Title: Plugins that break WordPress?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Plugins that break WordPress?

 *  [kage65](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kage65/)
 * (@kage65)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-that-break-wordpress/)
 * Isn’t it true that many plugins can break your wordpress installation?
    How do
   you know which ones will work and which ones could cause problems? Tks

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 *  Moderator [Kathryn Presner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zoonini/)
 * (@zoonini)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-that-break-wordpress/#post-2563866)
 * The only way to know for sure is to test the plug-in with your theme.
 * That said, I tend to look for plug-ins that:
 * – have been updated recently
    – state that they support the latest version of
   WP – have good star-rating – get a fast response time to forum requests by the
   developer – have a record of quick updates for compatibility with new versions
   of WP (you can often tell this by their forum topics or looking in the changelog)–
   are by a reputable developer – are popular (popular plug-ins tend to be fixed
   quicker if a problem crops up since there’s a large user base)
 *  [deepbevel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deepbevel/)
 * (@deepbevel)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-that-break-wordpress/#post-2563901)
 * Yes, and be prepared. When a plugin brakes your site you often don’t have site
   access through admin. Be sure you know how log in to your hosting account and
   access your wp installation and the plugins folder. You often need to delete 
   the plugin which caused the crash. however once done, your site will be back 
   to normal, no permenanat damage.(at least not that I’ve ever experienced).
 * And beware of plugins which haven’t been updated in a year or more. Even if they
   work, they could have developed a security hole and you would never know untill
   you get hacked.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugins-that-break-wordpress/#post-2563901)
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