CleanTalk Anti-Spam as a No-jQuery WordPress Plugin for Optimal Performance

With this update, we polished CleanTalk Anti-Spam to do what it’s supposed to do the best. And here’s what was improved in the plugin in more detail.

What Did We Do

1. Reducing jQuery Dependency
   • Why jQuery? jQuery was often included to handle some JavaScript tasks but sometimes added extra weight to your website.
   • New Approach: We replaced jQuery with native JavaScript where possible. This will reduce the amount of code needed to load and parse, hence offering faster page load times.
2. Simplify Handling of AJAX
   • AJAX and Anti-Spam: AJAX helps perform real-time anti-spam checks. However, incorrect AJAX requests may make your website slow.
   • Improved AJAX: We further improved our AJAX handling by reducing the number of requests and enhancing the data transfer process. This will keep the anti-spam checks lean without interfering with the user experience at all.
3. The debug_ajax Option
   • The debug_ajax option was only given for development purposes and seldom, if ever, used in production environments. To make the plugin core even slimmer, we removed this option.
4. comments__manage_comments_on_public_page Option
   • That is when comments need to be enabled on a public page. Comment visibility and comment moderation make the option work seamlessly without compromising security.

Results

With these optimizations, you will be guaranteed that your website-essentially pages with an active comment section see a significant improvement in speed and performance that will positively reflect in the visitor experience with better SEO rankings and hence a better overall user experience.

Updade Today

We recommend that you update to the latest release of CleanTalk Anti-Spam to take advantage of these performance enhancements.

Automatic Update:

1. Check for Updates:
   • Go to your WordPress admin dashboard.
   • Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins.
   • Locate the “Anti-Spam by CleanTalk” plugin.
   • You’ll see a “Update Now” button next to the plugin name.
2. Update the Plugin:
   • Click the “Update Now” button.
   • WordPress will automatically download and install the latest version of the plugin.