A page with a map, a video and a PDF can load several megabytes before the visitor scrolls at all. Most of it is never seen. The fix is simple: load each heavy part only when it is about to be used.
Maps
A map loads its library and many image tiles. With Load the map on click in SoftIcon Store Locator, the page shows the store list and a button, and the map loads only when the visitor asks for it.
Video
A YouTube player loads before anyone presses play. In Ready-Made Template sections, a video in a popup loads only after the play button is pressed, from the privacy-enhanced youtube-nocookie.com domain. Background videos load only when their section comes near the screen.
Documents
SoftIcon Document Viewer starts reading a PDF, Word or Excel file when the viewer scrolls into view, not when the page opens.
A quick check
- Open the page in a private window.
- Open the browser’s developer tools, Network tab, and reload.
- Look at what loads before you scroll. Maps, players and big files should not be on that list.
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