Problem:
You are experiencing performance issues in the admin area of your WordPress site, specifically with the WPML plugin loading excessively, executing 70 times in a 5-minute period, causing the admin area to run slow.
Solution:
We recommend checking if your site is affected by a known issue related to performance. Please visit the following link for more details: https://wpml.org/errata/possible-performance-issue-highlighted-by-unexpected-calls-to-gzuncompress/
If the problem persists, please provide us with more information to help diagnose the issue:
1. A description of the performance issue, including on which admin pages it happens and whether it occurs consistently or randomly.
2. Performance comparisons with screenshots or recordings:
- With all WPML plugins active
- With WPML disabled
- With only WPML plugins active and all other plugins disabled.
3. Optionally, enable the WordPress debug log to capture any unusual activity during slow requests:
define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true );
define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false );
Then reproduce the slowness and share the /wp-content/debug.log file.
For the specific case, the performance improvement will be included in the future WPML release.
If these steps do not resolve the issue, it might be outdated or not applicable to your specific case. We highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If you still need assistance, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.
