05/09/2026
That polished banner at the top of your website could be your Largest Contentful Paint element. If it has loading="lazy", is hidden in CSS, or only appears after JavaScript runs, the browser may discover it much later than it should.
Check the PageSpeed Insights report and identify the LCP element. If it is the hero image, remove lazy loading, make it discoverable in the initial HTML and consider adding fetchpriority="high".
Lazy loading is useful below the fold. The most important image on the first screen can quietly slow the whole page down.
If your website looks fast but its Core Web Vitals disagree, Blue Beetle can help find what the browser is waiting for.