What Plugins Are Automatically Installed and Why?

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Overview

At BionicWP, we enhance your WordPress site's performance, security, and reliability by carefully selecting and implementing essential plugins. These plugins are chosen to optimize your website's functionality and ensure a seamless user experience.​


How It Works

Upon hosting your site with BionicWP, we automatically install a curated set of plugins that address key areas such as security, performance, and user activity monitoring. These plugins are maintained and updated by our team to ensure compatibility and optimal performance.​


Step-by-Step Breakdown

Security Plugins

  • Akismet: Protects your site from spam comments and form submissions by automatically filtering out unwanted content.​

  • Jetpack: Offers a suite of features including security enhancements, site performance optimization, downtime monitoring, and automated backups.​

  • Jetpack Protect: Provides additional security measures such as brute force attack protection and two-factor authentication to safeguard your login process.​

  • WP CLI Login Command Server: Allows secure login to your WordPress site via the WP-CLI command-line interface by generating temporary login URLs with unique tokens.​

Reliability Plugins

  • ActiveCampaign Postmark (Official): Integrates with ActiveCampaign’s email marketing platform to send transactional emails via Postmark, ensuring reliable delivery of important emails like password resets and order confirmations.​

  • Activity Log: Monitors and logs user activity on your site, including login attempts, content modifications, and plugin installations, helping you track changes and maintain site integrity.​

Optional Performance Plugins

Depending on your subscription plan and specific needs, we offer additional performance-enhancing plugins:​

  • NitroPack: Optimizes your website’s speed through advanced caching techniques and performance enhancements.​

  • WP Rocket: Improves site loading times by implementing caching, minification, and other performance optimization features.​

  • Asset CleanUp: Allows you to selectively disable unnecessary CSS and JavaScript files on a per-page basis, reducing page load times.​

  • OMGF (Optimize My Google Fonts): Optimizes the loading of Google Fonts by combining and minifying font files, decreasing HTTP requests and improving load times.​


Pro Tip: Regularly reviewing and updating your site's plugins is crucial for maintaining optimal performance and security. Our team ensures that all installed plugins are up-to-date and functioning correctly, providing you with a hassle-free experience.​

If you have any questions about our plugin selection or need assistance with your WordPress hosting, don’t hesitate to reach out to our support team. We’re here to help!