Google has replaced First Input Delay (FID) with a new Core Web Vitals metric called Interaction to Next Paint (INP). This change aims to better measure a website’s responsiveness and overall user experience. This article explains what INP is, why it has replaced FID, how to check your site’s INP score, and various techniques to … Read more
Google’s Core Web Vitals have emerged as critical metrics for SEO. These metrics help you optimize your websites for a superior user experience. A new player is making headlines among these vital metrics: Interaction to Next Paint (INP). This one replaces the First Input Delay (FID). This post will explain what INP entails, its significance, … Read more
What Are the Core Web Vitals? Google’s Core Web Vitals are a collection of metrics that indicate how user-friendly a website is based on its load time, visual stability, and interactivity. The Google Core Web Vitals include: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP): Measures how long it takes for the largest content element on the page to … Read more
For the original iTunes version, click here. This past weekend (a week ago) we saw the first ranking volatility likely from the Google March 2024 core update. We also some saw possible reversals or recoveries a few days later. Then today, Friday, March 15th, I am seeing more ranking volatility likely related to the … Read more
Google has announced that Interaction to Next Paint (INP), a new metric for measuring website interactivity, is now included as a key element in the Search Console’s Core Web Vitals report. As of March 12, INP replaced First Input Delay (FID) as a Core Web Vital, signaling a shift in how Google evaluates user experience. … Read more
Google has updated the Understanding page experience in Google Search results help document to clarify how page experience and core web vitals are used or not used as signals for search rankings. In short, core web vitals are used in a limited way, while other page experience signals are not directly used as ranking signals. … Read more
Google updated their Page Experience Documentation in order to make it explicitly clear that Core Web Vitals are used by their ranking systems. What’s curious about the change is that Google continues to not say that Core Web Vitals are a ranking factor. Googlers And Statements About Ranking Factors Something kind of weird about Googlers … Read more
This is just a friendly reminder that Google will replace First Input Delay (FID) with Interaction to Next Paint (INP) as a Core Web Vital metric tomorrow, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. This has nothing to do with the Google March 2024 Core update that is currently rolling out at the same time, but I am … Read more
This Tuesday, Google will roll out a change to the Core Web Vital metrics where it will replace First Input Delay (FID) with Interaction to Next Paint (INP) as a Core Web Vitals metric. This March 12th you will see FID go away and INP take its place. Please know that this is unrelated to the ongoing March … Read more
Google’s Core Web Vitals have been a ranking signal since 2021 when Google introduced three metrics to measure the quality of user experiences on a website. Real user monitoring data can tell you how well you do on Core Web Vitals and what you can do to improve them. This applies especially to the new … Read more
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