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title: What impact does the plugin have on my site’s performance?
description: "The SmartSearchWP plugin has been designed to have minimal impact on the performance of your WordPress site. Here are some key points to consider: - **Minimal impact on memory usage and page speed on the frontend**: the plugin consumes few…"
url: "https://www.smartsearchwp.com/en/docs/what-impact-does-the-plugin-have-on-my-sites-performance/"
updated: "2026-10-19"
category: Technical
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# What impact does the plugin have on my site’s performance?

The SmartSearchWP plugin has been designed to have minimal impact on the performance of your WordPress site. Here are some key points to consider:

- **Minimal impact on memory usage and page speed on the frontend**: the plugin consumes few resources and has virtually no effect on page load times.
  - Average memory usage: 6.73Kb.
  - Speed test on frontend : -0.01seconds.
- **Compatibilité** : voir les [prérequis techniques](https://www.smartsearchwp.com/en/docs/smartsearchwp-technical-requirements-php-mysql-wordpress/) (WordPress 4.7 minimum, testé jusqu'à WordPress 7.1, PHP 7.4 minimum).
- **Reliability**: No PHP, JavaScript, resource or activation errors.
- **Optimization**: optimized database for best performance and frequent updates to ensure ongoing efficiency.