Mgoblog load time on iphone
Greetings all. Wonder if I can get a suggestion to speed up the site load time in safari. For the last month or so, it’s taking 30 seconds or longer to open. Obviously that’s not a huge inconvenience, but it’s always been almost an immediate load so I figure something is probably off. I had a similar problem some time back after an iOS update and the fix was to log out and back in. Tried that with no success here. I would’ve called this an OT post, except I need my football info instantaneously. (First world problem, eh?)
October 15th, 2023 at 9:23 AM ^
Something posted about a week ago about this. Clear your cache/history. It’s what I did after reading it here and it worked wonders.
October 15th, 2023 at 9:52 AM ^
Same. Then I downloaded the app, so I don’t have to keep maintaining my cookies and cache, and that also solved all my issues.
October 15th, 2023 at 2:56 PM ^
On safari, tap the center share icon on the bottom row, scroll down to “add to Home Screen” and it effectively creates an app.
October 15th, 2023 at 11:37 AM ^
I did this and it hasn't helped. I'm having the same extremely long load time using chrome or safari on my iphone.
October 15th, 2023 at 12:54 PM ^
Ditto. I've been having this issue fairly persistently for months.
October 15th, 2023 at 11:51 AM ^
It's anti-Italian discrimination!
October 15th, 2023 at 1:20 PM ^
Here is the thread from 10/5: https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/meta-mobile-issues
Seth commented in the thread that it's due to mobile browsers:
https://mgoblog.com/comment/244986379#comment-244986379
"...our site still produces big longform content, particularly UFRs, which are big tables and full of embedded youtube videos.
Meanwhile browsers are trying to streamline by loading less, figuring nobody has the patience to read longform anymore. It has nothing to do with the site architecture and everything to do with our content, which refuses to dumb down."
October 15th, 2023 at 1:39 PM ^
I might believe this if it only happened on UFRs or if the rest of the site architecture gave me reason tor confidence.
October 15th, 2023 at 2:00 PM ^
OK, cool. I'm gonna go ahead and lean toward Seth and his explanation though. But that's just me. Few, if any, know more than he does.
October 15th, 2023 at 2:10 PM ^
I'm a software product manager, and I'm not buying that explanation for a second.
What he described can negatively impact SEO rankings, but page loading is way more within their control than how he described it there.
You can async load images/videos, lazy load tables and other below-the-fold content. The long text write-ups contain simple HTML that affects load times minimally.
Also, if the issue was related to browser-based rules, certain pages like UFRs would take the longest to load. In my experience, it's the initial page load that takes by far the longest. Once you're in the site, everything loads relatively fast.
So what's causing the load times to get gradually longer every time you load the site after clearing your cache? 3rd-party cookies, ad trackers, and other injected scripts (e.g., analytics). There are ways to optimize this, including tag manager containers, but it's something that has to be continually policed to remove unused tags/pixels and the worst offending scripts.
Mgoblog drives their revenue through ads and affiliate traffic, so they probably get told by 3Ps that Mgoblog needs to install XYZ to their pages for proper attribution tracking.
October 15th, 2023 at 2:18 PM ^
We're talking about different issues. The people running out of memory have UFRs storing in their cache, and clearing cache/installing the app can fix that.
We're looking into the load time issue, which seems to come and go at random and mostly affects Apple products.
October 15th, 2023 at 2:19 PM ^
This paints a pretty clear picture.
October 17th, 2023 at 10:09 PM ^
I passed this along to the ad network.
October 15th, 2023 at 9:23 AM ^
Clear your cookies and website data.
October 15th, 2023 at 9:25 AM ^
Step 1. Clear yer cache
Step 2. Dont use safari
October 15th, 2023 at 9:30 AM ^
Innocently curious what is your preference over Safari and why?
October 15th, 2023 at 11:41 AM ^
DuckDuckGo browser. Auto clears everything. Doesnt store info.
No ads either. Only problem is no shortcut or “app” to add to the homescreen. I got around that by bookmarking it so essentially just one more step.
October 15th, 2023 at 1:54 PM ^
Doesn't that also require you to log in again every time?
October 15th, 2023 at 11:23 AM ^
I use chrome and same issues
October 15th, 2023 at 9:27 AM ^
Did you unplug your phone and plug it back in? - lol
October 15th, 2023 at 9:35 AM ^
brave browser for iOS eliminates this problem entirely
October 15th, 2023 at 9:35 AM ^
Safari is dreadful for opening the website. I switched to chrome on the iPhone and it works great.
October 15th, 2023 at 9:36 AM ^
Yep I have the same although my reception here in Bolivia isn’t great to begin with.
October 15th, 2023 at 9:37 AM ^
I downloaded the app, listed in the sites table of contents, and it's working a lot better. I had the same issue...
October 15th, 2023 at 10:03 AM ^
There’s an app? I don’t see it in the App Store
October 15th, 2023 at 10:33 AM ^
I found it on this site somewhere... I bet you could find it on a site search, but let me see if I can find it again
October 15th, 2023 at 10:39 AM ^
It's referred as the Progressive Web App and I found it under the Useful Stuff tab
October 15th, 2023 at 9:37 AM ^
I installed Chrome solely for the purpose of mgoblog. It works fine for a week or so and then starts to slow down, so then I just delete and reinstall Chrome and it works fine again.
October 15th, 2023 at 9:40 AM ^
Kenneth Grant was very close to his second interception of the season yesterday.
October 15th, 2023 at 9:41 AM ^
I think I read that somewhere
October 15th, 2023 at 9:51 AM ^
Use the Brave browser. Loads instantly. I was having the same issue with Chrome, and switching immediately fixed it.
October 15th, 2023 at 9:55 AM ^
I use Safari on an older iPhone and it normally loads MgoBlog in a few seconds.
October 15th, 2023 at 9:59 AM ^
There are a bunch of reasons why your iPhone might be slow. I have both an iPhone and iPad and use Safari to open MGoBlog on both, and found these things help:
1) Use a VPN (I use NordVPN) - it is an important security measure for edge devices that can help block tracking sites, etc.
2) Use an ad blocker - I use the one that comes with Firefox and it protects all browsers even if I'm not using Firefox itself. Brave also has one that does the same thing.
3) Check the settings on the browser you're using - background refreshes and other automatic services can slow things down.
October 15th, 2023 at 10:08 AM ^
Settings…Safari…Clear history and website data…Presto
October 15th, 2023 at 10:35 AM ^
i’ve had this slow loading problem on my iPhones for years. Not the end of the world, but would be nice if it could be fixed somehow
October 15th, 2023 at 10:47 AM ^
All great suggestions, thanks to all.
October 15th, 2023 at 10:51 AM ^
And clearing history worked like magic. (Damn those porn sites anyhow) Sad fact is I knew that but apparently had to be told…again.
Go Blue!
October 15th, 2023 at 11:07 AM ^
Switching to private mode on your browser fixed this problem for me
October 15th, 2023 at 11:36 AM ^
Clearing your cache and history works for about a day. Then it doesn't.
The slow/no loading been a problem for ages.
October 15th, 2023 at 12:06 PM ^
I’ve had this problem for awhile despite clearing Safari’s cache, cookies, and history. It’s also a problem when inserting gifs, links, etc. Though I have not yet tried use Brave or the web app.
October 15th, 2023 at 1:23 PM ^
Get a droid.
Sorry, can't help myself. I've taken so much shit from iPhoners over the years.
October 15th, 2023 at 1:28 PM ^
Highly recommend the app
October 15th, 2023 at 1:54 PM ^
Bring back the app!
October 15th, 2023 at 2:06 PM ^
Man, I thought this was my device’s problem. It can take minutes to load on my iPad, usually loads quickly on my phone. Only site that is a problem.
October 15th, 2023 at 2:17 PM ^
This is the only site where I have to clear my cache to use it.
October 15th, 2023 at 3:57 PM ^
From HUEL today: We are working on this issue. We're about to deploy the long-awaited Drupal 10 upgrade, and once it's live and stable we can try some modules made for it like the beta version of the PWA module. That's specifically designed to improve the mobile experience.
October 15th, 2023 at 7:26 PM ^
I just use an incog tab on chrome, loads fine that way