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Easily create paragraph sidenotes | stratos.me — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:26:34 +0000

[...] i talk about WordPress you all know that i prefer doing something by hand rather install a plugin to do it – provided that the task at hand is easy to do. I have already shown you how to get rid of [...]

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Hosting variables 101 | stratos.me — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:36:02 +0000

[...] On the bad case scenario your sites will be disabled without warning. Remember when i said “minimize your plugins?“. This is one more reason besides your blog being slow. Generally it is a good way of [...]

By: stratos.me » Blog Archive » Get rid of the Sociable plugins. Do it yourself!

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:20:31 +0000

[...] WordPress tweaks here is another one. Since i started coding plugins, i keep encouraging people to minimize their plugin needs. They are resource hungry and may cause problems due to security issues on your blog. There are [...]

By: stratos.me » Blog Archive » Adding a “featured” post on your theme

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:06:54 +0000

[...] coding tweak for your WordPress blog. I don’t want to repeat my self on how you should try to avoid using a plugin when something can be done by hand. This task, adding a featured post on your frontpage, i must [...]

By: stratos.me » Blog Archive » How can a WordPress plugin be unsafe

stratos.me » Blog Archive » How can a WordPress plugin be unsafe — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:47:34 +0000

[...] plugin can pose a security risk for your site. That is entirely true. You must remember my post about minimizing plugin use and doing whatever can be done by hand. That is one of the reasons. But how [...]

By: stratosg

stratosg — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:54:02 +0000

@XIII: thx man!

By: XIII

XIII — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:46:35 +0000

I like plugins like linux apps, a small tool written for a specific purpose. There’s a growing amount of ‘everything including the kitchen sink’ plugins I’m trying to avoid. For example 1-2MB for a plugin to add a contact form is acceptable if you really use every function it offers, but just for a contact form it really is overkill.
Nice article.

By: stratosg

stratosg — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:57:38 +0000

@Raju: well if you get me a list of your plugins in my mailbox i will take a look and tell you if i think any of them is suspicious…

By: Raju

Raju — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:55:12 +0000

Thanks a lot Stratos for your help offer. Honestly, the problem with me is I experiment a lot with plugins/scripts without knowing much of php, and suddenly when there is a spike in traffic, my host takes my site down, since some script will be eating up their resources
am in a pretty confused state as now even to take your help

By: stratosg

stratosg — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:58:31 +0000

@Raju: well i’ve been on shared hosting until recently i got my vps. it was kinda heavy i must admit… if you don’t know your way around code then the best option is to keep plugin usage as low as possible.. and if you need any help please do not hesitate!