Apr 28 · 9 min read · TL;DR Lazy loading defers offscreen resources: Use loading="lazy" for images and iframes. For custom elements, use Intersection Observer to load content just before it enters the viewport. Add placeh
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Apr 23 · 6 min read · The uncomfortable truth about GIFs The Graphics Interchange Format was finalized by CompuServe in 1987. Its animation extension came in 1989. At the time a 256-color palette was luxurious, inter-frame compression was a research topic, and video on th...
Join discussionApr 23 · 7 min read · When you actually need PNG instead of SVG SVG is the best format for most web content. A vector icon at 2 kilobytes renders pixel-perfect at any zoom level, theme-able with CSS, manipulable with JavaScript, and indexable by search engines if you add ...
Join discussionApr 22 · 7 min read · The quick answer If you landed here looking for a one-line verdict, here it is: convert PNG to WebP, not JPG, in 2026. WebP produces smaller files than JPG at the same perceived quality, preserves transparency natively (JPG destroys it), and enjoys 9...
Join discussionApr 20 · 15 min read · 67 Image Compression Statistics for 2026 (With Sources) I spent two weeks pulling every credible image compression and optimization statistic I could find. These aren't recycled numbers from 2019 blog posts. Every single stat below comes from a named...
Join discussionApr 13 · 8 min read · Why image compression matters more than ever in 2026. Google uses page loading speed as a direct ranking signal through its Core Web Vitals framework. The Largest Contentful Paint metric, which measures how quickly the main content of a page loads, i...
Join discussionApr 13 · 5 min read · ## What is WebP? WebP is an image format developed by Google and first released in 2010. It was designed as a direct replacement for JPEG, PNG, and GIF- combining the strengths of all three into a single modern format optimized for the web. The forma...
Join discussionApr 13 · 8 min read · Why your image format choice matters more than you think Images are the single largest contributor to page weight on most websites. According to HTTP Archive data from early 2026, images account for 45–65% of total page bytes on the median web page. ...
Join discussionApr 13 · 5 min read · Alt text is no longer optional. It is a ranking factor, an accessibility requirement, and increasingly generated by AI. But how accurate are these AI-generated descriptions really? I tested three leading models: Google Gemini 2.5 Flash, GPT-4o, and C...
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