Agathon recommend plugins

Here’s a short list of plugins we recommend for various administrative tasks. Some of these we recommend for every blog and some for specific scenarios, as noted below:

• Stop XML-RPC Attack – a way to protect your site from attacks that can make your site very sluggish
• Move Login – move your login page to prevent brute force attacks
• Really Simple SSL – makes configuring your site to run over https simple & easy
• WP Super Cache or WP Rocket – caching plugins to improve your site speed for visitors
• Autoptimize – optimizes your site by minifying things like CSS, HTML, and JavaScript in the code (this is unnecessary if you use WP Rocket)
• Imagify or Short Pixel – reduce the size of your images without impacting the quality
• UpdraftPlus – one-click backup and restoration
• Google Analytics by MonsterInsights – a better alternative to Jetpack if you want stats on your dashboard, but any plugin that adds stats to your dashboard will slow it down
• Social Pug (now Grow) – add social sharing buttons and tools to your blog posts and pages without requiring custom coding or complicated setup

WordPress plugins are an incredible way to automate tasks, customize your site, and create a better reader experience. Don’t be afraid to use them, but do proceed carefully before adding a new plugin to your site! Read more about our recommendations for selecting and using plugins here.