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A tall, unsteady stack of mismatched plugin blocks beside one solid nemCMS block

Website platforms 10 November 2026 The hidden cost of a plugin-heavy website Plugins make it quick to add features. Over time, they can also make your website slower, riskier and more expensive to run than anyone planned.

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