Problem Solved
My last post described some difficulty with the site being slow. Problem solved. Thanks to some really great support from my hosting provider, Dreamhost, I disabled some WordPress plug-ins and presto! It was a lesson learned for future installs, and let me know that using a gang of plug-ins will come at a price. I’m not sure if a philosophy has emerged, but it has motivated me to consider carefully the nature and function of third-party and WP-supported plug-ins to be used on a site.
Carefully determine if a plug-in is necessary and adds to the purpose and goals of the site. If you must have a photo gallery, have you researched all of the available options? Do you really need all 10 of the most downloaded plug-ins to “keep up with Jones?” It’s a balancing act that has to be regularly monitored in order to keep visitors coming back.
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