How Lazy Loading Images Affected My Core Web Vitals
A new design and lazy loading strategy negatively impacted my Core Web Vitals. Learn about the performance drop and solutions.
I implemented a new design and lazy loading strategy, but these changes severely impacted my Core Web Vitals. My LCP value rose from 2.1 seconds to 3.5 seconds. The root cause was using lazy loading on every image, particularly the hero image, which negatively affected the LCP as it was the largest content on the page.