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Performance

A fast site keeps visitors and ranks higher. People abandon slow pages, and Google uses real-world speed as a ranking signal. The good news: a handful of habits fix most problems.

Core Web Vitals​

Google grades the real experience with three numbers — worth knowing by name:

  • LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) — how quickly the main content appears.
  • CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) — how much the page jumps around as it loads.
  • INP (Interaction to Next Paint) — how fast the page responds when you tap or click.

The usual fixes​

  • Right-size images. Don't ship a 4000px photo into a 600px slot, and give every image a width and height so the layout doesn't jump as it loads (that's your CLS).
  • Load less, later. Lazy-load off-screen images and heavy embeds so they don't block the first view.
  • Fewer, smaller files. Combine and minify CSS/JS, and lean on browser caching.
  • Measure, don't guess. Test with a real tool (Lighthouse, PageSpeed Insights) before and after changes — intuition about speed is often wrong.

In UnysonPlus​

Images are lazy-loaded and dimensioned for you, and the Asset Optimizer extension combines and minifies assets. Start there, then measure. See also the site's Performance notes.

Learn more: web.dev: Core Web Vitals · web.dev: Learn Performance