Plugins you should never use (Disallowed Plugins)

Our goal at Wilson Horizons is to consistently keep your WordPress website operating smoothly and always at its best. We've put together a list of plugins that has kept a bad reputation and can cause security and and performance issues on your website. 

Caching plugins

• WP Super Cache 
• WP File Cache
• W3 Total Cache

Plugins that cause serious vulnerabilities

• WP DB Backup
• WP DB Backup
• WP DB Backup
• VersionPress
• WP File Manager
• Dynamic Related Posts
• SEO Auto Links & Related Posts
• Similar Posts
• Similar Posts

Complete List of Disallowed plugins according to WPEngine 

adminer
async-google-analytics
backup
backup-scheduler
backupwordpress
backwpup
bad-behavior
broken-link-checker
content-molecules
contextual-related-posts
duplicator
dynamic-related-posts
ezpz-one-click-backup
file-commander
fuzzy-seo-booster
gd-system-plugin
gd-system-plugin.php
google-xml-sitemaps-with-multisite-support
hc-custom-wp-admin-url
hcs.php
hello.php
jr-referrer
jumpple
missed-schedule
no-revisions
ozh-who-sees-ads
pipdig-power-pack
portable-phpmyadmin
quick-cache
quick-cache-pro
recommend-a-friend
seo-alrp
si-captcha-for-wordpress
similar-posts
spamreferrerblock
ssclassic
sspro
super-post
superslider
sweetcaptcha-revolutionary-free-captcha-service
text-passwords
the-codetree-backup
toolspack
ToolsPack
tweet-blender
versionpress
w3-total-cache
wordpress-gzip-compression
wp-cache
wp-database-optimizer
wp-db-backup
wp-dbmanager
wp-engine-snapshot
wp-file-cache
wp-phpmyadmin
wp-postviews
wp-slimstat
wp-super-cache
wp-symposium-alerts
wpengine-migrate
wpengine-migrate.tar.gz
wpengine-migrate.zip
wpengine-snapshot
wpengine-snapshot.tar.gz
wponlinebackup