Pages List: Improve search performance to reduce lag with private pages

[Aurorum]

Expected behavior

There should be two tabs, one for private/protected pages, and the "Published" tab which displays only published pages. Alternatively, "Published" could be a separate tab, and what is currently "Published" could read as "All".

This would be consistent with wp-admin and Calypso.

Actual behavior

Private pages appear under "Published". This would generally be okay because of the searching feature, but for a site with lots of private pages, the entire search function quickly becomes really laggy to the point it's more convenient to use a browser.

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Have a site with a couple of pages set to private
2. Go into the "Pages" tab
3. See private pages

In comparison, try doing this on a site with a large number of private pages, and using the Search function or editing pages. It'll lag a lot, which I'm assuming is due to the huge number of posts listed, since it doesn't lag on other sites or in the "Drafts" tab which has far less pages for me.

For comparison, web versions do not show privately published pages under the "Published" section.

The lag will also make an error appear when trying to edit the page, which doesn't occur when there's less pages.

An error occurred when loading the post. Refresh your posts and try again.

Note: Though the error mentions a post, this is happening with a page

I just feel it'd be a better, more consistent and less troublesome/laggy enhancement if private pages were removed from the "Published" section.

Tested on Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, Android 7

[rachelmcr]

The current app behavior (including private pages in the published pages list) is consistent with Calypso.

However, regardless of that behavior it would be good to investigate any search lag. Thanks for the report!