Hey everyone,
I’ve been troubleshooting a strange issue on one of my WordPress sites and wanted to see if anyone here has dealt with something similar while using wpDiscuz.
Over the past few days, I noticed that some pages with larger comment threads suddenly became much slower to load, especially when users interact with embedded previews or external references inside discussions. At first I assumed it was a caching issue, but even after clearing cache and disabling a few plugins, the lag still keeps happening randomly.
The problem becomes more noticeable whenever visitors mention things like download icon during conversations or when external resources are referenced inside comments. Sometimes the page takes several extra seconds to render, and mobile users reported occasional freezing while scrolling through replies.
I already tested different themes, disabled lazy loading, and checked browser console errors, but I’m still seeing unusual spikes in resource usage whenever discussions become more active.
Has anyone here experienced wpDiscuz conflicts with external embeds, browser rendering, or third-party scripts recently? I’m trying to figure out whether this is related to AJAX loading, a plugin compatibility issue, or maybe something connected to newer WordPress updates.
