Plugins and Site Speed

Does it hurt your website to have too many plugins?

Assume every plugin will have some impact on speed.

What number is ideal?

There is no hard and fast rule. Every site/server is different. Just use what’s essential. Delete unused plugins.

Jetpack and it caused problems on the site

I recommend asking at https://www.ads-software.com/support/plugin/jetpack/ so the plugin’s developers and support community can help you with this.

Which of the plugins among Autoptimize & WP Fastest Cache is best for my site https://blog.photoadking.com/ ?
Can you please suggest one?

Hi Lisa,

You should backup your site before installing a new plugin or updating WordPress. Backups can be performed with plugin, web host, FTP, phpmyadmin, etc. in case a a plugin causes a negative impact to your site, then you will be able to restore it to it’s previous working state.

WordPress lists some backup options here:
https://www.ads-software.com/support/article/wordpress-backups/#automatic-backups