Server latencies can impact web performance. If the server latency of an origin is high, it's an indication the server is overloaded or has poor backend performance

Keep the server response time for the main document short because all other requests depend on it

All sites should be protected with HTTPS, even ones that don't handle sensitive data. This includes avoiding [mixed content](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/security/prevent-mixed-content/what-is-mixed-content), where some resources are loaded over HTTP despite the initial request being served over HTTPS. HTTPS prevents intruders from tampering with or passively listening in on the communications between your app and your users, and is a prerequisite for HTTP/2 and many new web platform APIs

Speed Index shows how quickly the contents of a page are visibly populated

Service worker is the technology that enables your app to use many Progressive Web App features, such as offline, add to homescreen, and push notifications. With proper service worker and manifest implementations, browsers can proactively prompt users to add your app to their homescreen, which can lead to higher engagement

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity

Largest Contentful Paint marks the time at which the largest text or image is painted

This is the largest contentful element painted within the viewport

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times

First Contentful Paint marks the time at which the first text or image is painted

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this

Sum of all time periods between FCP and Time to Interactive, when task length exceeded 50ms, expressed in milliseconds

Network round trip times (RTT) have a large impact on performance. If the RTT to an origin is high, it's an indication that servers closer to the user could improve performance

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page

These DOM elements were most affected by layout shifts. Some layout shifts may not be included in the CLS metric value due to [windowing](https://web.dev/articles/cls#what_is_cls)

Resources are blocking the first paint of your page. Consider delivering critical JS/CSS inline and deferring all non-critical JS/styles

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this

Text-based resources should be served with compression (gzip, deflate or brotli) to minimize total network bytes

A large DOM will increase memory usage, cause longer [style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow)

Third-party code can significantly impact load performance. Limit the number of redundant third-party providers and try to load third-party code after your page has primarily finished loading

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time

Optimized images load faster and consume less cellular data

The Critical Request Chains below show you what resources are loaded with a high priority. Consider reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load

First Meaningful Paint measures when the primary content of a page is visible

These are the largest layout shifts observed on the page. Each table item represents a single layout shift, and shows the element that shifted the most. Below each item are possible root causes that led to the layout shift. Some of these layout shifts may not be included in the CLS metric value due to [windowing](https://web.dev/articles/cls#what_is_cls)

Image formats like WebP and AVIF often provide better compression than PNG or JPEG, which means faster downloads and less data consumption

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task

Speed Index shows how quickly the contents of a page are visibly populated

Resources are blocking the first paint of your page. Consider delivering critical JS/CSS inline and deferring all non-critical JS/styles

Image formats like WebP and AVIF often provide better compression than PNG or JPEG, which means faster downloads and less data consumption

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task

Text-based resources should be served with compression (gzip, deflate or brotli) to minimize total network bytes

Optimized images load faster and consume less cellular data

Font sizes less than 12px are too small to be legible and require mobile visitors to “pinch to zoom” in order to read. Strive to have >60% of page text ≥12px

First Contentful Paint marks the time at which the first text or image is painted

This is the largest contentful element painted within the viewport

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times

Interactive elements like buttons and links should be large enough (48x48px), or have enough space around them, to be easy enough to tap without overlapping onto other elements

First Meaningful Paint measures when the primary content of a page is visible

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this

All sites should be protected with HTTPS, even ones that don't handle sensitive data. This includes avoiding [mixed content](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/security/prevent-mixed-content/what-is-mixed-content), where some resources are loaded over HTTP despite the initial request being served over HTTPS. HTTPS prevents intruders from tampering with or passively listening in on the communications between your app and your users, and is a prerequisite for HTTP/2 and many new web platform APIs

Largest Contentful Paint marks the time at which the largest text or image is painted

The Critical Request Chains below show you what resources are loaded with a high priority. Consider reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this

Keep the server response time for the main document short because all other requests depend on it

Lists the longest tasks on the main thread, useful for identifying worst contributors to input delay

Sum of all time periods between FCP and Time to Interactive, when task length exceeded 50ms, expressed in milliseconds

Network round trip times (RTT) have a large impact on performance. If the RTT to an origin is high, it's an indication that servers closer to the user could improve performance

Service worker is the technology that enables your app to use many Progressive Web App features, such as offline, add to homescreen, and push notifications. With proper service worker and manifest implementations, browsers can proactively prompt users to add your app to their homescreen, which can lead to higher engagement

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page

Server latencies can impact web performance. If the server latency of an origin is high, it's an indication the server is overloaded or has poor backend performance

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity

A large DOM will increase memory usage, cause longer [style calculations](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/rendering/reduce-the-scope-and-complexity-of-style-calculations), and produce costly [layout reflows](https://developers.google.com/speed/articles/reflow)

Third-party code can significantly impact load performance. Limit the number of redundant third-party providers and try to load third-party code after your page has primarily finished loading