INP (Interaction to Next Paint): The Only Metric That Truly Matters
INP measures whether a page responds when users interact with it. Improving it means reducing main-thread work, long tasks, and avoidable JavaScript delays.
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INP measures whether a page responds when users interact with it. Improving it means reducing main-thread work, long tasks, and avoidable JavaScript delays.
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