Title: Admin area -> plugins -> loading super slow
Last modified: August 18, 2019

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# Admin area -> plugins -> loading super slow

 *  Resolved [Andre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picturebreeze/)
 * (@picturebreeze)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-area-plugins-loading-super-slow/)
 * I’m not sure what exactly is causing the issue.
    I’ve noticed my WP admin area
   becoming very slow, especially the plugins section. It took longer than 30s to
   load, and whenever I’ve activated a new plugin it took literally several minutes
   until WP admin became responsive again.
 * I’ve spent hours with checking plugins, used a Gravity Forms debug tool to disable
   all plugins and custom themes, and then enable one by one again.
 * The conclusion is that as soon as I enable Asset Cleanup the plugins section 
   becomes super slow. Once I disable Asset Cleanup everything goes back to speed.
 * I really like the frontend benefits of the plugin but it makes it almost impossible
   to work on the backend.

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 *  Plugin Author [Gabe Livan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gabelivan/)
 * (@gabelivan)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-area-plugins-loading-super-slow/#post-11842761)
 * [@picturebreeze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picturebreeze/) thank you
   for reporting this and I’d definitely look into it as it’s enough one setting
   or an incompatibility issue between plugins to cause this which is surprising
   me, to be honest as from what you’re saying it takes an awful lot of seconds 
   to go through the Dashboard’s pages when the plugin is active. I’ve never experienced
   it in any environment and I’m positive these kind of cases are fairly isolated.
 * I’d like to know whether you’re on dedicated or shared hosting, your hosting 
   company, PHP version and a list of plugins that you use. Ideally, I’d like your“
   System Info” from “Tools” (Asset CleanUp). If you can hide the website URL and
   other sensitive data and provide me the rest of the contents that would be great.
   The more information you could provide to me, the better! Also, have you noticed
   this in previous versions of the plugin? Or is it something specific to 1.3.3.8?
 *  Thread Starter [Andre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picturebreeze/)
 * (@picturebreeze)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-area-plugins-loading-super-slow/#post-11842844)
 * I’m on shared hosting.
    I can’t say anything about previous versions of the plugin.
   I just installed it maybe 2 weeks ago.
 * ### Begin System Info ###
 * # Site Info
    Site URL: [https://mywebsitedomain.com](https://mywebsitedomain.com)
   Home URL: [https://mywebsitedomain.com](https://mywebsitedomain.com) Multisite:
   No
 * # Hosting Provider
    Host: DBH: localhost, SRV: mywebsitedomain.com
 * # User Browser
    Browser Name: Chrome Browser Version: 76.0.3809.100 Browser User
   Agent String: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_14_5) AppleWebKit/537.36(
   KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/76.0.3809.100 Safari/537.36 Platform: Apple
 * # WordPress Configuration
    Version: 5.2.2 Language: en_US Permalink Structure:/%
   postname%/ Active Theme: Hello Elementor Child 1.0.0 Show On Front: page Page
   On Front: … Page For Posts: Unset ABSPATH: /www/htdocs/… WP_DEBUG: Disabled Memory
   Limit: 40M
 * # WordPress Uploads/Constants
    WP_CONTENT_DIR: /www/htdocs/…/wp-content WP_CONTENT_URL:
   [https://mywebsitedomain.com/wp-content](https://mywebsitedomain.com/wp-content)
   UPLOADS: Not set wp_uploads_dir() path: /www/htdocs/…/wp-content/uploads/2019/
   08 wp_uploads_dir() url: [https://mywebsitedomain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08](https://mywebsitedomain.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08)
   wp_uploads_dir() basedir: /www/htdocs/…/wp-content/uploads wp_uploads_dir() baseurl:
   [https://mywebsitedomain.com/wp-content/uploads](https://mywebsitedomain.com/wp-content/uploads)
 * # Active Plugins (“plugins” directory)
    AffiliateWP: 2.3 AffiliateWP – Allow 
   Own Referrals: 1.0.2 Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster: 1.3.3.8 Autoptimize: 
   2.5.1 Autoptimize CriticalCSS.com Power-Up: 1.16.0 Better Search Replace: 1.3.3
   Bulk Actions Pro for Gravity Forms: 1.2.22 Comments Ratings: 1.1.6 Elementor:
   2.6.8 Elementor Pro: 2.6.2 (new version available – 2.6.3) Google Analytics Dashboard
   for WP (GADWP): 5.3.8 Gravity Forms: 2.4.11 Gravity Forms Collapsible Sections:
   1.0.13 Gravity Forms Coupons Add-On: 2.9 Gravity Forms Debug Add-On: 1.0.beta11
   Gravity Forms Event Tracking: 2.3.10 Gravity Forms Limit Date Range: 2.1.1 Gravity
   Forms Partial Entries Add-On: 1.4 Gravity Forms PayPal Standard Add-On: 3.2 Gravity
   Forms Polls Add-On: 3.4 Gravity Forms Stripe Add-On: 2.7 (new version available–
   2.9) GravityWP – CSS Selector: 1.0.1 Newsletter: 6.1.6 Popup Trigger URL for 
   Elementor Pro: 1.0.1 Remove Dashboard Access: 1.1.3 Styles & Layouts Gravity 
   Forms: 4.2.3 The SEO Framework: 3.2.4 UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore: 1.16.16 WP
   Fastest Cache: 0.8.9.6
 * # Inactive Plugins (“plugins” directory)
    Affiliates GravityForms: 3.0.0 Affiliates
   Pro: 4.2.0 Gravity Forms Bulk Add Fields: 1.0.2 Gravity Forms Color Picker: 1.0.3
   Itthinx Updates: 1.2.0 Really Simple Affiliate Program: 2.1
 * # Webserver Configuration
    PHP Version: 7.1.30-nmm1 MySQL Version: 5.6.44 Webserver
   Info: Apache
 * # PHP Configuration
    Memory Limit: 256M Upload Max Size: 200M Post Max Size: 
   200M Upload Max Filesize: 200M Time Limit: 30 Max Input Vars: 10000 Display Errors:
   On (php.ini value: 1)
 * # PHP Extensions
    cURL: Supported fsockopen: Supported SOAP Client: Installed
   Suhosin: Not Installed
 * # Session Configuration
    Session: Disabled
 * # Asset CleanUp Configuration
    Has read “Stripping the fat” text: Yes
 * Manage in the Dashboard: Yes (direct)
    Manage in the Front-end: No Input Fields
   Style: Enhanced Hide WP Files (from managing): Yes Enable “Test Mode”? No
 * Minify loaded CSS? No
    Minify loaded JS? No Combine loaded CSS? No Combine loaded
   JS? No CSS/JS Storage Directory: /www/htdocs/…/wp-content/cache/asset-cleanup/(
   writable)
 * Disable Emojis? Yes
    Disable Dashicons Site-Wide For Guests? Yes Disable Gutenberg
   CSS Block Editor (site-wide)? No Disable jQuery Migrate (site-wide)? No Disable
   Comment Reply (site-wide)? No
 * Remove “Really Simple Discovery (RSD)” link tag? Yes
    Remove “Windows Live Writer”
   link tag? Yes Remove “REST API” link tag? Yes Remove Pages/Posts “Shortlink” 
   tag? Yes Remove “Post’s Relational Links” tag? Yes Remove “WordPress version”
   meta tag? Yes Remove All “generator” meta tags? Yes Remove Main RSS Feed Link?
   Yes Remove Comment RSS Feed Link? Yes
 * XML-RPC protocol: Disable XML-RPC Completely
 * # Asset CleanUp: CSS/JS Caching Storage
    Total cached assets: 0 (N/A)
 * # Asset CleanUp: Database Storage
    Table: options — Option Name: wpassetcleanup_bulk_unload/
   Option Value: {“styles”:{“post_type”:{“page”:[]}},”scripts”:{“post_type”:{“page”:[]}}}—
   Option Name: wpassetcleanup_first_usage / Option Value: 1565556518 — Option Name:
   wpassetcleanup_global_data / Option Value: {“styles”:{“preloads”:[]},”scripts”:{“
   preloads”:[]}} — Option Name: wpassetcleanup_global_unload / Option Value: {“
   styles”:[“wp-block-library”,”google-fonts-1″],”scripts”:[“jquery-migrate”]} —
   Option Name: wpassetcleanup_hide_tracking_notice / Option Value: 1 — Option Name:
   wpassetcleanup_settings / Option Value: {“wiki_read”:”1″,”dashboard_show”:”1″,”
   dom_get_type”:”direct”,”frontend_show_exceptions”:”et_fb=1\r\nct_builder=true\
   r\nvc_editable=true\r\npreview_nonce=\r\n”,”assets_list_layout”:”by-location”,”
   assets_list_layout_plugin_area_status”:”expanded”,”assets_list_layout_areas_status”:”
   contracted”,”assets_list_inline_code_status”:”expanded”,”input_style”:”enhanced”,”
   hide_core_files”:”1″,”clear_cached_files_after”:”10″,”minify_loaded_css_exceptions”:”(.*?)\\.
   min.css\r\n\/plugins\/wd-instagram-feed\/(.*?).css”,”minify_loaded_js_exceptions”:”(.*?)\\.
   min.js\r\n\/plugins\/wd-instagram-feed\/(.*?).js”,”combine_loaded_css_exceptions”:”\/
   plugins\/wd-instagram-feed\/(.*?).css”,”combine_loaded_js_exceptions”:”\/plugins\/
   wd-instagram-feed\/(.*?).js”,”disable_emojis”:”1″,”disable_oembed”:”1″,”disable_dashicons_for_guests”:”
   1″,”remove_rsd_link”:”1″,”remove_wlw_link”:”1″,”remove_rest_api_link”:”1″,”remove_shortlink”:”
   1″,”remove_posts_rel_links”:”1″,”remove_wp_version”:”1″,”remove_generator_tag”:”
   1″,”remove_main_feed_link”:”1″,”remove_comment_feed_link”:”1″,”remove_html_comments”:”
   1″,”remove_html_comments_exceptions”:””,”local_fonts_display”:””,”local_fonts_preload_files”:””,”
   google_fonts_combine”:”1″,”google_fonts_display”:”fallback”,”google_fonts_preload_files”:””,”
   disable_xmlrpc”:”disable_all”,”hide_assets_meta_box”:””,”hide_options_meta_box”:””,”
   frontend_show”:””,”hide_from_admin_bar”:””,”test_mode”:””,”combine_loaded_css”:””,”
   combine_loaded_css_for_admin_only”:””,”combine_loaded_js”:””,”combine_loaded_js_for_admin_only”:””,”
   combine_loaded_js_defer_body”:””,”minify_loaded_css”:””,”minify_loaded_js”:””,”
   disable_wp_block_library”:””,”disable_jquery_migrate”:””,”disable_comment_reply”:””,”
   allow_usage_tracking”:””,”google_fonts_preconnect”:””,”hide_meta_boxes_for_post_types”:[]}
 * Table: postmeta
    — Post ID: 73 / Meta Key: _wpassetcleanup_no_load / Meta Value:{“
   scripts”:[“jquery-raty”,”reviews-scripts”],”styles”:[“jquery-raty-style”]}
 * Table: usermeta
    No records
 * Table: termmeta
    No records
 * ### End System Info ###
 *  Plugin Author [Gabe Livan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gabelivan/)
 * (@gabelivan)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-area-plugins-loading-super-slow/#post-11843354)
 * [@picturebreeze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picturebreeze/) thank you
   for the details. Everything looks good. I haven’t had a chance to test all the
   plugins.
 * Are you comfortable removing a line of code? If yes, you can edit the following
   file _/wp-content/plugins/wp-asset-clean-up/wpacu.php_ and remove the line `require_once
   WPACU_PLUGIN_DIR.'/freemius-load.php';`
    Or comment it like this: `//require_once
   WPACU_PLUGIN_DIR.'/freemius-load.php';`
 * This will deactivate the Freemius SDK. I have a suspicion that it adds up to 
   that load time in your WordPress environment, for some reason.
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by [Gabe Livan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gabelivan/).
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by [Gabe Livan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gabelivan/).
 *  Thread Starter [Andre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picturebreeze/)
 * (@picturebreeze)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-area-plugins-loading-super-slow/#post-11843479)
 * Thanks. I took that line out and it seems like it solved the problem. Going to
   watch it closely for a few days.
    Thanks for the help.
 *  Plugin Author [Gabe Livan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gabelivan/)
 * (@gabelivan)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/admin-area-plugins-loading-super-slow/#post-11845230)
 * [@picturebreeze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/picturebreeze/) note that
   I’ve implemented a way to disable “Freemius Insights & Analytics” which will 
   be pushed in the next update (which will be **1.3.3.9**). Once you perform the
   Asset CleanUp plugin update, just go to _“Settings”_ -> _“Plugin Usage Preferences”_
   and mark _“Disable Freemius Insights & Analytics”_ (see the reference below)
 * [⌊wpacu-deactivate-modal-option⌉⌊wpacu-deactivate-modal-option⌉[
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by [Gabe Livan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gabelivan/).

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