Title: Performance issues
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Performance issues

 *  [wesbot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wesbot/)
 * (@wesbot)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/performance-issues-11/)
 * Simply activating the plugin substantially decreased front-end and admin page
   load performance dramatically. Hadn’t created a timeline or used any shortcode
   yet so will stay deactivated until I can find possible conflict / issue.
 * Other activated plugins:
    Advanced custom fields Maintenance Page TinyMCE Advanced
   WP Job Manager + Contact Listing
 * Theme:
    Elegant Theme (Nimble)
 * Timeline Express:
    (Free) Version 1.1.7.3
 * Hosting:
    Shared linux box, php 5.3.3.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/timeline-express/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/timeline-express/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Evan Herman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eherman24/)
 * (@eherman24)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/performance-issues-11/#post-6429817)
 * Hi,
 * You’re not the first to say that this plugin has caused some slow down times.
 * Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be the case. The plugin only loads the necssary
   js and css files on the front end of the site when the shortcode is being used.
 * Therefore if the shortcode is not present, this plugin loads no files and performs
   no queries.
 * It’s possible it may slow down a bit on the backend, but it certainly isn’t anything
   substantial. I have done some testing using the p3 plugin profiler.
 * Can you try giving that a shot with the timeline express plugin active?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/p3-profiler/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/p3-profiler/)
 * If you do a search here in the forums, there are at least 3 other thredas where
   we have discussed this issue and I have provided my test results.
 * Give them a look through as well. If you can, report back here with some p3 test
   results.
 * Thanks,
    Evan
 *  Thread Starter [wesbot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wesbot/)
 * (@wesbot)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/performance-issues-11/#post-6429819)
 * Hi Evan
 * Thanks for replying. I understand the lack of shortcode should not be calling
   any plugin functions so I was bemused at first. But I actually used P3 to determine
   this issue the first time and here is my original result:
    [https://gyazo.com/1bb91748cee918604ba825298529e8ab](https://gyazo.com/1bb91748cee918604ba825298529e8ab)
 * Reading other support threads as you said, I did a manual test today on the front
   end only. The results are nowhere near as bad, but it’s still the most intensive.
   I have to be logged in to see past the maintenance page which still calls the
   contextual admin menu, so might be the issue. Putting the numbers aside for a
   moment, there is a very visible difference when I simply disable this plugin.
 * Auto result: [https://gyazo.com/3014c7b8ec31c98df84d1a29c89ffe3a](https://gyazo.com/3014c7b8ec31c98df84d1a29c89ffe3a)
 * Manual result (front end only): [https://gyazo.com/c175c3b442d3c3e46112c3dbaa120442](https://gyazo.com/c175c3b442d3c3e46112c3dbaa120442)
 * Best
    Wes
 *  Thread Starter [wesbot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wesbot/)
 * (@wesbot)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/performance-issues-11/#post-6429820)
 * Btw here is the detailed view showing the plugin making two late calls to wp-
   admin/edit.php and wp-admin/plugins.php
 * [https://gyazo.com/42f42f0645a1d018fe2188aacb7a6b6c](https://gyazo.com/42f42f0645a1d018fe2188aacb7a6b6c)
 * Wes

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 * Last reply from: [wesbot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wesbot/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/performance-issues-11/#post-6429820)
 * Status: not resolved