Movable Type Knowledge Base: Logging In Is Slow And Takes Too Long

Question

Whenever I log in to Movable Type, it takes an unusually long time for the Main Menu to come up; but after that, moving around in the interface is much faster.

Answer

If you only see this behavior upon initial login, then your server may be having trouble retrieving the Movable Type News feed which displays on the Main Menu. If the problem persists, you can try disabling the retrieval in mt-config.cgi¹ by adding the following setting:

NewsboxURL disable

If moving around in the interface itself is slow, this is related to your server's speed and available resources, so you will need to address this with your host if the issue persists.

¹ In versions prior to 3.2, the configuration file is named mt.cfg.

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