Largest Contentful Paint
Good: < 2.5s
Measures how long it takes for the main content to appear on screen
How to optimize restaurantsbrighton.co.uk
Large images waste 3.9MB of data and significantly delay page rendering, especially on mobile.
Install ShortPixel or Imagify WordPress plugin to automatically compress images by 60-80%. Enable responsive images and WebP conversion. Resize the 1.4MB landscape image to appropriate dimensions for mobile viewing.
A score of 38 falls in the "Poor" 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 WordPress site has severe performance issues with a critically low score of 38/100. The biggest problem is extremely slow loading times, with your largest content taking over 11 seconds to appear and pages becoming interactive only after 12+ seconds - far exceeding Google's recommended thresholds. Your site is loading nearly 10MB of data including massive unoptimized images (some over 1MB each), excessive unused JavaScript and CSS code, and suffering from inefficient font loading that's blocking content display. Immediately compressing and properly sizing your images, removing unused code from plugins like Revolution Slider and Elementor, and optimizing your JavaScript execution could potentially improve your score by 40+ points and dramatically enhance user experience.
Why It Matters:
The LCP element isn't discoverable from HTML and lacks priority hints, causing an 11.2s LCP time.
How to Fix:
Add fetchpriority='high' attribute to your hero/banner image. Ensure the LCP image is not lazy-loaded and is directly referenced in HTML rather than loaded via JavaScript. Consider using a preload link for the critical image.
Why It Matters:
171KB of unused JavaScript and 51KB of unused CSS are blocking rendering and extending load times.
How to Fix:
Use Asset CleanUp Pro to disable unused Elementor modules and Revolution Slider scripts on pages that don't need them. Remove unused CSS from your child theme. Consider switching from Elementor to Gutenberg blocks for better performance.
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More WordPress Speed Tests
A 460ms Max Potential FID indicates heavy JavaScript blocking user interactions and main thread tasks.
JavaScript is causing 176ms of forced reflows, degrading rendering performance and user experience.
Your LCP element has a 1.7-second resource load delay, significantly hurting your Largest Contentful Paint score.
Render blocking CSS files are delaying your page's initial render by 710ms, directly impacting user experience.