Does confluence visualize only a limited number of elements in database?

Question

I have created a database. It contains approximately 300 elements. Using filters or text search, I can find every single element in the database (the data is all there). However, when I scroll through the list of elements manually, only the first 30-40 elements are displayed. The rest is not visible (empty space), even though the scroll bar extends far beyond the displayed elements.

Tomislav Tobijas · Accepted Answer

Hi @Stalder Lars IMD ,

I believe databases are implemented so performance is optimized and they are using "lazy loading" or "infinite scroll" optimizations. Meaning, once you open a database, it will display only the first set of items (30-40 as you say). As you scroll, it should display and load the next set of items and so on, until you reach the end. ⬇️

I'd say it's kinda questionable how database behaves when you have large number of entries. I recently created a database with over 700 entries, and I can confirm that it starts lagging when you load 200+ items. BUT, these should load as you scroll down.

Have you tried using a different browser or incognito mode to see if the problem appears there as well? Are other users experiencing the same issue?
If it still won't load, I'd recommend trying to reach out to Atlassian Support.

Generally, the rest of Confluence is relatively good when handling a large amount of data, and databases probably could be optimized a bit. 👀

Cheers,
Tobi