Release of PageSpeed.ONE Speed Monitoring Version 4.4: Navigation Types, New Test Setup, and a Trove of Help

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of version 4.4 of our web speed monitoring.

We've put a lot (and we do mean a lot) of effort into enhancing the help section. We've also automated the launch of monitoring PLUS. But the main update is sure to please anyone who appreciates truly fast websites.

Navigation Types Arrive in PageSpeed.ONE Monitoring#

Fast loading is nice, but how about instant loading? “Wait, can a page really load instantly?” Let us enlighten you.

For some time now, browsers have been able to leverage their own caching capabilities to load pages instantly. The possibilities include:

• Back/forward cache (BFcache) – loading from cache for navigation history movement.
• Browser cache loading – the request doesn’t hit your server at all.
• Prerender – preloading the page during the stay on the previous page, for instance, using Speculation Rules API.

For several weeks, Google has been providing data on the distribution of different Navigation Types in its Chrome UX Report. Starting with version 4.4, we’re making them available in the Domains report.

Here's what it looks like:

The development of different navigation types on Mall.cz. As you can see, fast navigation types occur in only a small percentage of page views.

We believe this new report will encourage you to work on optimizing for instant page display. We’ll certainly be writing more about Navigation Types in our help section.

Automated Setup of New PLUS Monitoring with Ease#

We've been striving to make setting up new monitoring as pleasant and smooth as possible, even though the initial web speed testing takes some time.

We’re pleased to announce that as of version 4.4, you can set up monitoring PLUS almost as easily as the free tests. Simply set up monitoring PLUS yourself now.

The cost for PLUS tests is 5,148 CZK per year per website. We now also offer a three-month money-back guarantee, so you can try speed monitoring risk-free.

Check out the pricing list for more details.

We’ve also prepared a loading screen that indicates the progress of testing when setting up monitoring PLUS and even free tests:

User Data (CrUX) Always Take Precedence#

Another change is the prioritization of Google user data (Chrome UX Report, CrUX) in the Pages report.

User data is generally available for our PLUS customers and is far more important for long-term monitoring than synthetic data.

Onward with CrUX! You’ll now find this data at the top of the Pages report. Simply because it matters.

Free tests do not currently include CrUX data for specific pages, as they are often used to test very small websites for which Google simply doesn't have data. We always recommend PLUS tests to professionals.

Confused? Read about the difference between CrUX and synthetic data.

Changelog: All Changes in Version 4.4#

Let's summarize what we've implemented at the start of July on pagespeed.one.

Major Changes#

• Navigation Types added to the Domains report.
• Automated setup of new PLUS tests.
• Pages report: Reordering of CrUX and synthetic data.
• Help: Basic information for new users.
• Help: Speed Watchdog.
• Help: Watchdog Alerts.
• Help: Technical speed data.
• Help: Test run details.
• Help: CrUX, synthetic, and RUM data.
• Help: TTFB metric (server response time).
• Our robot now comes from a single IP address, making it easier to filter out.

Minor Changes#

• UI: Aligned data in graph tooltips into tables.
• UI: Info on various times in test overview and test run details.
• UI: Fixed premature URL truncation in tables.
• UI graphs: Improved rendering of zero values.
• Email invite: Info for new users to sign in.
• Email invite: Onboarding info included in the text.
• Bug: Fixed a crash when filtering domains.
• Bug: Corrected an issue in the Opportunities report caused by Lighthouse 12.
• Bug: Fixed revival of inactive URLs that were part of deleted tests.
• Bug: Note changes in graphs take effect later.
• Help: Nearly all articles from the advisory blog have been moved to the help section.

Internal but Also Important Adjustments#

• Conducted a large cleanup of older free tests. Tests not added to a team are now deleted after a month.
• Worked on the first demo of our next major product – custom advice.
• Addressed fluctuations in AWS performance that occasionally affected some metrics.
• Migrated to our own AWS and increased quotas for concurrently running tests.
• Improved monitoring of database queries.
• Cleaned up the code.

Thank you for your attention and for using our speed monitoring.

We appreciate any feedback on the speed tester and, of course, error reports. Contact us at info@pagespeed.cz or simply chat with us directly in the app.

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