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August 22, 2019 at 10:55 am #990948
Anonymous
Hi there,
Most of the themes use various plugins to provide additional functionality or to simplify the user experience.
How are these reviewed and vetted?
For example;
- Are the plugins tested including performance?
- Are the plugins reviewed and assessed from a security point of view?
- If there are vulnerabilities associated with the plugins are these removed?
- If there are plugins that have not been tested e.g. Menu Icons by ThemeIsle on a particular version of WordPress (even
- though it is the latest), is there any reason why these are bundled?
August 22, 2019 at 11:09 am #990956Leo
StaffCustomer SupportHi there,
Each of these questions is depending on the individual plugins and GP has no control over how they are handled – you would need to check with plugin(s) support for more clarification.
I’m not sure if WordPress has guideline for plugin testing – you’d need to check with WordPress support.
GP itself doesn’t bundle with any other plugins unless you import sites from the library – we try to only choose plugins that we’ve had good experience with.
Here is a little more information about GP itself which is displayed on the home page as well:
https://www.screencast.com/t/dLd8IQrxNHope this helps π
Documentation: http://docs.generatepress.com/
Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/August 22, 2019 at 11:15 am #990958Anonymous
Thanks Leo.
Most users (assumption) are likely to import the content and thus enable the bundled plugins. It would be valuable that these are tested and reviewed since users may assume that since GeneratePress is including these, they may be safe to use (which may not always be the case) especially from a security stance.
August 22, 2019 at 11:17 am #990961Leo
StaffCustomer SupportUnfortunately we don’t have the ability to test other plugins this thoroughly – I think this is the same with any other themes.
Thanks for the suggestions though π
Documentation: http://docs.generatepress.com/
Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/August 30, 2019 at 9:49 pm #997617Anonymous
Thanks Leo. What options are there to test the plugins from a security perspective using services other than other plugins?
August 31, 2019 at 5:01 am #997738David
StaffCustomer SupportWorth reading this it covers this subject very well and provides some tools and info to help:
https://devrix.com/tutorial/evaluate-wordpress-plugins-vulnerabilities/
Documentation: http://docs.generatepress.com/
Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/August 31, 2019 at 10:28 am #998018Anonymous
Thanks David.
August 31, 2019 at 3:51 pm #998114David
StaffCustomer SupportYou’re welcome
Documentation: http://docs.generatepress.com/
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