Bloat

  • I was trying to figure out why my site was taking so long to load and it’s because of this plugin. When analyzing the network traffic on my site I noticed that there is a dynamic css file (fontawesome) getting loaded on every page regardless of whether or not a Nextgen gallery actually appears on the page. Because the file is dynamically generated it can’t be cached so every page view costs at least 2 extra seconds…just for one completely unnecessary file. I haven’t found a way to deactivate the fontawesome “feature” so I must now look elsewhere for a tidier, smaller photo gallery plugin.

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  • Plugin Contributor photocrati

    (@photocrati)

    @eric – Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We are actually aware of the issue with FontAwesome and will be addressing this in a near future release.

    Thanks!

    – Cais.

    @prefontaineman1 – Just following up on some old reviews.

    As you know this review was written following a major overhaul of the plugin in version 2.0. At this point, most of the issues related to that overhaul of the plugin have been long addressed.

    Among other things and directly related to your review, our latest releases remove any NextGEN related scripts from any pages that don’t have NextGEN Galleries.

    Not sure if you’ve had a chance to try NextGEN Gallery lately, but given the current performance of the plugin, a one-star rating seems a bit harsh, and we’re wondering if you might consider revising your rating?

    Let us know if you have question. Thanks. (Erick)

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