Boosting Performance with the Site Studio Webform Element Module

Optimizing page load times and cacheability in Drupal 10 sites running Acquia Site Studio 7.5 can be challenging. A recent issue revealed that Webforms within Site Studio components caused significant delays, with load times of 10–20 seconds and uncacheable page headers. After thorough debugging, the culprit was identified: the use of the Site Studio Webform module. A recent blog post by Velir throws light into this issue and explains the role of Webform Element Module in solving it.

This module’s approach—creating nodes for Webforms—compromised cacheability and introduced deployment complexities. The solution? A custom Site Studio Webform Element module designed to lazy load Webforms without affecting page cacheability. Inspired by the Site Studio Views Element module, this innovation leverages Drupal’s lazy building mechanism to ensure Webforms load efficiently without hindering page performance.  

The results are remarkable: load times for authenticated users dropped to under one second, while anonymous traffic enjoys 100–200ms speeds. Pages are now fully cacheable, even in Cloudflare.  This new module is available for Drupal 10 and 11 with Site Studio 7+. Download it today or contact Velir for expert assistance in improving your Drupal site’s performance.