Title: Remove or Deactive Plugins?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Remove or Deactive Plugins?

 *  [jrockpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrockpress/)
 * (@jrockpress)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-or-deactive-plugins/)
 * So, I’m looking to optimize our WP MU install. I read that we should have as 
   few plugins as possible. Should I remove or deactivate plugins? I like having
   them there as list of favorites, but if the mere fact of having them on the machine
   is somehow impacting our server performance, then I will remove them.
 * Does anyone know the best practices for this issue?

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-or-deactive-plugins/#post-1856888)
 * Best practice is delete what you don’t use.
 * Sometimes I leave them out there for a while when I’m trying to decide if I want
   them or not.

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
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 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-or-deactive-plugins/#post-1856888)
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