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Note from 9 December 2021

  • Nicolas Hoizey
  • 9 December 2021
  • image, responsive, WebPerf
  • 2 reactions

Looks like @archdigestindia could improve #WebPerf for their readers and reduce bandwidth invoices…

  1. the photo is 564.5px wide
  2. but the sizes says the image is full width
  3. so the browser downloads an image 414 % bigger

An image much bigger than necessary on Architectural Digest India

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