for the plugin purpose,<\/li><li>the plugin was last updated before year 2020,<\/li><li>the working WordPress version is older than 5.0.0. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Use it as a checklist to help you decide what plugins to delete and which ones to investigate further. <\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-09aec4f2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\r\n<p class=\"is-style-small is-style-small--3\">About the author<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" 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