Title: Does this plugin effect website’s performance?
Last modified: October 29, 2024

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# Does this plugin effect website’s performance?

 *  Resolved [babydu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/babydu/)
 * (@babydu)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-this-plugin-effect-websites-performance/)
 * Hi, I installed this plugin in my website, and now I found that the added code
   could be inserted in the child theme.
 * The both ways can achieve same function.
 * So, what are the difference about the two ways?
 * Does this plugin effect the performance of my website than child theme?

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 *  Plugin Author [Mircea Sandu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gripgrip/)
 * (@gripgrip)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-this-plugin-effect-websites-performance/#post-18102625)
 * Hi [@babydu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/babydu/),
 * We structured the plugin such that you should see no difference in performance
   when compared to loading the same code from a child theme. All snippets are preloaded
   efficiently.
 * WPCode can do a lot more than simply adding code in the same way you can in the
   functions.php file but one important benefit, if you already have a child theme,
   is that if your code in functions.php throws a fatal error you will have to go
   through FTP to update your file while WPCode has error protection built-in and
   even in the rare cases where WPCode can’t catch an error you can use the WPCode
   safe mode to immediately update your code directly from the admin.
 * On top of all that, WPCode comes with built-in Auto-Insert Locations and Conditional
   Logic that reduce the size of the code that you have to maintain, and, you can
   also add non-php snippets for HTML, CSS, JS directly from the admin without having
   to write the logic for those in the functions.php file.
 * Let me know if I can provide more info.
 *  Thread Starter [babydu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/babydu/)
 * (@babydu)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-this-plugin-effect-websites-performance/#post-18103900)
 * Ok get it.
 * Thanks for your reply.
 * And another, I still want to know what the difference between code snippets and
   the hooks?
 * As you know, some themes like Astra, they supply a function that users can insert
   hooks in the dashboard.
 * When should I use the hooks and the code snippets?
 *  Plugin Author [Mircea Sandu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gripgrip/)
 * (@gripgrip)
 * [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-this-plugin-effect-websites-performance/#post-18104358)
 * Hi [@babydu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/babydu/),
 * I’m not familiar with the hooks from the Astra theme that you mentioned, in general,
   in WordPress, hooks refer to actions or filters that can be used to extend functionality
   in specific places: [https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/hooks/](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/hooks/)
 * You can use code snippets to add code that leverages the hooks or you can use
   the functions.php file to achieve that, the difference in this case is in how
   that code is managed.
 * Let me know if I misunderstood your question.

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 * Last reply from: [Mircea Sandu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gripgrip/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-this-plugin-effect-websites-performance/#post-18104358)
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