Web Vitals

Edge Extension for Measuring Core Web Vitals and UX Quality Signals

Web Vitals: Measure Core Web Vitals Effortlessly

"Web Vitals" is an Edge extension that measures essential Core Web Vitals metrics, offering instant insights into loading, interactivity, and layout shifts. It features an ambient badge for quick status checks, detailed metric analysis in a popup with integration to Edge's UX Report, and a HUD overlay for continuous monitoring during development. Enhance your site's user experience with this powerful tool that aligns with Google’s performance standards.

Add-on stats

Users: 1,146
-5
Rating: 4.20
(14)
Version: 3.9.16.1416 (Last updated: 2023-09-16)
Creation date: 2023-09-16
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • scripting
  • cookies
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*
Size: 401.56K

Other platforms

Web Vitals (v1.5.3)
4.21 (43) 100,000
Web Summit 2024 (v24.4.9)
3.18 (359) 84,386
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Add-on summary

Web Vitals are quality signals key to delivering great UX on the web (https://web.dev/vitals). This extension measures the Core Web Vitals, providing instant feedback on loading, interactivity and layout shift metrics. It is consistent with how these metrics are measured by Edge and reported to other Google tools (e.g. Edge User Experience Report, Page Speed Insights, Search Console).

The extension captures: Largest Contentful Paint Cumulative Layout Shift First Input Delay Interaction To Next Paint (experimental) First Contentful Paint Time To First Byte

The extension provides three core features:

  1. Ambient Badge - This helps check if a page passing the Core Web Vitals thresholds.

Once installed, the extension will display a disabled state badge icon until you navigate to a URL. At this point it will update the badge to green or red depending on whether the URL passes the Core Web Vitals metrics thresholds.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Provides comprehensive view of website performance
  • Helps in identifying and fixing performance issues
  • Offers actionable suggestions for improvement
  • User-friendly and easy to understand
  • Empowers smarter decision-making for optimization
Cons
    Most mentioned
    • Helps in optimizing website for better user experience
    • Significant improvement in website performance
    • Instrumental in guiding website toward faster and more efficient performance
    • Valuable insights for optimizing load times
    • Must-have tool for any website aiming for better user engagement
    User reviews
    I was initially skeptical about the impact of Web Vitals on my site until I delved deeper. The metrics offered a comprehensive view of my website's performance, enabling me to make targeted improvements. It's a must-have tool for anyone serious about enhancing their online presence
    by ffrebuff283, 2023-12-29

    Tracking Core Web Vitals has helped me identify performance issues, thereby improving user experience. The insights provided were invaluable in optimizing my website for better speed and interactivity
    by Carolina, 2023-12-29

    I've implemented Web Vitals into my project and found that it provides a very comprehensive view of website performance. This helped me identify issues and significantly enhance the user experience
    by Lorenza, 2023-12-28
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    Add-on safety

    Risk impact

    Web Vitals requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

    Risk likelihood

    Web Vitals has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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