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Modern Methods For Improving Drupal’s Largest Contentful Paint Core Web Vital

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400 pages , jam-packed with in-depth user research and best practices. This allows the browser’s preload scanner to detect and download the image early in the process — something it cannot parse from a CSS file. Web developers should learn to use various testing tools such as Lighthouse and WebPageTest.

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Search Engine Optimization Checklist (PDF)

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Implementing SEO best practice doesn’t just give you the best chance possible of ranking well in search engines; it makes your websites better by scrutinizing quality, design, accessibility, and speed, among other things. Following best practice usually means a better website, more organic traffic, and happier visitors.

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Front-End Performance Checklist 2019 [PDF, Apple Pages, MS Word]

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So, if we created an overview of all the things we have to keep in mind when improving performance — from the very start of the process until the final release of the website — what would that list look like? There are many tools allowing you to achieve that: SiteSpeed.io Establish a performance culture.

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Refactoring CSS: Strategy, Regression Testing And Maintenance (Part 2)

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Before bringing up the refactoring proposal to the management and stakeholders, it can be useful to back up the suggestion with some hard data about the codebase health — not only to convince the management department, but also have a measurable goal for the refactoring process. Preparation And Planning.

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Front-End Performance Checklist 2020 [PDF, Apple Pages, MS Word]

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So, if we created an overview of all the things we have to keep in mind when improving performance — from the very start of the process until the final release of the website — what would that list look like? There are many tools allowing you to achieve that: SiteSpeed.io Establish a performance culture.

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Front-End Performance Checklist 2021

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Micro-optimizations are great for keeping performance on track, but it’s critical to have clearly defined targets in mind — measurable goals that would influence any decisions made throughout the process. Also, as Patrick Meenan suggested, it’s worth to plan out a loading sequence and trade-offs during the design process.

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Email Testing Flow As It Should Be

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It is recommended to follow rules and best practices of building and sending emails. The trick is that different email clients use different rendering engines — this means that there is no standard for processing email templates. There are two main types of email testing mistakes: Important email aspects being ignored or.

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