I have been having trouble editing my C5 site when logged in. Some things happen reasonably quickly (3-10 seconds), like navigating around the dashboard. Other things halt without progress for a few minutes or keep loading forever–literally.

For example, saving a simple content block might take several minutes. Most of the time the block eventually saves OK, but sometimes I get a “Could not save block” error after several minutes. Entering/exiting editing mode can take a while too. Also, deleting a page just spins indefinitely without success. I’ve waited 15 minutes just to be sure, but no success as of yet. I tried deleting other pages, cleared the cache, and experimented with cache settings. Nothing has helped. My site is very small (20 pages total), so I should not be experiencing such poor performance.

Oddly, load times are not always the same. I can be browsing the website, browsing several pages that load in only a few seconds, and then the next request may chug for a few minutes. I know it’s not a problem with internet connection: I’ve tried on several high-speed networks using different browsers. All have the same sluggish behavior.

At this point, C5 is almost unusable for me. The evidence points toward a server problem, not a client problem. I’m on university-provided hosting. Can someone help diagnose what the problem may be and offer suggestions for resolving it? If it is indeed a hosting issue, do you have suggestions for hosting services that are well suited for C5?

Thank you,
Zach