Hard Navigation
A hard navigation is a traditional page load. When a user clicks a link or types a URL in the address bar, the browser discards the current page and makes a full request to the server for a new HTML document. This is the standard behavior for Multi-Page Applications (MPAs).
Related web performance terms
- HAR
A HAR (HTTP Archive format) file is a JSON-formatted log of a web browser's interaction with a site. It contains a detailed, timestamped record of every single network request and response, includi…
- HTML Size
The amount of data (in bytes) that comprises the HTML document sent from the server to the browser. This includes the HTML markup but excludes CSS, JavaScript, images, and other resources.
- HTMLImageElement.prototype.src Setter
This is a sophisticated programming technique used by Speed Kit's algorithm to accurately measure the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) on complex, JavaScript-heavy sites.
- HTTP/2
HTTP/2 is a major version of the HTTP protocol designed to make websites faster and more efficient. Its key feature is multiplexing, which allows a browser to download multiple resources (like CSS…