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Fwiw at a previous job we found that using blog vault backup gave us reasonable backups - a way to migrate setups (restore to new host) and workable (if a little clunky) staging environments:

https://blogvault.net/

In addition:

https://elementor.com/

Helped by providing a more reasonable editing experience (for a website - not "just" a blog).

Both of these are paid. I think I would have preferred a managed host that provided backup and staging - but that would probably cost a little more (cash, fewer hours) - than basic php+mysql web host.

Other than those two - I think we got rid of all third party plug-ins, except for a theme or two (different theme for different sites).

Made wp just about manageable.

Personally I still can't stand the wysiwyg "works 90% 80% of the time) editor - but then the marketing people were responsible for updates - and with wp they could do it themselves.