diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactLabels/ContactLabels.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactLabels/ContactLabels.vue
index 6f1c5f11a..255c1b113 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactLabels/ContactLabels.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactLabels/ContactLabels.vue
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { computed, watch, onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
 import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
 import { useMapGetter, useStore } from 'dashboard/composables/store';
 
-import LabelItem from 'dashboard/components-next/label/LabelItem.vue';
-import AddLabel from 'dashboard/components-next/label/AddLabel.vue';
+import LabelItem from 'dashboard/components-next/Label/LabelItem.vue';
+import AddLabel from 'dashboard/components-next/Label/AddLabel.vue';
 
 const props = defineProps({
   contactId: {
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/HelpCenter/Pages/ArticleEditorPage/ArticleEditor.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/HelpCenter/Pages/ArticleEditorPage/ArticleEditor.vue
index f15135737..f5b925fbe 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/HelpCenter/Pages/ArticleEditorPage/ArticleEditor.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/HelpCenter/Pages/ArticleEditorPage/ArticleEditor.vue
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const props = defineProps({
 
 const emit = defineEmits([
   'saveArticle',
+  'saveArticleAsync',
   'goBack',
   'setAuthor',
   'setCategory',
@@ -35,19 +36,37 @@ const emit = defineEmits([
 
 const { t } = useI18n();
 
-const saveArticle = debounce(value => emit('saveArticle', value), 600, false);
+const saveAndSync = value => {
+  emit('saveArticle', value);
+};
+
+// this will only send the data to the backend
+// but will not update the local state preventing unnecessary re-renders
+// since the data is already saved and we keep the editor text as the source of truth
+const quickSave = debounce(
+  value => emit('saveArticleAsync', value),
+  400,
+  false
+);
+
+// 2.5 seconds is enough to know that the user has stopped typing and is taking a pause
+// so we can save the data to the backend and retrieve the updated data
+// this will update the local state with response data
+const saveAndSyncDebounced = debounce(saveAndSync, 2500, false);
 
 const articleTitle = computed({
   get: () => props.article.title,
   set: value => {
-    saveArticle({ title: value });
+    quickSave({ title: value });
+    saveAndSyncDebounced({ title: value });
   },
 });
 
 const articleContent = computed({
   get: () => props.article.content,
   set: content => {
-    saveArticle({ content });
+    quickSave({ content });
+    saveAndSyncDebounced({ content });
   },
 });
 
@@ -93,7 +112,7 @@ const previewArticle = () => {
         />
         <ArticleEditorControls
           :article="article"
-          @save-article="saveArticle"
+          @save-article="saveAndSync"
           @set-author="setAuthorId"
           @set-category="setCategoryId"
         />
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/AddLabel.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/AddLabel.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index c9571e771..000000000
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/AddLabel.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-<script setup>
-import { ref } from 'vue';
-import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
-
-import DropdownMenu from 'dashboard/components-next/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenu.vue';
-
-defineProps({
-  labelMenuItems: {
-    type: Array,
-    default: () => [],
-  },
-});
-
-const emit = defineEmits(['updateLabel']);
-
-const { t } = useI18n();
-
-const showDropdown = ref(false);
-</script>
-
-<template>
-  <div class="relative">
-    <button
-      class="flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-1 rounded-md outline-dashed h-[26px] outline-1 outline-n-slate-6 hover:bg-n-alpha-2"
-      :class="{ 'bg-n-alpha-2': showDropdown }"
-      @click="showDropdown = !showDropdown"
-    >
-      <span class="i-lucide-plus" />
-      <span class="text-sm text-n-slate-11">
-        {{ t('LABEL.TAG_BUTTON') }}
-      </span>
-    </button>
-    <DropdownMenu
-      v-if="showDropdown"
-      v-on-clickaway="() => (showDropdown = false)"
-      :menu-items="labelMenuItems"
-      show-search
-      class="z-[100] w-48 mt-2 overflow-y-auto ltr:left-0 rtl:right-0 top-full max-h-52"
-      @action="emit('updateLabel', $event)"
-    >
-      <template #thumbnail="{ item }">
-        <div
-          class="rounded-sm size-2"
-          :style="{ backgroundColor: item.thumbnail.color }"
-        />
-      </template>
-    </DropdownMenu>
-  </div>
-</template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/LabelItem.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/LabelItem.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index b96b9b368..000000000
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/LabelItem.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<script setup>
-defineProps({
-  label: {
-    type: Object,
-    default: null,
-  },
-});
-</script>
-
-<template>
-  <div
-    class="bg-n-alpha-2 rounded-md flex items-center h-7 w-fit py-1 ltr:pl-1 rtl:pr-1 ltr:pr-1.5 rtl:pl-1.5"
-  >
-    <div
-      class="w-2 h-2 m-1 rounded-sm"
-      :style="{ backgroundColor: label.color }"
-    />
-    <span class="text-sm text-n-slate-12">
-      {{ label.title }}
-    </span>
-  </div>
-</template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/story/AddLabel.story.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/story/AddLabel.story.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index ea6466feb..000000000
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/story/AddLabel.story.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<script setup>
-import AddLabel from '../AddLabel.vue';
-import { labelMenuItems } from './fixtures';
-
-function onUpdateLabel(label) {
-  console.log('Label updated:', label);
-}
-</script>
-
-<template>
-  <Story title="Components/Label/Add Label">
-    <Variant title="Default (button with label menu items with active state)">
-      <div class="h-[300px] p-4">
-        <AddLabel
-          :label-menu-items="labelMenuItems"
-          @update-label="onUpdateLabel"
-        />
-      </div>
-    </Variant>
-
-    <Variant title="Empty List (button with empty label menu)">
-      <div class="h-[300px] p-4">
-        <AddLabel :label-menu-items="[]" @update-label="onUpdateLabel" />
-      </div>
-    </Variant>
-  </Story>
-</template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/story/Label.story.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/story/Label.story.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 5319d56ae..000000000
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/story/Label.story.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<script setup>
-import Label from '../LabelItem.vue';
-import { label } from './fixtures';
-</script>
-
-<template>
-  <Story title="Components/Label/Label item">
-    <Variant title="Default">
-      <Label :label="label" />
-    </Variant>
-
-    <Variant title="Custom Label">
-      <Label
-        :label="{
-          title: 'Custom Label',
-          color: '#FF5733',
-        }"
-      />
-    </Variant>
-  </Story>
-</template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/story/fixtures.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/story/fixtures.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 980ba8c0d..000000000
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/label/story/fixtures.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-export const label = {
-  id: 1,
-  title: 'delivery',
-  color: '#A2FDD5',
-};
-
-export const labelMenuItems = [
-  {
-    label: 'delivery',
-    value: 3,
-    thumbnail: {
-      color: '#A2FDD5',
-    },
-    isSelected: true,
-    action: 'addLabel',
-  },
-  {
-    label: 'lead',
-    value: 6,
-    thumbnail: {
-      color: '#F161C8',
-    },
-    isSelected: false,
-    action: 'addLabel',
-  },
-  {
-    label: 'ops-handover',
-    value: 4,
-    thumbnail: {
-      color: '#A53326',
-    },
-    isSelected: false,
-    action: 'addLabel',
-  },
-  {
-    label: 'billing',
-    value: 1,
-    thumbnail: {
-      color: '#28AD21',
-    },
-    isSelected: false,
-    action: 'addLabel',
-  },
-  {
-    label: 'premium-customer',
-    value: 5,
-    thumbnail: {
-      color: '#6FD4EF',
-    },
-    isSelected: false,
-    action: 'addLabel',
-  },
-  {
-    label: 'software',
-    value: 2,
-    thumbnail: {
-      color: '#8F6EF2',
-    },
-    isSelected: false,
-    action: 'addLabel',
-  },
-];
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/helpcenter/pages/PortalsArticlesEditPage.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/helpcenter/pages/PortalsArticlesEditPage.vue
index 736b34096..3bb868a58 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/helpcenter/pages/PortalsArticlesEditPage.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/helpcenter/pages/PortalsArticlesEditPage.vue
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ const portalLink = computed(() => {
   );
 });
 
-const saveArticle = async ({ ...values }) => {
+const saveArticle = async ({ ...values }, isAsync = false) => {
+  const actionToDispatch = isAsync ? 'articles/updateAsync' : 'articles/update';
   isUpdating.value = true;
   try {
-    await store.dispatch('articles/update', {
+    await store.dispatch(actionToDispatch, {
       portalSlug,
       articleId: articleSlug,
       ...values,
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ const saveArticle = async ({ ...values }) => {
   }
 };
 
+const saveArticleAsync = async ({ ...values }) => {
+  saveArticle({ ...values }, true);
+};
+
 const isCategoryArticles = computed(() => {
   return (
     route.name === 'portals_categories_articles_index' ||
@@ -92,9 +97,7 @@ const previewArticle = () => {
   });
 };
 
-onMounted(() => {
-  fetchArticleDetails();
-});
+onMounted(fetchArticleDetails);
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
     :is-updating="isUpdating"
     :is-saved="isSaved"
     @save-article="saveArticle"
+    @save-article-async="saveArticleAsync"
     @preview-article="previewArticle"
     @go-back="goBackToArticles"
   />
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/helpCenterArticles/actions.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/helpCenterArticles/actions.js
index 8052cb133..e481ac2b0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/helpCenterArticles/actions.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/helpCenterArticles/actions.js
@@ -69,6 +69,25 @@ export const actions = {
     }
   },
 
+  updateAsync: async ({ commit }, { portalSlug, articleId, ...articleObj }) => {
+    commit(types.UPDATE_ARTICLE_FLAG, {
+      uiFlags: { isUpdating: true },
+      articleId,
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await articlesAPI.updateArticle({ portalSlug, articleId, articleObj });
+      return articleId;
+    } catch (error) {
+      return throwErrorMessage(error);
+    } finally {
+      commit(types.UPDATE_ARTICLE_FLAG, {
+        uiFlags: { isUpdating: false },
+        articleId,
+      });
+    }
+  },
+
   update: async ({ commit }, { portalSlug, articleId, ...articleObj }) => {
     commit(types.UPDATE_ARTICLE_FLAG, {
       uiFlags: {