Which plugins can I install — and which ones can't I?

Which plugins can I install — and which ones can't I?

<h2>The green list (always OK)</h2><ul><li><strong>Yoast SEO</strong> or Rank Math — works alongside our schema plugin</li><li><strong>Contact Form 7 / WPForms</strong> — forms</li><li><strong>WooCommerce</strong> — if you want a web shop (with the Web Shop package)</li><li><strong>Advanced Custom Fields</strong> — for custom fields</li><li><strong>Wordfence</strong> — extra security layer (first year free)</li></ul><h2>The red list (DO NOT install — automatically blocked)</h2><ul><li><strong>WP File Manager</strong> — known security risk, use FTP instead</li><li><strong>Anyone-can-register / open registration plugins</strong> — spam vehicle</li><li><strong>Cache plugins (W3 Total Cache, WP Rocket, etc.)</strong> — we have Redis + OPcache server-side, plugin cache causes conflicts</li><li><strong>"Auto-Backup to Dropbox"</strong> — we already do daily backups</li><li><strong>Nulled / pirated themes</strong> — guaranteed malware</li></ul><h2>Gray area — ask IT Live first</h2><ul><li>Page builders (Elementor, Divi, Beaver) — work but are heavy; default theme is faster</li><li>Multi-language (Polylang, WPML) — requires extra config for our nginx</li><li>Membership plugins (MemberPress) — needs to be tested against our caching</li></ul><h3>What to do before installing?</h3><ol><li>Check the "green/red/gray" list above</li><li>For gray plugins: open a ticket "Plugin compatibility check {{name}}"</li><li>We test on staging within 1-2 working days and provide advice</li></ol>