On my 2019 i9 iMac with 64GB of RAM, sometimes this site becomes unresponsive due to ads and the site crashes/reloads. Has anyone else experienced this issue? I don't really want to resort to blocking ads, but when a site becomes unusable due to them it makes it difficult to enjoy the site.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Ads causing the website to become unresponsive and reload
- Thread starter Ethosik
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Sorry about that.
We've been working on improving site speed and reducing/improving our Javascript. Obviously it can also be ad-dependent. I visit the site with ads, and haven't seen anything out of the ordinary in terms of load, but it could be a regional ad.
1. Front page or Forums? or both?
2. We do have a paid ad-free version that removes pretty much all the ads. https://forums.macrumors.com/account/upgrades
arn
We've been working on improving site speed and reducing/improving our Javascript. Obviously it can also be ad-dependent. I visit the site with ads, and haven't seen anything out of the ordinary in terms of load, but it could be a regional ad.
1. Front page or Forums? or both?
2. We do have a paid ad-free version that removes pretty much all the ads. https://forums.macrumors.com/account/upgrades
arn
Sweet! I love it when sites offer ad-free accounts. I just upgraded my account
It was both the front page and the forums. I could not find out which ad it was as the site had already reloaded when I saw the error from Safari.
Wow. I understand websites need ads, but they seriously impact performance. Now that my account is upgraded the site is SOOOO much faster and more responsive.
I hang (and need to restart Safari) periodically on the home page and forums. It is probably dependent on what ad is trying to display.
One interesting thing is that the MacRumors web pages display almost instantaneously while the ads take awhile to load on the page.
I haven't experienced it on other websites.
edit: With the mention of Javascript, I took a look at my computer.
I had Java installed and enabled so I disabled Java and found the website was loading better and that I could navigate without having to wait for the ads to load.
Could it be an issue with Javascript vs Java running on a computer ?
Last edited: