Largest Contentful Paint
Good: < 2.5s
Measures how long it takes for the main content to appear on screen
How to optimize thehypelists.com
CSS and JavaScript files block initial page rendering, delaying LCP by 1.6 seconds.
Defer non-critical JavaScript files using async or defer attributes in WordPress. Inline critical CSS directly in the HTML head and load remaining stylesheets asynchronously. Use WP Rocket or similar plugins to automatically optimize resource loading order.
A score of 86 falls in the "Needs Improvement" range (50-89). While it is better than poor (0-49), you should aim for 90+ to provide an optimal user experience and maximize SEO benefits.
This site is slower than approximately 35% of similar sites. The main issues affecting performance are image optimization, JavaScript execution time, and layout stability.
Addressing these issues could improve your conversion rate by 15-20% and boost your search engine rankings.
Largest Contentful Paint
Good: < 2.5s
Measures how long it takes for the main content to appear on screen
Interaction to Next Paint
Good: < 200ms
Measures how quickly the page responds to user interactions
Cumulative Layout Shift
Good: < 0.1
Measures visual stability - how much content shifts during page load
This website has good performance with a score of 86/100, but there's significant room for improvement. The biggest issue is extremely large images that are wasting nearly 5MB of data - three main images alone are over 900KB each and are much larger than needed for their display size. Converting these images to modern formats like WebP and properly sizing them could save 4.8MB of bandwidth and dramatically improve loading speeds. Additionally, render-blocking JavaScript and CSS files are delaying the initial page display by an estimated 1.6 seconds, which could be fixed by deferring non-critical resources.
Why It Matters:
Large images consume 4.8MB and significantly delay page rendering with oversized dimensions.
How to Fix:
Convert PNG images to WebP/AVIF format for 30-50% size reduction. Implement responsive images using WordPress srcset attributes to serve appropriate sizes. Use image optimization plugins like ShortPixel to automatically compress and resize images to match display dimensions (540x304 instead of 2560x1440).
Why It Matters:
LCP element has 5.7 seconds of render delay causing poor perceived performance.
How to Fix:
Preload critical fonts using rel='preload' to prevent font swap delays. Move hero section text rendering above the fold with inline styles. Remove unused preconnect to cdnjs.cloudflare.com and optimize font loading strategy to reduce layout shift.
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More Generic Speed Tests
Your LCP element has 2.8 seconds of render delay, significantly impacting user experience.
47% of your main JavaScript bundle (28KB) is unused, wasting 150ms of load time.
Critical CSS and JavaScript files are blocking page render, delaying LCP by 600ms.
40 KiB of unused CSS is adding 300ms to both FCP and LCP load times.