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# Reasons to avoid WordPress nulled themes and plugins

> Learn why you should avoid using WordPress null themes or plugins.

Many premium WordPress themes and plugins are available at a fraction of the cost or even for free. According to users on various WordPress forums, "nulled" refers to a commercial WordPress plugin or theme that has been hacked or updated to "work" without a legitimate licence, as well as code that can cause harm or collect personal information. This article provides a brief overview of what nulled themes and plugins are and why they should be avoided.

Although WordPress premium plugins are supplied at a lesser price or even for free, following are some established reasons to avoid nulled themes or plugins:

* Nulled themes/plugins may work for a short while, but there's no way of knowing if they'll offer a third party control of your site.

* The nulled theme/plugin could contain malicious code.

* Your site could be hacked, or even worse, once infiltrated, it could be utilised for phishing.

* There is no help from the developer.

* There are no automated updates.

Thousands of free plugins are accessible on the official WordPress.org site, and all of them go through a vetting procedure to guarantee that they meet WordPress's requirements.

## Related articles

* [WordPress security](/docs/wordpress-security)

* [Disabling plugins in WordPress](/docs/disabling-plugins-in-wordpress)

* [Enabling automatic updates for WordPress plugins](/docs/enabling-automatic-updates-for-wordpress-plugins)