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SpoilerTV is now faster than ever

7 Mar 2012

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A while ago, back in November the SpoilerTV site was starting to take an average of almost 30 seconds to load. We'd started to lose sight of our users as we added more widget/gadgets and other bloat onto the site.

It was around this time that I decided that we needed to refocus on what the users, ie YOU, actually needed.

As a results we've gone through a pain-staking task of trying to optimize every part of the site as much as possible.

As a result we've now reduced the average page load from nearly 30 seconds to under 8.5 secs. (People with faster connections will get lower times. The average is based on all users inc people on slow connections and mobile)



We've also optimized the site further for those users using the Google Chrome browser and you should see even quicker load times. So now's the time to start using Chrome if you don't already.

Hopefully you'll notice the improved speed times.

Any questions, as usual, don't hesitate in asking away in the comments.

Please also see the Release Notes Page for all other Recent Changes.
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60 comments:

  1. bgoodkatie7 March 2012 at 08:35

    It's fantastic for me, thank you!

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  2. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 08:37

    Thanks, glad it's working great for you :)

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  3. SraMegan7 March 2012 at 09:07

    thank you thank you thank you!! This site has always been painfully slow to load with my crappy connection. it seems much better now!

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  4. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 09:09

    Awesome, glad it's loading better for you now.

    Remember if it gets slow for you, try the mobile version of the site.

    m.spoilertv.com

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  5. isleofskye7 March 2012 at 09:33

    My problem was with the badgeville thing.
    The pages never loaded completely and thus would not let me write comments or reply to them.
    I don't know if you have attended to that particular problem but things have been much better lately.

    Anyway I think it's a good idea to keep to the essentials, for not everyone has a potent computer and there's not much point in having all the gadgets and applications if the site can't respond to the basic need of the "posters to post".  :)

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  6. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 09:35

    Yep, totally agree. We've optimized a lot of the badgeville system and remove a number of the widgets which were causing the site to load slowly.
    Hopefully things should be a lot better now :)

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  7. arun2797 March 2012 at 10:05

    SpoilerTV is awesome as ever!

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  8. Anthony Lil Saint RK7 March 2012 at 10:10

    great to know that you guys have a the mobile version of the site. just found out about it ^_^

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  9. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 10:15

    Thanks Arun :)

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  10. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 10:16

    We also have an Android, iPhone and iPad app if you prefer that. We also have Extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Safari

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  11. Panos Nestoras7 March 2012 at 10:37

    That's awesome!!! Thank you, with my slow connection i had a hard time loading the site...

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  12. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 10:38

    Glad it's working better for you Panos :)

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  13. DarqueMode7 March 2012 at 11:13

    Zoooooooooooooooooooooooom!
    Me likey!

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  14. klutzy_girl7 March 2012 at 12:05

    Awesome!

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  15. rehabber7 March 2012 at 12:47

    I use Firefox and have never had to wait 30 seconds for a page to load, but did notice faster loading today.  I also use Chrome, just not daily.  I have a question, why does the Welcome, Guest sign stay on my page?  My avatar works so it knows who I am. 

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  16. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 12:49

    Yep, people with good connections will be faster. The 30 sec was the average speed for all visitors to the site.

    The Welcome Guest is for the Points/Badges system. That is separate from that of the Comments system.

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  17. rehabber7 March 2012 at 13:16

    Do I need to sign in everyday?  Some time it shows my points, but most of the time just the welcome sign.  Don't know why I care other than the fact the sign covers up some of the network and home links.  Has not kept me off this great site. ;)

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  18. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 13:18

    It should keep you logged in longer.

    The box should however not cover your Menu/Networks.

    We've tested it on Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari and Opera.

    What browser and version are you using?

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  19. Sandi7 March 2012 at 13:30

    I love how much quicker it's become over the last few months, really was tearing my hair out over it towards the tail end of last year when pages wouldn't load fully often.

    Where do I find the Badgeville info now, I've not seen it for some time, lol.

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  20. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 13:34

    Ha, same here :)

    It should be at the very top of the page above the Networks Menu.

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  21. rehabber7 March 2012 at 13:38

    FF 9.0.1   I signed in again and now my name is on top of the networks.

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  22. Sandi7 March 2012 at 13:43

    That's where it used to be, well it was covering up the name of the Home button and the first few networks.  But for the last couple of months it's been missing :(  It's not asking me to sign in either, so maybe I'm just in limbo :o lol

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  23. Sandi7 March 2012 at 13:47

    Just tried undoing my customising of the site by choosing the default theme and adding back in the banner and welcome bits, but that hasn't brought up the badgeville sign in or points tag :(

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  24. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 13:53

    Do you use any addon/extensions in Firefox that could cause pages to render differently?

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  25. rehabber7 March 2012 at 15:23

    No, and this site is the only one that has things on top of other things. lol  Did that make any sense?  I am still signed in, but still on top of networks.

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  26. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 15:25

    Hmm, so you have no addons like Sylebot, NoScript, AdBlock etc?

    Could you post a screenshot here so I can see what it looks like. I've retested on all browsers and I cannot recreate the problem at the moment.

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  27. cortexifan7 March 2012 at 15:35

    When I would be on STV it used to show you if a new comment was posted. That is gone now. I kind of liked that feature. 

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  28. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 15:38

    Sandi, can you drop me an email with screenshot etc

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  29. rehabber7 March 2012 at 15:38

    I do have some addons, but nothing that should cause a problem, reminder fox, real player browser player, freemake video converter..How do I get a screenshot?? and post it??  Going to be away from 'puter for a couple hours.

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  30. Wilson Crawford7 March 2012 at 15:39

    Thanks Andy! I never mentioned it, but all those additions really bloated the site for me personally, so this is a huge improvement! :)

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  31. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 15:40

    No worries.

    Can you try with no addons loaded at all. Just to see if it works.

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  32. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 15:40

    Awesome :)

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  33. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 15:44

    cortexifan Hi. Do you not see the little "number" in a box next to to the Disqus button.

    See screenshot
    http://i52.tinypic.com/w9bklw.png

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  34. Ricky Terry7 March 2012 at 15:44

    So fast I didn't even see it...But seriously Thanks. I just miss the FB share button. Rarely do I tweet.

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  35. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 15:45

    Ha cool.

    We may re-add the FB button at some point. It was one of the slowest bits of code on the site. Hopefully Facebook will improve it;s load time and we can reuse it again.

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  36. cortexifan7 March 2012 at 15:48

    I just saw that now. But it only pertains to me, right? What happened to the general "1 new comment" feature? 

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  37. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 15:51

    Hmm, not sure what that was.

    Where was it displayed on the screen? Was it there permanately or did it appear/popup.

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  38. Bros4ever7 March 2012 at 16:01

    Thanks for the update, this is great to know.

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  39. cortexifan7 March 2012 at 16:02

    I'm not sure  where it was displayed. And I'm not sure If I'm explaining it right either. Let's just say you were reading comments to a (hot topic) post and lots of readers would comment. Instead of having to refresh the page to see if anyone else commented it was just always there. I think it was located right before the post box. You even had the option of turning it on and off.

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  40. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 16:02

    Thanks, glad you like it.

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  41. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 16:04

    Ah yes. Now I know :)

    Yep, that's been disabled currently as it was causing some issues. Hopefully when disqus fix it we'll be able to re-enable that.

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  42. cortexifan7 March 2012 at 16:06

    Cool, thank you.

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  43. Sarah7 March 2012 at 17:20

    really fast for me... :D

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  44. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 17:20

    Thanks Sarah :)

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  45. Justine Kubica7 March 2012 at 18:15

    This is such a great news! Thank you so much for all the work you're doing for this awesome site;)

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  46. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 18:19

    Our pleasure Justine. We use it just as much as everyone else so a fast site = happy readers and contributors :)

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  47. Folie-lex7 March 2012 at 18:53

    Again guys thanks so much for all the amazing work you put into maintining this site!

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  48. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 18:55

    Thanks for the kind comments Folie-lex

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  49. rehabber7 March 2012 at 19:00

    disabled all addons and now I am not signed in again, but still covering networks.

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  50. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 19:05

    Ok, can you load up the page and then hit the print-screen button and paste it into an email to me.

    darkufo@spoilertv.com

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  51. neon_ruby7 March 2012 at 23:45

    I had problems with pages not fully loading before so it's much better now. Loads quickly with no problems.

    Appreciate all the work you're doing!

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  52. DarkUFO7 March 2012 at 23:47

    Thanks for the feedback Ruby!

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  53. Luke James Farmer8 March 2012 at 00:37

    I have a fast connection but did notice this site loaded a little slower then other sites, nice to have a speed up. Does this mean FB like buttons aren't coming back? (don't mind, just curious)

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  54. spartigus158 March 2012 at 01:27

    awesome news, maybe ill switch back to Chrome from firefox.

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  55. Two Sides8 March 2012 at 01:49

    Loads completely with 4 seconds for me! :) awesome as usual! :D

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  56. DarkUFO8 March 2012 at 08:01

    Wow, that's pretty awesome!

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  57. Sandi8 March 2012 at 16:11

    Will do :)

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  58. Casey Young8 March 2012 at 17:25

    YAY! Thanks for this! I use Chrome (as I have for a long time now) and it has been VERY fast! I love it! :D

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  59. DarkUFO8 March 2012 at 18:31

    Awesome, glad to hear it Casey

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  60. Justyna Kubica8 April 2014 at 03:55

    This is such a great news! Thank you so much for all the work you're doing for this awesome site;)

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