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Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS): Impact on Search Performance

Measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading.

Global Average
0.04
Good Threshold
< 0.1
Correlation
Moderate
Sample Size
42,772

Search Impressions by CLS Range

How search visibility changes as CLS gets slower

Click-Through Rate by CLS Range

Average CTR for pages in each CLS bucket

Average Position by CLS Range

Where pages rank based on their CLS performance

Resource Budget by CLS Range

Average resource sizes for pages in each performance bucket

CLS Range JS CSS Images Total
< 0.05 1,151 KB 111 KB 585 KB 2,430 KB
0.05-0.1 1,241 KB 127 KB 874 KB 2,720 KB
0.1-0.25 975 KB 121 KB 1,025 KB 2,457 KB
0.25-0.5 1,290 KB 121 KB 1,195 KB 3,325 KB
> 0.5 2,239 KB 158 KB 622 KB 4,316 KB

CLS by Page Type

Page Type Avg. CLS Pages Rating
Static Page 0.03 1,123 Good
Product Page 0.04 4,240 Good
FAQ Page 0.04 2,830 Good
Home Page 0.04 118 Good
About Page 0.05 59 Good
Article / Blog Post 0.06 9,643 Good
Category Page 0.07 745 Good
Service Page 0.09 790 Good

Frequently Asked Questions

What CLS score should I aim for?

Google rates CLS under 0.1 as 'Good'. Our analysis shows pages with minimal layout shift consistently rank higher in search results.

Other Metrics

LCP INP FCP TTFB FID SI

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