Autoptimize + Critical CSS Cumulative Layout Shift CLS

  • Resolved toddlgray

    (@toddlgray)


    3 years, 7 months ago

    First, thank you for this plug-in because it has enabled me to significantly speed up the site in combination with RapidLoad and WP Rocket.

    I’m getting some cumulative layout shift between 0.20 – 0.9 and have been able to isolate it to the Autoptimize and Critical CSS components by disabling RapidLoad and WP Rocket.

    I stopped using WP Rocket for CSS/JS optimization because it was also causing CLS. It’s primarily running now to close the gap along with Asset Clean-up for things that aren’t covered.

    When Autoptimize is disabled, the CLS drops to 0 – 0.1 but it’s currently 0.4 on this page. It’s tripping on a content box (Thrive Theme Builder) and if I delete that box, it just moves on to something else.

    Consequently, I’m not opposed to paying for priority support to further optimize the site and/or resolve this issue if it’s more than a simple tweak. However, I wasn’t certain which OM option fit the bill since the site is already running high 90s with exception of the CLS issue.

    Thank you for your time and support.

    — Todd

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Thread Starter toddlgray

    (@toddlgray)

    Below the fold, down around the 2/3 mark on the page.

    Plugin Author Optimizing Matters

    (@optimizingmatters)

    OK, to avoid me having to be the middle-man, can you contact the criticalcss.com team via the “contact” link on their site while logged in, referring to this conversation? Feel free to tell them I asked you to ??

    Thread Starter toddlgray

    (@toddlgray)

    In this case, it was the paragraph right after the heading: “My Jeweler Chipped My Diamond”

    The CLS moved to the table of contents just below the fold when the content box containing the first paragraph of text below the heading into a normal paragraph.

    Thread Starter toddlgray

    (@toddlgray)

    Absolutely and thank you for all your help thus far because it has helped me improve the site ??

    Plugin Author Optimizing Matters

    (@optimizingmatters)

    You’re more then welcome Todd, CLS is the most evasive of KPI’s, I too am still learning about it (I thought it only applied to above the fold content, which your case seems to disagree with) and it is still in flux at Google as well with major changes coming; https://web.dev/evolving-cls/

    Thread Starter toddlgray

    (@toddlgray)

    No doubt. However, I’m thankful that programs like yours enable “us” to tackle much of it in terms of optimizing for load time and this other stuff is like a fly in the ointment (of little consequence in the real world outside of Google, but annoying just the same).

    All the best.

    — Todd

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