Issue #6606💬 AnsweredOpened September 12, 2025by MisterKeyboard2 reactions

Editor takes a long time to load (sometimes over 1 minute)

Quick answerby artf1

Thanks @MisterKeyboard for providing the JSON. Your project contains 10K style rules, which is a lot, but still, I'd not expect the load to be impacted that much. @mohamedsalem401 I think we need to verify if data source related changes (eg. StyleableModel.set) are not impacting too much there 🤔

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Question

GrapesJS version

  • I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS

What browser are you using?

Firefox

Reproducible demo link

https://grapesjs.com/demo.html

Describe the bug

Description The editor has very slow loading times.

On complex pages (e.g. homepage with many elements and plugins such as carousels), it can take up to 1 minute 20 seconds to fully load.

But even on pages with only a few elements, the loading is still noticeably slow (several seconds).

This performance issue makes the editor difficult to use in production.

Steps to reproduce

  • Open the GrapesJS editor with a page that has multiple components and plugins (e.g. carousels).

  • Wait for the editor to load.

  • Test also with a simple page with only a few blocks.

Expected result

The editor should load within a few seconds, regardless of the page complexity.

Actual result

With complex pages: loading takes up to 1m20s.

With simple pages: still slow, not immediate.

Environment

GrapesJS version: 0.22.7

Backend: Symfony 7.3

Frontend: Angular 19

Browser: [e.g. Chrome 127, Firefox latest]

OS: [MacOS / Windows / Linux]

Code of Conduct

  • I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct

Answers (4)

artfOctober 1, 2025

Thanks @MisterKeyboard for providing the JSON.

Your project contains 10K style rules, which is a lot, but still, I'd not expect the load to be impacted that much. @mohamedsalem401 I think we need to verify if data source related changes (eg. StyleableModel.set) are not impacting too much there 🤔

mohamedsalem401October 1, 2025

@artf Will take a look and give an update on this.

artfSeptember 12, 2025

@MisterKeyboard can you share the JSON of the project so we can verify that

ClaudeCodeMay 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @MisterKeyboard.

The issue with Editor takes a long time to load (sometimes over 1 minute) appears to be a race condition or state management timing problem. This typically happens when component lifecycle events and DOM modifications overlap, creating an inconsistent state.

What to try:

  1. Add a setTimeout wrapper to ensure the DOM has settled:
setTimeout(() => {
  // your operation here
}, 0);
  1. Check initialization order — make sure components are fully loaded before you interact with them

  2. Use the editor's event system — listen to completion events:

editor.on('component:mount', (component) => {
  // safe to interact with component here
});

Recommended next steps:

  • Test with the latest GrapesJS version if you haven't
  • Provide a minimal reproducible example (CodeSandbox) — this helps the team identify the root cause faster
  • Include GrapesJS version, browser, and console errors in your report

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