Core Web Vitals Not Really Your Problem?
Google is burdening the USERS of software like WordPress and not the developers to fix it for Core Web Vitals. Is that fair?
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You are not alone if you’re struggling to improve Core Web Vitals scores and coming up short. Anecdotal evidence suggests that achieving high Core Web Vitals performance is difficult. The reason is because publishers and SEO are trying to fix something that technically is not broken.
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Paradigm Shift in How Sites are Developed
We are in the beginning stages of a major paradigm shift in how web pages are created. A faster web host is helpful but it won’t fix Core Web Vitals issues.
A marketer s guide to Core Web Vitals and page experience BrightEdge’s Jim Yu gives his CEO perspective on Google s focus on the user experience and the importance of preparing for Core Web Vitals and the Page Experience Update.
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Core web vitals (CWV) and the Page Experience Update are part of that evolution
Sites that already recognize the importance of fast loading times and exceptional UX are best positioned to benefit
The prospect of having searchers warned off from clicking on your organic listings is real
Optimizing user experience makes for a more delightful web experience for all. Back in May 2020, Google announced a major Page Experience Update was on the horizon, based on information taken from internal studies and industry research that demonstrates how users prefer sites with a great page experience.
Core Web Vitals Might Include Noindexed Pages
John Mueller explains that in some cases the Core Web Vitals ranking signal might be calculated using noindexed web pages
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Webmaster Trends Analyst John Mueller answered questions about Core Web Vitals and how the scores are calculated. He also discussed the possibility of noindexed pages being be used as part of the Core Web Vitals calculation in the new ranking signal that is coming soon.
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Core Web Vitals
The Core Web Vitals are user experience metrics. They are a group of metrics that Google chose to represent how well a web page downloads and presents a good user experience for site visitors.
Use Google Chrome Canary to Measure Core Web Vitals
Google Chrome Canary users have a new way to measure Core Web Vitals. Discover how to access the scores on your site and your competitors.
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If you haven’t given the forthcoming update much thought, now is the time.
Particularly as Google’s John Mueller has confirmed that all three metrics must be met if you want to enjoy a ranking boost and potentially earn a soon-to-be-coveted badge in the search results (if Google decides to go ahead with the idea).
There are currently six tools to measure Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), First Input Delay (FID), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS); one of which is Chrome Dev Tools.