{"id":3337,"date":"2020-05-26T16:25:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T13:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=3337"},"modified":"2024-01-29T15:50:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T13:50:21","slug":"is-performance-degraded-by-widgets-fonts-or-icons-when-they-arent-in-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/is-performance-degraded-by-widgets-fonts-or-icons-when-they-arent-in-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Do unused widgets, fonts, or icons slow down my page?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>No. Performance is not degraded by widgets that are not in use on a page.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elementor does not load widget-specific assets in pages where the widget is not in use, except for a small amount of basic CSS and Javascript that should not be fragmented.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elementor does not load assets for fonts or icons on pages where they are not in use.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, there is no need to disable any native Elementor widgets, fonts or icons as they will only load their assets if they are actually in use on a page.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some third-party plugins may allow disabling of their widgets as they may require actively disabling to prevent them from loading assets even when not in use. 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