Hi Richard,

All of my sites load within fractions of a second. Perhaps because I seem to live in a different time frame, awake when most others are asleep!

I don’t experience any issues with the WordPress dashboard itself. However, as Teri mentioned, my work is often interrupted by save slowdowns, so this is indeed a recurring issue. I’ve also noticed slowdowns during peak times, which I assume could be related to server load or bandwidth constraints.

What always helps is clearing the cache 😝 and refreshing the site. I do wish this process were automated, much like updates and upgrades. A fair bit of time gets consumed with manual maintenance tasks.

Thank you for bringing this up!

P.S. 1: Yes, plugins and themes can definitely be troublemakers!

Hi Richard. Yes, I have the same issues you are having.

I am on Starlink, too. It used to be fast when we first got it a couple of years ago, but now it has slowed down as more people use it.

I live way out in the country, so I've always had issues with the internet. So much so that I quit offering website design when we moved out here in 2008.

But when we got Starlink, I was so happy with its speed that I started another website for myself and joined WA.

Alas, as Starlink grew in popularity, we started getting throttled in the late afternoon/evening. By this time, I finally got so tired of reloading my site and pulling my hair out cuz stuff didn't Save, so I had to try to remember what I made changes to/added.

I didn't realize that other people were having the same issues I was having with the Save button and then having to reload your site.

To try not to lose my work, I try to remember to save more often, but it takes so long that I almost go to sleep each time, lol. I also can't scroll down the screen or switch tabs to do something else, or it will cause the save to lock, and then I've lost all my work.

I sure wish I could get this fixed, as I'm not a morning person for health reasons. I need to work in the afternoon ... bummer.

Let me know if you get a fix!

Thanks,

Teri

I use Starlink which runs at 50 - 150 Mbps. My response is in seconds on anything with my Wordpress dashboards.

Try running a speed test on your system at speedtest.net and see what your WiFi speed is running at. If it's 1-5 Mbps that could be a possibility.

Hi Richard,

I’m sorry to hear about all the troubles you’re experiencing.

For me, my WordPress backend works fine when I’m in Europe, but it becomes noticeably slow when I’m in Dubai. So, it might be related to your location as well.

To overcome this issue, I use a virtual PC in the US through Contabo while I’m in Dubai, and it’s significantly faster.

Wishing you the best,
Boris

opening a post was 10 seconds - about normal....
saving a post was 5 seconds - a bit quicker than normal...

i had just cleared my standby list in my computer memory....
i use rammap to clear the standby memory - this is a free application - use with care...

i found that my browser was leaking memory ( not closing off properly ) by looking at resource monitor ( memory) ( ctrl+alt+delete - open task manager - then click on performance and down the bottom is a link to open resource monitor...)
it maybe your machine - shouldn't be as you are working online..