Pages with many images load all at once without lazy loading, increasing initial load time and page weight.
By Seoxpert Editorial · Published
When all images load eagerly, especially those not immediately visible, it increases page load times and delays interactivity. This negatively affects Core Web Vitals, impacting both user experience and search rankings.
If unresolved, pages may load slowly, harming SEO performance and user satisfaction.
An automated crawler scans pages for multiple <img> tags and checks if images below the fold lack loading="lazy".
Problem: All images load eagerly
<img src="photo1.jpg" alt="">
<img src="photo2.jpg" alt="">
<img src="photo3.jpg" alt="">Fix: Use lazy loading for images below the fold
<img src="photo1.jpg" alt=""> <!-- Above the fold -->
<img src="photo2.jpg" loading="lazy" alt=""> <!-- Below the fold -->
<img src="photo3.jpg" loading="lazy" alt=""> <!-- Below the fold -->No, only images below the fold should use loading="lazy". Above-the-fold images should load eagerly for best performance.
Images not visible when the page first loads (without scrolling) are considered below the fold.
Modern search engines support lazy loading and will still index images with loading="lazy".
Verify that your framework adds loading="lazy" to below-the-fold images, or configure it to do so.
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