List view

Always using ImagePlaceholder component within Figure

bugSomething isn't workingSomething isn't working

performance

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

Status: Closed (completed).

#1361 In bbc/simorgh;

· by jamesbhobbs was closed on Feb 1, 2021

Use Subsets of Reith fonts

Good first issue

performance

ws-articlesTasks for the WS Articles TeamTasks for the WS Articles Team

Status: Closed (completed).

#2796 In bbc/simorgh;

· by sareh was closed on Jan 26, 2022

Assets not being served as Brotli where possible

cross-teamFor visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)For visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)

performance

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

technical-workTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and featuresTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and features

Status: Closed (completed).

#6799 In bbc/simorgh;

· by dr3 was closed on Jan 12, 2022

Reduce the amount of data/props we send to page components

cross-teamFor visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)For visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)

performance

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

technical-workTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and featuresTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and features

Status: Closed (completed).

#7153 In bbc/simorgh;

· by jroebu14 was closed on May 20, 2025

Update resource hints to include domains that are not currently included

Status: Closed (completed).

#6960 In bbc/simorgh;

· by sareh was closed on Oct 14, 2021

Investigate use of module/nomodule pattern to reduce js downloaded and parsed in modern browsers

cross-teamFor visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)For visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)

performance

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

technical-workTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and featuresTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and features

Status: Closed (completed).

#7155 In bbc/simorgh;

· by jroebu14 was closed on Dec 6, 2021

Faster subsequent page loads with quicklink or similar approach

cross-teamFor visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)For visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)

performance

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

technical-workTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and featuresTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and features

Status: Closed (completed).

#7145 In bbc/simorgh;

· by jroebu14 was closed on May 20, 2025

[Performance] Preload lead image, to improve Largest Contentful Paint

performance

ws-articlesTasks for the WS Articles TeamTasks for the WS Articles Team

Status: Closed (completed).

#8518 In bbc/simorgh;

· by chris-hinds was closed on Jan 28, 2021

Move all static assets www.static.files.api.bbci.co.uk

performance

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

Status: Closed (completed).

#7855 In bbc/simorgh;

· by joshcoventry was closed on Sep 18, 2020

[Performance] Preload Ad (GNL) domains when we know Adverts should render

performance

ws-articlesTasks for the WS Articles TeamTasks for the WS Articles Team

Status: Closed (completed).

#8257 In bbc/simorgh;

· by chris-hinds was closed on Nov 24, 2020

[Perf] Use content-visibility to skip rendering of below the fold content

Status: Closed (completed).

#7899 In bbc/simorgh;

· by chris-hinds was closed on Nov 3, 2021

[Perf] Remove render blocking require.js

performance

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

ws-articlesTasks for the WS Articles TeamTasks for the WS Articles Team

Status: Closed (completed).

#7896 In bbc/simorgh;

· by chris-hinds was closed on Jan 26, 2022

[Perf] Use effective-connection-type (ETC) to load a lighter weight page.

cross-teamFor visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)For visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)

performance

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

technical-workTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and featuresTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and features

Status: Closed (completed).

#7898 In bbc/simorgh;

· by chris-hinds was closed on Apr 22, 2022

[Perf] Lazyload includes

performance

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

Status: Closed (completed).

#7897 In bbc/simorgh;

· by chris-hinds was closed on Feb 1, 2022

[Perf] Load low resolution blurred images before the full high res version

cross-teamFor visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)For visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)

performance

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

technical-workTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and featuresTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and features

Status: Closed (completed).

#7902 In bbc/simorgh;

· by chris-hinds was closed on Jan 26, 2022

[Perf] Preact instead of React. Is it possible?

cross-teamFor visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)For visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)

investigation

performance

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

technical-workTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and featuresTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and features

Status: Closed (completed).

#7901 In bbc/simorgh;

· by chris-hinds was closed on Jan 25, 2022

Font loading strategy

cross-teamFor visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)For visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)

investigation

performance

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

technical-workTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and featuresTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and features

Status: Closed (completed).

#8522 In bbc/simorgh;

· by jroebu14 was closed on Dec 30, 2024

Investigation into possible CSS loading optimisations e.g. inlining above the fold/critical rendering path CSS

cross-teamFor visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)For visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)

investigation

performance

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

technical-workTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and featuresTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and features

Status: Closed (completed).

#9546 In bbc/simorgh;

· by jroebu14 was closed on Apr 22, 2022

Investigate use of blurhashes to improve image LCP

performance

technical-workTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and featuresTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and features

Status: Closed (completed).

#9629 In bbc/simorgh;

· by gavinspence was closed on May 20, 2025

Make use of WebP images via ImageChef

performance

Status: Closed (completed).

#9628 In bbc/simorgh;

· by gavinspence was closed on Jan 12, 2022

Investigate lazysizes library to improve loading & image component

blockedThis issue should not be worked on until another internal issue is completed - see desc for detailsThis issue should not be worked on until another internal issue is completed - see desc for details

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

technical-workTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and featuresTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and features

Status: Closed (completed).

#9631 In bbc/simorgh;

· by gavinspence was closed on May 20, 2025

Make use of the data-hero attribute to improve AMP LCP scores

blockedThis issue should not be worked on until another internal issue is completed - see desc for detailsThis issue should not be worked on until another internal issue is completed - see desc for details

Refinement NeededThis is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.This is ready for refinement. It shouldn't be worked on until it has been refined by Dev & Test.

technical-workTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and featuresTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and features

Status: Closed (completed).

#9630 In bbc/simorgh;

· by gavinspence was closed on Apr 22, 2022

render loadable preload links

cross-teamFor visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)For visibility for both World Service teams (Engage & Media)

technical-workTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and featuresTechnical debt, support work and building new technical tools and features

Status: Merged (completed).

bbc/simorghnumber 9640

#9640 In bbc/simorgh;

· by jroebu14 was closed on Nov 8, 2021