Largest Contentful Paint
Good: < 2.5s
Measures how long it takes for the main content to appear on screen
How to optimize folkehub.no
CSS files block initial page rendering for 1,030ms, preventing users from seeing content.
In Squarespace Design panel, minimize custom CSS and move non-critical styles to the footer via Code Injection. Use Squarespace's native design tools instead of heavy custom CSS frameworks. Inline critical above-the-fold CSS directly in the template header to eliminate render blocking.
A score of 53 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 Squarespace site has severe performance issues with a poor score of 53/100. The biggest problem is an extremely slow Largest Contentful Paint of 16.7 seconds, which means visitors wait nearly 17 seconds to see the main content load. The site is bloated with over 1MB of unused JavaScript code that could be removed or deferred, saving over 7 seconds of loading time. Additionally, render-blocking CSS files are preventing the page from displaying quickly, and the total page size of nearly 3MB is far too large for optimal performance.
Why It Matters:
1,069 KiB of unused JavaScript delays LCP by 7.1 seconds and blocks critical rendering.
How to Fix:
In Squarespace, go to Settings > Advanced > Code Injection and audit custom JavaScript. Remove unused commerce scripts if not selling products. Defer reCAPTCHA loading by adding async/defer attributes or load only when contact forms are visible. Use Squarespace's built-in analytics instead of multiple tracking scripts.
Why It Matters:
Oversized images waste 98 KiB of bandwidth and slow down page loading unnecessarily.
How to Fix:
Upload images at their actual display size (348x348px instead of 750x750px). Use Squarespace's built-in image editor to crop and resize before publishing. Enable Squarespace's automatic WebP conversion in Settings > Advanced > Performance to reduce file sizes by 25-35%.
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