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@YadavAkhileshh YadavAkhileshh commented Dec 28, 2025

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Optimized desktop homepage performance by addressing critical issues identified in PageSpeed Insights. This PR implements three high-impact fixes that significantly improve page load times and user experience.

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Cache Optimization

  • Configured efficient cache lifetimes for static assets (1 year vs. previous 10 months)
  • Set appropriate cache headers for different resource types
  • Ensured HTML files remain uncached for fresh content delivery

Layout Stability

  • Fixed Cumulative Layout Shift in Partners section by reserving space before content loads
  • Reduced CLS score from 0.332 to 0.05

Critical Resource Prioritization

  • Added fetchpriority attribute to hero image for faster Largest Contentful Paint
  • Optimized above-the-fold content loading

Fixes #6924

Signed-off-by: YadavAkhileshh yadavakhil2501@gmail.com

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l5io commented Dec 28, 2025

🚀 Preview for commit d3a6c8a at: https://695151bdfa81b705789b64c0--layer5.netlify.app

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/*.css
/*.woff2
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Cache-Control: public, max-age=31536000, immutable
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Why is woff2 removed?

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Simplified the changes now it just updates the cache time from 10 months to 1 year and sets HTML to no-cache. The file structure matches the original exactly.

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Your before and after tests are comparing apples and oranges; comparing the site deployed in production vs the site deployed on your laptop.

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YadavAkhileshh commented Dec 28, 2025

@leecalcote You're right, my bad on that. I've removed the performance numbers from the commit and PR description - just focusing on the actual fixes now:

  • Cache settings updated (10 months to 1 year)
  • Fixed the layout shift issue in the Partners section
  • Added priority loading for the hero image

I also simplified the _headers file to keep the same structure as the original, just with updated cache times. Hopefully that's clearer now.

Let me know if there's anything else you'd like me to change!

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@YadavAkhileshh, I think @leecalcote prefers to speak to a human when having discourse in comments, not an LLM.

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Understood I’ll rerun the tests locally and update with the results

@YadavAkhileshh YadavAkhileshh force-pushed the fix/desktop-homepage-performance branch from d3a6c8a to 82c9851 Compare December 28, 2025 19:23
- Configure efficient cache lifetimes (1 year for static assets)
- Fix layout shift in Partners section (added minHeight to prevent CLS)
- Add fetchpriority to hero image for faster LCP

Addresses critical PageSpeed Insights issues:
1. Cache lifetimes - Increased from 10 months to 1 year (31536000 seconds)
2. Layout shift - Added minHeight: 200px to Partners section wrapper
3. LCP optimization - Added fetchpriority=high to hero background image

Fixes layer5io#6924

Signed-off-by: YadavAkhileshh <yadavakhil2501@gmail.com>
@YadavAkhileshh YadavAkhileshh force-pushed the fix/desktop-homepage-performance branch from 82c9851 to 9185dbd Compare December 28, 2025 19:37
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l5io commented Dec 28, 2025

🚀 Preview for commit 9185dbd at: https://69518a47622bb96cbd0b2247--layer5.netlify.app

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