Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

All of that is dumped on any given page in one fell swoop courtesy of Google Tag Manager (GTM), which allows us to deploy and run scripts without having to go through the pain of re-deploying the entire site. That’s a lifetime in web seconds, particularly considering that this test is based on a desktop experience on a high-speed connection.

Google 90

Google Analytics Traffic Metrics 90

Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Performance is one of the core aspects to ensure our users are having a delightful user experience irrespective of their devices or network connection. We also use the web-vitals library to measure CLS for real users. It is built on top of <img> HTML tag and can help to improve LCP and CLS.

Website 105

Website Google Metrics Testing Tools 105

Smashing Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

The Humble `<img>` Element And Core Web Vitals. The Humble `<img>` Element And Core Web Vitals. Given how central it is to image optimization on the web, let’s catch up on what it can do and how it can help improve user experience and the Core Web Vitals.

Media 145

Media Network Metrics Mobile 145

Speed Curve

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Third parties add tons of value by increasing conversions (via targeting beacons) and helping you understand your users in unprecedented ways (via analytics tags). Core Web Vitals have gotten a lot of attention over the past few years. But they can significantly affect how – or even if! – your page renders.

Benchmarking 64

Benchmarking Metrics Website Monitoring 64

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Web performance is a tricky beast, isn’t it? Is it expensive JavaScript, slow web font delivery, heavy images, or sluggish rendering? Getting Ready: Planning And Metrics Performance culture, Core Web Vitals, performance profiles, CrUX, Lighthouse, FID, TTI, CLS, devices. when web fonts aren’t loaded yet).

Performance 145

Performance Cache Media Metrics 145

Smashing Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

These were stored as one big svg tag in the HTML head of the page, with a symbol for each of the icons that was then used as a linked svg in the HTML’s body. Like on so many other websites, we use web fonts for our typography needs. The page areas visualized on desktop and mobile to show the core problem. Icon Loading.

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Performance Cache Website Mobile 115