Title: Performance: remove or cache update checks
Last modified: March 16, 2026

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# Performance: remove or cache update checks

 *  [Antony Booker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/antonynz/)
 * (@antonynz)
 * [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/performance-remove-or-cache-update-checks/)
 * I noticed this plugin is making a remote request to [http://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.0/microsoft-clarity.json](http://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.0/microsoft-clarity.json)
   to check if it’s running the latest version which is slowing down the admin area.
   
   This request is run on every admin page using admin_init (which also fires on
   ajax requests):
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_action('admin_init', 'check_if_installed_plugin_version_is_latest');
       ```
   
 * Would it be possible to remove this code or if it’s really necessary for the 
   update message to show, cache it for 24 hours in a transient?

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 * Last reply from: [Antony Booker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/antonynz/)
 * Last activity: [2 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/performance-remove-or-cache-update-checks/)
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