Originally Posted by jamezon

15 years of wp experience here nice list..however i avoid any statistics plugin, it will slow down your wp, also avoid any plugin whos functionality can be done on server base like 404 redirects , and also deactivate any plugin not needed,every single one of them will slow down wp or attract script kiddies searching for vulnerability . slowing down wordpress with unnecessary , unused plugins reaches easy to the point where it hurts on seo