How To Reserve Space In Website For Images To Overcome CLS Issue?
We can reserve space on the website for images by adding simple code you have to add width and height on the images on your source code or inside your HTML or CSS. So, I am going to tell you the code which can reserve space for your photo or images inside your website.
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You have to use this code at present time:-
<div class="root"><div><div class="wrapper" style="text-align: center;"><img class="wrapper__img" height="320" src="#" width="640" /></div></div></div><br />
Change # with your image url.
so, this code can help you to reserve space on your website for images so, if you want to add your images then you have to simply change src (#) to your image URL, and if you want to change to image width and height well. Also, remember every time you have to add this code to reserve space for each image inside HTML.
The traditional way of reserving space on the website for images?
In the past developers use the given below codes to reserve space on the website for images and still it is working but nowadays, developers don't use this code and they use different responsive code so, the old code that developers use are given below:-
<img src="#" width="640" height="360" alt="Short description of image" />
Also, in the above code1 you have to change to img src="" and alt="". In img src="" you have to add your image URL which you want to show and in alt="" you have to give image information of that image which you want to show and change width and height as your wise so that the image fit to your website but for every website or mobile or desktop screen 640 and 360 is the best aspect size.
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PROS AND CONS OF USING RESERVED SPACE IN WEBSITE FOR IMAGES.
* in cons means no any cons are found
| PROS | CONS |
|---|---|
| If we use reserved space it help to load image in that size. | * |
| Help in decreasing CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) issue which is one of the important ranking factors. | * |
| It make website looks good. | * |
| It also help for lazy loading images. | * |
| It save website loading time for images which push images below while reading. | * |
How to fix CLS?
Most of the website get their CLS issue because their website images got open suddenly which push the website layout and due to this shift your website gets cls issue and you can overcome this cls issue by simply reserving a place for image and you can do this by using the above provided code.
What happens when we use a space reservation code to reserve space for the image?
The reservation space code reserve space inside the website for your images which help in maintaining CLS score in the google search console.
How to use a space reservation code for images?
You have to copy code1 from above and then from that code, you have to do changes on src code and then do use this code in your website inside Html.
Using a space reservation code makes website speed slower?
No, it doesn't make your website speed slower instead it helps to make your website CLS score better.
Is there any CSS to reserve space for images on a website?
Yes, there is a CSS code to reserve space on a website and you can find different articles on it on the internet but I recommend you not to use CSS because using CSS code makes the website heavier and slower so, I don't recommend using CSS.
What happened if we don't use a space reservation code to reserve space for images?
If we don't use space reservation code to reserve space for images inside the website then it may increase our CLS issue in the search console which is not good after the 2021 June and July update of google because google used to take CLS as a ranking factor and if your website has bad CLS score then your ranking may be affected so, you have to use this code.
Conclusion:-
You have to use code1 to reserve images and use webp format images to load images faster and remember you have to do this as soon as possible because it helps in ranking your website and maintains CLS score so, that it makes you better ranked in the google search list.
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