The load is related to the reintroduction of features, which requires processing to setup. Currently there are running queries which is processing ~9000 of the archive threads. The query insensitivity is adjusted to the server load, but the load will be high until they finish. There is also some additional load caused by the transfer system which is still in place. None of us can work full time on the upgrade, which mean that it will take some time before everything is transferred off the proxied apache, and every proxy request result in some extra load on the server. I myself is mainly working with technical issues currently, and leave configuration and template design to others, which is why I haven't responded to your comments other than by adding some links to the navigation menu.