Title: Caldera Forms ….SLOW….. Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Caldera Forms ….SLOW….. * Resolved [Pegasusbus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pegasusbus/) * (@pegasusbus) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caldera-forms-slow/) * When using Caldera forms it moves ridiculously slow after a few rows. The worst part is the **name** and** slug**. When you have a form that is somewhat lengthy behind the scenes… filling out the name area for each section can take upwards of 2 minutes. Thats after freezing chrome for a minute or so. * Is there anyway to fix this? 10 minutes to input 5 names/slugs for 5 fields is extremely time consuming. Not to mention if you write the wrong name by accident… now we are talking around 5 minutes per field. * awesome form builder.. but …. ughhhh * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/caldera-forms/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/caldera-forms/) Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Thread Starter [Pegasusbus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pegasusbus/) * (@pegasusbus) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caldera-forms-slow/#post-6313386) * if anyone can offer advice that would be great. link: [http://www.pegasusbus.com/test](http://www.pegasusbus.com/test) * I have seen similar posts dated 2-6 months ago about the same problem. Will this be fixed? * [Adi Glibanović](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rberet/) * (@rberet) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caldera-forms-slow/#post-6313656) * Yes, I agree with you. I made form with several rows, about 50 fields, and four pages. It tooks about 2 minutes to rename one of the field, or to save form. * I tried manually editing forms and fields by exporting .json file, but you need after to change ID of CF on several WP pages, or to connect to Database and manually change ID. It’s complicated so I wait for 2 minutes. It tooks me a plenty of time to add/remove/change some fields. If this can be fixed it will be awesome. Also I found some bugs but I will post it on regular way by submitting ticket here. * Author made excellent job, but there is a lot of job about polishing Caldera forms. Hope somebody will post solution for this problem… * Plugin Author [Josh Pollock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shelob9/) * (@shelob9) * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caldera-forms-slow/#post-6313724) * Unfortunately a really big form means a really big configuration object consuming memory and a lot of client-side processing. * One option is, once you have a form laid out to move it out of the database and into the file system. I do that a lot. See this article: * [https://calderawp.com/doc/caldera-forms-get-form/](https://calderawp.com/doc/caldera-forms-get-form/) * [write2joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/write2joy/) * (@write2joy) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caldera-forms-slow/#post-6313769) * Can someone help me please? I’m trying to use forms on my website onlinecertificates- uk.com and it just lags when I submit the form. It was working perfectly fine when I created the forms, and probably for the last few weeks. Now, however, it takes around 20-25 seconds to submit a “contact” form ([https://www.onlinecertificates-uk.com/contact-us/](https://www.onlinecertificates-uk.com/contact-us/)), for which I’ve disabled database entries. I don’t have any conflicting plugins, I’ve upgraded caldera to the latest version, and I’ve even reset the database. Can someone please help me out? I’m not sure what to do. * Plugin Author [Josh Pollock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shelob9/) * (@shelob9) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caldera-forms-slow/#post-6313771) * Hmmm, I just tested this and Chrome reported 5 seconds. I’m testing from the US with caching disabled. * [http://pasteboard.co/wnysgzQ.png](http://pasteboard.co/wnysgzQ.png) * Have you made a change to fix this? * [write2joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/write2joy/) * (@write2joy) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caldera-forms-slow/#post-6313772) * The problem seems to be with the Mailer. I disabled the mailer and the lag isn’t there. I tried adding in the auto respond processor and it lags again. For now, all form data gets into the db so although I don’t get e-mail alerts, I’m checking the db for updates. Still checking code to see if the exact problem with the mailer can be trapped. BTW, I’m using the SMTP plugin to send mails, because alerts weren’t going out with the form’s built in mailer. * [Adi Glibanović](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rberet/) * (@rberet) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caldera-forms-slow/#post-6313773) * After upgrading from version 1.2.2 this plugin works excellent. Working with fields now is really fast. * [@write2joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/write2joy/) I have about 700 entries until now with over an 400 fields. I’m not having any issues. Sending data to email or to database is fast. [SCREENSHOT](http://oi59.tinypic.com/dwrxoh.jpg) * I’m using WordPress 4.4-alpha-33981. Try to switch to this version (BETA) by installing WordPress Beta plugin from official WordPress repository by enabling“ Bleeding edge nightlies”. [SCREENSHOT](http://oi62.tinypic.com/v3zklv.jpg) * I think this theme is RESOLVED since it’s about slowly Caldera form fields. * [@josh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josh/) Pollock Keep up good job! * Thanks for this excellent “painkiller” plugin. * Plugin Author [Josh Pollock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shelob9/) * (@shelob9) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caldera-forms-slow/#post-6313774) * [@write2joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/write2joy/) – * I would suggest using Mandril, instead of on server SMTP for email — of load some of that processing to a third-party service. Also, it sounds like you have larger server issues, maybe something is causing a loop that is using unnecessary resources and using up all of your memory. * The behavior you report shouldn’t be happening. It’s either a server problem or a plugin conflict. Hard to say without knowing more details. * [Adi Glibanović](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rberet/) * (@rberet) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caldera-forms-slow/#post-6313775) * [@write2joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/write2joy/) I’m using lightweight“ WP Mail Bank” plugin to send eMails via SMTP so you can try it. It’s easy to configure. * [write2joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/write2joy/) * (@write2joy) * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caldera-forms-slow/#post-6313776) * I tried WP Mail Bank and it fixed the problem. Thanks a lot 🙂 I guess it was a plugin conflict. 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