{"id":157,"date":"2016-03-18T16:52:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T14:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=157"},"modified":"2023-12-22T14:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T12:57:46","slug":"remove-slow-wordpress-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/remove-slow-wordpress-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove Slow WordPress Plugins and Find Faster Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We all love WordPress plugins and make use of them all the time. They ease our work considerably. But not all plugins are efficient. Some can cause delays, or even damage. We&#8217;re talking about slow WordPress plugins of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s why you should be really careful when installing a new plugin on your WordPress site. Sometimes, as much as they can help your site, they can also harm \ud83d\udd2a your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post we&#8217;re going to show you \ud83d\ude0e how to test your WordPress site for slow plugins, then we&#8217;ll review how to look for better alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcda <strong>Table of contents<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#how-test-wp-plugins\">How to test for slow WordPress plugins<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#when-wp-plugin-slow\">When a WordPress plugin is slow, look for alternatives<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#test-compare\">Test and compare<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class='ti-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='ti-tweet_wrapper'>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_text'>\n\t\t    \t\t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=How+to+remove+slow+%23WordPress+%F0%9F%94%8C+%23plugins+and+find+faster+alternatives&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/remove-slow-wordpress-plugins\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>How to remove slow #WordPress \ud83d\udd0c #plugins and find faster alternatives<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_sharebtn'>\n\t\t    \t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=How+to+remove+slow+%23WordPress+%F0%9F%94%8C+%23plugins+and+find+faster+alternatives&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/remove-slow-wordpress-plugins\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-test-wp-plugins\">How to test for slow WordPress plugins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the easiest ways to test the performance of your WordPress plugins and identify which ones are slowing your site down is to use a free plugin called Code Profiler:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-pic-wrapper align-center large\" style=\"margin:20px 0;\"><div class=\"wp-pic large plugin scheme2\"  id=\"wp-pic-code-profiler\" ><div class=\"wp-pic-large\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-pic-large-content\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/code-profiler\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=635542935  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/code-profiler\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=2672002\" alt=\"Code Profiler &#8211; WordPress Performance Profiling and Debugging Made Easy\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-pic-asset-bg-title\"><span>Code Profiler &#8211; WordPress Performance Profiling and Debugging Made Easy<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-first\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/code-profiler\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ps.w.org\/code-profiler\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=3143506 );\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-author\">Author(s):\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/bruandet\/\">bruandet<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-version\"><span>Current Version:<\/span> 1.9.2<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-pic-updated\"><span>Last Updated:<\/span> April 24, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"wp-pic-dl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/code-profiler.1.9.2.zip\" title=\"Direct download\">Direct Download<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-half-last\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-pic-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/view\/plugin-reviews\/code-profiler\" class=\"wp-pic-rating\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ratings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t88%<em>Ratings<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.wordpress.org\/plugin\/code-profiler.1.9.2.zip\" class=\"wp-pic-downloaded\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Direct download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t8,000+<em>Installs<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/code-profiler\/\" class=\"wp-pic-requires\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WordPress.org Plugin Page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWP 5.0+<em>Requires<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-pic-wrapper--><link rel='stylesheet' id='dashicons-css' href='https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/css\/dashicons.min.css?ver=6.8.5' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='wppic-style-css' href='https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/dist\/wppic-styles.css?ver=6.1.1' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1\" id=\"jquery-core-js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1\" id=\"jquery-migrate-js\"><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"wppic-script-js-extra\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar wppicAjax = {\"ajaxurl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themeisle.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php\"};\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-plugin-info-card\/assets\/js\/wppic-script.min.js?ver=6.1.1\" id=\"wppic-script-js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Code Profiler is a powerful WordPress plugin designed to assess the performance of plugins and themes on your WordPress site at the PHP level. Its primary function is to identify any potential issues that might be slowing down your site, which of course includes plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By utilizing Code Profiler, you can gain a deeper understanding of both the frontend and backend of your WordPress site. The plugin will not only tell you which slow WordPress plugins are affecting your site&#8217;s performance, but it&#8217;ll also analyze custom URLs or even specific processes like checkout procedures, or AJAX actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plugin is free, but does offer a premium version <a href=\"https:\/\/code-profiler.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">starting at $59 per year<\/a>, which allows you to use it on up to ten websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use Code Profiler<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To utilize Code Profiler, begin by <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-install-a-wordpress-plugin\/\">installing and activating the plugin<\/a> on your WordPress site. Once activated, you can easily access the Code Profiler dashboard via the WordPress admin panel, allowing you to initiate the analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned, the dashboard offers various options for analyzing your site, including analyzing plugins and themes, evaluating custom URLs, and assessing custom <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-avoid-enormous-network-payloads\/\">payloads<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reports generated by Code Profiler are comprehensive and furnish in-depth insights into your site&#8217;s performance. These reports encompass crucial metrics such as execution time, memory usage, and database queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By thoroughly analyzing the generated reports, you can effortlessly identify the slow WordPress plugins that are harming your site&#8217;s performance. Armed with this information, you can take the necessary steps to replace them and get your site back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll talk about that next&#8230; \ud83d\udcac<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"when-wp-plugin-slow\">When a WordPress plugin is slow, look for alternatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve discovered that a certain plugin weighs a lot more than you&#8217;d wish, you can remove it and start looking for a faster alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first place to go is WordPress.org plugin <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">repository<\/a>. There, you can look for various plugin categories and purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, I typed in &#8220;contact form plugins,&#8221; and a long list of plugins popped up:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=36057453  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1332\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wordpress-repo-plugins.png\" alt=\"search plugins.\" class=\"wp-image-90628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1332\/h:742\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wordpress-repo-plugins.png 1332w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:167\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wordpress-repo-plugins.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:570\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wordpress-repo-plugins.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:428\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wordpress-repo-plugins.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:28\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wordpress-repo-plugins.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:431\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wordpress-repo-plugins.png 431w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:713\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wordpress-repo-plugins.png 713w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1077\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wordpress-repo-plugins.png 1077w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:266\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wordpress-repo-plugins.png 266w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:350\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wordpress-repo-plugins.png 350w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:242\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wordpress-repo-plugins.png 242w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1332\/h:742\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wordpress-repo-plugins.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>By the way, you can do the same thing without leaving your WordPress dashboard. Click on <em>Plugins<\/em> in your dashboard menu, then <em>Add New<\/em>, and then write what type of plugin you are looking for. The same page from WordPress.org will appear right in your admin interface:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=174183106  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1334\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wp-dashboard-plugins.png\" alt=\"plugins dashboard.\" class=\"wp-image-90631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1334\/h:712\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wp-dashboard-plugins.png 1334w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:160\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wp-dashboard-plugins.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:547\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wp-dashboard-plugins.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:410\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wp-dashboard-plugins.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:27\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wp-dashboard-plugins.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:450\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wp-dashboard-plugins.png 450w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:744\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wp-dashboard-plugins.png 744w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1124\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wp-dashboard-plugins.png 1124w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:277\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wp-dashboard-plugins.png 277w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:365\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wp-dashboard-plugins.png 365w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:253\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wp-dashboard-plugins.png 253w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1334\/h:712\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wp-dashboard-plugins.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As you can see, a lot of alternatives are available when it comes to contact form plugins (or any other type of plugin, for that matter).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"test-compare\">Test and compare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m going to do some tests to show you a concrete example of how the whole process can be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/stress-test-website\/\">tests were performed on WordPress<\/a> version 6.4.1 running the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/neve-fse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neve FSE theme<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd Since we talked about contact form plugins, let&#8217;s compare:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wpforms-lite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPForms<\/a> &#8211; probably the most popular on the market,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/contact-form-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Form 7<\/a> &#8211; a popular forms plugin, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/otter-blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Otter Blocks<\/a> &#8211; our own <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/best-block-plugins-for-wordpress\/\">block plugin<\/a> that provides <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.themeisle.com\/article\/1674-form-blocks#contact-form\">contact form blocks<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To minimize interference from outside variables, I deactivated all of my other plugins and kept only these three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the results, it seems that WPForms is the slowest WordPress plugin of the bunch. Contact Form 7 and Otter Blocks loaded way faster.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"visualizer-front-container visualizer-lazy-render\" id=\"chart_wrapper_visualizer-93958-322354097\"><style type=\"text\/css\" name=\"visualizer-custom-css\" id=\"customcss-visualizer-93958\">.locker,.locker-loader{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%}.locker{z-index:1000;opacity:.8;background-color:#fff;-ms-filter:\"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=80)\";filter:alpha(opacity=80)}.locker-loader{z-index:1001;background:url(https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/visualizer\/images\/ajax-loader.gif) no-repeat center center}.dt-button{display:none!important}.visualizer-front-container.visualizer-lazy-render{content-visibility: auto;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter label.google-visualization-controls-label {vertical-align: middle;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li.goog-inline-block {margin: 0 0.2em;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li {padding: 0 0.2em;}.visualizer-front-container .dataTables_scrollHeadInner{margin: 0 auto;}.visualizer-editor-front-container{position:relative;width:auto;margin:5%;background:#fff}.visualizer-editor-front{overflow:hidden;width:100%;height:500px}.visualizer-editor-front-actions{padding-bottom:3px}.visualizer-editor-save,.visualizer-editor-cancel{margin:0 4px;padding:2px 15px}.visualizer-cw-error .visualizer-actions{display:none !important;} <\/style><div id=\"visualizer-93958-322354097\" class=\"visualizer-front  visualizer-front-93958\"><\/div><!-- Not showing structured data for chart 93958 because description is empty --><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For the next round, I repeated the process, but this time with some SEO plugins&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcc8 I typed in &#8220;SEO plugin&#8221; in the search form, and selected three plugins for my tests. The ones I chose were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yoast SEO<\/a> &#8211; the most popular WordPress SEO plugin,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/all-in-one-seo-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All in One SEO Pack<\/a>, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/squirrly-seo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEO by Squirrly<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And here are the results:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"visualizer-front-container\" id=\"chart_wrapper_visualizer-90226-215578498\"><style type=\"text\/css\" name=\"visualizer-custom-css\" id=\"customcss-visualizer-90226\">.locker,.locker-loader{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%}.locker{z-index:1000;opacity:.8;background-color:#fff;-ms-filter:\"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=80)\";filter:alpha(opacity=80)}.locker-loader{z-index:1001;background:url(https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/visualizer\/images\/ajax-loader.gif) no-repeat center center}.dt-button{display:none!important}.visualizer-front-container.visualizer-lazy-render{content-visibility: auto;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter label.google-visualization-controls-label {vertical-align: middle;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li.goog-inline-block {margin: 0 0.2em;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li {padding: 0 0.2em;}.visualizer-front-container .dataTables_scrollHeadInner{margin: 0 auto;}.visualizer-editor-front-container{position:relative;width:auto;margin:5%;background:#fff}.visualizer-editor-front{overflow:hidden;width:100%;height:500px}.visualizer-editor-front-actions{padding-bottom:3px}.visualizer-editor-save,.visualizer-editor-cancel{margin:0 4px;padding:2px 15px}.visualizer-cw-error .visualizer-actions{display:none !important;} <\/style><div id=\"visualizer-90226-215578498\" class=\"visualizer-front  visualizer-front-90226\"><\/div><!-- Not showing structured data for chart 90226 because description is empty --><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Yoast SEO and All in One SEO Pack seemed to be equally slow, as opposed to SEO by Squirrly which was fairly fast. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final thoughts on checking slow WordPress plugins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In conclusion, testing your WordPress site to identify slow plugins is a crucial step in optimizing its performance. 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