Largest Contentful Paint(LCP)
The time it takes for the largest visible element to render on a page.
Largest Contentful Paint is one of Google's Core Web Vitals — it measures how long it takes for the largest visible content element (typically a hero image or text block) to render after the page starts loading. Good: under 2.5 seconds. Poor: over 4.0 seconds.
LCP improvements typically come from: optimizing images (formats, sizes, priority), reducing JavaScript blocking, eliminating render-blocking CSS, using a CDN, and reducing server response time.
Optimizing the hero image (converting to WebP, adding fetchpriority='high', proper sizing) reduces LCP from 3.5s to 1.8s.
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