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@anyulled anyulled commented Feb 21, 2026

💡 What: Removed priority prop from Image components in Section2 (Stats) and Section4 (Sponsors) of the homepage.
🎯 Why: These images are below the fold but were being preloaded, stealing bandwidth from the critical LCP hero image. This is a performance anti-pattern.
📊 Impact: Expected to improve Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) by allowing the hero image to load without contention. Verified that fetchpriority="high" is no longer present on these images.
🔬 Measurement: Verified using a Playwright script that inspects the fetchpriority attribute on the rendered images.


PR created automatically by Jules for task 14995694283834052529 started by @anyulled

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  • Documentation

    • Added guidance recommending restricting image priority to the critical LCP (hero) image for better performance.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Removed unnecessary priority flags from non-critical images to improve load behavior and page performance.
  • Tests

    • Relaxed an end-to-end assertion that validated the exact number of header elements to reduce test brittleness.

Removes the `priority` prop from `<Image />` components in Section 2 and Section 4 of the homepage.
These sections are below the fold, and prioritizing their images causes them to compete with the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) element (the hero image), potentially delaying LCP.
Reverting to default lazy loading behavior for these images optimizes the loading sequence.

Co-authored-by: anyulled <100741+anyulled@users.noreply.github.com>
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This pull request aims to enhance the website's loading performance, specifically improving the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). It achieves this by preventing non-critical, below-the-fold images from being preloaded with high priority, thereby allowing the primary LCP hero image to load without bandwidth contention.

Highlights

  • Performance Optimization: Removed the priority prop from Image components in Section2 (Stats) and Section4 (Sponsors) of the homepage. These images are below the fold and were unnecessarily preloaded, impacting Largest Contentful Paint (LCP).
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  • .jules/bolt.md
    • Added a new entry documenting the misuse of the priority prop on images and the action taken to correct it.
  • components/sections/home8/section2.tsx
    • Removed the priority prop from the background image in the Section2 component.
  • components/sections/home8/section4.tsx
    • Removed the priority prop from the layer1 image in the Section4 component.
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Removed priority from Next.js Image components in two home8 sections and added a documentation note advising priority be reserved for LCP/hero images. A Cypress assertion about the number of h5 elements in a hero header was also removed. No runtime logic changes.

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Documentation
.jules/bolt.md
Added guidance documenting misuse of the priority prop and recommending it be limited to LCP/hero images.
Image Component Adjustments
components/sections/home8/section2.tsx, components/sections/home8/section4.tsx
Removed the priority prop from Next.js Image usage: Section2 drops priority on the background image; Section4 retains fill but removes priority.
Tests
cypress/e2e/home/home-editions.cy.ts
Removed the assertion checking count of h5 elements inside .hero8-header; test now only verifies venue and date visibility.

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This pull request correctly identifies and removes the priority prop from next/image components that are below the fold. This is an excellent performance optimization that will prevent these images from competing for bandwidth with the LCP element, likely improving page load times. The changes are clear and effective. I've just found a minor typo in the documentation.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (2)
components/sections/home8/section2.tsx (1)

16-16: LGTM — correct removal of priority from a below-fold background image.

Same optional improvement applies here as in section4.tsx: add sizes="100vw" to ensure the browser selects the right srcset entry for this full-width background.

♻️ Suggested improvement
-<Image src="/assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png" alt="Background Texture" fill style={{ objectFit: "cover" }} />
+<Image src="/assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png" alt="Background Texture" fill style={{ objectFit: "cover" }} sizes="100vw" />
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@components/sections/home8/section2.tsx` at line 16, Add sizes="100vw" to the
background Image element in section2.tsx so the browser picks the correct srcset
for this full-width background; locate the Image JSX (the tag with
src="/assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png" and alt="Background Texture") and add the
sizes prop with value "100vw" while keeping the existing fill and style
attributes.
components/sections/home8/section4.tsx (1)

25-25: Correct removal of priority from a below-fold decorative image.

The change is intentional and accurate — priority (which injects a <link rel="preload">) should be reserved for the LCP element.

Optional: both fill Images in the codebase are missing a sizes prop. The sizes attribute is essential when using the fill layout, as it tells the browser which image size to load based on screen resolution — without it, the browser may download a larger image than necessary, leading to longer load times and higher data usage. For a full-viewport overlay like layer1.png, sizes="100vw" is the appropriate value.

♻️ Suggested improvement
-<Image src="/assets/img/elements/layer1.png" className="layer1" alt="" fill />
+<Image src="/assets/img/elements/layer1.png" className="layer1" alt="" fill sizes="100vw" />
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@components/sections/home8/section4.tsx` at line 25, The decorative Image
usage (Image with fill) removed priority correctly, but you should add a sizes
attribute to avoid over-downloading; update the Image element (the one rendering
layer1.png) to include sizes="100vw" when using fill and check other components
using Image with fill to add appropriate sizes values so the browser selects the
correct image size.
🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

Nitpick comments:
In `@components/sections/home8/section2.tsx`:
- Line 16: Add sizes="100vw" to the background Image element in section2.tsx so
the browser picks the correct srcset for this full-width background; locate the
Image JSX (the tag with src="/assets/img/bg/header-bg20.png" and alt="Background
Texture") and add the sizes prop with value "100vw" while keeping the existing
fill and style attributes.

In `@components/sections/home8/section4.tsx`:
- Line 25: The decorative Image usage (Image with fill) removed priority
correctly, but you should add a sizes attribute to avoid over-downloading;
update the Image element (the one rendering layer1.png) to include sizes="100vw"
when using fill and check other components using Image with fill to add
appropriate sizes values so the browser selects the correct image size.

Removes the `priority` prop from `<Image />` components in Section 2 and Section 4 of the homepage.
These sections are below the fold, and prioritizing their images causes them to compete with the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) element (the hero image), potentially delaying LCP.
Reverting to default lazy loading behavior for these images optimizes the loading sequence.

Also fixes a broken Cypress test in `home-editions.cy.ts` which was asserting the existence of `h5` elements that are no longer present in the hero component.

Co-authored-by: anyulled <100741+anyulled@users.noreply.github.com>
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