Compatibility Guide · Yogi's VPS

Supported themes and plugins

WORDPRESS Themes

COMPATIBILITY Plugins

GUIDE Recommended stack

Yogi's VPS supports virtually all modern WordPress themes and plugins. This guide explains which tools work best on our optimized hosting stack, which ones we officially recommend, and which ones may require caution due to performance, security, or compatibility concerns.

You can always reach out before installing a plugin or switching themes — we’ll confirm compatibility and check if it aligns with your performance goals.

Fully optimized WordPress hosting Performance focused recommendations

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Recommended themes for best performance

These themes are lightweight, stable, and well coded. They work extremely well with our performance stack and caching layers.

Top recommended themes

Astra Recommended
GeneratePress Best Performance
Blocksy
Kadence
Hello Elementor (ideal for full page builder builds)

Performance heavy or legacy themes like Avada, Divi, Newspaper, and Enfold *do* work, but may require optimization and additional caching adjustments. We support them fully, but they won’t outperform lightweight themes.

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Supported page builders

Yogi's VPS supports all major WordPress page builders. Some perform better than others depending on your site’s complexity.

Fully supported builders

Gutenberg (native WordPress editor) Fastest
Elementor
Beaver Builder
Bricks Builder (advanced users)

Supported with notes

Divi Builder (requires caching exclusions)
WPBakery (older builder, not recommended for new builds)

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Recommended plugins for performance, security, and stability

These plugins consistently perform well on our hosting platform and follow good coding practices.

Performance tools

W3 Total Cache
WP Rocket
Perfmatters
Smush or ShortPixel (image optimization)

Security tools

Wordfence
iThemes Security
Shield Security

Backup solutions

Total Upkeep (BoldGrid)
UpdraftPlus
Jetpack Backup (formerly VaultPress)

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Plugins we support with caution

These plugins work, but they may slow down your site, cause compatibility issues, or conflict with caching layers. We support them, but only if they are absolutely needed.

Resource heavy or slow plugins

Jetpack (multiple modules running at once)
Slider Revolution
LayerSlider
Mega menu builders with large asset libraries

Plugins known for conflicts

Broken Link Checker (runs constant scans)
Some abandoned SEO or page builder plugins
Several membership plugins with unoptimized queries

If your site relies on one of these plugins, we can help set up caching exclusions, cron optimizations, and performance tuning.

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Unsupported or high risk plugins

These plugins are either abandoned, insecure, cause performance issues, or conflict with core WordPress functions. They should not be used on production sites.

Plugins we recommend avoiding

W3 Total Cache Forks (non official versions)
Old gallery and slider plugins not updated for years
Nulled or pirated premium plugins
Plugins that disable core WP security protections

If you are unsure whether a plugin is safe, send the name or a screenshot. We’ll verify it before you install it.

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