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Image Aspect Ratio Mismatch Causing Layout Shift on Squarespace
Images are rendered at different aspect ratios than their intrinsic dimensions, which can cause layout shifts and hurt CLS.
Issue ID: CWV-ASPECT-001Severity: minorEffort: S
Why this matters
Images are rendered at different aspect ratios than their intrinsic dimensions, which can cause layout shifts and hurt CLS. This affects load speed, Core Web Vitals, and how many visitors stay long enough to convert.
Squarespace fix path
How to fix this on Squarespace
Check page settings, navigation, and code injection.
- 1Identify whether this is page-level or site-level.
- 2Apply the fix.
- 3Republish and confirm.
After you fix it
- ✓Confirm CLS improvements after adding explicit dimensions
Same fix, other platforms
Fix image aspect ratio mismatch causing layout shift on a different CMS
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