{"id":172,"date":"2026-04-26T22:50:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/?p=172"},"modified":"2026-05-03T10:57:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:57:03","slug":"plugins-i-installed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/plugins-i-installed\/","title":{"rendered":"Plugins I installed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Each of my plugins<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a list of all the plugins I installed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Imagify, and image optimization plugin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Akismet, a spam protection plugin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>W3 Total Cache, a WordPress performance enhancing plugin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"688\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/imagify-e1777242650437.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7414921118153655;width:380px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/imagify-e1777242650437.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/imagify-e1777242650437-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/imagify-e1777242650437-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why I chose each one<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason why I chose each and every one of these plugins was to improve the quality of life of this website, by optimizing it and providing a bit of security protection. Akismet was installed as a means to protect against harmful spam content which could potentially damage the quality of this website, providing necessary protection. Imagify and W3 were both installed as a means of optimizing this website further, reducing loading time or potential buffering which could hinder a viewers experience with the website. In short, every plugin I installed on here was meant to improve the website and increase its usability, along with providing it security with a plugin like Akismet. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"398\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/final-what-is-a-wordpress-plugin-21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-177\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.891931859557973;width:347px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/final-what-is-a-wordpress-plugin-21.png 753w, https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/final-what-is-a-wordpress-plugin-21-300x159.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/akismet-setup-1024x661.png\" alt=\"An image of Akismet\" class=\"wp-image-178\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5491575895885257;width:347px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each of my plugins Here is a list of all the plugins I installed: Why I chose each one The reason why I chose each and every one of these plugins was to improve the quality of life of this website, by optimizing it and providing a bit of security protection. Akismet was installed as &#8230; <a title=\"Plugins I installed\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/plugins-i-installed\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Plugins I installed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-thoughts","tag-personal"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/imagify-e1777242650437.jpg",1020,688,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/imagify-e1777242650437-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/imagify-e1777242650437-300x202.jpg",300,202,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/imagify-e1777242650437-768x518.jpg",768,518,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/imagify-e1777242650437.jpg",1020,688,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/imagify-e1777242650437.jpg",1020,688,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/imagify-e1777242650437.jpg",1020,688,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.brianallen.matmcc.org\/Homework\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Each of my plugins Here is a list of all the plugins I installed: Why I chose each one The reason why I chose each and every one of these plugins was to improve the quality of life of this website, by optimizing it and providing a bit of security protection. 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