There are more than 40 thousand plugins out there. How can you be sure that you're making the right decision in choosing a safe option? This webinar will help develop a strategy that minimizes that risk and keeps you secure when downloading WordPress plugins.

1. How to know for sure
you can trust a plugin
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2. - We want to hear from you!
- Q&A tab in Zoom.
- Tweet @SucuriSecurity using #AskSucuri.
- Many questions will be answered at the end.
- All questions will receive a response post webinar.
- Video and slides coming in a few days!
- Please share this content with other website owners!
Housekeeping Items
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3. Why am I
qualified to talk
about this topic?
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4. You may be wondering …
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5. Remkus de Vries
Manager Partnerships at Yoast
So really, how can
you know for sure
you can trust a
plugin?
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6. - Dutch WordPress forum lead and admin for
Dutch WordPress site since 2008
- Co-founder WordCamp Netherlands and
WordCamp Europe since 2009
Active in WordPress Community
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7. And I’ve seen and worked with a lot of
plugins over the years. A lot.
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8. So, really, how to know for
sure you can trust a plugin?
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10. • Look at the feature descriptions
• Look at the last time the plugin was updated
• Check the number of active installations
• Read the reviews
When researching a plugin:
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15. • How are they responding?
• How fast are they responding?
• Is there a Read This First?
• How long do topics stay unresolved?
Check Out the Plugin Support
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20. Satisfied so far?
Next up, testing!
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21. • Who is the author of the plugin?
• Have they published more plugins?
• Is there a premium version?
• Search for plugin name + reviews
Put Yourself in Detective Mode
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22. • Set up a local development site
• Install the plugin
• Test it, play around with it.
• Install the Query Monitor plugin and test
Adventurous Mode
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23. • Export your site and import into local dev
• Install the plugin, see if it brakes anything
• Test with an older version and update
• Again, test with Query Monitor plugin
Adventurous Detective Mode
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24. All Systems Go?
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25. Congratulations! You are now in
a committed relationship!
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26. Remkus de Vries
Manager Partnerships at Yoast
Find me here:
@remkusdevries
@yoast
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