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Better Messages 2.8.5

Does Better Messages work with WordPress 6.8.1 and PHP 8.1.12? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

Errors
No PHP errors, warnings or notices
3JavaScript exceptions
All test pages loaded successfully
No resource errors
Performance

Memory usage: 1.14 MiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: 0.051 seconds
The average page load time increased by this amount after activating the plugin.

Environment
WordPress version6.8.1
PHP version8.1.12
MySQL version10.6.10
PHP memory limit512M
Plugin Info
Last updated
Active installs 10,000+
WordPress.org page https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-better-messages/
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Pages 21

Better Messages ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Better Messages ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Requested URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?action=activate&plugin=bp-better-messages%2Fbp-better-messages.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=ee54470c10
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.909 s
Memory usage 4.24 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages

Page screenshot: Better Messages
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.791 s
Memory usage 9.44 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Messaging

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Messaging
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.612 s
Memory usage 9.44 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Integrations

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Integrations
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.625 s
Memory usage 9.44 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Mini Widgets

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Mini Widgets
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.605 s
Memory usage 9.44 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Mobile

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Mobile
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.641 s
Memory usage 9.44 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Attachments

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Attachments
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.639 s
Memory usage 9.44 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Notifications

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Notifications
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.647 s
Memory usage 9.44 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Restrictions

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Restrictions
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.676 s
Memory usage 9.44 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Calls

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Calls
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.656 s
Memory usage 9.44 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Group Calls

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Group Calls
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.634 s
Memory usage 9.44 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Customization

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Customization
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.401 s
Memory usage 9.44 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Shortcodes

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Shortcodes
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.672 s
Memory usage 9.44 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Tools

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Tools
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.618 s
Memory usage 9.44 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Chat Rooms

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Chat Rooms
URL /wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=bpbm-chat
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.226 s
Memory usage 4.15 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → AI Chat Bots

Page screenshot: Better Messages → AI Chat Bots
URL /wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=bm-ai-chat-bot
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.189 s
Memory usage 4.15 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Administration

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Administration
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=better-messages-viewer
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.207 s
Memory usage 4.08 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Administration → Guests

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Administration → Guests
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=better-messages-viewer
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.202 s
Memory usage 4.08 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Add-Ons

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Add-Ons
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages-addons
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.806 s
Memory usage 4.19 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Better Messages → Upgrade  ➤

Page screenshot: Better Messages → Upgrade  ➤
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages-pricing
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.385 s
Memory usage 4.15 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Test site – Just another WordPress site

Page screenshot: Test site – Just another WordPress site
URL /
Aspect front-page
HTTP status 200
Load time 1.159 s
Memory usage 4.01 MiB
JS errors 
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        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "Error: Could not access fileHandle.createSyncAccessHandle(). Likely this is because this storage only works \"inside dedicated Web Workers\"\n    at /wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:261757\n    at v (/wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:829)\n    at Generator.<anonymous> (/wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:2171)\n    at Generator.next (/wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:1258)\n    at t (/wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:124296)\n    at u (/wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:124499)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:124558\n    at new Promise (<anonymous>)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:124439\n    at Ma (/wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:262047)",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    },
    {
        "message": "Error: Could not access fileHandle.createSyncAccessHandle(). Likely this is because this storage only works \"inside dedicated Web Workers\"\n    at /wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:261757\n    at v (/wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:829)\n    at Generator.<anonymous> (/wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:2171)\n    at Generator.next (/wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:1258)\n    at t (/wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:124296)\n    at u (/wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:124499)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:124558\n    at new Promise (<anonymous>)\n    at /wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:124439\n    at Ma (/wp-content/plugins/bp-better-messages/assets/js/workers/opfs.worker.js?v=2.8.5:2:262047)",
        "trace": null,
        "code": null
    }
]
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php0.308 s0.520 s+0.212 s3.51 MiB4.65 MiB+ 1.14 MiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.205 s0.224 s+0.019 s3.57 MiB4.68 MiB+ 1.1 MiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php0.823 s1.035 s+0.212 s6.06 MiB7.71 MiB+ 1.65 MiB
/wp-admin/upload.php0.792 s0.352 s-0.440 s3.52 MiB4.59 MiB+ 1.07 MiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.235 s0.288 s+0.053 s3.5 MiB4.57 MiB+ 1.07 MiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.279 s0.523 s+0.244 s3.49 MiB4.57 MiB+ 1.08 MiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.209 s0.204 s-0.005 s3.5 MiB4.6 MiB+ 1.1 MiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page0.747 s0.662 s-0.085 s6.05 MiB7.69 MiB+ 1.64 MiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php0.337 s0.473 s+0.136 s3.5 MiB4.57 MiB+ 1.07 MiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.233 s0.225 s-0.008 s3.52 MiB4.61 MiB+ 1.08 MiB
/0.321 s0.540 s+0.219 s3.43 MiB4.01 MiB+ 587.13 KiB
Average 0.408 s0.459 s+0.051 s3.97 MiB5.11 MiB+ 1.14 MiB

Code Statistics

Note: Third-party libraries and minified JS/CSS files are excluded from these statistics where possible, so the numbers you see here may be lower than those reported by other tools.

PHP
CSS
Sass
Language % Lines of code Comment lines Files
PHP68.2%70,37320,976770
CSS19.6%20,20129210
Sass10.6%10,93514111
JavaScript1.3%1,392158
JSON0.2%17707
Markdown0.1%10405
SVG0.1%5502
Total 103,237 21,424 813

Additions

Things that the plugin adds to the site. This section is not intended to be comprehensive. The test tool only looks for a few specific types of added content.

Database Tables 10

Options wp_options 6

User Metadata wp_usermeta 1

Custom Post Types 2

ID Name
bpbm-chatChat Rooms
bm-ai-chat-botAI Chat Bots

PHP Error Log

The log file is empty.

See also: All tests for this plugin, How to Hide Better Messages Admin Menus