Title: Poorly optimized and coded Last modified: September 3, 2016 --- # Poorly optimized and coded * [i2late2die](https://wordpress.org/support/users/i2late2die/) * (@i2late2die) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poorly-optimized-and-coded/) * This plugin loads almost all of its scripts and styles on every page, even ones without any images or galleries*. Good luck trying to clean that up – the code is an impenetrable web of scripts calling scripts calling other scripts. And why is it still using fancybox 1.3.4 from 10 years ago?? * * This has been an issue for years, but the developers refuse to address it. * Of course it also has no jQuery 2 version, i.e. w/ out old IE support – who cares if people want to move on, we’re gonna drag them back down. * Basically it’s impossible to setup a well optimized, lean website with this plugin used – so it’s up to you whether you want to use it. If you don’t care that your website loads a minimum of 4 extra, unused scripts on every page then sure, I guess it’ll do the job. However, if you want a site that is snappy and light on bandwidth, especially if you’re aiming for mobile-first design then stay away from this plugin like the plague. Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/) * (@photocrati) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poorly-optimized-and-coded/#post-7906290) * [@i2late2die](https://wordpress.org/support/users/i2late2die/) – Thanks for the feedback, we are well aware of the scripts issue and have corrected it for our next major release. * As far as your concerns with Fancybox, we only bundle some basic Lightbox libraries as a convenience to NextGEN Gallery users. You are more than welcome to choose not to use any of them easily enough under Gallery > Other Options > Lightbox Effects. * We have purposely chosen to offer as much backward compatibility with older browsers as possible, moving to jQuery 2 will force users away from NextGEN Gallery, especially those that are forced to use IE6 as their browser (we really do feel their pain). * Please feel free to have another look once our 2.0.68 release is available, I believe you will be pleasantly surprised if you take the time to look at what you can do with it. * Thanks, again! * – Cais. * Thread Starter [i2late2die](https://wordpress.org/support/users/i2late2die/) * (@i2late2die) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poorly-optimized-and-coded/#post-7906294) * I understand the compatibility issues, but I wasn’t suggesting removing the use of jQuery 1.x entirely, just giving us the option to use jQuery 2.x. Essentially a “backwards compatible” vs “modern” checkbox would be nice. * As for the other issues, fair enough, I’ll take a look at the upcoming release. I do appreciate the functionality that the plugin offers, but in some cases I just can’t compromise on performance and so have to do without it. * [edanzer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edanzer/) * (@edanzer) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poorly-optimized-and-coded/#post-7906298) * Yup, just wanted to confirm that the next major release does (finally) remove all NGG scripts from pages without galleries. * I think the “backwards compatible vs modern checkbox” is a nice and idea, and one we’ll raise for team discussion. To be honest, I will say this is the first time I can specifically recall hearing someone express concern about the jquery version. * [Christian Frick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christian-frick/) * (@christian-frick) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poorly-optimized-and-coded/#post-7906303) * [@cais](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cais/) – Do you already know when your 2.0.68 release will be available? I really like your plugin but it doubles the loading time for every single page of my website. * Thanks a lot * Christian * Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/) * (@photocrati) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poorly-optimized-and-coded/#post-7906304) * [@christian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christian/) Frick – We’re still testing the 2.0.68 version of NextGEN Gallery but if you would like to a beta version please send us a Bug Report ([http://www.nextgen-gallery.com/report-bug/](http://www.nextgen-gallery.com/report-bug/)… please reference this topic) so we can get in contact with you when it is ready. * Thanks! * – Cais. * [edanzer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edanzer/) * (@edanzer) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/poorly-optimized-and-coded/#post-7906308) * [@i2late2die](https://wordpress.org/support/users/i2late2die/) [@christian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christian/) Frick – Just following up on some old reviews and wanted to confirm that we’ve pushed a release (2.0.71 and later) that removes NextGEN-related scripts from any pages except those with NextGEN Galleries. * [@i2late2die](https://wordpress.org/support/users/i2late2die/) – given this was the major reason for your one-star review, we’re also wondering if you might consider revising your rating upward. * Thanks. 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