(Entry was posted by Abhishek Shetty on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 03/31/2022).

Do plugins slow down the speed of the website?

Hey Guys! Do plugins slow down the speed of the website? We started using Gravity forms for our website. Apparently, to style a Gravity form in an Elementor builder, we need to get an add-on. Our web admin is against it because he feels it is going to slow down the website. What do you think?P.S : I know we can use CSS styling, but I don`t know how to.

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Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

David Gossage: Yes they do, but it depends what the plugin does and how well coded it is

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Michael Martinez: Ask the admin to test the site performance with and without the plugin.

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Brenda Malone: Elementor already slows down your website.

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Stephen Kaufman: Brenda Malone if you know how to tweak it it performs as good as anything

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Brenda Malone: Yeah, ok.

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Alex Harford: There are occasions when plugins can be very useful (and almost essential), but I recommend keeping plugins to a minimum for speed and security reasons. You might be able to check the performance impact by using a speed testing tool that shows a waterfall breakdown.

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Christine Hansen: A solution could be to use an external form builder.

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