Core Web Vitals and highlighting live in May 2021
Things just got real! We already knew about Core Web Vitals. Google now published that your website will be highlighted within the Google search result pages.
Pagespeed findings
Can't get enough? I'm regularly sharing snack bite tips and advice on LinkedIn as well.
Improving a third party chatbot widget's performance
The sad part of third party chat widgets is that it really is up to chat widget providers to improve performance, caring about the performance of their clients' websites and webshops at the same time. But even when they don't, we can make a difference.
Chatbot pagespeed impact visualized
I wrote my own chatbot + livechat and this created quite some fuzz on LinkedIn. I even received swear words, luckily just for chatbot testing purposes 😅. But let's talk about the harm of chat bots such as Zopim (Zendesk), and how I visualized this.
Free JS toggle to create a dark mode for your website
Did you know that a dark mode could save 63% power usage on mobile devices? More important from UX perspective is that you can also introduce a dark mode to make your site more pleasant for all kinds of users.
Fancy and flexible CSS outlines to help web accessibility
You might be using Bootstrap, or maybe even never considered outlines. Or deliberately removed them, leaving your users in the dark. However, outlines or focus indicators can still be fancy and helpful at the same time, without impacting accessibility.
Show me where I am: accessibility outlines
You don't want to ruin the look of your website or webshop by some random ugly borders. These borders are called outlines and happen to aid some users as if you are walking in the dark with no lights. So, don't just remove them!
Simplify on-page keyboard navigation for accessibility
If you are already into web accessibility, so-called jump-to or skiplinks might not be new to you. Here is an introduction on skiplinks and some additional food for thought.
Digital accessibility week in the Netherlands
This isn't sexy at all, but someone has to do it as your customers (or maybe even your very own relatives) could be subject to this temporary or even permanently.
Cloudflare Rocket Loader and Core Web Vitals
Render blocking JS? Use Cloudflare Rocket Loader JS they said! But then Core Web Vitals came around, changing things 😕 However, Cloudflare Rocket Loader already came with a handful of pitfalls:
GTmetrix pagespeed: outdated and going to use Core Web Vitals
Earlier I wrote why to use PageSpeed Insights instead of GTmetrix, but this might not be accurate anymore by the end of the month. GTmetrix announced they will be moving to using Core Web Vitals as well.
Webflow pagspeed and Core Web Vitals
Webflow was founded in 2012 and is an online visual editor platform allowing users to design, build and launch websites. Does this mean you can't get high PageSpeed scores? And what about the newest Core Web Vitals?
Best free website Performance + CrUX toolings in 2020
If you want to check the performance of your webshop or website, these are the best free toolings you can use.
Why you should use PageSpeed Insights, instead of GTmetrix or Pingdom
The answer to one of my most asked questions (spoiler alert: it's because of SEO and UX).
Why isn't HTTP/2 improving the pagespeed score
Sometimes a LinkedIn post of mine is leading to new questions as well. This time: "How do you get a high PageSpeed score when a site is using HTTP/2?"
Accessible Wordpress themes for WCAG 2.1 websites
Some (WP) agencies are really into accessibility. However, when you do support accessibility as a developer, but not really pay close attention, there is a big chance you are unknowingly building inaccessible Wordpress websites for your clients.
7 steps for building web accessible hamburger menu's
Accessibility is like privacy: it often isn't the core business of a company. Even menu's become the victim. As a result, some might never be able to reach or interact with your main navigation.
WCAG 2.1 translated by Accessibility Foundation
Being a recommendation since June 5th, 2018, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 got translated to Dutch and published by Accessibility Foundation.
Does 5G make my sitespeed issues go away?
Recently, when discussing pagespeed optimizations within a platform migration, I was asked if fiber internet or 5G will make sitespeed issues go away, or just making it worse.
How faster internet resulted in slower sites and webshops
During the years 2011 through 2019, 4g coverage spread from 5% to 79% of the world. During that same time period, the median average JavaScript transfer size to mobile devices increased by 611%, from 52kb to 372.9 KB.
6 free website pagespeed & performance improvements
While there are a lot of articles to be found on the subject of pagespeed or improving overall sitespeed, most will come out-of-the-box.