# RW 8.7 preview is glitchy

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**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [November 24, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-7-preview-is-glitchy/35847 "2020-11-24T14:53:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![perbar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b4bc9f/32.png) [@perbar](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/perbar)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-7-preview-is-glitchy/35847/1 "2020-11-24T14:53:13Z")

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Something like this was apparently happening in earlier versions. I have a foundation site with 5 main sections and 40+ pages. Previews are initially slow to load and occasionally one fails to load so there is just a blank page - same when previewing in browser. One fix I have found is that changing one element on the page (adding a stack for example) seems to force the preview. But that’s not a good fix long term. Anyone have suggestions?

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**Author:** ![Pyrobrit](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pyrobrit/32/14665_2.png) [@Pyrobrit](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pyrobrit)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-7-preview-is-glitchy/35847/2 "2020-11-24T15:35:29Z")

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There is a good video from Isaiah at Yourhead about stacks and the delay in Preview. It’s worth a watch to understand what is going on under the hood and to be aware that preview will lag a bit.

I have one page on a small website which is quite long and full of a dozen large banners. It takes a good few seconds to display when activating preview.

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**Author:** ![perbar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b4bc9f/32.png) [@perbar](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/perbar)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-7-preview-is-glitchy/35847/3 "2020-11-24T15:38:54Z")

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Great - Thanks Nick. Do you have a link to the video or clues on how to locate it?

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/rw-8-7-preview-is-glitchy/35847/4 "2020-12-25T01:38:56Z")

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