In this test, using the Lazy Load Google Maps feature added +10 points on mobile devices to the Google PageSpeed Performance score<\/strong>! Read the documentation<\/a> to learn how to use the Lazy Load Google Maps tool.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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Audit:<\/strong> Google Mobile PageSpeed Score<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tBefore:<\/strong> 66<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tAfter:<\/strong> 76<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t \n \n
Our goal is to explore this feature and understand exactly how it helps enhance page load times. To do this, we have set up two websites: a control website and an experimental website.<\/p>\n
Control Website<\/h2>\n
Our control website is a simple installation using the Twenty Twenty-Four WordPress theme and Google Maps Easy to pull in a full-width Google Map, which should give us a slight increase in our page load speeds.<\/p>\n
The purpose of adding the Google Map is to allow us to test the “Lazy Load Google Maps” tool when we set up our experimental website.<\/p>\n
Control Website: https:\/\/wordpress-speed-test.com\/051524_site1\/<\/a><\/p>\n
Experimental Website<\/h2>\n
We duplicated our control website into a new sub-folder to create an experimental website that mirrors the original one, allowing us to test the two sites side by side.<\/p>\n
On the experimental website we installed W3 Total Cache Pro<\/strong> with the Lazy Load Google Maps tool enabled, specifically for the Google Maps Easy<\/strong> plugin.<\/p>\n
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Experimental Website: https:\/\/wordpress-speed-test.com\/051524_site2\/<\/a><\/p>\n
With this method, we hope to compare the performance of both websites directly, giving us valuable insights into the real benefits of using the Lazy Load Google Maps feature. Review the results of our testing below.<\/p>\n\t \n\t
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\n\t\t\t-72%<\/span>\n\t\t\tDecrease<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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In this test, using the Lazy Load Google Maps displayed a 72% decrease on the Total Blocking Time Performance score <\/strong>on mobile devices! Read the documentation<\/a> to learn how to use the Delay Scripts tool.<\/p>\n\t\t\t
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Audit:<\/strong> Total Blocking Time - Mobile<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Before:<\/strong> 287.5 ms<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
After:<\/strong> 80 ms<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t \n \n