In the real world, it is pretty hard to operate with only a handful of plugins. Unless it is a really simplistic site without much going on, it is hard to run Wordpress anywhere close to its “raw” state.

So, the question is… How many Wordpress plugins are too many?

While many people like to give hard numbers as a “one size fits all” answer, the truth is more nuanced. Let’s talk about some general “best practices” when it comes to your Wordpress plugins. And some things you can do to allow you to run a pretty good selection of plugins without slowing down your site much.