Exclude image from lazy load via image id not working

  • Resolved vertjames01

    (@vertjames01)


    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hi there – Smush is currently lazy loading the logo in my header and it adds additional padding in the initial load of the logo image. If I turn off the lazy load feature, it solves the issue. But obviously I want to use lazy loading.

    Following the instructions here: https://wpmudev.com/forums/topic/smush-pro-how-to-exclude-a-specific-image-from-lazy-loading-by-image-id/ I added an image id to my logo, then added the id to the excluded Classes & IDs of the Lazy Load section of my Smush Settings. I cleared the cache, then ran a Google Page Speed test. The images in the Google Page Speed test still show the logo with the extra padding, which causes a huge Cumulative Layout Shift, which Google doesn’t like.

    As an additional test, I removed the id I added, replaced it with a class and did the same in the excluded Classes & IDs of the Lazy Load section of my Smush Settings, but that did not work either.

    If I deactivate Smush lazy loading then the issue goes away, but again I obviously want to use lazy loading.

    Thoughts on how to fix this?

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  • Plugin Support Imran – WPMU DEV Support

    (@wpmudev-support9)

    Hello @vertjames01 !

    I trust you’re doing well today!

    That’s very odd as this should work and Google should be able to notice the lack of Lazy Loading in this case. They sometimes get stuck on an old version of the site though and don’t update the results immediately – I think it’s a kind of “too many tests, please come back later”.

    However, we’d definitely would like to take a closer look at the issue.

    Would you be able to share a link to your site and also a screenshot of the exclusions you’ve set up?

    If you want to share those privately, please feel free to use our contact form:

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    Thread Starter vertjames01

    (@vertjames01)

    Thanks, Pawel – I submitted the private form on your site with the requested information. Looking forward to hearing back from you!

    Plugin Support Patrick – WPMU DEV Support

    (@wpmudevsupport12)

    Hi @vertjames01

    Thank you

    I replied to your email but also I will reply here for further references:

    ?I see the issue is happening because the class is not added to the IMG tag, so Smush can’t target it.

    ?Your image should have so we can use .custom-class in settings.
    ?
    ?We do have a script to remove images from Lazy Load using the Full image URL:
    ?
    ?https://gist.github.com/patrickfreitasdev/e8e758539e33f8d4f383bcc92f42f442
    ?
    ?Could you please use it as a mu-plugin following this guide https://wpmudev.com/docs/using-wordpress/installing-wordpress-plugins/#installing-mu-plugins just update the script adding your image URL line 5

    Let us know the result you got.
    Best Regards
    Patrick Freitas

    I see the issue is happening because the class is not added to the IMG tag, so Smush can’t target it.

    Couldn’t you enhance this feature so that it targets child elements?

    For example:

    <div id="header-element">
<img src="/wp-content/themes/mycooltheme/assets/img/headerimage.png><img>
<h1>This is my awesome header!</h1>
</div>

    And then exclude #header-element

    This would be for example very helpful for themes with a widget area at the top of the page.

    Plugin Support Patrick – WPMU DEV Support

    (@wpmudevsupport12)

    Hi @brandtner

    I am afraid it isn’t possible, the Lazy Load won’t process the HTML, so it is not able to see any Div.

    The best approach is the theme developer allows to implement the data-skip-lazy attribute as a custom attribute to a specific image that you would like to exclude.

    Best Regards
    Patrick Freitas

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