Hi,
First of all, thank you for your previous reply regarding Flex Blocks and background images.
I’m trying to optimize my website as much as possible for Google’s Core Web Vitals, especially on mobile, and I’d like to make sure I’m using Newspaper in the best possible way.
My website is:
https://actugeekgaming.com/
My latest PageSpeed report:
https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-actugeekgaming-com/aomr1s8vst?form_factor=mobile
At the moment my mobile score is around 50–60, and I’d like to improve it significantly while keeping Newspaper if possible.
Here is what I’ve already done:
Removed the homepage video background.
Replaced the hero section with a normal image.
Optimized all featured images.
Enabled WP Super Cache.
Enabled Jetpack CDN.
Upgraded to PHP 8.2.
Removed unnecessary plugins.
Added preload for the LCP image.
Contacted support regarding Flex Blocks using CSS background images.
I understand that Flex Blocks use background images by design, and you’ve suggested creating a custom Module Builder template using an element instead.
Before rebuilding my homepage, I would like to ask a few questions:
1) What are the official Newspaper recommendations for achieving the best possible Mobile PageSpeed score?
2) Which homepage modules or blocks are the most performance-friendly?
Are Flex Blocks still recommended for the first visible section, or would you recommend using a Module Builder layout instead?
3) Are there any Newspaper or TagDiv Composer settings that should be disabled to improve Core Web Vitals?
4) Do you have a performance optimization guide specifically for Newspaper?
5) Do you know of any websites using Newspaper that consistently achieve 85–90+ Mobile PageSpeed scores?
If so, could you share a demo or explain what makes them different?
6) Apart from replacing Flex Blocks, is there anything else inside Newspaper that commonly hurts LCP or overall mobile performance?
My goal isn’t simply to increase the PageSpeed score, but to build a fast, modern news website while continuing to use Newspaper.
Thank you very much for your advice!
Can someone help ? :'(
Hi,
Optimizing a wordpress website for the best possible score can take a lot of time. Especially for mobile, where it’s more strict.
I believe you are using mod pagespeed, I very rarely see it anymore. These days the best possible combo for performance is considered Cloudflare and WP Rocket. However, you current results aren’t bad at all. I tested the website now and it’s 82 on mobile -> https://pagespeed.web.dev/analysis/https-actugeekgaming-com/c9aa1kj7cl?form_factor=mobile
What the theme offers for mobile is mobile pages. This means using a mobile version of the desktop page, same as on this demo -> https://demo.tagdiv.com/newspaper_pro/
A mobile page has it’s own content, header, footer. Usually there is a difference from using the responsive desktop page versus using a mobile page, favoring the mobile page. You could test it, create a mobile page -> https://prnt.sc/R8zzwvtFsb50 and create the header and footer -> https://prnt.sc/Lj7X4dZfzP9v Also reduce or simplify the elements in the page as much as possible. Then clear the cache and repeat the test.
Thank you!
