Background Images load SLOWLY

  • dcbuffalo

    (@dcbuffalo)


    1 year ago

    I have code added to the header to preload the background image in the top section of this page (https://rjimmigrationlaw.com/homepage-new-design/), and it still takes almost a second for it to appear once the rest of the page has loaded. (That’s on a super-fast wifi connection.) The same is true for the site’s current homepage (https://rjimmigrationlaw.com).

    Here’s the code I have in the header for preloading:

    https://snipboard.io/RiqZ6N.jpg

    I think there’s something in Bold Builder that is creating a pause in executing the background image. These images have already been minified and they aren’t large (224kb and 156kb respectively).

    I have also am currently trying the Preload Images plugin, and it isn’t having an impact either. That is why I am guessing it’s something in the Bold Builder plugin that is delaying the section background image from appearing.

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  • Thread Starter dcbuffalo

    (@dcbuffalo)

    1 year ago

    I believe I figured out what is happening.

    The bold builder is somehow injecting another background image into the code AFTER the selected background image. You can see it clearly in the code, and I had to overwrite it with CSS. Once I did that, it displayed INSTANTLY, with zero lag time. Occasionally, it won’t even load at all, like it’s permanently overwritten by this “blank.gif” file.

    https://snipboard.io/og6xPc.jpg

    This will be a terrible pain to go through the entire site and hard-code the bg images with CSS. Please take a look at this and see what could be causing this. I have “lazy load” turned on for this section – is that causing it? If so, I don’t understand why it would get stuck like this.

    Thread Starter dcbuffalo

    (@dcbuffalo)

    1 year ago

    Indeed, when I turned off “lazy load,” it loads super fast. I find it fascinating that the lazy load functionality is getting “stuck” – a bit too lazy! Guess I’ll just turn that feature off on all the ones that matter.

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