Enhancing User Experience with Web Vitals in Create React App

Tanoy Basak - Jul 28 - - Dev Community

Ensuring top-notch user experience is paramount. One powerful tool that comes bundled with Create React App is the web-vitals library. This third-party library captures and measures user experience metrics to help you deliver smooth, responsive, and user-friendly web applications.

๐Ÿ”What Are Web Vitals?

Web Vitals are crucial metrics for evaluating the quality of the user experience on the web. They are divided into two categories:

๐Ÿ” Core Web Vitals

  1. Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS):

    • ๐Ÿ“ Definition: Measures the visual stability of a web page by tracking unexpected layout shifts.
    • ๐ŸŒŸ Importance: Ensures elements don't move unexpectedly, providing a stable layout as the content loads.
    • ๐Ÿ“Š Recommended Score:
      • โœ… Good: โ‰ค 0.1
      • โš ๏ธ Needs Improvement: > 0.1 and โ‰ค 0.25
      • โŒ Poor: > 0.25
  2. First Input Delay (FID):

    • ๐Ÿ•’ Definition: Measures the time from a user's first interaction to when the browser can begin processing that interaction.
    • ๐ŸŒŸ Importance: Reflects the page's responsiveness and interactivity, crucial for user experience.
    • ๐Ÿ“Š Recommended Score:
      • โœ… Good: โ‰ค 100 ms
      • โš ๏ธ Needs Improvement: > 100 ms and โ‰ค 300 ms
      • โŒ Poor: > 300 ms
  3. Largest Contentful Paint (LCP):

    • ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Definition: Measures the loading performance by tracking the render time of the largest visible content element.
    • ๐ŸŒŸ Importance: Ensures users can quickly see and interact with the main content.
    • ๐Ÿ“Š Recommended Score:
      • โœ… Good: โ‰ค 2.5 seconds
      • โš ๏ธ Needs Improvement: > 2.5 seconds and โ‰ค 4.0 seconds
      • โŒ Poor: > 4.0 seconds

๐Ÿ” Other Web Vitals

  1. First Contentful Paint (FCP):

    • ๐Ÿ“ Definition: Measures the time for the first piece of DOM content to be rendered.
    • ๐ŸŒŸ Importance: Provides visual feedback that the page is loading, reducing perceived loading time.
    • ๐Ÿ“Š Recommended Score:
      • โœ… Good: โ‰ค 1.8 seconds
      • โš ๏ธ Needs Improvement: > 1.8 seconds and โ‰ค 3.0 seconds
      • โŒ Poor: > 3.0 seconds
  2. Time to First Byte (TTFB):

    • ๐Ÿ•’ Definition: Measures the time for the browser to receive the first byte of page content from the server.
    • ๐ŸŒŸ Importance: Reflects server responsiveness and efficiency, impacting initial load time.
    • ๐Ÿ“Š Recommended Score:
      • โœ… Good: โ‰ค 800 ms
      • โš ๏ธ Needs Improvement: > 800 ms and โ‰ค 1.5 seconds
      • โŒ Poor: > 1.5 seconds

Lastly, don't neglect performance! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ป


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