[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53232: Add async decoding attribute as default to the HTML image tags generated by WordPress

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#53232: Add async decoding attribute as default to the HTML image tags generated by
WordPress
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 Reporter:  isaumya          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  5.9
Component:  Media            |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch      |     Focuses:  performance
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Comment (by isaumya):

 Yes @westonruter. But in many cases when you know for sure that whether
 the user is gonna visit the site on a mobile device or desktop that image
 is going to be the first image that they will see and cause the LCP. Doing
 this improves the LCP a lot as otherwise, the browser might download some
 other images below and then download the top image increasing the LCP. But
 yes I do agree with you it should not be used without knowing what exactly
 it is going to do and its consequences.

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