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CLS

Cumulative Layout Shift measures how much visible content moves unexpectedly during page load.

Why it matters

On a marketing site the three usual causes are the sticky call to action, the cookie banner and web font swap.

How it is measured

Run Lighthouse and read cumulative-layout-shift. Under 0.1 is the target.

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What is cls?

Cumulative Layout Shift measures how much visible content moves unexpectedly during page load.

Why does cls matter?

On a marketing site the three usual causes are the sticky call to action, the cookie banner and web font swap.

How is cls measured?

Run Lighthouse and read cumulative-layout-shift. Under 0.1 is the target.