What is PageSpeed Insights?
PageSpeed Insights is a free tool from Google that analyzes a web page and shows:
1. Loading speed
Broken down into scores for mobile and desktop, rated from 0 to 100. The higher the score, the better the optimization.
2. Core Web Vitals
Shows the values of the metrics: LCP, FID (or its replacement, INP), CLS - and indicates whether they meet the targets.
3. Recommendations
Detailed advice:
- which resources slow down loading,
- what can be compressed,
- where to remove unnecessary JavaScript,
- which images are oversized, etc.
4. Two types of data:
- Field data (real users) - from Chrome reports;
- Lab data (emulation) - from Lighthouse, to test under controlled conditions.
In short, it's a tool that shows what's stopping your site from being fast, stable, and convenient, and how to fix it.
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