
Core Web Vitals Explained: LCP, INP, and CLS in Plain English
If you’ve looked at Google Search Console or run a PageSpeed Insights report, you’ve probably seen three letters staring back at you in red, yellow, or green: LCP, INP, and CLS. These are Google’s Core Web Vitals — a set of metrics designed to measure how a real person actually experiences a page, not just how fast it technically loads. Here’s what each one means, why it exists, and what usually causes it to go wrong. LCP — Largest Contentful







