UPDATED: Much better now! (was “Good but slows down page loading”)

  • The developers have turned around quickly a much more responsive and lighter touch before and after slider plugin. I’ve retested with the latest update (2024-06-12) and all the issues I mentioned in my original review (below) seem to be resolved. Very impressed with the developers’ diligence, eagerness for feedback, and quick improvement.

    Excellent plugin!

    Original review:

    I’ve used this plugin for a year and find it easy and full featured. However, when I test the page speeds, my results aren’t optimal because the plugin seems to load a lot of extra stuff from like FontAwsome, which I don’t need. Below is an example of what BAEF loads on every page, and which earns demerits as render-blocking resources from page speed tests like GTMetrix. That’s a lot of stuff that’s not used at all on my home page. In ccontrast, I’ve tried a different plugin that only uses 3 java scripts and doesn’t seem to load any fonts or other unnecessary stuff.

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format(‘svg’);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal}@font-face{font-family:”Font Awesome 5 Brands”;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:block;src:url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-brands-400.eot);src:url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-brands-400.eot?#iefix) format(“embedded-opentype”) , url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff2) format(“woff2”) , url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff) format(“woff”) , url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-brands-400.ttf) format(“truetype”) , url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-brands-400.svg#fontawesome) format(“svg”)}@font-face{font-family:”Font Awesome 5 Free”;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:block;src:url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-regular-400.eot);src:url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-regular-400.eot?#iefix) format(“embedded-opentype”) , url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff2) format(“woff2”) , url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff) format(“woff”) , url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-regular-400.ttf) format(“truetype”) , url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-regular-400.svg#fontawesome) format(“svg”)}@font-face{font-family:”Font Awesome 5 Free”;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;font-display:block;src:url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-solid-900.eot);src:url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-solid-900.eot?#iefix) format(“embedded-opentype”) , url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2) format(“woff2”) , url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff) format(“woff”) , url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-solid-900.ttf) format(“truetype”) , url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome5/webfonts/fa-solid-900.svg#fontawesome) format(“svg”)}@font-face{font-family:”Font Awesome 6 Brands”;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:block;src:url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome6/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff2) format(“woff2”) , url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome6/webfonts/fa-brands-400.ttf) format(“truetype”)}@font-face{font-family:”Font Awesome 6 Free”;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:block;src:url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome6/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff2) format(“woff2”) , url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome6/webfonts/fa-regular-400.ttf) format(“truetype”)}@font-face{font-family:”Font Awesome 6 Free”;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;font-display:block;src:url(wp-content/plugins/beaf-before-and-after-gallery/assets/libs/font-awesome/fontawesome6/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2) format(“woff2”) , 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    • This topic was modified 5 months, 2 weeks ago by ch3252.
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  • Plugin Author mdashikul

    (@mdashikul)

    Hi @ch3252 – I hope this message finds you well. Thank you for your valuable feedback. We’ve already started making improvements to our plugin and look forward to updating you on our progress.

    As a small company, your feedback is incredibly important to us. It not only helps us improve but also supports our mission to deliver top-quality products. Positive reviews from our users are tremendously valuable and encouraging.

    We are committed to addressing the concerns you mentioned. Please give us a little time, and I’m confident you’ll see noticeable improvements. For any immediate assistance, I encourage you to create a support ticket on our portal. Our dedicated team is here to ensure you receive the assistance you need.

    If you feel that our efforts have enhanced your experience and you wish to update your review, it would be greatly appreciated, though please feel no obligation to do so.

    Thank you once again for your support and understanding.

    Thread Starter ch3252

    (@ch3252)

    Thanks for the thoughtful response! I’m glad to hear that my thoughts are helpful. I’ll certainly try again, please let me know when the new (lighter touch) version is ready.

    Best regards

    C

    Plugin Author mdashikul

    (@mdashikul)

    Hi @ch3252 – i hope you are doing great, we are happy to know you that, we have optimize the scripts, When you have a moment, could you please check out the new version? We’d love to hear what you think—it really helps us keep making our plugin better.

    If you have any questions or need help, just drop us a support ticket. Thanks for your help and feedback!

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