Things To Do Before Installing Any Plugin On Wordpress Blog

Plugins have such an important role for every WordPress blog, because it is also a reason why peoples prefer WordPress for their blogging needs. One of the biggest reasons for choosing WordPress can also become a biggest reason for getting your blog down or so many other problems. Many of WordPress blogs get hacked due to the fault of plugins, so in this article I’ll tell you few things which you should do before installing any plugin.

So, let we start.

Things to do before installing any plugin:

Check compatibility:

Checking the compatibility version is too important task, because using non-compatible plugins can cause so many problems such as keeping your blog down, locking downs the admin, or even more. Some of plugins even down sites which cannot easily get recover; even I have lost my two test blogs because of non-compatible plugins. So, always first check the compatibility on the plugin page before giving it a try on your blog. After it you should also follow next tips as that is also important for safe blog.

Check reviews:

Before installing any plugin check reviews of that plugin. It is the second task to do, as many peoples leave there thoughts on the plugin, and not just that they also report about the issues they got while using that. Also, if there is any problem they got, than some peoples also give that fix there and that will be very helpful if the plugin you want is really helpful to you.

Update:

This is another important thing to see, before installing any plugin check the time when that was updated. The latest the plugin is the more secure your blog is because if there will be any attack on that plugin than if the developer isn’t taking time for it than there is higher chance that your blog can also get hacked. Also, if you highly trust the plugin and its author than you can still install that but the plugin should update in every 6-8 months at least for better trust.

Ask friends:

If any of your friend also using WordPress than you can ask your friend about plugin which you are going to use, as many peoples always love to try new plugins so they may also try anyone, so you can get personal review of the plugin you want to use on your blog. Also, they can tell you about issues which they get and should you use that plugin or not.

Test on test blog:

You can test any plugin which you want to use on your blog on any other blog, like what I did always. It will help you to know how the plugin can work. Also you can find the problems which you may get while using that on your blog. This is one of the best ways to confirm a working plugin.

Also while you install and activate the plugin you want to use, make sure to scan that with any Antivirus of WordPress, you can use Wordfence also for it. The reason for scanning with antivirus is also important if you didn’t trust the author of that plugin, because some authors keep some malicious codes in the plugin and that can affect your blog by many ways.