In mid June, Google’s long-awaited page experience algorithm core web vitals (CWV) was launched. Today, I am pleased to announce the launch of astra3.6, which is full of functions to help your website get full marks! Version 3.6 also provides design and other performance enhancements to the Gutenberg Block Editor. In Astra, the core part of our DNA is to provide a solid framework for building fast, high-performance websites. This update is just another reflection. The
What is core web vital? CWV (Google core web vitals) is a set of measurement projects, involving how websites load and provide positive experiences for visitors. These measurement items are divided into three parts. LCP (large contentative paint) – time required to load the main contents of the page FID (first input delay) – time required for page interaction CLS (cumulative layout movement) – unexpected layout movement of visual page content these measurement items will play an important role in Google SEO and ranking algorithm starting in June 2021. The
In order to consider the importance of this new measurement and answer many questions raised by customers, skiljet college officially launched the course a few days ago. For the speed and SEO of the website, any serious person should actively recommend to participate in this course. This 180 minute course will introduce complex technical elements, such as CWV, that can be accessed by non professionals or novices of word press. Let’s continue to see how astra3.6 introduces the ability to get the best CWV score. Native Google fonts Google Fonts is a very popular library of more than 1000 fonts used by millions of websites. Astra and many other word press themes take advantage of the library and provide integration, providing users with a variety of font typography options. The
Usually, this type of integration means sending a request to the Google server and loading a font file from it. This is a common way to load all Google fonts. However, it takes several milliseconds to transfer data between the web host and the Google server, which affects the CWV score. To alleviate this situation, astra3.6 introduces the ability to obtain Google fonts from websites and store them locally on the server. After updating to 3.6, you can find the new \
The font file is hosted by the server, and the loading speed is faster, and the CWV (CLS) score is improved. There is also an option to preload local fonts. Font preloading allows visitors’ browsers to load important fonts in advance, so you can apply them to text as soon as the browser is ready without waiting for potential font loads. Let’s take a look at some statistics on the benefits of loading Google fonts locally for CWV scores. Here are the scores for Astra versions prior to 3.6 using the default layout and Google fonts. As you can see, using Google fonts on the website can improve the CLS score to 0.011. This is a common way to send a request to the server and load Google fonts. This process takes several milliseconds. The result was a higher CLS score. The
Loading Google fonts locally with astra3.6 can improve CLS scores. Male Google fonts are stored locally without sending a request to the server. Finally, reduce font loading time and provide CLS score of 0
Now is the perfect time to update the latest Astra version 3.6, as you have already started updating eweb vitals. Use the latest controls of Google fonts hosted by you to experience the amazing improvement of CWV scores! This is just the beginning. During the update process of Google, the update of Astra also continues. Astra will explore all possible ways to improve the CWV score of the website and continue to provide faster and better versions while all updates are made. What is the CWV score of your website? Continue to check scores to improve the user experience. Please inform the following comments of the results. Also, tell me what you think of the performance improvements you can see through improved Block Editor styles and optimized scrolling up. Astra 3.0 series is committed to improving Astra’s speed and performance in all aspects. Our task is to create websites in each distribution more easily and faster. Please look forward to more exciting updates. If you have any questions about astra3.6, please consult the support team. Till next class, cheers!
