{"id":13183,"date":"2024-06-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/?p=13183"},"modified":"2025-11-20T15:50:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:50:52","slug":"wordpress-plugins-you-dont-need-with-20i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wordpress-plugins-you-dont-need-with-20i\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Plugins You Don&#8217;t Need With 20i (&amp; Save $1250)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A collection of premium plugins is often required to speed up, secure and streamline a growing WordPress website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means multiple monthly or yearly subscription fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 20i, we believe high-performance WordPress shouldn&#8217;t come at a premium price. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s why we&#8217;ve packed our <a href=\"#savings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress Hosting plans<\/a> with industry leading features that remove the need for many paid plugins; <a href=\"#savings\">saving you thousands of dollars a year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the following features are included as standard with 20i <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/wordpress-hosting\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"WordPress Hosting\">WordPress Hosting<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#cdn\">CDN<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#waf\">WAF<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#caching\">Caching<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#blocklist\">Global IP Blocklist &amp; Monitor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#optimisation\">Image &amp; Code Optimisation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#malware\">Malware Scanner<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#manager\">WordPress Manager<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#backups\">Automatic &amp; Manual Backups<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#staging\">WordPress Staging<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#git\">Git Integration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"cdn\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"84\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20icdn.svg\" alt=\"20i CDN icon\" class=\"wp-image-13192\" style=\"width:auto;height:150px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">CDN<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using a Content Delivery Network (CDN) is one of the best ways to speed up the delivery of your website to users across the globe. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/reseller-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20i Reseller Hosting<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/wordpress-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Managed WordPress Hosting<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/managed-cloud-servers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Managed Cloud Servers<\/a>, you get free access to the 20iCDN, which utilises edge caching and CDN nodes across 6 continents to deliver lightning-fast loading speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our CDN has no traffic limits \u2013 we don\u2019t throttle your bandwidth \u2013 and is fully customizable; allowing you to turn individual features on and off when you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An insightful reporting suite enables you to view detailed data on your site&#8217;s performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"waf\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"95\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/web-application-firewall.svg\" alt=\"Web Application Firewall icon\" class=\"wp-image-13193\" style=\"width:auto;height:150px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Web Application Firewall (WAF)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our built-in WAF is 100% free for all 20i customers, and actively shields your sites from attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Providing enterprise grade multi-level security, our WAF is preconfigured with rules to protect against OWASP top 10 attacks like XSS, SQLi, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is also optimised for speed, running at the very edge of our network to intercept malicious requests before they reach your website&#8217;s code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is all fully integrated with no plug-ins required, meaning no costs, no performance drain, and quicker response times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"caching\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cdn-caching.svg\" alt=\"Caching icon\" class=\"wp-image-13194\" style=\"width:auto;height:150px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Caching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our proprietary caching technology is a core part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/what-is-high-frequency-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">High Frequency Hosting<\/a> that powers our WordPress hosting. Our caching technology works alongside our CDN to speed up page loading automatically and significantly, for all your users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Improved page loading speeds provide a big boost when it comes to Google\u2019s core web vitals and search engine rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caching works straight out of the box and can be managed from the StackCache plugin \u2013 included free with our WordPress Hosting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"blocklist\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/block-visitors.svg\" alt=\"Block visitors icon\" class=\"wp-image-13195\" style=\"width:auto;height:150px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Global IP Blocklist &amp; Monitor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/my.20i.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My20i hosting control panel<\/a> includes an easy to manage IP blocklist, whereby you can block specific IP addresses, and entire countries using GeoIP. When blocked, a 403 Forbidden warning will be displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Whilst the 4 features above are all included with 20i WordPress hosting as standard, they would require an add on such as the Cloudflare Pro subscription to replicate with a plugin, which costs $300 per year when billed monthly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"optimisation\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/code-optimisation.svg\" alt=\"Code optimisation logo\" class=\"wp-image-13196\" style=\"width:auto;height:150px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Image &amp; Code Optimisation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20i WordPress hosting also includes access to our \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.20i.com\/cdn\/website-acceleration-suite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Web Acceleration Suite<\/a>\u201d &#8211; a collection of tools within our hosting dashboard to optimise your images and code, helping to improve site speed without any additional scripts or plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Web Acceleration Suite is available for free on all websites hosted on our WordPress platform and can be customised at no extra cost to curate the best experience for you and your customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By comparison, one of the most popular image &amp; code optimisation plugins, WP Rocket, will cost $299 per year for use on unlimited websites.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"malware\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/automatic-malware-scans.svg\" alt=\"Malware scanner icon\" class=\"wp-image-13197\" style=\"width:auto;height:150px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Malware Scanner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 20i Malware Scanner comes free with all our hosting. The scanner utilises a combination of commercially available and in-house tools to make daily scans of all websites within your hosting account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The results of the latest malware reports are available from your My20i account. You can opt-in to receive alerts if malware is detected at no additional cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The detailed reports generated by our Malware Scanner make it easy to identify any suspicious content within your site, and remove any malicious files.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"manager\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/wp-manager.svg\" alt=\"WordPress Manager icon\" class=\"wp-image-13199\" style=\"width:auto;height:150px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">WordPress Manager<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our fully featured <a href=\"https:\/\/my.20i.com\/services\/wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress Manager<\/a> makes it easy to manage hundreds of WordPress websites all within one intuitive dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working automatically and requiring no plug-ins, the 20i WordPress Manager has no site limits, and allows users to bulk update, scan, restore WordPress websites with just a few clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Some WordPress manager plugins offer parts of this functionality, but all require plugin installation and yearly fees. MainWP, one of the most popular WordPress Manager plugins is currently billed at $29 per month, totaling $348 across a 12-month period \u2013 and even then, its feature suite doesn\u2019t match the 20i WP manager.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"backups\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/backup-restore.svg\" alt=\"Backup icon\" class=\"wp-image-13200\" style=\"width:auto;height:150px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Automatic and Manual Backups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We take a snapshot of your files and databases every day and store a copy off-site for peace of mind. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wordpress-white-screen-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">White screen of death<\/a>? 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