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Core Web Vitals Cheat Sheet

Rob Howard, Founder & CEOBy Rob Howard, Founder & CEO

Google Core Web Vitals

In this post, we dig into each of the six Core Web Vitals metrics and show you which elements of your website are usually to blame for poor performance.

By Rob Howard, Founder & CEO Filed Under: Articles, Optimizing WordPress for Core Web Vitals

Make the Most of Custom Fonts

Rob Howard, Founder & CEOBy Rob Howard, Founder & CEO

Making the most of custom fonts

Today, we have thousands of fonts at our fingertips – but they’re not all created equal when it comes to your site’s speed.

By Rob Howard, Founder & CEO Filed Under: Articles, Optimizing WordPress for Core Web Vitals

Optimizing Your Code

Rob Howard, Founder & CEOBy Rob Howard, Founder & CEO

Optimize your code

There are three major areas where you’ll need to streamline and optimize your code for Google’s Web Core Vitals: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. We’re here to help

By Rob Howard, Founder & CEO Filed Under: Articles, Optimizing WordPress for Core Web Vitals

A Strong Foundation

Rob Howard, Founder & CEOBy Rob Howard, Founder & CEO

Servers and infrastructure

The combo of Cloudflare and WP Engine will probably boost your Core Web Vitals score immediately if you’re currently on a budget host. Here’s why.

By Rob Howard, Founder & CEO Filed Under: Articles, Optimizing WordPress for Core Web Vitals

Leveling-Up Your Images

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Leveling-up your images

Google says to throw all your JPGs, GIFs and PNGs in a dusty corner because there are new and improved “next-gen” image formats in town. In this post, we discuss SVG and WebP formats.

By Rob Howard, Founder & CEO Filed Under: Articles, Optimizing WordPress for Core Web Vitals

‘Above the Fold’ is Back

Rob Howard, Founder & CEOBy Rob Howard, Founder & CEO

Above the Fold

Because what’s “above the fold” on mobile is really meaningful for your rankings now, there will be some design trade-offs in boosting your speed scores. The good news is that, for the most part, you can apply these changes only on mobile sizes.

By Rob Howard, Founder & CEO Filed Under: Articles, Optimizing WordPress for Core Web Vitals

Your Goal: The 90th Percentile

Rob Howard, Founder & CEOBy Rob Howard, Founder & CEO

Green Light

Google has set a benchmark PageSpeed score of 90 — meaning that it’s faster than 90 percent of all sites on the internet — to get a “green light.”

By Rob Howard, Founder & CEO Filed Under: Articles, Optimizing WordPress for Core Web Vitals

Speed Matters

Rob Howard, Founder & CEOBy Rob Howard, Founder & CEO

Speed Matters

In 2020, Google announced that their Core Web Vitals measurements, which approximate how quickly a page loads on a mobile device, will become an essential feature of their ranking algorithm.

By Rob Howard, Founder & CEO Filed Under: Articles, Optimizing WordPress for Core Web Vitals

Optimizing WP for Core Web Vitals

Rob Howard, Founder & CEOBy Rob Howard, Founder & CEO

Learn how to get ahead of your competition by optimizing your WordPress site for Google’s Core Web Vitals, the latest update to their rankings — coming in 2021.

By Rob Howard, Founder & CEO Filed Under: Articles, Featured, Optimizing WordPress for Core Web Vitals

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