Largest Contentful Paint
Good: < 2.5s
Measures how long it takes for the main content to appear on screen
How to optimize gaigerhomes.co.uk
179 KiB of unused JavaScript delays LCP by 750ms and blocks page interactivity.
Remove or defer unused React components (86% unused in react-dom.min.js). Split WordPress blocks.min.js to load only required functionality (67% currently unused). Use WP Asset CleanUp to conditionally load Google Analytics only where needed instead of site-wide loading.
A score of 67 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 WordPress site has poor performance with a score of 67/100, primarily due to an extremely slow Largest Contentful Paint of 6.1 seconds - nearly double the recommended threshold. The biggest culprit is inefficient image delivery, where oversized JPEG images are being served without modern formats like WebP, wasting 380 KB of data and delaying page loading by 450ms. The site is also loading 179 KB of unused JavaScript from Google Analytics and WordPress blocks that could be deferred or removed, plus render-blocking CSS files are delaying the initial paint by 2.6 seconds. Optimizing these images, removing unused scripts, and deferring non-critical CSS could potentially improve the performance score by 25+ points and dramatically enhance user experience.
Why It Matters:
Poor LCP of 6.1s is caused by oversized images and inefficient loading, accounting for 380 KiB of waste.
How to Fix:
Convert carousel images to WebP/AVIF format for 26-64 KiB savings per image. Implement responsive images using WordPress srcset to serve appropriate sizes (current images are 630x755 but display at 393x471). Add fetchpriority='high' to the LCP image and ensure it's discoverable in initial HTML without lazy loading.
Why It Matters:
2,620ms of render blocking delays First Contentful Paint and prevents progressive loading.
How to Fix:
Move non-critical CSS files (pagebuilder.css, latest-news.css) to load asynchronously using loadCSS or WordPress wp_enqueue_style with media='print' onload trick. Defer blocks.min.js execution until after initial paint. Inline critical CSS for above-the-fold content directly in HTML head.
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