Free List Building Website is built to stay out of the way. Funnel pages are light, the admin screens load only what they need, and the statistics are stored in a compact way, so a busy funnel does not slow down the rest of your site.
Where to find it:
There is nothing to switch on. This article explains what the plugin does in the background. The Diagnostics tab shows your server's limits and the size of the plugin's tables if you want to check (see The Diagnostics Tab).
How funnel pages are served:
- Funnel pages are plain HTML files served from your uploads folder. They do not load your WordPress theme or its scripts.
- The plugin adds only what each page needs: your form, your tracking codes and your resources.
- Images and PDFs are files on your own server.
How the database is kept light:
- The plugin checks that its tables exist at most once an hour, using a short saved flag, not on every page load.
- Table upgrades run only when the plugin version changes.
- Page views and opt-ins are added to one small row per funnel per day. The Dashboard reads these rows instead of counting every visit.
- The Lists tab loads every funnel's settings and counts in a few grouped queries, not one query per funnel.
- The Funnels tab reads every funnel's on or off state in a single query.
How the admin screens are kept light:
- The plugin's CSS and JavaScript load only on its own screens.
- The WordPress media library loads only on a funnel's Edit page, where you upload images.
- Autoresponder lists are saved for 24 hours, so the provider is not asked on every page view. Refresh Lists fetches them again when you need it.
What is not counted:
Search engine bots and your own visits as an administrator are not counted in page views or opt-ins. That keeps both the numbers and the tables honest.
A real example:
Yoursite.com gets about 130 funnel visits a day across 18 funnels. After six weeks the statistics table holds about 750 small rows, one per funnel per day, and the Dashboard still loads instantly.
Tips:
- Exclude your funnel addresses (/free/ by default) from page caching if your caching plugin stops opt-ins working. The Diagnostics tab names common caching plugins it finds.
- PDF rebranding is the heaviest job. If your host has a low memory limit, rebrand in smaller batches (see Bulk Rebranding).
- Keep PHP at 8.0 or later for the best speed. The Diagnostics tab shows your version.