inSITE and why is it being installed along with wordpress installs

  • A strange or not so strange thing happened to me yesterday when adding a new install of wp to my server.

    I added it and the cpanel i use has an older version ready to install which i then update in the dashboard once installed.

    I then update everything and then go to plugins and usually there is just jetpack, askimet and a few cron plugins but now there was one called inSite but it is not a automattic plugin but have seen no news of this being in the new updates so is this legit or has a sneaky product placing taken place by my ip?

    The plugin does look pretty cool and one i will definitely be playing with soon and look forward to creating my own website action recipes ??

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  • Thread Starter ZEDorDEAD

    (@zedordead)

    Has anyone else noticed this or does anyone have any info about this being included in the update ?

    Check with your hosts. Some hosting companies provide access to certain plugins for WordPress onboarding/training or other functionality and this might be one of them. Assuming the install was legit (by your hosts, yourself, or possibly if you’re using a premium theme) it looks like an above-board plugin. That being said, it is not a default plugin that comes with WordPress though. And if you’re remotely worried about how it showed up in your installation, you may want to do a security check of your site to make sure you haven’t been hacked.

    It’s a legitimate plugin: https://www.insite.io/

    Probably added by your installer, or selected by mistake on the auto-installer.

    Thread Starter ZEDorDEAD

    (@zedordead)

    Well when i install the wordpress script in my cpanel it used to have pre installed askimet, hello dolly and jetpack and the 2 cron plugins and this was the case for the last 2 years or so but the last 3 installs i have done it had in-site already there as well.

    Im not complaining about the plugin because it’s a very good one that i now use for a few aspects i just wondered if it was standard wordpress script or was added by my host which looks like the latter

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