Fixing Slowdown Issues in the Editor

If you’re experiencing a slowdown in the Editor, here are some steps you can take on your end to identify and resolve the problem.

1. Deactivate Stackable

Deactivate Stackable and check if the slow loading of the Editor still happens.

If Stackable is deactivated and the Editor is still loading slowly, then it might not be Stackable that’s causing the slowdown.

2. Deactivate Plugins One by One

Keep Stackable activated, but deactivate your plugins one by one. Check if the slowdown still happens. This is to test for possible compatibility issues with other plugins.

3. Caching Issue

Sometimes loaded cache slows down the editor or your website. We recommend clearing cache on your editor in case it might be the issue.

4. Simplify Your Block Structure

The Editor tends to slow down if there are a lot of nested blocks.

We recommend simplifying your block structure and removing column-wrappers where it might not be needed. If you have columns with a lot of blocks inside but you don't really need columns, you can instead add it directly into the Editor.

You could also toggle on the Container setting, instead of adding a column, in cases where this might apply.

For now, the less nesting, the better.

5. Replace V2 blocks to V3 blocks

If you’re using V2 blocks, this can be another reason you’re experiencing a slowdown.

We have heavily optimized V3 blocks and updating to use V3 blocks in the pages that have the slowdown can fix the problem

Steps:

  1. Disable v2 settings (Stackable Settings > Migration Settings) temporarily
  2. Convert the v2 blocks to v3 blocks

6. Check with server

If you tried the following steps above and your website remains slow loading both in backend and frontend, we recommend checking your server by running performance tests, tidying up your database, using the latest PHP version, and contacting your hosting provider.

Also make sure to check the Network tab on Inspect > Network for your browser for any server errors.

7. Contact Support

If you find that Stackable is causing the speed issue, or there is a plugin causing the slowdown with Stackable, please contact support@wpstackable.com and will investigate the issue.