Does an installed, but unused, plugin reduce speed/use resources?

[gf_wolfer]

It may affect performance depending on the exact plugin. Here is some insight from Josh on the topic:

@josh

Plugins sometimes affect page load speed even if you aren’t using them. We often have to include the javascript to run the plugin as part of the page’s javascript whether or not you actually need that plugin, so my recommendation is if you know you aren’t using a plugin, to uninstall it.

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