If your WordPress website hasn’t been checked or updated in a while, you’re not alone. Many site owners install plugins over time and forget about them — some go unused, others become outdated, and a few may even stop receiving updates altogether.

That’s where NDIC’s Plugin Reliability Review comes in.

Our review process is designed to help you maintain a secure, stable, and high-performing website by identifying and resolving plugin-related risks before they impact your site or your business.

What Is the Plugin Reliability Review?

The Plugin Reliability Review is a comprehensive assessment of all the plugins currently installed on your WordPress website. Our goal is to:

• Identify plugins that are unused or unnecessary
• Flag any that are outdated, abandoned, or vulnerable
• Ensure everything is compatible with the latest version of WordPress
• Recommend safe replacements where needed
• Test thoroughly before applying changes to your live site

By reviewing and updating your plugin ecosystem, you’re not only improving your website’s performance, but you’re also taking proactive steps to protect it from security threats and potential breakdowns.

✅ Why Is This Important?

Maintaining a healthy set of plugins is not optional in today’s web environment — it’s critical. Here are some of the key benefits of performing a regular plugin review:

Security

Outdated or abandoned plugins are one of the most common ways hackers exploit WordPress sites. A review ensures your site isn’t running plugins with known vulnerabilities.

Performance

Many plugin updates include performance improvements that reduce load time and improve site speed. Removing bloated or unused plugins also lightens the load on your server.

Compatibility

Outdated plugins may not work well with newer versions of WordPress core or with other updated plugins. Keeping everything aligned minimizes the risk of site-breaking conflicts.

New Features

Plugin authors often add new features in updates that you might be missing out on if you haven’t reviewed your plugin stack in a while.

Bug Fixes

Regular updates also include critical bug fixes, ensuring your plugins function smoothly and don’t interfere with your site’s layout or functionality.

⚙️ How the NDIC Plugin Review Process Works

Our Plugin Reliability Review is methodical, thorough, and client-friendly. Here’s how we do it:

1. Create a Safe Testing Environment

We begin by cloning your live site to a staging server. This allows us to safely update and test plugins without affecting your live website.

2. Perform the Full Plugin Assessment

We go through every plugin installed on your site and:

• Check if it’s in active use
• See when it was last updated by its developer
• Look for signs of abandonment or security issues
• Evaluate ratings and active installs
• Compare features and performance with better alternatives if needed

3. Create a Plugin Report

We compile all findings in a detailed spreadsheet, which includes:

• Notes on each plugin’s status
• Our recommendations (keep, update, replace, or remove)
• Any actions requiring your input or approval
• You and your team will have full visibility and control over what gets changed

4. Client Review and Approval

Once you’ve reviewed the report, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions, test features on the staging site, and provide final approval before we make changes to your live website.

5. Update and Optimize Plugins

With your approval, we’ll:

• Safely update your plugins
• Remove unused or risky ones
• Replace outdated or abandoned ones

6. Live Site Push and Final QA

Once everything is fully tested and verified on staging, we push the changes to your live site. We then perform a final quality assurance check to make sure everything runs smoothly.

⏰ How Long Does It Take?

A typical Plugin Reliability Review can take between 4 to 8 hours, depending on your site’s complexity and the number of plugins involved.

If any replacements are required, we’ll flag those in the report and provide time estimates separately, so you can decide how to proceed based on effort and budget.

️ Ideal For: Sites That Have Been Left Untouched

If your website hasn’t been maintained in months — or even years — this review is the perfect starting point. We frequently work with business owners, nonprofits, and marketing teams who know their site “needs help” but aren’t sure where to start.

We’ll help clean up the clutter and make sure you’re running a site that’s secure, efficient and up-to-date.

⛓️ Don’t Wait for Something to Break

One of the biggest risks we see is when outdated plugins are left alone until a major update or security breach forces a repair. By that point, it often becomes more expensive and time-consuming to fix than it would have been to maintain things regularly.

✉️ Ready for a Plugin Review?

Whether your WordPress site is a few years old or just hasn’t been updated in a while, NDIC can help you get it back in shape — safely and strategically.

Contact us today to schedule your Plugin Reliability Review and start taking back control of your website’s health.