The largest contentful paint (LCP) measures how quickly a website loads from a visitor's perspective and impacts user experience and search engine ranking.
To fix LCP issues, Google introduced LCP subparts to identify load delays, and this data is now available in Chrome UX Report.
The LCP subparts include Time to First Byte (TTFB), Resource Load Delay, Resource Load Time, and Element Render Delay.
DebugBear's website speed test can help measure LCP subparts' contributions to overall LCP scores.
Optimizing TTFB involves speeding up server responses or caching HTML content to improve website speed.
Resource Load Delay can be reduced by using native image loading attributes instead of libraries like lazysize.js.
Resource Load Duration is affected by image download speed, format, and proper sizing.
Element Render Delay can be caused by render-blocking scripts or preloading images, impacting overall website speed.
Real User CrUX data now includes LCP subpart details to provide insights into optimizing LCP scores for actual visitors.
Tracking LCP subparts through real user monitoring tools like DebugBear helps in improving website speed over time.