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Every plugin should have a job you can explain in one sentence. When several tools solve the same problem, the maintenance cost becomes harder to see.
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The useful distinction is whether the behavior should survive a visual redesign. Presentation and persistent site behavior have different lifetimes.
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Feature lists make form tools look similar. A single, well-chosen test form often reveals more about whether a tool fits your work.
Read the storyGroup plugins by the work they perform: publishing, payments, forms, search, security, and integrations. Mark the ones that affect revenue or customer data as high risk. A plugin that looks unused may still run a scheduled task or provide an integration, so verify its role before disabling it.
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