HI

Not sure, where the Portal exactly is slow. Maybe to show the catalog items?

If that is the case, maybe you have a  lot of user criteria or other limiting data captured.

Maybe also, the catalog you are using, has a very high number of items, which may slow down.

But as you told, the admin works faster, I assume, the performance degradation is comming from access validations.

Check, if that fits to your environment.

Let me know, if that answers your question by marking my answers as correct and helpful,please.

BR

Dirk