A Guide to GemPages' Lazy Loading Feature

 

 This article will explain to you what Lazy Loading is and how to enable the feature in GemPages.

 

 

What is lazy loading?

Lazy loading (also called on-demand loading) is a technique designed to preserve bandwidth and improve loading speed.


Instead of bulk loading (loading all of the page’s content at once), it signals the browser to load only the necessary content that is on display, delaying the remaining sections until scrolled into view.

 

Benefits of Lazy loading

Improve initial loading time

The biggest benefit of Lazy loading is improved page loading time and user experience.

By lazy load images and videos, you will reduce the initial page load time, initial page weight, and system resource usage, all of which have positive impacts on performance.

 

 For more ways to optimize the loading time with GemPages, please view this article.

 

Boost Search Engines Optimization

Lazy loading makes your page load faster, and as all major search engines are favoring page speed as a key factor when ranking your page, Lazy loading will definitely increase your SEO results.

 

Turn on Lazy Loading for your pages

The Lazy Loading feature is available for Business and Advanced plans only. Click here to view our pricing plans and select one that best suits your business.

 

Step 1: Go to the GemPages Dashboard, and select the page you want to have Lazy Loading enabled.


Step 2: In the Editor, click on the “Publish” button at the upper right corner in the top bar.


Step 3: Toggle on Lazy Loading and hit “Publish



After publishing, check on your live page to see if Lazy Loading is working correctly. If you notice improved page loading time, and images appear to be blurry for a split second before loading fully, that means Lazy loading is doing its magic!


If you need any further assistance, please contact our GemPages Support Team at any time.

We’re available for you via email or live chat.

 

 


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