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title: "Plugins, retainers and what replaces them | AI-Driven Sites"
description: "Educational comparisons: what common plugins and support retainers do, and how the same jobs are handled on a site rebuilt on Replit."
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Plugins and retainers

# The jobs your plugins do, built into the site.

Each guide shows what a common plugin or retainer does today, and how the same job is handled on a site rebuilt on Replit.

- [SEO pluginsEverything your SEO plugin did, built into the siteTitles, sitemaps, structured data and redirects, built in and changed in plain language.](https://aidrivensites.com/replace/wordpress-seo-plugins)
- [Security pluginsFewer doors to guard, by designNo public admin login and no plugin stack: fewer ways in, and less to keep patched.](https://aidrivensites.com/replace/wordpress-security-plugins)
- [Speed and caching pluginsSpeed you build in, rather than bolt onLean pages, sized images and server-rendered content: fast without a caching plugin.](https://aidrivensites.com/replace/wordpress-speed-plugins)
- [Form pluginsForms that deliver every enquiry, without another pluginForms built into the site, with stored submissions, email notifications and spam protection.](https://aidrivensites.com/replace/wordpress-form-plugins)
- [Backup and update retainersFewer updates to chase, and a clear choice about who looks after the restLess routine plugin maintenance, with checkpoints, reviewed changes and a clear owner for ongoing care.](https://aidrivensites.com/replace/backup-and-update-retainers)

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