Title: plugin_get_version() consumes IO on every request
Last modified: June 11, 2020

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# plugin_get_version() consumes IO on every request

 *  Resolved [Pratham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pratham2003/)
 * (@pratham2003)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin_get_version-consumes-io-on-every-request/)
 * Hi,
 * Please do not call `get_plugins` with every request in `plugin_get_version()`
 * I found this issue out using tools like `fatrace` (linux utility) and `XDEBUG_TRACE`
   with `xdebug.collect_params` set to 3.
 * This increases the load time on large scale websites which use a network drive(
   which are slow) to keep files in sync across multiple servers.
    Disk reads should
   be avoided.
 * I would suggest you define a constant to declare the version.
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by [Pratham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pratham2003/).

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 *  Plugin Author [Cozy Vision Technologies Pvt. Ltd.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cozyvision1/)
 * (@cozyvision1)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin_get_version-consumes-io-on-every-request/#post-12969620)
 * Thank you for contacting us.
 * We will look into this and try to address this in our next release.
 *  Thread Starter [Pratham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pratham2003/)
 * (@pratham2003)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin_get_version-consumes-io-on-every-request/#post-12996411)
 * Yes, please do.
 * Another plugin has addressed a similar issue.
    Ref: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get_page_templates-consumes-too-much-io-for-each-page-request/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get_page_templates-consumes-too-much-io-for-each-page-request/)
 * Thanks for the support!
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by [Pratham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pratham2003/).
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by [Pratham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pratham2003/).
 *  Plugin Author [Cozy Vision Technologies Pvt. Ltd.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cozyvision1/)
 * (@cozyvision1)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin_get_version-consumes-io-on-every-request/#post-12996445)
 * Hello Pratham,
 * This has already been taken care and will be available in our next plugin version
   update.
 * We generally release only one update per month, the next update is expected to
   be available in first week of july.
 * Still if you need it early, you can download our development version of the plugin
   from [here](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sms-alert/advanced/).
 * Hope this information is helpful.
 *  Plugin Author [Cozy Vision Technologies Pvt. Ltd.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cozyvision1/)
 * (@cozyvision1)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin_get_version-consumes-io-on-every-request/#post-13098265)
 * Hello Pratham,
 * Thank you for your patience.
 * The new version has been released. Please update your plugin, and let us know
   in case of any query.
 * You can always reach us on [support@cozyvision.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin_get_version-consumes-io-on-every-request/support@cozyvision.com?output_format=md)
   or call us on +91-80-1055-1055.

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 * Last reply from: [Cozy Vision Technologies Pvt. Ltd.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cozyvision1/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin_get_version-consumes-io-on-every-request/#post-13098265)
 * Status: resolved