Aug 15
Serve images faster (technical SEO)
Umso sites may be ranked lower in Google Search due to poor PageSpeed Insights scores caused by slow image loading.
Proposed solution: Implement LQIP (Low Quality Image Placeholder) to:
1. Initially load a tiny, blurred version (~2-5KB) of each image
2. Lazy-load the full-quality image on top
3. Expected outcome: Improved First Contentful Paint and Largest Contentful Paint metrics
Example:
<div class="image-wrapper" style="position: relative;">
<!-- Low quality placeholder (new) -->
<img
src="/lib_tsWmfJjIHOxbRufo/9e80hwy4hnw06836.png?w=20&h=15&fit=max"
class="placeholder"
style="position: absolute; width: 100%; filter: blur(10px);"
alt="Mountain landscape"
/>
<!-- High quality image (existing) -->
<img
src="/lib_tsWmfJjIHOxbRufo/9e80hwy4hnw06836.png?w=1200&h=900&fit=max"
srcset="/lib_tsWmfJjIHOxbRufo/9e80hwy4hnw06836.png?w=1200&h=900&fit=max, /lib_tsWmfJjIHOxbRufo/9e80hwy4hnw06836.png?w=1200&h=900&fit=max&dpr=2 2x"
loading="lazy"
class="main-image"
style="position: relative; width: 100%;"
onload="this.style.opacity = 1"
alt="Mountain landscape"
/>
</div>
<style>
.main-image {
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
</style>
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