A Tale of Web Vitals

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0530

TL;DR: I achieved 95+ Lighthouse scores by removing abstractions and automating browser fundamentals. This guide details how to solve LCP network discovery, main thread congestion, and third-party accessibility traps using Hugo pipelines and vanilla JavaScript.

“Why is the LCP 4.2 seconds? It’s just a static site”.

I was staring at a Lighthouse report that felt like an insult. Lorbic.com is a zero-dependency Hugo site. No React, no heavy frameworks, just vanilla CSS and minimal JS. Yet, the mobile performance was tanking.

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A Tale of Web Vitals