Block editor lags when typing and editing
Typing and editing in the block editor lags badly, and the delay grows with post length even on fast computers.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
4 public reports · first reported 9 July 2023 · last reported 6 February 2024
What's going wrong
Site owners on fast laptops and desktops report that the block editor lags, with keystrokes appearing seconds late once a post passes a few hundred words.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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