Are you looking to enhance your website's performance and pass Core Web Vitals assessments? The Leap toolset, along with Ezoic's Chrome Extension, offers a comprehensive solution to achieve this. This article will guide you through the features of Leap that make troubleshooting and navigating Core Web Vitals seamless and efficient. We'll cover how to utilize the Ezoic Chrome Extension, explore the four key categories within the Leap tab, and provide insights into improving your site's Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS), and the technologies influencing these metrics. Let's get started on optimizing your site's performance for a better user experience and improved search rankings.

Leap provides a comprehensive suite of features designed to enhance your website's performance by focusing on core web vitals. Below, we delve into the detailed functionalities and mechanisms of the Leap tab of the Ezoic Chrome extension. This tab will only appear in the Chrome extension if Leap has been activated on your site.

The Leap tab is divided into four primary categories: Alerts, LCP (Largest Contentful Paint), CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift), and Technologies. Each category serves a distinct purpose in optimizing your website's performance.

Alerts

The Alerts section performs a thorough scan of your webpage to detect critical issues impacting performance. It highlights essential points you should address to enhance your site's speed and performance. Each alert comes with a dismiss option, enabling you to remove non-relevant alerts. Additionally, detailed information and alternative solutions are available for each issue, providing guidance on resolving them effectively.

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

The LCP tab enables you to assess the LCP rating of your page, with ratings ranging from Poor to Good.

If a page falls under Poor or Needs Improvement, the ‘Highlight LCP Element’ tool is available to identify the specific element slowing down the LCP. This tool visually outlines the LCP element with a yellow border, making troubleshooting visual and intuitive. Once identified, you can address LCP issues using Leap's image optimization and caching features.

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

The CLS tab offers tools for debugging and improving CLS scores.

Key features include:

• A debugger that highlights the most unstable element on your page with a green border. It explains the cause of high CLS scores and provides suggestions for improvement.
  
  
  
  
  
• An Unsized Image Finder tool that locates images without fixed sizes, which can negatively impact CLS scores. This tool offers tips for setting fixed sizes for these images.
  
  
  
  
• A Debug Script Delays tool that identifies delayed scripts affecting CLS scores. It allows you to view and manage all external and inline scripts on your page, offering the ability to test different configurations to find the optimal setup. Users can compare current and test configurations, enabling the activation of the better performing version.
  
  
  

Technologies

The Technologies tab in Leap provides a detailed view of all technologies used on your webpage. It highlights technologies that are "Not Recommended" or "Needs Improvement", guiding you to better alternatives available in the Ezoic dashboard's Technologies tab.

Prioritizing technologies used across multiple pages, such as blog or article pages, and testing popular landing pages can significantly improve core web vitals. The Big Data Analytics feature in the Ezoic Dashboard, under ‘Content’ > ‘Landing Pages’ report, can help identify these pages, ensuring an optimized user experience across your site.

By effectively utilizing these detailed tools and features in the Leap toolset, you can significantly enhance your website's performance and core web vitals.

1. Use the Ezoic Chrome Extension and Plugin: To get the most out of the Leap toolset, download and install the Ezoic Chrome extension and the Ezoic plugin. This will enable additional features and easier navigation.
2. Address Important Alerts: Regularly check the Alerts section in the Leap tab of the . Prioritize and resolve the issues flagged here as they significantly impact site performance. Use the provided options to dismiss irrelevant alerts or find alternative solutions.
3. Optimize LCP: If the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) on a page is rated as "poor" or "needs improvement," use the ‘Highlight LCP Element’ tool to identify and address the problematic element. Utilize Leap's image optimization and caching features to improve LCP.
4. Improve CLS: Utilize the tools in the CLS tab to debug and enhance your Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) score. Highlight and fix unsized images using the ‘Unsized Image Finder’ tool and identify problematic scripts with the ‘Debug Script Delays’ tool.
5. Evaluate Technologies: Regularly review the Technologies tab to identify and replace technologies that are flagged as “Not Recommended” or “Needs Improvement.” Prioritize changes on pages that receive high traffic to maximize the impact on user experience.
6. Focus on High-Traffic Pages: Use Big Data Analytics in the Ezoic Dashboard to identify and optimize popular landing pages. Ensuring that high-traffic pages perform well can significantly enhance the overall user experience on your site.

By following these best practices, you can effectively use the Leap toolset to optimize your site's performance and core web vitals, providing users with a better browsing experience.