Title: Feature Request – Server Speed Test
Last modified: June 9, 2023

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# Feature Request – Server Speed Test

 *  Resolved [avviano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/avviano/)
 * (@avviano)
 * [2 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-server-speed-test/)
 * Hello there! Your plugin is excellent.
 * I have a feature request: could you please add server performance measurement
   to BSR?
 * I install and create numerous websites every month. While setting up WordPress
   and themes on various web hosts, I quickly gauge the performance of each host
   by measuring the time it takes for specific search and replace operations to 
   complete. Since I use my own template, the workload remains constant for a particular
   search and replace task. Hence, it serves as an excellent means to quantify server
   performance. I find it more objective than relying on published server metrics
   or PHP variables, which don’t provide much insight into actual server performance.
 * This idea inspired me: incorporating a “web server performance measurement” directly
   into BSR would be incredibly useful. It could be implemented as a gauge with 
   color coding (green, orange, and red) to visually represent performance levels.
   Additionally, it could publish these metrics centrally, establishing an objective
   benchmark for measuring local speed. This way, users would be able to compare
   the performance of each installation against the average benchmark derived from
   all published data.
 * To ensure compliance with EU GDPR privacy regulations, this feature could include
   an opt-out option for users who prefer not to upload their metrics to the cloud.
   Naturally, any published metrics would be anonymized.
   Now imagine this information
   is feed into machine learning AI and you get a plugin that can predict server
   performance after one search (some seach & replace runs will always be same, 
   like email, domain aso).
 * Anyway, it’s just an idea but I think it would make an already great plugin a
   lot more valuable and sought after. 
   Cheers!
    -  This topic was modified 2 years, 12 months ago by [avviano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/avviano/).

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 *  Thread Starter [avviano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/avviano/)
 * (@avviano)
 * [2 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-server-speed-test/#post-16807725)
 * Imagine the immense value of having a real-time, objective benchmark for web 
   hosting speed. Considering the prevalence of marketing dishonesty in the web 
   hosting industry, fueled by affiliate blogs, such a benchmark would be incredibly
   valuable.
 * If you require a budget to implement this feature, I suggest starting a Kickstarter
   campaign, and I would gladly become your first supporter. To incentivize sponsorship,
   you could offer a lifetime BSR license for multiple domains to the first 10-50
   backers. Promoting your campaign through the BSR plugin menu and on your website
   would help garner attention and support.
 *  Plugin Support [Delicious Brains Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dbisupport/)
 * (@dbisupport)
 * [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-server-speed-test/#post-16848879)
 * Hi there!
 * Better Search Replace Support Team here, Thanks for the request!
 * We have reported this internally for review and further consideration.

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 * Last activity: [2 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-server-speed-test/#post-16848879)
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