Core Web Vitals
LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)
html
<!-- Optimize LCP -->
<link rel="preload" as="image" href="hero.jpg">INP (Interaction to Next Paint)
javascript
// Reduce JavaScript execution
// Minimize main thread work
// Use web workersCLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)
css
/* Reserve space for images */
.hero-image {
aspect-ratio: 16/9;
min-height: 400px;
}Structured Data
json
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "Article Title",
"author": {
"@type": "Person",
"name": "John Doe"
},
"datePublished": "2025-02-17"
}XML Sitemaps
xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
<url>
<loc>https://example.com/page1</loc>
<lastmod>2025-02-17</lastmod>
<priority>1.0</priority>
</url>
</urlset>Best Practices
- 1Mobile-first: Responsive design
- 2Fast loading: Optimize images, minify CSS/JS
- 3HTTPS: Secure connection
- 4Clean URLs: Descriptive, keyword-rich URLs
- 5Internal linking: Link related content
Tools
- Google Search Console: Monitor performance
- Lighthouse: Run audits
- PageSpeed Insights: Measure speed
- Screaming Frog: Site crawling
Monitor and iterate regularly!