The homepage was slow on phones. Largest contentful paint sat at 6.5 seconds on a mid-range device, which is a long time to stare at a blank screen before deciding whether a visibility tool is worth your attention.
Three things changed:
- Over a second of JavaScript that the homepage loaded but never ran is gone.
- The bundle is now split by page, so visiting the homepage no longer downloads code for the dashboard, the audit tool, and everything else.
- The hero image is preloaded, so the biggest thing on screen arrives first instead of last.
Lab tests now measure the load under 2.5 seconds, and we are watching production numbers to confirm it holds up on real devices. The same bundle split is coming to the free audit pages next.