# Coverimage is slowing down Kanboard **URL:** \ **Category:** Plugins\ **Created:** [August 14, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599 "2019-08-14T19:22:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kantime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/kantime/32/248_2.png) [@Kantime](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Kantime)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/1 "2019-08-14T19:22:20Z")
Hi, I’m using the **Coverimage** plugin for some days know and it’s starting to slowing down my board by freezing for 3 to 5 seconds until all the thumbnails are loaded after some actions like updating a card. Is this a normal behavior ? Is it possible to enhance something ? Unless, i’m going to be forced to deactivate it. Too sad. ---
**Author:** ![creecros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/creecros/32/156_2.png) [@creecros](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/creecros)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/2 "2019-08-14T20:53:51Z")
Can you deactivate it and confirm that’s the cause. Although, I will note, your board auto refreshes every few seconds, and now you have a bunch of images to redraw on the screen. They are cached, so, no there is nothing to do to help, except maybe get a faster server or client, or internet…? ---
**Author:** ![Kantime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/kantime/32/248_2.png) [@Kantime](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Kantime)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/3 "2019-08-14T20:56:18Z")
I already done that. I confirm that the plugin is the cause 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![creecros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/creecros/32/156_2.png) [@creecros](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/creecros)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/4 "2019-08-14T20:58:52Z")
You are welcome to replicate on my test server: [https://projects.nachostudio.ml/](https://projects.nachostudio.ml/) admin/admin See if it does it there… ---
**Author:** ![Kantime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/kantime/32/248_2.png) [@Kantime](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Kantime)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/5 "2019-08-14T21:01:13Z")
Thank you for the proposal but my professional data are to confidential unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![creecros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/creecros/32/156_2.png) [@creecros](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/creecros)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/6 "2019-08-14T21:19:54Z")
I meant, add a bunch of fake tasks and random images as the cover images. ---
**Author:** ![Kantime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/kantime/32/248_2.png) [@Kantime](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Kantime)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/7 "2019-08-14T21:21:03Z")
Ah ! Ok 😄 Thank’s ---
**Author:** ![BlueTeck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/blueteck/32/519_2.png) [@BlueTeck](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/BlueTeck)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/8 "2019-08-15T17:57:26Z")
Thanks @creecros for answering this post. For the images the thumbnail is used and shouldn’t have a big impact on your board as Creecros said. I’ve created a test project [https://projects.nachostudio.ml/?controller=BoardViewController&action=show&project\_id=4](https://projects.nachostudio.ml/?controller=BoardViewController&action=show&project_id=4) without any problems. @Kantime how many images do you have on your board. ---
**Author:** ![Kantime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/kantime/32/248_2.png) [@Kantime](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Kantime)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/9 "2019-08-15T18:04:55Z")
I have 20 tasks with images. The images are loading instantly when I simply navigate the board, going to the list view or the gant view and going back to the board view. But, if I modifie a task that contains an image cover, when i validate that task, the board needs to reload all the thumbnails with a long lag around 3 to 5 seconds. During this delay, no action on the board is possible. I have to wait the loading of all the thumbnail to make any action again. It’s really annoying. My internet connexion is very fast (315 mb/s, downloading and uploading). ---
**Author:** ![Kantime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/kantime/32/248_2.png) [@Kantime](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Kantime)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/10 "2019-08-15T20:09:28Z")
Actually, you can see that when you edit a task in your test board, all the only 4 thumbnails are reloading slowly. ---
**Author:** ![creecros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/creecros/32/156_2.png) [@creecros](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/creecros)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/11 "2019-08-15T20:11:13Z")
I’m not seeing it, when i take a look, and change one of the images, I see that the others are remaining cached and no redraw is occurring. Unless I am just missing what you are referring too. ---
**Author:** ![Kantime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/kantime/32/248_2.png) [@Kantime](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Kantime)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/12 "2019-08-15T20:15:19Z")
It doesn’t occur every time. It is hard to identify the origin of the problem. Some times, it’s instantly reloaded. And some other times, there is a long lag 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Kantime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/kantime/32/248_2.png) [@Kantime](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Kantime)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/13 "2019-08-15T20:16:37Z")
Maybe more visible when you start to have a lot of tasks… ---
**Author:** ![creecros](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/creecros/32/156_2.png) [@creecros](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/creecros)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/14 "2019-08-15T20:19:54Z")
Others have commented about the sluggish redraw performance, and things have been done before, but noted they still exist: > Either way, it wouldn’t necessarily be a Coverimage plugin related issue, since the plugin uses all the internal workings of Kanboard, but I can see how the images would make what occurs naturally in Kanboard standout more. ---
**Author:** ![Kantime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kanboard.discourse.group/kantime/32/248_2.png) [@Kantime](https://kanboard.discourse.group/u/Kantime)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://kanboard.discourse.group/t/coverimage-is-slowing-down-kanboard/599/15 "2019-08-15T20:27:45Z")
Ok ! So probably not directly related to the plugin. It just amplify the problem because more elements need to be reloaded. Thank you for all the explanations.