# GTMetrix score from A to D after insert Elfsight code

**URL:** <https://community.elfsight.com/t/gtmetrix-score-from-a-to-d-after-insert-elfsight-code/2314>\
**Category:** General Questions\
**Tags:** google-reviews\
**Created:** [August 1, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/gtmetrix-score-from-a-to-d-after-insert-elfsight-code/2314 "2022-08-01T12:56:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hugh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/hugh/32/28081_2.png) [@Hugh](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Hugh)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/gtmetrix-score-from-a-to-d-after-insert-elfsight-code/2314/6 "2022-08-01T20:18:45Z")

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> [@user552](#):
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> After install the Google Reviews code on my webpage it slows down. GT Metrix goes from A to D.

This has been reported before. The Elfsight staff may have a new answer but the last one was you can lazy load your widget(s).

> [@Google Pagespeed score issues](https://community.elfsight.com/t/google-pagespeed-score-issues/868/4):
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> Thanks for the information provided, Kyle! Unfortunately, I need to tell you that there’s no possibility to reduce the unused JavaScript size, I’m really sorry about it. The thing is that the majority of our widgets, including Google Reviews widget, have hidden functionality that is not used all the time but activated when needed. For example, the Google Reviews widget uses cache and updates once every 48 hours. Between the update period, the part of the code used for it is considered unused by…

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