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Image Aspect Ratio Mismatch Causing Layout Shift on WordPress

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.

WordPress fix path

How to fix this on WordPress

Use the page editor, theme, or SEO tooling depending on where this issue lives.

  1. 1Inspect the page and theme output.
  2. 2Apply the fix in the most direct place.
  3. 3Publish and validate with a re-audit.

After you fix it

  • Confirm CLS improvements after adding explicit dimensions

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