Glossary

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

A Core Web Vital metric measuring when the largest content element becomes visible. Good LCP is under 2.5 seconds.

What is LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)?

Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) reports the render time of the largest image or text block visible within the viewport, relative to when the page first started loading.

Performance Thresholds

  • Good: < 2.5s
  • Needs Improvement: 2.5s - 4.0s
  • Poor: > 4.0s

Key Takeaways

  • 1.LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) is important for website performance and SEO.
  • 2.You can measure it using tools like BulkAudit and Google Lighthouse.
  • 3.Improving this metric can lead to better user experience and search rankings.

Learn More

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