Use Google Chrome Canary to Measure Core Web Vitals
Google Chrome Canary users have a new way to measure Core Web Vitals. Discover how to access the scores on your site and your competitors.
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If you haven’t given the forthcoming update much thought, now is the time.
Particularly as Google’s John Mueller has confirmed that all three metrics must be met if you want to enjoy a ranking boost and potentially earn a soon-to-be-coveted badge in the search results (if Google decides to go ahead with the idea).
There are currently six tools to measure Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), First Input Delay (FID), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS); one of which is Chrome Dev Tools.
Here comes the Google Chrome change that worries ad blocker creators
Google says it s addressed concerns some Chrome extension developers had with its Manifest v3 technology. Listen - 04:08
Manifest v3 will arrive with Chrome 88 in mid-January, Stephen Shankland/CNET
With the next version of Chrome, Google is moving ahead with a plan to improve privacy and security by reining in some abilities of extensions used to customize the browser. The move had angered some developers who expected earlier it would cripple ad blockers.
Manifest v3, the programming interface behind Google s security plans, will arrive with Chrome 88 in mid-January, Google said Wednesday at the Chrome Dev Summit. Extensions using the earlier Manifest v2 will still work for at least a year.