Google’s Mueller Flags A Case On Why LCP Fixes Miss the Target

July 2, 2026

Google’s Mueller Flags A Case On Why LCP Fixes Miss the Target

Google Search Advocate John Mueller highlights a new case study explaining why certain Largest Contentful Paint improvements often fail to produce results. In a layout that varies by store, the browser may focus on the wrong element, causing all subsequent optimizations to target something that was never the LCP in the first place. The case

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