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Debug Bar Slow Actions
Easily find out which actions and filters are the slowest during a page load.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.8★ from 15
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 18 Jan 2018
- Added
- Feb 2014
- Requires WP
- 3.8
- Tested up to
- WP 4.9.31
- Downloads
- 143,883
Our analysis
AI-assistedDebug Bar Slow Actions is a WordPress plugin designed to identify performance bottlenecks by listing the top 100 slowest actions and filters during a page request. It requires the Debug Bar plugin to function effectively.
This tool is aimed at developers and site administrators who need to diagnose slow performance issues in their themes and plugins. It provides insights that can help optimise site speed.
Best for: This plugin suits developers and site administrators looking to optimise WordPress performance.
What it does well
- ✓Lists the top 100 slowest actions and filters
- ✓Helps identify performance bottlenecks
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
Where it falls short
- •Does not time nested actions and filters due to a core bug
- •Limited to actions and filters after plugins_loaded and muplugins_loaded
- •Cannot time actions after wp_footer at priority 1000
Verdict
Debug Bar Slow Actions provides useful insights for diagnosing slow performance, but has limitations in its timing capabilities.
From the developer
Konstantin Kovshenin's own description of Debug Bar Slow Actions, lightly tidied.
This plugin lists the top 100 slowest actions and filters during a page request in WordPress. It helps you figure out performance bottlenecks in themes and plugins.
Requires Debug Bar.
Current limitations:
- Does not time nested actions and filters due to a core bug
- Does not time actions and filters before plugins_loaded or muplugins_loaded if placed in mu-plugins
- Does not time actions and callbacks after wp_footer at priority 1000
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