Vitality – Part 3: First Contentful Paint (FCP)

Navigating the world of Core Web Vitals can sometimes feel like deciphering a secret code — one where understanding the nuances can make or break your website’s performance. With Google’s ever-evolving standards, mastering these metrics is not just nice-to-have, it’s crucial for every developer aiming for peak site performance.

Welcome to the third session of Vitality: A 5-Part Webinar Series Decoding Core Web Vitals, hosted by Kyle Van Deusen with our returning expert, Brian Jackson from Perfmatters. As we continue to decode the Core Web Vitals, our focus shifts to a metric essential for capturing user attention — First Contentful Paint (FCP).

Why FCP? FCP measures the time from when the page starts loading to when any part of the page’s content is rendered on the screen. It’s a critical metric for understanding how quickly a user feels your site is loading.