Why is this website so slow?

[MoonSpirit]

Just can't get my head around why the diabetes U.K. Website is so slow to load and update.
I'm type 1 so for me this is one of the most important sites to keep a check on.
Even the news page is so slow that I often have to give up, it takes forever to load.
It's been the same for years, What is the problem?

It pains me to ask, but Is this the slowest / worst website ever?
Or does anyone know of a slower one?

Keep up the great job of great relevant content, but please get your IT guys to sort out the download speed issues.
Thank you

Rant over

 

[Resurgam]

I suspect that it is being used by so many people that it just can't cope.

 

[Geordie_P]

Not saying there isn't an issue because I might be on here when most of the UK users are asleep, but I've always had everything spring up instantaneously with every click. No slowness or waiting on my side.

 

[Enclave]

I believe IT are looking into this problem. I also do find it very slow to navigate, could I ask what web host you are using?

 

[Bluetit1802]

It is slow, particularly on internal links, and has been long time.
I use a PC, Windows 7, Chrome, and the website (not the app).

I believe something is happening this weekend - a re-boot. No idea why.

 

[MoonSpirit]

I believe IT are looking into this problem. I also do find it very slow to navigate, could I ask what web host you are using?

I have a windows 7 pc at home using google that I sometimes use always slow on that,
but most of the time I have an I pad (not very old) slow at home, but then I spend 90% of my time living on a boat in Mediterranean constantly moving about connecting to various WiFi hot spots. Still just as slow.
Until redundancy 4 years ago, I used to also check via my work PC on the company's high speed network was still slow.

 

[Brunneria]

The forum is having some updates done.
Here is a link to the announcement.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/update-planned-forum-outage-weekend-17th-19th-june.122166/

Apologies for the inconvenience, but the idea is that by doing these updates, we reduce the amount of future inconveniences.

 

[JohnEGreen]

Has it already been done and I missed it, or is it still pending.

 

[DCUKMod]

Hi John - I posted an update yesterday, here.: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/update-planned-forum-outage-weekend-17th-19th-june.122166/

Hopefully by Monday we'll be back to swifter responses.

 

[JohnEGreen]

Thanks.

 

[MoonSpirit]

Has it already been done and I missed it, or is it still pending.

Been slow for at least 5 years, so unlikely a simple reboot is going to do anything noticeable