We measured indicators on a standard WordPress theme.

a) With the widget disabled b) With the widget enabled by default c) When enabling the guest widget shortcut via the Members plugin (how to enable widget visibility for guests you can read here https://imbachat.com/en/blog/post/how-set-user-roles-user-role-editor-plugin)

So the results of this measurement is here:

• First Contentful Paint

a) 0.4 sec

b) 0.6 sec

c) 0.5 sec

• Speed Index

a) 0.5 sec

b) 0.7 sec

c) 0.6 sec

• Largest Contentful Paint

a) 0.4 sec

b) 0.6 sec

c) 0.5 sec

• Time to Interactive

a) 0.4 sec

b) 0.6 sec

c) 1.5 sec

• Total Blocking Time

a) 0 mc

b) 0 mc

c) 80 mc

Cumulative Layout Shift

a) 0 b) 0 c) 0

Based on these measurements, we can draw the following conclusions: The plugin itself slightly affects the download speed.

If you don't need an ImbaChat label for guests, it's better to leave everything as default. Otherwise, you should connect everything through the Members plugin and create a guest role.

Here you can read how to enable widget visibility for guests: https://imbachat.com/en/blog/post/how-set-user-roles-user-role-editor-plugin