Plugin Audit | WordPress Plugin Cleanup

Slow WordPress Site? Find Out What Your Plugins Are Doing

A slow WordPress site is often a plugin problem. Too many of them, old ones nobody uses, or two doing the same job. A plugin audit sorts out what stays, what goes, and what needs replacing, then gives you a plain English plan. Make the changes yourself, or have me do it.

From $150

Two audit levels

Do it yourself or have me do it

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Your Plugin Plan

Contact form

Keep

Old popup plugin

Remove

Second backup plugin

Remove

Outdated slider

Replace

What You Get

How it works

Pricing

Is This a Fit

FAQs

Why your WordPress site is slow (and why plugins are often part of it)

Every plugin you add asks your site to do a little more work. One for a form. One for a popup you ran two years ago. One you installed to fix something, and nobody remembers what. Each one seemed harmless at the time.

Add them up and your site is carrying a lot of weight it does not need. Pages load slower. Updates are more likely to break something. Old plugins nobody is updating become an easy way in for hackers. And when something goes wrong, it is hard to tell which plugin is the problem.

A plugin audit is a cleanup with a plan. I look at every plugin on your site, figure out what each one is doing for you, and tell you exactly what to keep, remove, or replace.

Contact Form Plugin #1

Contact Form Plugin #2

Holiday Popup (from 2023)

Why does my site take forever to load?

What You Get With a WordPress Plugin Audit

Both audit levels come with the same deliverables. The level just matches how much your site has going on.

Full Plugin Review

I go through every plugin on your site and check what it does, whether you are using it, whether it is still being updated, and whether it overlaps with something else.

Plain English Recommendations

A clear list of what to keep, what to remove, and what to replace, with the reason for each one. No tech speak.

Plugin Reference Sheet

A simple record of the plugins you are keeping and what each one is for, so you are never guessing again.

A Heads Up If It Is Not Your Plugins

If your slowdown looks like it is coming from somewhere else, like your hosting or large images, I will tell you so you know where to look next.

Do it yourself, or hand it off

Every audit ends with a plan. You decide who carries it out.

  • A self-implementation guide: making the changes yourself? You get step by step instructions for making them safely, in the order that makes sense.
  • Implementation Support: add it to have me on call for questions while you work through your guide.
  • Implementation: add it and I make the changes for you, with a before and after speed comparison.

How Your Plugin Audit Works

1

Take the quick survey.

A few questions about your site, like how old it is, how many plugins it has, and who has been looking after it. Your answers decide which audit level fits.

Your part: Answer as best you can. “I’m not sure” is a fine answer.

2

Review your proposal.

You get the proposal for your audit level, where you can add Implementation or Implementation Support if you want them.

Your part: Choose any add-ons, sign, and complete your payment.

3

I audit your plugins.

I go through every plugin on your site and put together your recommendations and reference sheet.

Your part: Share a WordPress admin login so I can see everything.

4

Get your plan.

You get your recommendations, your plugin reference sheet, and your self-implementation guide if you are making the changes yourself.

Your part: Read through it and approve the changes you want made.

5

Clean it up.

Make the changes yourself with your guide, or, with Implementation, I make them for you and show you a before and after speed comparison.

Your part: Make your changes, or sit back while I make them. Either way, check in if anything looks off.

When we are done, you know exactly what is on your site and why it is there.

Pricing

The quick survey matches your site to the right audit level, so you do not have to guess.

Standard Audit

$150

For newer sites, sites with a lighter plugin load, or sites someone has been keeping up with.

  • Full plugin review
  • Plain English recommendations
  • Plugin reference sheet
  • Self-implementation guide if you make the changes
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Extended Audit

$249

For older sites, sites with a long plugin list, or sites nobody has cleaned up in a while.

  • Everything in the Standard Audit, with a deeper look to match
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Add-ons, chosen in your proposal

Implementation

I make the approved changes for you, show you a before and after speed comparison, and stay available for 2 weeks for questions or anything weird that pops up.

Implementation Support

Making the changes yourself? Get 2 weeks of question support while you work through your guide.

Not sure which level you need? You do not have to be. The survey figures it out, and you see your price before you pay anything.

Questions first? Send me a message

Is a Plugin Audit a Fit?

A plugin audit is a great fit if you:

  • Have a WordPress site that feels slower than it should
  • Have plugins you cannot explain, or are scared to delete
  • Have a site that has been around a while and collected plugins along the way
  • Took over a site someone else built and want to know what is in it
  • Want a cleanup and a plan, without signing up for ongoing care

You might need a different service if you:

  • Want ongoing updates and monitoring after the cleanup. EmpowerTech Care Plan (care plan signups include their own plugin check, so start there instead of here)
  • Have one thing broken right now. One Time Support
  • Need help with fixes and changes throughout the year. Support Stacks
  • Need a new website or a full redesign. Website Design

Not sure which kind of care you need? Compare all website care options.

Plugin Audit Questions, Answered

There are a few common reasons: too many plugins, plugins that are outdated or poorly built, large images, and hosting that cannot keep up. Plugins are one of the most common, and one of the easiest to fix, which is why the audit starts there.

A plugin audit is a review of every plugin on your site. I check what each one does, whether you are using it, whether it is still being updated, and whether it overlaps with something else. Then you get a plain English plan for what to keep, remove, or replace.

I will tell you. If your slowdown looks like it is coming from your hosting, your images, or something else, your recommendations say so, so you know where to look next.

You do not have to figure that out. The quick survey asks a few questions about your site and matches you to the Standard or Extended Audit before you pay anything.

Only if you want to. Every audit comes with recommendations, and if you are making the changes yourself, you also get a step by step guide. If you would rather hand it off, add Implementation and I will make the changes for you.

Yes. If you planned to make the changes yourself and decide you would rather hand them off, let me know. I will add Implementation to your project at the add-on price for your audit level, and make your approved changes within 3 business days.

Yes. It is your site, and my recommendations are just that. I explain why I suggest each change, and you decide what stays.

It can if it is done in the wrong order, which is why your guide walks you through it step by step. With Implementation, I handle it for you and check that everything still works afterward.

Some plugins only show their settings, connections, and warnings to admins. Without full access, I would be guessing.

Start with the care plan instead. Each EmpowerTech Care Plan has its own survey that checks whether your site needs a cleanup before care begins, and includes the audit in your terms if it does. This page is for an audit on its own.

Yes. Store sites have more moving parts, so they need a custom quote. The quick survey flags store sites automatically, and I will reach out with your pricing.

All sales are final. Your audit is built around your site, and work starts as soon as I have access, so payments are nonrefundable once you sign. If something comes up, reach out and we can work out a plan together, such as pausing your project.

Find out what your plugins are really doing, and get a plan to clean them up.

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