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Hi guys,

I’m in the process of creating a WP/ BP site which when it launches will have around 2000 groups created in it plus a forum in each of those groups.

Obviously this gives scope for potentially a MASSIVE number of topics being created in these forums.

My query is regarding performance of a site with such a huge number of groups, forums and topics.

Does the site’s performance degrade the more of these I have.

I have noticed that when in the groups directory that scrolling through the pages of the groups listings is pretty fast. the AJAX refreshes quickly with the next page of results, however when scrolling through the forum directory it seems quite a bit slower.

Check it out here:

Groups Directory: http://sharespeak.co.uk/groups/

Forum Directory: http://sharespeak.co.uk/forums/

Try it yourselves. Click on the arrows on these pages to scroll through the pages. You’ll notice a faster response on the groups directory pages. Both directories have the same amount of results in them. I have currently created around 750 groups with a forum in each so there are 750 results in each case.

Obviously as I create more and more of these will the response be even slower?

I have no idea how the infrastructure works that’s all so it would be nice to hear from those with a similar sized site if possible.

During development the site is only on a shared hosting package but when I launch I will migrate to a virtual private server or a dedicated private server. Anyone got any recommendations for which companies to go for. I currently host with Jomongee and their tech support seems second to none.

Thanks in advance for any advice you could give me!

Ross