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Every deployed Rocket project includes a built-in site performance dashboard. Open the Performance tab to see your Core Web Vitals scores, an overall grade, and how your site performs on both mobile and desktop. Google uses these scores to rank your site in search results.

What the dashboard measures

The Performance tab gives you an overall grade (A through F) based on five Core Web Vitals metrics. Each metric shows a score, a progress bar, and a rating (Great, Needs Improvement, or Poor).

Page Load Speed (LCP)

Largest Contentful Paint measures how long it takes for the largest visible element (hero image, heading, etc.) to fully render.
RatingThreshold
GreatUnder 2.5 seconds
Needs Improvement2.5 to 4 seconds
PoorOver 4 seconds

Click Response (INP)

Interaction to Next Paint measures how quickly your site responds when a user clicks, taps, or types.
RatingThreshold
GreatUnder 200ms
Needs Improvement200ms to 500ms
PoorOver 500ms

Page Stability (CLS)

Cumulative Layout Shift measures how much the page layout moves around while loading. A score of 0 means nothing shifts.
RatingThreshold
GreatUnder 0.1
Needs Improvement0.1 to 0.25
PoorOver 0.25

First Impression (FCP)

First Contentful Paint measures how quickly the first piece of content (text, image, or background) appears on screen.
RatingThreshold
GreatUnder 1.8 seconds
Needs Improvement1.8 to 3 seconds
PoorOver 3 seconds

Server Speed (TTFB)

Time to First Byte measures how quickly the server starts sending data back to the browser.
RatingThreshold
GreatUnder 800ms
Needs Improvement800ms to 1800ms
PoorOver 1800ms

How to access it

  1. Open your project in Rocket.
  2. Click the Performance tab in the top navigation bar.
  3. Switch between Mobile and Desktop tabs to see scores for each.
  4. Click Refresh to re-run the performance check.
Performance scores are measured on your deployed site. You need to deploy your project before scores are available.

Improving your scores

If any metric shows “Needs Improvement” or “Poor,” ask Rocket to help fix it. Try these prompts:
Improve my site's page load speed. Optimize images, lazy load below-the-fold content, and reduce unused JavaScript.
Fix layout shift issues on my landing page. Make sure images and fonts have explicit dimensions so nothing jumps around while loading.
Improve server response time by adding caching headers and optimizing the critical rendering path.

What’s next?