Blog Tip: Clean Your Blog

I just set a reminder in my phone to repeat every 2 months. It says 3 simple words; CLEAN YOUR BLOG!

I logged in to the admin section of JohnHawkinsUnrated the other night and was checking the plugin page when I realized I had to scroll down a page and a half to get to the plugin I was looking for. I then scrolled back up slowly and realized that there are quite a few plugins that I have installed that I just don’t use/need any longer. I went through and deactivated at least 7 plugins that were no longer being used. I’m sure there are more that I can remove, but was trying not to go overboard on my first pass.

Wigets, this is another area that I need to be careful with. They are so easy to install, but you really need to evaluate their value to your site. Are they worth the space they are taking up on your site? Are they worth the extra load time it puts on your blog? If not, kill ‘em.

Take 5 minutes and go through your WordPress plugin page and remove any plugins that aren’t being used and then remove any widgets that are taking up space on your blog and are not adding value to your readers. Your blog should be lean and mean. There is no bonus for having the most plugins running at once.

Remember, lean and mean.

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