Google Core Web Vitals: A Complete Guide For Beginners

In this video we give a complete overview of all three of the Google Core Web Vital metrics.

In order to have a fast and optimized website, it's important to understand what the Core Web Vital metrics are and how they are measured. They were first introduced in 2020 to measure real-world user experience for loading performance, interactivity, and visual stability of the page.

The Core Web Vitals are:

Largest Contentful Paint
Interaction to Next Paint
Cumulative Layout Shift

In this video we break down how each of these metrics are measured, using both field data and lab data. As well as showing some optimization examples.

If you are new to website performance and site speed, then everything you will need to know to get started is covered.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:17 - What are the Core Web Vital metrics?
00:49 - Largest Contentful Paint
01:23 - Cumulative Layout Shift
02:11 - Interaction to Next Paint
02:44 - Why site speed matters
04:25 - Understanding field data
05:55 - Understanding lab data
06:31 - How to optimize Largest Contentful Paint
08:10 - How to optimize Cumulative Layout Shift
09:06 - How to optimize Interaction to Next Paint
10:14 - Real User Monitoring
12:36 - Optimize your website with DebugBear