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Learn exactly what Core Web Vitals are, why Google cares about them, and how you can optimize your LCP, CLS, and FID to dominate search rankings.What are Core Web Vitals?
Google introduced Core Web Vitals to measure the real-world user experience for loading performance, interactivity, and visual stability of a page.
If your website fails these metrics, you will lose your search rankings.
The Big Three Metrics
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP): Measures loading performance. To provide a good user experience, LCP should occur within 2.5 seconds of when the page first starts loading.
- First Input Delay (FID): Measures interactivity. To provide a good user experience, pages should have a FID of 100 milliseconds or less.
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS): Measures visual stability. To provide a good user experience, pages should maintain a CLS of 0.1 or less.
How to Fix Poor LCP
The most common cause of poor LCP is giant, unoptimized header images. Here is a quick checklist to fix it:
- Compress all images using WebP formatting.
- Implement lazy-loading for images below the fold.
- Upgrade your web hosting provider for faster server response times (TTFB).
"A fast website is no longer a luxury, it is a strict requirement for doing business on the internet."
Using Blue Print SEO to Help
Our Chrome Extension automatically analyzes these metrics for you directly inside your browser. Simply open the extension on any page and check the Performance Tab to see your real-time scores!